It’s been a great scholastic sports season, when we’re still talking about state championships after graduation. As I’m penning this article, the Montoursville Warrior baseball team is still alive and in the final four in the 4A division. Good luck to Manager Jeremy Eck and all his Warriors; hopefully, the next time I talk to you, they have gold medals hanging around their necks.
There is no better way for an athlete to end their senior season than with a PIAA run to a gold medal. This is exactly what the Hughesville boys’ 3200 relay team accomplished a couple of weeks back. A Webb Weekly tip of the cap with the American flag on the side to Spartan seniors Tyce Shaner, Carter Sherwood, and Tristan Kurzawa, who teamed up with sophomore Patrick Stine to pass the baton for gold in their final race of the season. I understand the hard work those seniors put in during their careers, and what a way to close things out.
That wasn’t the only golden legacy left on the walls within the East Lycoming School District. The Hughesville girls doubled up on relay gold. First up, Kylie Temple, Grace Fortin, Katelyn Temple, and Emelia Wolfe won Hughesville’s first girl power relay team gold in the 3200 relay at Shippensburg. And yes, the Temple girls are sisters if you were wondering.
What an athlete Kylie Temple has proved to be. The senior had won state gold in the past and made sure the Spartans didn’t relinquish their top seed in the 3200. No matter what event she competed in, you just had the feeling she could win. Her sister Katelyn, a junior, will continue the Temple’s athletic prowess next year. Grace Fortin, also a senior, looked good in gold, as did freshman Emelia Wolfe. What a way to start your varsity career.
Next up on the golden double dip was the 400-relay team. Again, anchored by sisters Kylie and Katelyn. Freshman Casey Schultz showed some more firepower coming from that class of 2029. And Senior Sierra DeWire moved her tassel from one side of her cap to the other, knowing she would always be a state champion.
A final tip of the cap with the American flag on the side, and congratulations to Spartan Coaches Rick Glenwright and Griffin Molino, who coach both the boys and girls. They finished second overall on the girls’ side in their quest for a team state title. Griffin has now been in the Webb Weekly winning a PIAA gold as an athlete and twice as a head coach, which is another great accomplishment worth noting.
Let’s all be safe out there, eyes to the skies, and cell phones down.
God Bless America.
3200 Relay Winners: Tristan Kurzawa, Tyce Shaner, Carter Sherwood & Patrick Stine
(White) 3200 Relay Winners: Kylie Temple, Katelyn Temple, Grace Fortin & Emelia Wolfe
(Green) 400 Relay Winners: Kylie Temple, Katelyn Temple, Casey Shultz & Sierra DeWire
