Athletics

Lake Tahoe School’s mission to develop “healthy bodies” is the foundation on which the school builds its robust athletic program. Participation in interscholastic sports is just one piece of a challenging program that pursues educational excellence at many levels.

The Athletic Program is an important part of the LTS experience and is essential to preparing students for life beyond Lake Tahoe School.

• K-5 students attend PE classes 3 times a week with an integrated health curriculum included throughout the school year. PreK students also attend PE 5 times a week.
• 5th to 8th grade students play on the following athletic teams in the Tah-Neva League: Girls and Boys Basketball, Girls Volleyball, CNISSF League Nordic Skiing, Cross-Country, and Track & Field. LTS also works closely with a select track & field team, Lake Tahoe Track Club, that competes throughout the summer in USATF and AAU meets – with a number of current and former LTS students qualifying and competing at the national level at recent USATF Jr Olympics for XC and track & field.
• Additional athletic offerings include after school programs, such as: 100 Mile Club, Girls on the Run, mountain bike team, and nature club.
• LTS students aged 4-14 years old are able to participate in a 10-week ski and snowboard program at Diamond Peak. This program runs every Thursday from early January to mid-March.
• LTS has a sports and tennis camp in the summer that is open to the public. For the past four years, the two one-week sessions that were offered sell out quickly.

Recent Athletic Team Honors Include:

• Nordic team
  • Boys 3rd place league champions & Boys 3rd place state champions (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • 2020-21 – CNISSF League Nordic Ski Champions: Boys and Girls
• Girls Volleyball
  • 2013-14 Small School Team Champions: 8th Grade Girls
  • 2015-16 Optimist Volleyball Tournament Champions: 8th Grade Girls
  • 2021-22 Tah-Neva Small School Team Champions: 7th Grade Girls
• Track & Field
  • 2019-20 Tah-Neva Small School Team Champions: 7th Grade Boys and 8th Grade Boys
  • 2020-21 Tah-Neva Small School Team Champions: 7th Grade Girls and 8th Grade Boys
  • 2021-22 Tah-Neva Small School Team Champions: 7th Grade Girls
• Boys Basketball
  • 2017-18 8th Grade Boys: Small school champions, Tah-Neva league consolation champions, undefeated 10-0 season in small school league, school record 16 wins in a season, and Optimist tournament consolation championship runner-up.
  • 2018-19 Small School Champions: 8th Grade Boys
  • 2021-22 Small School Champions: 7th Grade Boys
• Cross Country
  • 2020-21 Tah-Neva Small School Team Champions: 7th Grade Girls and 7th Grade Boys
  • 2021-22 Tah-Neva Small School Team Champions: LTS swept the championship and won all four team championships (1st time in league history) – 8th Grade Girls, 8th Grade Boys, 7th Grade Girls, and 7th Grade Boys
  • 2022-23 Tah-Neva Small School Team Champions: 8th Grade Girls, 7th Grade Girls, and 7th Grade Boys
• Girls Basketball
  • Tah-Neva league small school champions (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018) and Tah-Neva league consolation champions (2017): 8th Grade Girls
  • 2021-22 Tah-Neva Small School Team Champions: 7th Grade Girls

Below is a list of our organized team sports with approximate start and end dates:

Cross Country: September – October
Girls Basketball: September – October
Boys Basketball: October – December
Girls Volleyball: December – February
Nordic Skiing: December – March
Track and Field: March – May