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Eight Sentinel-area football teams qualified for the District 3 playoffs. Here's a look at the schedule and the matchups with notes on the local participants.

Mechanicsburg climbed out of a two-set deficit but fell in a decisive fifth set against Manheim Township in a District 3 Class 4A quarterfinal Saturday in Neffsville.

Ethan Shamash scored a goal with 50 seconds remaining in regulation to give Camp Hill a 2-1 District 3 Class A semifinal victory over Lancaster County Christian Saturday night at

Mechanicsburg's comeback win in Class 4A highlighted Saturday's District 3 soccer quarterfinals, which also saw Boiling Springs and Trinity set up a semifinal showdown in Class 2A.

Mechanicsburg, Northern, Boiling Springs and Camp Hill advanced to the semifinals in their respective brackets in the District 3 field hockey tournament with quarterfinal wins Saturday.

Carlisle's Kolbin Heberlig finished second in Class 3A, the Thundering Herd qualified for states as a team and 10 Sentinel-area boys runners

After weathering early pressure from Wyomissing, Boiling Springs went on the attack and advanced to the District 3 Class 2A girls soccer semifinals.

Carlisle's Ana Bondy locked down the District 3 Class 3A cross country title, leading 14 local girls to the medal stand Saturday at Big Spring High School.

Northern earned its first win of the season in dramatic fashion, Trinity survived a late Middletown push and more. Here are takeaways from local Week 10 games.

Scenes from the Thundering Herd's loss to the Black Knights in the District 3 Class 3A quarterfinals.

Asher Baker of @BulldogsBig with the top local boys finish in the District 3 Class 2A race. Fifth place in 16:24.1.

.@BulldogsBig runners take off at the start of the District 3 Class 2A boys race.

Freshmen Manseerat Kaur and Cora Minnich of @EP_Panthers earned spots on the District 3 medal stand and the state meet, finishing 20th and 6th in Class 2A.

That's @GoBubblers sophomore Chloe Joslyn finishing fifth in the District 3 Class 2A girls race at 19:22.5. She was followed by @EP_Panthers' Cora Minnich (6th, 19:26.2) and Bubbler senior Katie Straub (7th, 19:40.1).

Aedyn Phanord of @GoCHAthletics takes 14th place in the District 3 Class A race. He's on to states ... and on to tonight's District 3 Class A soccer semifinal vs. Lancaster County Christian.

Adelyn Shuff of West Shore Christian finishes 10th in the District 3 Class A girls race. She's on to states for the second straight year.

Jordan Lawruk leads a trio of @GoCHAthletics runners to the District 3 medal stand. Lawruk takes 6th place in Class A at 20:52.6, followed by Regan Diehl (7th, 20:58.1) and Ava Thumma (8th, 21:02.0). Lions finish second as a team and qualify for states.

Tyson Delaney of @RedLand_AD finished 15th in the District 3 Class 3A boys race at 16:06.8. "I peaked at the right time. I'm on top of the world right now."

Huge performance from. @SasdAthletics' Rylan Asper at districts. Ran 15:47 to finish fourth in Class 3A. The junior is going to states. Didn't know how high he placed until the end. "I was really shocked."

Lindsay McCorkel of @GoMechanicsburg is heading to the state cross country meet after finishing 11th in the District 3 Class 3A girks race at 18:43. "This is the best I ever ran in my life."