Olympia CUSD 16

JV volleyball played hard today at the St. Thomas Moore tournament. The JV girls went 2-1 in pool play losing to the eventual champions Arthur Christian. They beat Champaign Central and Cissna Park. Made the championship bracket but lost to go to the championship to Champaign Centennial in 2. Then played Fisher for third place and lost finishing 4th overall. Good job ladies proud of your efforts today. R. E. F. N! G2G+

Varsity Volleyball played a tough Pleasant Plains program tonight and held their own at all levels but lost. Varsity 18-25,&13-25, JV 15-25,25-21,&15-10, Freshman 21-16,&21-13. Varsity stat leaders: Kills Grace Small and Seda Pierce w/2, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/7, Assists Grace Carter w/4, Aces Aubrey Rycyzyn and Gabby Frye w/2, Blocks Aubrey Rycyzyn and Seda Pierce w/1. R. E. F. N ! G2G+

OMS Softball is headed to State tomorrow, Friday, September 27th @ 2:30 to take on Lake Zurich South at Champion Fields in Bloomington. They will leave OMS by escort at 12. They will make their way through Minier, past OWE and continue to Danvers to drive past ONE. Come out and cheer on our Lady Spartans.

Tough loss for Varsity Volleyball tonight to Illini Central. The Varsity won the first set 25-12, lost 19-25, and were up 24-19 before losing 24-26. Kill leader Grace Small w/14, Assists Grace Carter 15, Blocks Palmer sheets w/2, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/ 20, Aces Aubrey Rycyzyn w/3. JV won 25-14&25-13, Freshman won 21-10&21-8.

The middle school baseball regional game scheduled for today Sept. 24th at Parkside has been postponed to tomorrow. There will be practice after school

The varsity boys soccer game against Rantoul this afternoon Tuesday 9/24 has been cancelled.

The middle school baseball regional game scheduled for today Sept. 23rd at Parkside has been postponed to tomorrow.

The girls golf match schedule for today Sept. 23rd at North Greens in Atlanta has been cancelled.

Congratulations to the Varsity volleyball team for placing 2nd in the Fieldcrest tournament today. Super proud of all our girls!! The varsity beat St. Bede, lost to IB in pool play but went 3 sets, and beat BHS. Then in the championship bracket defeated Delevan in 2 sets, and lost in the championship match to IB.

Congratulations to the four swimmers that represented the Olympia Girls Swim Team today at the LaSalle-Peru Pentathlon. Olympia placed 2nd as a team! Individual placing were: Nora - 2nd Lola - 5th Sophia- 7th Abbie - 8th

The Girls Swim Team placed 2nd in the triangular meet at Washington on Thursday. Top finishers: 200 Medley Relay & 400 Free Relay - 2nd place (Sophia, Nora, Lola, Abbie H) Sophia Thomas- 2nd in 200 IM(PR) & 3rd in 100 Back(PR) Abbie Hoeft - 2nd in 50 Free(PR) & 100 Free(PR) Lola Finfrock - 2nd in 100 Fly(PR) & 500 Free(PR) Nora Collins -3rd in 200 Free PRs were also set by the following swimmers: Kahliyah Cooper - 500 Free & 100 Back Jayce Moser - 50 Free Abby Bridgewater - 100 Breaststroke

Varsity vb fought hard at Auburn tonight going 3 sets and losing. They won 25-14, lost 25-13, 23-25. Came close to meeting their team goal. Keep Working hard ladies! Jv&freshman both won in 2 sets. Kills Grace Small w/10, Assists Grace Carter w/13, Blocks Palmer Sheets w/1, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/15, Aces 1, for Aubrey Rycyzyn, Mallory Miller, Kinley Steinkamp, and Gabby Frye. Don't Stop Believing!!

SPARTANS TO MUCH FOR THE SPARTANS! Varsity soccer fell 9-0 to St. Joesph Ogden last night! Boys played well! Sophomore Kasey Salvator racked up 20 saves on 29 shots, continuing a huge season in the net for the Spartans. Boys back in action Monday on the road at Warrensburg.

Thank you to everyone who has come out to support the Girls Swim Team this season! The girls have been swimming great! Last week they competed at Richwoods and Dunlap. Although they took 2nd in both meets they had some great swims! Top results from Richwoods Meet: 1ST PLACE *200 Medley & 400 Freestyle Relays (Sophia T, Lola F, Nora C, Abbie H) *Nora Collins-100 Fly *Lola Finfrock-100 Free 2ND PLACE *Nora Collins-200 Free *Abbie Hoeft-50 Free *Sophia Thomas-500 Free *Abbie Hoeft-100 Breaststroke Top results from Dunlap Meet: 1ST PLACE *200 Medley Relay & 200 Free Relay (Sophia, Lola, Nora, Abbie) *Abbie H-200 Free *Lola-200 IM & 100 Back *Nora-50 Free & 500 Free *Sophia-100 Fly & 100 Breaststroke 2ND PLACE *Abbie H-100 Free

The freshman football game scheduled for today Sept. 19th vs. Athens has been cancelled due to a lack of available players for Athens.

It's that time of the year to start thinking about the 2025 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip!! Parents and students are invited to attend an informational meeting on October 1 , at 6pm, in the OMS cafeteria. We hope to see you there!

MS varsity and JV baseball got back to their winning ways tonight vs Midwest Central. Varsity won 8-7 on 8th grade night with 3 runs in their final at bat. JV won the second game 3-0. Both teams will wrap up the regular season Friday vs El Paso Gridley.

Huge wins at Prairie Central for all 3 levels in Spartan volleyball tonight. All teams played great!✋Freshman won 25-15,25-17-JV won 25-21,25-19, Varsity won 25-23 &25-20! Kills Palmer Sheets&Grace Small w/5, Assists Grace Carter & Kinley Steinkamp w/7, Blocks Seda Pierce w/2, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/8, Aces Aubrey Rycyzyn w/3. Way to go ladies we are proud of you all ! R. E. F. N! G2G+

Please vote for Jimmy Lollar to be Peoria Journal star athlete of the week: https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/athlete-of-the-week/2024/09/17/illinois-high-school-scores-vote-for-peoria-area-athlete-of-the-week/75249030007/

OTP Sweets & Treats added a new menu item on Friday-- chocolate covered pretzels! They were a hit! Thankful for our student body & staff who supports our small business 🩵🥨🍫