Tennis Team Serves Up A Great Season
Abbey Daniels-Brown, Writer
May 28, 2013
Girls of our OHS tennis team have been preparing and training for an eventful season of tennis this spring, and the time has finally come! Coaches, Don Craig and Connie Smith, have been working hard with our girls whether they’ve joined just to keep fit, meet new friends, or perfect their skills. After... Read more »
Spring Athletes Sprint to the Finish
Abbey Daniels-Brown, Writer
April 9, 2013
As the spring sports start up, students finish their clearances, registrations, and trainings in order to prepare for this new season. Track is excited to kick off and hopefully come close in ranking to their competitors around the district. With 17 track event choices, it’s a hard decision, however,... Read more »
Girls Basketball; Update
Abbey Daniels-Brown, Writer
January 17, 2013
Olympia High School’s girls basketball team is enduring a difficult season, however they have great potential to succeed. Sophomore Jona Spiller, one of the three varsity captains, has been sharpening her skills since second grade. Spiller has high hopes for the season, stating, “I think the entire... Read more »
Coach Hargrave & OHS Wrestling
Jonny Buehler
December 29, 2012
New OHS Wrestling Coach Greg Hargrave has come to Olympia High School with enthusiasm, implementing new plans for OHS wrestlers. He is putting his own mark on the team, keeping it competative and is in the process of gaining OHS a winning record this season. Last year the Olympia High School wrestling... Read more »
Two Seniors Sign “Letter of Intent”
November 21, 2012
OHS athletes Michaela Berendt and Cameron Frost signed “letters of intent” for competition in their respective colleges of choice. Senior Michaela Berendt signed to Villanova University for volleyball, and Senior Cameron Frost signed to Washington State for baseball got this opportunity. The... Read more »
Olympia’s Newest Sport Takes Flight
Austin Oberbillig, Editor
October 9, 2012
It is a frenzied, electric, and agile Frisbee game. With 4.9 million players in 2008, it’s one of the world’s fastest growing sports. Ultimate Frisbee, or Ultimate as enthusiasts know it, utilizes elements of soccer, football, rugby, and basketball and is played in the absence of a referee. Recently,... Read more »
Coaches Continue to Reshape Drill Team
Sandy Nguyen
June 1, 2012
During spring tryouts last year, there were complications selecting a new coach for the year 2011-2012. With a big team of girls, drama seems expected as conflicts can arise between individuals on a drill team. The coaching fallout this year began as Karen Bolinger, a drill team alumni, stepped up... Read more »
Girl’s Tennis 2012: Prepare to be Served
Simon Tran
April 25, 2012
This year the Olympia High School Girl’s tennis team is more skilled and prepared for the state competition than ever. The Girls have begun the season undefeated, beating out Capital, Gig Harbor, Timberline and Yelm. This year, there have been a few changes to the Girl’s tennis program. After an... Read more »
Mariners announce starting rotation
Wes Murry
March 21, 2012
Ahead of schedule for most teams, the Seattle Mariners revealed their starting rotation on Wednesday. The M’s will be starting off the regular season on March 28 in Tokyo, Japan, so they have been at spring training longer than all other teams. Thursday was the twentieth and final game this spring... Read more »
Competing Beyond High School
Connor Wilmovsky
March 19, 2012
High school athletics is a beautiful thing, with friends, teammates, and cross town rivals. However competing in college or the pros is competing for a paycheck; it’s a business. At some point, all athletes consider competing at the top level of competition, weather that be professionally, as an... Read more »
