Kay Crouse Sentz
Kay was a 1947 graduate of LHS. Her husband was Harold Sentz, she had a son Scott, and a brother Brother Billy Crouse. In high school she took part in athletics and received a college scholarship to East Stroudsburg where she graduated with the class of 1951. Kay was inducted into the East Stroudsburg College Hall of Fame for basketball and Field Hockey, and was one of the top female athletes in the 40s and 50s. She taught health and physical education at LHS for 35 years. During the 60’s before Title IX , she was instrumental in getting high school sports for females. Field Hockey, basketball and volleyball were played within the league because of her influence in the county. Kay was a trend setter in a time when females had to fight for a place in athletics. Her passion for healthy living and athletics continued after she retired as she participated in the Senior Games. In 1993 she won Bronze in Javelin and gold in basketball at the Baton Rouge Louisiana Senior Games. In 2000, she took part in the US National Senior Sport Classic in San Antonio and won gold in basketball and as an award she got to play against the Harlem Globetrotters.
Kay was inducted into the Adams County Hall of Fame for field hockey coaching in 2002, received the Bolt Booster club Distinguished Service award, and the Littlestown Living Legacy Award in 2016. Kay passed away on November 3, 2020 at the age of 91. Kay lived life as she believed.