Olympia CUSD 16

Olympia Volleyball was home tonight as both the 7th and 8th grade teams battled hard but took tough losses against Kingsley. We’re back in action Thursday as we travel to Chiddix. Let’s keep moving forward and improving!

The OMS wrestling team had a couple close duals in East Peoria tonight. We lost to Porta 45-46 and lost to East Peoria 41-54. Lots of good wrestling tonight, hoping to be able to clean it up a bit more tomorrow night at Kingsley. Big shoutout to Ryder Hankins who won his 100th career middle school match tonight. It's been awesome getting to see his success the last couple of years, and I'm excited to see what more is in store for him!

After a great team effort, the Olympia Boys wrestling team brings home the 2026 Conference Championship for the second consecutive year, with a 42-31 win over Porta. With that win, our season record is now 16-5.

Congrats Lucy! Let's keep playing well! https://www.clutchsportsil.com/post/olympia-s-prestegaard-normal-community-s-pyle-win-csm-winter-athletes-of-the-week

Today's Activities

The 7th grade boys basketball team had their second game of Regionals tonight at Washington against a tough Farmington Central team. The Spartans entered half time down by 5 but had a great 3rd quarter outscoring their opponents 12-2 and playing some phenomenal defense. They never looked back after the 3rd quarter, winning 49-41. Isaiah Gaither tied his season high in points with 22, followed closely by Reece Peifer who had his season high of 18 points with 5 clutch FTs in the 4 quarter.
The Spartans are back in action Wednesday at 6 at Washington MS against a tough Metamora team. Go Spartans!
7th Grade: 18-6

Varsity girls basketball beat Midwest Central tonight 59-32. We played great 2nd half defense! Both JV and Varsity play at Mt. Pulaski tomorrow night.

The wrestling team split up this weekend, with 14 going to the Comet Classic at Reed Custer High School. We placed 1st as a team, and had 9 individual placers: Connor Collins 3rd Brandon Gaither 3rd Tucker Garey 6th Carter Knobloch 5th Kenzer Burell 3rd Austin Kisner 3rd Kaden Collins 5th Caleb Peters 4th Darian Holloway 3rd We also had 4 wrestlers attend the Titan JV tournament at Chatham Glenwood. Our individual placers there were: Emmett Gordon 3rd Jacob Cassel 5th

Yesterday the OMS wrestling team attended Troy's "Best of the Midwest" Dual Tournament. The competition here is very tough every year and is a good chance to see different teams for us. We went 2-3 on the day, with two of our losses only losing by one match. Our wrestling was highlighted by Ryder Hankins, Corbin Phillips, and Zane Krehbiel going undefeated on the day. Overall the team wrestled very well and are showing great improvements on the year so far.

Today our OMS 8th grade volleyball team volunteered their time helping referee and work the score table for a local community program. This group of girls continues to represent Olympia with pride—not just on the court, but off the court as well. So proud of their leadership, service, and willingness to give back to the community!

The 7th Grade Boys Basketball postseason started today at Washington as the boys battled the host school, Washington MS. It was a tight game the entire time but the boys battled and held on strong winning 30-23. Isaiah Gaither led the team in scoring with 12 points followed by Luke Milligan and Reece Peifer both with 6 points. The boys are back in action Monday taking on the 2-seed Farmington Central at Washington MS at 6 PM. Go Spartans!
7th Grade record: 17-6

We completed our first Unified Foods cooking lab, and it was a big hit! Students made their own trail mix while practicing essential kitchen skills like reading a recipe, selecting the correct measuring tools, and measuring dry ingredients. Between the learning, teamwork, and tasty results, most students left with empty bags because the trail mix was just that good! 👩‍🍳🍫🥨🍒🥜

Today's Activities

Our OMS 8th grade team earned an exciting win tonight, defeating a strong Tri-Valley volleyball program! After a big comeback in the second set, the girls never let off the gas and finished strong. What a great display of grit, teamwork, and determination! The 7th grade team came up short in two sets, but we’re proud of the growth they continue to show each day. Keep working and building—great things ahead for both teams!

Olympia girls basketball loses a conference matchup at Maroa tonight 50-61. JV wins 55-27!

The OMS wrestling team had eighth grade night last night against Leroy. We had an awesome turn out to support the team and some awesome wrestling. Karsen Scrimager bumped up to heavyweight for us and got a big hip toss pin to win the dual for us. We beat Leroy 55-45. We will be heading to Plainfield this weekend to take on some tough competition in the Troy dual tournament.

The Spartans move to a record of 17-5 after 2 dual wins last night, defeating Tremont 55-24 and Williamsville 69-9. The Varsity wrestlers will be back in action this weekend at the Comet Classic Tournament at Reed Custer High School.

Join the OHS Dance Team for a Mini Dance Clinic and an opportunity to perform with the dance team at a basketball game! See the attached flyer for more details or email Coach Weyl at Emily.Weyl@Olympia.org with any questions.

Last night, we celebrated our three 8th graders from the OMS Dance Team, along with the cheerleading and basketball teams! We are incredibly proud of everything they achieved this season and can’t wait to see all they accomplish throughout the rest of the year and as they head into high school next year. Congratulations, Lauren, Stella, and Emma!💙🪩🩵

OMS Boys Basketball team celebrated 8th grade night in their last home game of the season against Tri-Valley.
The 7th graders started the night strong playing their most complete game and winning 40-24. Isaiah Gaither (13 points), Ben Britt (10 points), and Reece Peifer (6 points) led the team in scoring.
The 8th graders finished their last home game with a school record of 67 points! Winning 67-23. Will Langley (22 points), Cade Yoder (18 points), and Easton Boudeman (9 points) led the squad in scoring.
We want to thank our 8th graders for all the hard work they have been putting in for the basketball program and we can't wait to see what they accomplish the rest of this year and in Highschool! Go Spartans!
7th Grade: 16-5
8th Grade: 17-4