PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend High School athletic department isn’t going anywhere.
Port Townsend School District Superintendent Gene Laes announced to coaches his decision to keep the Class 1A school in the Olympic League for the 2012-14 classification cycle Thursday morning.
The decision came after months of debate among school administrators, students and community members.
The two choices: Stay in the Olympic League as the lone 1A school in a predominantly 2A league, or move to the 1A Nisqually where it would compete among like-sized schools.
In the end, finances and proximity won out, as Laes opted to keep the school in the Olympic, where the farthest drive is a 60-mile trek to North Mason in Belfair.
The Nisqually, on the other hand, consists mainly of private schools in the Seattle/Tacoma area.
