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Varsity baseball grabs a 3-2 8 inning win vs Central Catholic tonight. LaBelle(2H, 2RBI). Dabney, Hohulin, and Birky with a hit apiece. Dabney(5IP, 1ER, 4K's). B. Tackett(3IP, 1ER, 2K's) picks up the win in relief. Spartans are home Friday vs 3A #3 East Peoria at 4:30.
JV Baseball loses to Eureka 6-0. Click link for game changer recap story.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P76dZv93QmHbOB1MbzHaJ-fsZ37k_Sy8-jp8ioNeuXc/edit?usp=drivesdk
On Tuesday April 15th, the Olympia High School Girls Track Team showed UP at the 9-team Maroa-Forsyth meet — taking 1st place overall earning 125 points.
Let’s talk highlights:
The wind was brutal but this girls team didn’t let that get them down:
Charlee Durham launched a massive PR in long jump — 4.97m (16+ ft!) — snagging 1st place!
Anna Gordon and Khloe Scheets crushed it with PRs in discus, and Khloe doubled up with another PR in shot put!
First-place finishes all around:
4x800: Amelia, Mira, Kaylie & Emma
4x400: Annaston, Mira, Charlee & Emma
800m: Emma Swartzendruber
200m: Gabby Dickhut
Every race, every throw, every jump — these girls delivered. The wind may have been tough, but Olympia was tougher.
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Varsity softball's 7th inning rally falls just short as the Lady Spartans lose to conference foe Williamsville 7-6 at home. Down by five in the bottom of the 7th, Finley Hoffman and Gabby Frye both drew walks, an RBI single by Eva Ortiz scored pinch runner Mikenna Hill. Khloe Chenoweth followed with a 3-run blast of the left field fence. Eva Ortiz collected two hits for game. Myra Books also with an RBI single. Gabby Frye took the pitching loss, allowing 7 runs (5 earned) while striking out 10. JV softball with a 6-3 loss to Williamsville JV.
Varsity baseball lets a 3 run lead slip away and lose to Williamsville 5-4 tonight at Ron Smith Field. Birky(2H). Alford (5IP, 3ER, 6K's). Gellner(2IP, 0R, 0H). Spartans are at home tomorrow vs Central Catholic at 4:30.
Congratulations to JV Baseball they defeated Central Catholic tonight 15-4. Click link for game changer recap story. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OYvrvRXIrHPPfAPEb-c89WDpgIxtz2KFFzz9Sh12JRE/edit?usp=drivesdk
Olympia Softball with a 15-0 4-inning victory at New Berlin on Monday from an April 10th suspended game. The Lady Spartans with 15 hits, led by Eva Ortiz (3 hits, double, 3 RBIs), Lydia Rutledge (3 hits, RBI, 3 runs scored), Lily Gordon (2 hits, double, 3 RBIs), Gabby Frye (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Finley Hoffman (2 hits, RBI), Khloe Chenoweth (2 hits). Gabby Frye picked up her eighth win of the season in the circle, scattering 3 hits with 8 strikeouts. The Lady Spartans improve to 8-2-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play. JV picked up a 16-1 win to improve to 4-4.
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Freshman Baseball drop a tough one to Tri-Valley tonight 16-12. Click on the link for game changer recap story. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NMSbV8d1Be3QrY-3wpR9ZibFdDRmDfk0taOLenA7NMU/edit?usp=drivesdk
Varsity baseball got walked off tonight at 2nd ranked St. Joe Ogden 3-2. Alford(3H, 2RBI), Walker, Gellner(2H apiece), Dabney, Hohulin with a hit. LaBelle (6IP, 1ER, 3K's). Spartans at home tomorrow vs Williamsville at 4:30.
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The Oly high school boys track team racked up 15 season-best performances at the Metamora Invite yesterday. Freshman Norman Bone had season PRs in both hurdles events, running 20.94 sec in the 110 m race and 50.51 in the 300 m race. Sophomore Brendon Hardimon chopped off time in the 100 & 200 m dash events, running 11.70 sec & 23.88 sec, respectively. Sophomore Kayden Thomas and junior Cohen Maness each added over 13 feet to their previous best in the discus with tosses of 103'5" and 94'8", respectively. CJ Moore, a junior, ran season-bests in the open 800 (2:12.01) and the JV 4x400 m relay(56.3 split). The three groups of varsity sprint relays secured season-best times in all three races with Kadyn Wilcox, Kaleb Jacobs, TJ Gellner, and Brendon Hardimon running 46.04 in the 4x100 m relay; Kadyn Wilcox, Kaleb Jacobs, Jaxin Baker, and Brendon Hardimon taking 6th place in the 4x200 m relay at 1:37.28; Kadyn Wilcox(PR-55.0 split), Kaleb Jacobs, TJ Gellner(PR-55.8 split), and Cohen Alexander taking 5th place in the 4x400 m relay at 3:40.65. Cohen Alexander, sidelined with injury since February, had his senior debut performance in the 400 m dash, where he took 5th place and ran an astonishing 52.75 sec! And finally, senior Chase Ragar went two for two running an All-time best 24.54 in the 200 m dash and jumping within inches of his season-record in the triple jump (40'3.25") to snatch 2nd place.
On Saturday, April 12th, the Olympia High School girls track team competed at the Chuck Danner co-ed Invite held at Metamora High School. Despite being short-handed due to injuries and absences, the team showed resilience with several athletes achieving personal records.
Kennadi had a standout performance in the discus, throwing a personal best of 22.76 meters. In the shot put, Abagail set a new PR with a throw of 7.8 meters. Annaston also delivered a strong performance in the long jump, hitting a personal best of 4.73 meters.
On the track, Maddison and Noelia achieved PR’s in the 100 meter dash, and Sidney notched a season best in the 1600-meter run after competing in the 3200 earlier in the meet. Emma Swartzendruber ran a great 800 and finished in 2nd, Amelia Kistner ran her first 3200 of the season and finished 4th place. Overall there were a lot of strong performances throughout the day. These girls are continuing to improve as the season progresses and it’s fun to see!
Come Join the Bunny Bop Easter Egg Hunt on April 13! NHS is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 13 from 1-3 pm in the middle school gym. No reservations needed.
Come take photos and dance with the Easter bunny! Do crafts and enjoy games, face painting and a bouncy house! Egg Hunts will take place at 1:30 and 2:00 pm. $5 per child. Proceeds benefit St. Jude.
Email Mrs. Hapgood with questions: amanda.hapgood@olympia.org
JV Baseball wins big over Porta 15-5! Great job team! R.E.F.N!G2G+ click link for game changer story recap
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ms8Ea8Ai3EDxX3AMnFNiWmf0CzvXoFUGjhQKXiYlkYY/edit?usp=drivesdk
Varsity baseball will be on the road Monday at St. Joe Ogden at 4:30.
Varsity baseball wins at Cornerstone today 16-0. Hohulin(3B), LaBelle(5RBI, 2B), Gellner(3RBI, 2B) and B. Tackett(2B) with 2 hits apiece. Dabney(2B), Birky(3R, RBI), Walker(RBI) and Alford(RBI) each had a hit. B. Tackett(2.2IP, 0ER) gets the win, Wilson(1.1IP, 0ER) closed it out.
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