Olympia CUSD 16

Lady Spartans soccer gets back on track last night as they beat Manual 3-1. Junior Elyse Eimer started the scoring while Junior Carrie Andris added 2 of her own for the year. With Junior Elyse Eimer's goal tonight, she has officially broke the career goal scoring record with 38 goals and counting. We are super proud of the efforts and work she has put in through the last 2 years and look forward to continuing to see her move forward. The girls return back to action Wednesday night as they welcome Riverton at home for a 4:30 kick off.

IAR Testing Begins Tomorrow!

✅ Please make sure your student brings:

A fully charged Chromebook
Wired headphones (Bluetooth headphones are not permitted)

💡 Help your student feel confident and ready:

Get a good night’s sleep
Eat a healthy breakfast
Arrive at school on time

A positive mindset can make a big difference! Encourage your student to do their best, take their time, and stay focused throughout the test. Being prepared with the right materials and a strong mindset will set students up for success.

Thursday the Lady Spartans varsity softball battled the weather to defeat Limestone 13-11 at home. Today, the Varsity Spartans dropped a 0-3 decision at Lincoln. The Lady Spartans have a 3-3 season record. The JV girls improved to 2-2 defeating Lincoln JV 11-1.

Lady Spartans Soccer drop home game tonight to Meridian 2-1. The lone goal coming off the foot of Junior Elyse Eimer. Anna Johnson added 15 more saves to her season total. Girls return to action Monday night as they welcome Manual. Kick set for 4:30 pm.

Congratulations to Lily Walsh who received the Illinois Association of Student Council the highest honor - Gold- for her Honor council book submission.

Tyler Carroll served as the Cenois district of Student Councils treasurer this year. He represented Oly during the parade of districts at this year's state convention.

The JVBB game has also been canceled please see team thrill share for details. JVBB will practice today.

Varsity baseball vs Pekin has been cancelled. Working on a make up date. Varsity will not practice today.

Varsity Softball back on our home field tonight, defeating St Joe 4-3. JV softball lost by the same score in a 3-innings shortened game, due to darkness. Both teams are back home tomorrow vs Limestone.

JVBB gets a win vs Christian Life Academy 11-3. Pitching from Alexander, Maness, Labelle& Gale was solid. Defense played tough as well. Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans piled up nine hits in the game. Labelle and Stork each collected two hits for Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans. Maness, Stork, Gale, and Reed each drove in two runs for Olympia Junior Varsity Spartans. Click link for GC recap story. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRNbU-BjFmGgL6VWJHcdkDA_OruKsBPSQifDWej1jiw/edit?usp=drivesdk

Varsity baseball could not overcome 7 errors and lost at Limestone tonight 10-1. Sloan(2H, RBI). Wilson, LaBelle, Springer, Martin with a hit apiece. Martin (5IP, 3ER), Alexander (1IP, K). Spartans are home vs Pekin Friday at 4:30.

JVBB plays a tough Metamora team today and loses 2-6. E. Labelle, r. Alexander, K. White, T Game, K. Reed, all had one hit for the Spartans today. See game Changer recap for game summary wrote up. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X0_sSD4bCyWPuY7B564FjtZdqy7-2dk19dygY_i8Kb4/edit?usp=drivesdk

Varsity baseball loses a tough 5-4 game vs Eureka tonight. Wilson (3H), Walker, Pierce and Tackett(3RBI) with a hit apiece. LaBelle(5IP, 7K). Sloan(2IP, 3K). Spartans are on the road tomorrow vs Limestone at 4:30.

Varsity softball with a 3-1 road loss against a strong 3A Washington team. Washington JV defeated the JV Spartans 8-4.

After a long day, with 2 phenomenal performances, Olympia High School has advanced to the IHSA State Final competition of Group Interpretation. Our GI placed 2nd at the Sectional with special recognition for our All Sectional GI Cast Members Grayson Rummel, Leo Durheim, Bella Galanos, Evelyn Emberton, and Mia Hardesty. While the Contest Play did not advance, they gave a stellar performance and Isabelle Stivers, Grayson Rummel, Campbell Rummel, and Ava Crebo were chosen as All Sectional Drama Cast! The cast and crew of Something Rotten will be performing at the State Final this coming weekend at Reavis High School!

Varsity baseball's rally falls short and loses to Lincoln 12-9 on Saturday. Springer(4H, 2RBI). Walker, Pierce and Sloan with 2 hits and a RBI apiece. Spartans will host Eureka on Tuesday at 4:30.

For our last indoor meet of the season the Spartans traveled to Williamsville High School to compete at the Indoor Sangamo Conference Championships. The girls had a great meet with lots of PRs, SBs, and some top finishes. Charlee Durham started us off with a 1st place finish in the long jump with a season best jump of 4.99 meters (16’ 4.5”). She followed that up with a SB time in the 400 with a time of 1:06.23. Mira Kistner had a SB time in the 800 with a time of 2:30.63, this time got here a 4th place finish! Her fellow 800 runner Juliet Williams posted a PR of 3:00.97. Abby Bridgewater had a SB throw in the shot put, reaching the mark of 8.68 meters (28’ 5.75”). Our last running PRs of the day came from Madyson Bridgeforth in the 200 with a time of 29.64 and Makendra Kreichgauer had a PR 4x400 split time of 1:12.3. Great job to all of those that competed today and I can’t wait to see what outdoor season brings!

Softball Varsity and JV pick up road wins today vs Dee-Mack. Varsity with a 15-5 6-inning victory as the Lady Spartans pounded out 20 hits. JV with a 14-2 5-inning win. Varsity and JV will travel to Washington on Monday with both teams playing at 4:30 as part of a schedule change.

Varsity baseball falls tonight at Warrensburg 6-1. Wilson and Berlin with a hit apiece. Walker (4IP, 0ER, 7K) and Martin (2IP, 4K). Spartans are at home Saturday morning vs Lincoln at 2 10:00.