Olympia CUSD 16

The OHS Girls Track & Field team competed last night at the IHSA sectional meet in Metamora. The team battled through tough wind conditions, but overall it was a great night for the team with lots of PRs and SBs.  The meet started off with a 6th-place finish in the long jump from Charlee Durham, with a jump of 4.94m (16’ 2.5”).  This was followed by a SB time of 51.31 in the 4x100m relay and a 6th-place finish! The relay consisted of Anna Piro, Charlee Durham, Madyson Bridgeforth, and Gabby Dickhut.  The 4x200m relay also had a SB time of 1:50.22 and a 6th-place finish, which consisted of Anna Piro, Charlee Durham, Madyson Bridgeforth, and Gabby Dickhut.  The 4x400 relay had a SB time of 4:21.36 in a stacked field! The relay consisted of Charlee Durham, Mira Kistner, Makendra Kreichgauer, and Madyson Bridgeforth.  Gabby Dickhut had a PR in both the 100m dash and the 200m dash. Those times were 12.79 in the 100m and 26.42 in the 200m! Mira Kistner had a 3-second PR in the 800m run AND qualified for state with a time of 2:23.85. She earned herself a trip to Eastern Illinois University next Friday to run at the state meet!  Congratulations to all of those who competed today! Everyone did a fantastic job running all of those fast times!

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Varsity baseball falls to a tough Lexington squad tonight 10-0. Walker and LaBelle with a hit apiece. Thank you Seniors (Walker, Tackett, LaBelle) for your hard work over the years. Best of luck on your next journey. Spartans are on the road at Heyworth tomorrow at 4:30.

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Nolan Birky drove in four runs on four hits to lead Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans past Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Junior Varsity Falcons 14-4 on Tuesday. Birky tripled in the first scoring one, singled in the third scoring one, singled in the fourth scoring one, and tripled in the seventh scoring one. Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans got on the board in the top of the first inning after Birky tripled to center field, and Kam White doubled to center field, each scoring one run.Colby Maness had 2 hits and 2 RBIs as well. Kam White and Brody Stork also had 2 hits. Stork had 1 rbi and White&Birkey had 4 each. Ethan Labelle gets the win on his birthday today! Click link for GC recap https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BShQ60NX7EoyE91ENDR4Z05u_cf1JVGQEWnd9F_u_Z0/edit?usp=drivesdk way to go team 👏!!

Varsity baseball overcame five errors to defeat Delavan on the road 3-2. Tackett with two hits. Wilson, Walker, Pierce and Martin with a hit apiece. Walker(6.1IP, 0ER, 7K) Wilson (SV, 0.2IP, 1K). Spartans are at home tomorrow for Senior Night vs Lexington at 4:30.

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The OHS girls track and field season is wrapping up quickly. I wanted to give a little recap of conference meet before our sectional meet on May 13th at Metamora.  Last Wednesday on May 6th, the Lady Spartans competed at the Sangamo Coference Championships at Williamsville High School. The girls battled the cooler temperatures but found a way to get it done! We had multiple all conference finishes and one conference champion! Those consist of: Our 4x100 m relay got a 5th place finish with a time of 51.63! The runners consisted of Anna Piro, Charlee Durham, Madyson Bridgeforth, and Gabby Dickhut!  Our 4x200 m relay got a 4th place finish with a time of 1:51.79! The runners consisted of Anna Piro, Charlee Durham, Madyson Bridgeforth, and Gabby Dickhut!  Gabby Dickut placed 4th in the 100m dash with a time of 13.11! She also got a 4th place finish in the 200m dash with a time of 26.95! Mira Kistner was a conference champion in the 800m run, with a time of 2:28.09! We also had a 5th place finisher in the 800m run which was Natalie Petri with a time of 2:57.27! Juliet Williams was a 5th place finisher in the 1600m run with a time of 6:19.73!  Our 4x400m relay had a 4th place finish with a season best time of 4:22.21! The runners consisted of Charee Durham, Mira Kistner, Makendra Kreichgauer (PR split of 1:07.3), and Madyson Bridgeforth.  In the field events: Charlee Durham finished 3rd in the long jump with a jump of 5.11m (16’ 9”). Anna Piro finished 4th with a jump of 5.05m (16’ 6”).  In the triple jump, Makendra Kreichgauer had a 6th place finish with a PR at 9.40m (30’ 10”).  In the discus Kennedi Craig finished 4th with a throw of 27.88m (91’ 5”).  Congratulations to ALL of the girls. As a team we finished 5th place overall out of 11 teams! That is something to be proud of!  On Wednesday, May 13th the team will travel to Metamora High School to compete in the IHSA sectional finals. Come on out and cheer on the team! Field events start at 4:00 pm and running starts at 5:30 pm.

Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans Firing On All Cylinders Against Normal University winning 12-2 today. Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Nolan Birky doubled, scoring two runs, and Kam White singled, scoring one run. Ty Gale earned the win for Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans. The starter surrendered four hits and two runs (zero earned) over five innings. Birky drove the middle of the lineup, leading Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans with three runs batted in. The second baseman went 1-for-1 on the day. Rhett Alexander led Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans with two hits in two at bats. Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans turned one double play in the game.

JV Softball won the Washington tournament today, going 2-1 on the day, improving to 17-6 on the season. Congratulations Lady Spartans! Olympia JV defeated U-High JV 10-2 Olympia JV defeated Washington JV 5-4 Olympia JV lost to Normal Community 2-8

Yesterday we celebrated our I Choose You luncheon at OHS 💙

Staff members selected students who consistently demonstrate kindness, perseverance, growth, positivity, and character throughout the school year. We are so proud of the students who help make OHS a supportive and welcoming environment each day.

In thier last regular season home game last night, the Varsity Softball Spartans shutout 3A state-ranked East Peoria 7-0. The Spartans improve to 24-7 overall. Varsity & JV will travel to Monticello on Monday. JV will be at the Washington tournament today with games at 10:45, 12:30 & 2:15.

Varsity baseball falls to Pekin at home tonight 10-1. Walker(2H). Sloan, Springer(RBI), Tackett and Salvator with a hit apiece. Sloan(4.1IP, 1ER, 6K) and Pierce(2.2IP, 0ER, 3K). Spartans are on the road vs Delavan Tuesday at 4:30.

8th graders leading our track and field athletes!

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Varsity Softball defeated Athens 4-3 tonight to finish 8-0 in conference play and are the SANGAMO conference champions. The Lady Spartans improve to 23-7 overall and will host East Peoria tomorrow at 4:30 pm.