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.
Varsity softball with a 3-7 loss to a strong Brimfield team in the season opener at Olympia. The Lady Spartans (Varsity/JV) will travel to Mackinaw on Saturday to take on Dee-Mack.
Varsity baseball opened up the season with a 7-7 tie vs Canton. Walker (3H, RBI), Tackett and Pierce with 2 hits apiece. LaBelle (3IP, 1H, 6K), Sloan (3.1IP, 1H, 6K), Springer (0.2IP, K). Spartans are at Warrensburg tomorrow at 4:30.
Today's Activities
Lady Spartans soccer win home opener against Cornerstone Christian 2-1. Goals coming off the foot of Junior Elyse Eimer and a standout performance from Senior Anna Johnson in goal. Girls start the season off 1-0. They will continue action back at the homestead as they welcome Urbana U-High for a 4:30 kick off.
The varsity and JV softball games today vs. Central Catholic at Olympia have been cancelled due to wet field conditions. Coach will communicate about practice.
High school baseball, softball and girls soccer games scheduled for today have all been cancelled. Coaches will communicate about practices.
Congratulations to Anna Gordon for helping the West All-Star team win the championship last night at the Warrensburg All-Star game!
Olympia Middle School Track practice has been cancelled today (3/16/26). Practice tomorrow will be held in the OMS gym.
The OMS wrestling team wrapped up their season at the State Tournament in Dekalb yesterday. After two days of wrestling our team was able to walk away with four state placers and tied for ninth place as a team!
Our placers were:
70lbs Kayleigh Vest - 2nd
80lbs Ryder Hankins - 3rd
90lbs Oakley Burrell - 4th
185lbs Zane Krehbiel - 5th
The wrestling season is a long one, and I'm proud of all the hard work they've put in this year. I've seen so much growth and can't wait to see them grow more in the future.
Here is a link to the softball apparel store. It runs through Wednesday, March 18.
https://olympiahssb26.itemorder.com/
Congratulations to Aycen Aldus and Cohen Maness on signing their official letters of intent to further their athletic careers in college. Aycen will be attending Illinois Wesleyan University to play football. Cohen will attend Monmouth College to participate in football and track.
Tonight marked the end of our 8th grade volleyball season, but these girls definitely didn’t go out without a fight.
It has been so much fun watching this group grow together over the past couple of years—both as players and as teammates. The support from our school and community these past two nights at regionals was incredible, and the girls truly felt that energy.
This team had an amazing season, and their future is so bright. So proud of this group and everything they accomplished!
Congratulations to our girls basketball award winners!
All-Conference:
3rd Team- Lucy Prestegaard
Honorable Mention- Elyse Eimer
Team Awards:
Coaches Award-Grace Whiteside
Most Improved- Anna Gordon
Free Throw- Elyse Eimer
Offense- Lucy Prestegaard
Defense- Grace Carter-Nagrocki
Our 8th grade Spartans came out ready to dominate tonight, earning a big win over Maroa-Forsyth in Round 1 of Regionals! The gym was packed, and the girls definitely felt the energy and support.
Let’s do it again tomorrow! Come pack the gym for Round 2 as we take on Tri-Valley at 6:00 PM. Let’s go Oly!
