The CHIEF March 2019

February 4th brought the beginning of the season for one of the most storied and historic sports teams at PTHS. Boys track has long been one of Pontiac’s most successful and impactful athletic teams. In fact, boys track has two entire teams in the Athletics Hall of Fame. This season’s team clearly has a lot to live up to. However, the team feels they definitely have the potential to not only meet but exceed expectations. In the past fall, the boys cross country team won their regionals and advanced to sectionals, placing second, moving them on to state with a successful 25th placing. All members of the top seven runners from that team are out for track and seek more success. The distance squad has potential to qualify and place runners in the state 4x800 relay, open 800 meter race, 1600 meter race, and 3200 meter race. Sprinters and field event personnel are led by Colton Clesson and round out the team with solid relays and solo sprints. State wrestler Steven Lewis looks to continue his astonishing athletic year by qualifying for state in both discus and shotput events. The PTHS boys track team of 2019 is young, but they are very capable and have a bright season and future ahead of them. By Carson Gregory

Scholastic Bowl Update

By Lauren Smith

The PTHS Scholastic Bowl team works hard each year to challenge themselves to competitions where the only tool needed is their brain! Scholastic Bowl meets consist of two teams competing against each other to earn the most points. Points are earned by getting a “toss-up” question which can be in a variety of subjects like Math, Literature, Pop Culture, or even Sports. If a teammate gets the question right, they get the opportunity for a “bonus” question which is added to the score if it is correct. These bonus questions allow for the entire team to contribute to the answer. Buzzers are used during the meets to buzz in your answer, almost like a game of Jeopardy! The game usually lasts about forty-five minutes, but can be longer if necessary. This year, Mr. Sweetwood and Mr. McElwee have been hard at work preparing their Junior Varsity and Varsity teams for their upcoming meets and tournaments. Most of the time, each member of the team finds their subject of interest and focuses on that subject. This allows the team to have strong points and people who can answer each type of question, which is very beneficial when trying to score as many points as possible and to win at the meets and tournaments that they attend. Most recently, the Junior Varsity team got third place at the Roanoke Benson Invitational Tournament! With their upcoming meets, they will be hard at work practicing to take on the Regional Tournament. Wish them luck as they finish off their season!