Olympia CUSD 16

The varsity and JV softball and baseball games scheduled for today March 31st vs. Tolono Unity are cancelled. We are working on make up dates.

Varsity/JV softball vs. Tremont today and Varsity/JV baseball vs. Tri Valley for today are all cancelled.

Varsity Baseball lost a close game to Tremont last night 2-1. The weather may have been cold, but pitching from both teams heated up as the game progressed with a game total of 10 combined hits. The Spartans are on the road again tonight against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs.

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Congrats to the Spartan tracksters that had a successful day at the IL Top Times Meet today! Starting the day off was Owen Dare securing a 6th place medal in the 800 with a season best 2:02.32. Owen was seeded #7 going into the race. Next, Brad Schardan, seeded 22nd in the 400, dropped a full second for a season best time of 53.16 and placed 12th. Rounding out the day, Owen and Brad joined Keagan Uphoff and Cohen Alexander in the 1600 relay to place 11th. Great day guys! This meet concludes the 2022 indoor season and the outdoor track season kicks off 1 week from today at the Greenville Invitational.

Four members of the Olympia High School boy’s track team have qualified for the Class 2A Illinois Top Times indoor Championship track meet held at Wesleyan’s Shirk Center. Seniors Owen Dare and Brad Schardan will run the 800 (scheduled for 11:40) and 400(12:25) meter races, respectively. These two will be joined by sophomore Keagan Uphoff and freshman Cohen Alexander to compete in the 1600 meter relay, scheduled for 1:50. Come see the excitement as these young men do their best to bring home medals from a meet that gathers most of the top track athletes in the state!

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The varsity and JV softball games scheduled for Saturday March 26th at Olympia vs Metamora and Lincoln are cancelled.

The varsity and JV baseball games scheduled against Pekin for today March 25th have been cancelled.

The varsity baseball game scheduled for today March 24th vs Clinton at Olympia is cancelled.

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The varsity baseball game scheduled for today March 22nd at Washington is cancelled.

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OHS students spent the week celebrating College & Career March Madness Week. Activities were led by NHS students as they promoted their leadership skills and planning for life after high school. Staff showed their skills as they took on students in the 3v3 basketball tournament.

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The cancelled track practice for today, referred to in the previous post, is middle school track. Middle School track practice is cancelled for today.

Spartans Soccer WINS their spring season opener 3-2 at Decatur Eisenhower/MacArthur. Goals by Andi Ewalt, Kaat Biskanter and Sophia del Val.

Baseball kicked off their season against Canton tonight at home. The Spartans rallied a 6th inning comeback to end the season opener in a 7-7 tie.