The OHS track teams were back in action for the Sangamo Conference meet at Pleasant Plains tonight, and they had quite the fantastic night! On the guys' side, they produced 11 all-time bests and 3 season-bests. Additionally, despite being seeded to place in only 3 events, the Spartans exhibited the grit and determination of any coach's dream to tally up 7 all-conference performances!!(top-6 placer)
The all-time bests came from:
Kaleb Jacobs- 11.87 in the 100 m dash AND 52.90 (6th place) in the 400 m dash.
Chrystian Neal- 12.92 in the 100 m dash.
CJ Moore- 5'8" in high jump(3rd place) AND 53.3 400 split AND 2:06.75 in the 800 m run (6th place).
Chase Ragar- 53.7 in his 400 m split.
TJ Gellner- 53.7 in his 400 m split.
Kayden Thomas- 19.57 in 110 m hurdles AND 50.85 in the 300m hurdles.
Cohen Maness- 109'1" in the discus AND 45'1" in the shot put(4th place).
Season-best times came from:
Evan Petri- 12:26.78 in the 3200 m run.
Paul Yeary- 2:19.88 in the 800 m run.
Chrystian Neal, Nolan Thoennes, Brody Hish, and Zacharia Fry in their FS 4x200 relay (1:45.00).
Other All-Conference marks came from:
Chase Ragar- 40' 5" in the triple jump (3rd place).
TJ Gellner, Brendon Hardimon, Kaleb Jacobs, and Chase Ragar in the 4x100 relay (46.27).
Kaleb Jacobs, Chase Ragar, TJ Gellner, and CJ Moore in the 4x400 relay (3:35.78).
Congrats to all tonight! It was fun to watch and you should all be happy with your accomplishments!
Lady Spartans Softball with a conference win at Athens, defeating the Warriors 11-2. Morgan Huffington with a 7 RBI performance going 3-4 including a 2-run home run. Kennedy Finchum picked up 3 hits including a double and an RBI. Lydia Rutledge, Khloe Chenoweth and Gabby Frye with 2 hits apiece. Lydia, Brooklyn Komnick and Eva Ortiz each with an RBI. Gabby Frye picked up the win allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, striking out seven. The Lady Spartans improve to 6-1 in the Sangamo and 14-7-1 overall.
The JV baseball game scheduled for today at Normal Community has been cancelled.
The varsity baseball game scheduled for today 5/6 at Athens has been postponed.
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JV Baseball loses tonight at Rochester 9-1. Click link for game changer recap story. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10celoG_zNZstYTJbNRnyKwD6ooPojOH8KJf50KMlhx4/edit?usp=drivesdk
Varsity baseball loses on the road at Rochester 11-0 tonight. Walker(2H). Birky, Dabney and Koehler with a hit apiece. Spartans are on the road tomorrow at Athens for a 4:30 conference matchup.
The Olympia internet / network is down. If you have transportation changes, please call the building or the transportation department. We are not able to receive parent emails at this point and time. Our technology department is diligently working on this situation. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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The OHS boys' track team also competed at the Roger Washburn Invite on Friday night. While the overall strength of the team has been hindered by injuries of several of our athletes, the team continues to work hard and produce all-time best performances. The following athletes were able to accomplish that on Friday:
CJ Moore- 2:11.0 on his 800 m split AND 5:01.36 in the 1600 m run
Norman Bone- 20.40 in the 110 m hurdles AND 60.1 on his 400 m split
Kaleb Jacobs- 11.99 in the 100 m dash AND 54.20 in the 400 m dash(5th place)
Chase Ragar- 24.49 in the 200 m dash
Zacharia Fry- 62.2 on his 400 m split
Cohen Ellis- 59.3 on his 400 m split
Other highlights include:
Brendon Hardimon- 2nd place in the 200 m dash (23.99)
Chase Ragar-2nd place in the triple jump (40' 4")
What started as a perfect weather day ended cold, windy, and rainy—but that didn’t stop our athletes from showing up at the Roger Washburn invite at Eureka high school Friday afternoon/evening.
Highlights:
PRs:
Khloe Scheets – Discus – 24.85m
4x100 – 52.99 (Annaston, Charlee, Mya and Gabby)
4x200 – 1:52 (Annaston, Charlee, Mya and Gabby)
Lauryn Snider -400m- 1:18.8
Noelia Rojo -200m - 37.48
Season Bests:
Mya Downs – 200m- 28.33
Sidney Beavers – 1600m - 6
Hardware Earned:
4x800 – (Amelia, Mira, Kaylie and Emma) 4th place
4x400 (Charlee, Mira, Amelia and Emma)– 3rd place
Proud of the grit and determination on display through changing conditions—way to represent!
Olympia High School held Prom last night at the Chateau in Bloomington. Court members are (left to right):
Ella Evans, Tyler Dabney, Lydia Rutledge, Cooper Kleinschmidt, Ian Tackett, Mallory Miller, Cohen Alexander, Grace Birkey, Dylan Eimer and Raquel Birky.
Prom King and Queen are Ian Tackett and Mallory Miller.
JV Baseball had A SWEET walk off victory against the Washington Panthers today 7-6. Lots of hero's for the Spartans!! R. E. F. N! G2G+ click link for game changer recap story. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R4g8dt7GODA4U_rLCbJvnWxoS94693mXtmXVe_ZXQ0o/edit?usp=drivesdk
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Varsity Softball scores three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning, highlighted by a 2-RBI walk off single by Morgan Huffington to defeat Normal West 3-2 at Olympia. Finley Hoffman and Brooklyn Komnick started the 7th inning rally with singles. Gabby Frye followed with an RBI single before Morgan walked it off with her second hit of the game. Khloe Chenoweth also with two hits including a double. Sarah Horner with her second strong varsity start, pitching 4.2 innings allowing 2 runs on three hits. Gabby Frye picked up the win in relief allowing one hit with two strikeouts in the final 2.1 innings. The Lady Spartans improve to 12-7-1.
Big win for Freshman baseball tonight they defeated PND 10-7!
Way to go! Clink link for game changer recap story.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R3t36ZNU7UDYqTiUi-SbwSROjTiMwn41CLlFvGZVvJ4/edit?usp=drivesdk
Congratulations to the following seniors who are continuing their academic and playing careers at Monmouth College. Davis Rogers will be playing golf and studying physical education. Ian Tackett will be playing football and studying physical education. Kyle Gellner will be playing football and baseball and studying business. Owen Alford will be playing baseball and studying physical education. Good Luck!!!
What mark will you leave on the world? What is your “purpose”? How can you foster an online identity for yourself that supports and drives forward this purpose? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRkhkO4fKAg&feature=youtu.be
Congratulations to our April Employee of the Month for PAES Lab & STEP! McKale works hard in the PAES Lab each day, shows perseverance, & has a positive attitude! Baylee has spent this semester in the work program in the OTP classroom helping out as an intern. She works so well with our students & we appreciate all she does! 🩵
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