Resurrected Track & Field Has Outstanding Season
May 20, 2011
For the past few years, LTHS has had a few students participate in track and field with Montoursville Area HS on an occasional basis. For this year, however, a tremendous number of students expressed the desire and will to actually field our own Loyalsock team. Under the leadership of first year coach and middle school art teacher, Miss Ashley Argenta, and Miss Becky Leid, high school Spanish teacher, 94 students began pre-season conditioning after several planning meetings. Loyalsock was able to form its own team and competed in seven (7) meets away at other schools, primarily due to the fact that Loyalsock currently does not have the facilities to host home events.
Overall, 75 students were regularly active at weekly practices and meets. We had many students compete and qualify for the District 4 meet early in the season, competing against and doing very well against perennial track and field powers like Lewisburg, Montoursville, and Hughesville. The boys' team was 3-4 in the PHAC, and our girls' team was 4-3 in the PHAC. Thirteen (13) athletes have qualified and will compete at the District 4 championships to be held Saturday, May 21at Shikellemy Area HS. Top qualifiers there will move on to the PIAA state championships to be held next week. Congrats to Miss Argenta, Miss Leid, and all of our young men and women who made track and field this year an outstanding season! We look forward to growing the program even more next year!