Slipping, sliding, and running to great performances! A rain-drenched course met the runners in a clash over the Sangamo Conference Cross Country Championships.
Our Spartan girls captured the Conference title in a 1-point victory over a strong Pleasant Plains team (38-39)! The squad had All-Conference runners Amelia Kistner (19:22), Abby Litwiller (19:38), and Emma Swartzendruber (19:40)! They were followed closely by Anna Bieber (20:03) and Chrystal Cornwell (20:07) to round out the scoring positions. Similarly, seeing strong performances were Cam Lawson (21:00), Rachel Andris (21:22), Kaylie Dare (21:41), Raquel Birky (21:49), Madison Bales (22:30), and Irati Zaldua (24:47). Our runners look to take their impressive 44 second 1-5 pack into the postseason where they will be a force on the course!
The boys’ side had Logan Demling leading the charge on the mud-ridden course in 17:02. Caden Clark (17:16) and Copper Phillips (17:21) followed shortly after. C.J. Moore (18:19) and Evan Petri (20:05) completed the scoring to give us 91 points and 4th place! Paul Yeary continued to make big strides and finished in 21:15, and Reece Yero finished strong with a 23:51!
The Spartans are back in action on Saturday in Effingham!
This past Saturday, our Spartan runners traveled to Metamora to compete against 30 strong teams at the Gene Jones Runnin’ Red Invitational. The squad was split into 4 groups with Fresh/Soph and Varsity races on both sides. The 2.94 mile course saw strong performances across the board.
Amelia Kistner kicked things off with a 3rd place finish out of 120 runners in a time of 18:58. Emma Swartzendruber followed in 12th place (19:42) with Kaylie Dare and Raquel Birky finishing 31st (21:23) and 35th (21:48), respectively. They all earned a medal for their efforts.
Similarly, Cooper Phillips and the boys saw success in a 10th place finish (16:40) for the sophomore out of 206 competitors. The rest of the boys finished as follows: C.J. Moore (17:51), Evan Petri (19:19), Paul Yeary (21:57), and Reece Yero (22:23).
In the varsity races, Anna Bieber lead the way for the girls in a time of 19:53. Logan Demling ran solo on the boys’ side, finishing in a time of 16:45. Chrystal Cornwell and Madison Bales came back to racing in strong fashion with times of 20:05 and 22:35, respectively. Rachel Andris, Cam Lawson, and Irati Zaldua rounded out the runners in times of 20:27, 20:33, and 21:51. Both Irati and Reece ran over 2 minute personal bests! Great race, Spartans!
Our runners are back in action on Tuesday at the Sangamo Conference Championships hosted by PORTA at 4:30.
The Spartans move to 4 - 3 on the season with a 24 to 15 win over Pleasant Plains.
Spartans Soccer went 3-0 this week, outscoring their opponents 11-4.
Goalkeeper Elijah Smith grabbed 42 saves and a clean sheet.
Goals by Jace Whitted (8), Evan Deterding (2), and George Martin.
Assists by Martin (3), Deterding (2), Elliott Hohulin, Austin Rebbe and Tyler Carroll.
We host the Regional Quarterfinal v Iroquois West tomorrow Oct 8th 11:00am. Don’t miss this record breaking season.
Free retro jersey to all youth players who attend! Announcement at halftime.
📸 Brooke Rogers
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Leaders from the Olympia Student Council joined with 80 other student leaders from The Cenois District Student Council to learn the “Keys to Leadership”. Stepping up to take action, teamwork, and listening to others help our leaders become better leaders!
Friday Night Football vs. Pleasant Plains. The proceeds from our admissions gate on Friday Night for our varsity game with Pleasant Plains will be donated to the medical fund for Pleasant Plains football player Jayden Veesenmeyer. Donations will also be taken. Thank you.
Some of our classes are having difficulty locating a hayrack, finding a location to build the float and securing someone to drive the float for our Homecoming Parade. If you are willing to help in any of these capacities, please contact the high school. Thank you
The OHS XC teams had an outstanding day at the Peoria High School Invitational held at Detweiller Park today! Each team was limited to 7 runners and all 14 of our runners had either a season-best time (5 of them) or an all-time best (9 of them). The girls’ team finished 10th out of 34 1A and 2A teams. The Lady Spartans were the top 1A team in the field today. Sophomore Amelia Kistner (18:54) led the team, followed by Abby Litwiller (19:32), Anna Bieber (19:45), Emma Swartzendruber (20:08), Cam Lawson (20:22), Kaylie Dare (21:02), and Raquel Birky (21:25).
The boys finished 29th out of 41 1A and 2A teams. Junior Logan Demling (16:23) was Olympia’s leader today, followed by Cooper Phillips (16:42), Caden Clark (17:07), CJ Moore (17:31), Evan Petri (19:46), Landon Smith (19:56), and Paul Yeary (22:02). Congratulations everyone!!
Due to lack of interest, the Business Club Trivia Night scheduled for October 8th has been canceled
Congratulations to the OHS girls golf team for placing 6 out of 14 at the Metamora Regional. The team recorded a season best 368. The Lady Spartans were led by Madi Barnes and Lexy Douglas who will be moving on to the Kawanee Sectional on Monday.
The OHS XC teams raced yesterday at the notoriously challenging course at the 16-team El Paso-Gridley Invitational. The girls’ team brought home the third place trophy, with Amelia Kistner (7th), Anna Bieber (18th), and Emma Swartzendruber (20th) finishing in the medals, while Cam Lawson and Kaylie Dare rounded out the top-5 for the team.
The boys finished 7th, with Logan Demling (17th) finishing in the medals and Cooper Phillips, Caden Clark, CJ Moore, and Evan Petri filling in the top-5 for the team.
At this meet, the coaches choose one girl and one boy for the Gourd Award. This award goes to the athlete that they feel had the best personal race of the day. This year’s Gourd Award recipients were foreign exchange student Irati Zaldua and freshman Paul Yeary.
The Olympia Student council is accepting senior baby pictures for the homecoming beautiful baby contest. Get your pictures to Mrs. Cooper by October 13th.
Olympia JV football gets a big 38-14 win over New Berlin tonight. Great Team Win. Bobby Fairburn and Cole Bauer score their first career TD's tonight. Rashad had two TD's and the Defense forced 4 fumbles and Luke Hopkins execute a perfect onside kick. #spearsup
Spartans move to 3 and 2 on the season with a win over New Berlin.
Due to inclement weather OMS Cross Country is going to cancel practice. We will see everyone tomorrow at 7:45 (or 7:30 for volunteers) for our home meet!
Congratulations to Ethan Barnes for advancing to the IESA State Golf Tournament last week. He shot a 92, placing 49th overall. Great Job!!!!
The OMS Softball team is off to state. Thank you to Stanford Fire and Police, Danvers Fire and Police, McLean Police, McLean County Police, Minier Police and EMS, and Mt Hope Funks Grove EMS for the escort. Lady Spartans take on Frankfort Hickory Creek today at 10:30 am
The Olympia girls golf team finished in 3rd place at the Sangamo Conference tournament. Leading the Lady Spartans was Madi Barnes placing 8th overall.
Spartans Soccer (8-6-1) wins a close match over Rantoul at home 3-2.
Goalkeeper Elijah Smith makes 13 saves including a penalty kick late in the second half.
Jace Whitted scores twice then assists a goal by George Martin. Assists also by Tyler Carroll and Evan Deterding.
Join us on Senior Night this Tuesday, Sept 27th at OHMS Stadium in honoring our 6 talented Senior Spartans at 4:15p prior to game time.
📸 Brooke Rogers
