Im so proud of our guys and their poise. [Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James backs sons basketball exploits]. Olympia's stats have been entered for the 71-66 win vs. Oak Ridge on 2/10/2023 7:00 PM. The Bears (25-5) had to get past a Mount Si program that had advanced to each of the past three 4A state championship games including a title win in 2020 to earn their trip to Saturday nights championship matchup with No. The dance team earned 2nd place at regionals for their hip hop routine earning them a bid to nationals. On 2/21, the Olympia varsity basketball team lost their neutral playoff game against Windermere (FL) by a score of 66-51. new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', includedLanguages: 'de,es,fr,it,ja,ko,pt,tl,zh-CN,zh-TW', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE}, 'google_translate_element'); The Spartans were Corn Belt Conference Champions, as well as champions of the Olympia Thanksgiving tournament. Its crazy to think about, Gerrits said. TACOMA The last time the Olympia Bears were in the state championship game was 25 years ago when they fell to Rainier Beach. 07:00 PM. Gerrits scored six points, and led the Bears with 11 boards and four assists in the win. Top performers, upsets from Day 3 of the 4A and 3A state basketball tournaments, Game recaps, highlights from the semifinals, consolation games of the 4A and 3A state basketball tournaments, Who stood out Thursday at the Tacoma Dome? Again. Heide, who is committed to San Diego State University, had to work throughout the entire game just to get the ball, and when he did, he was often out of position. The fact that hes got enough confidence in Luke, in him being the point guard to be able to direct the team and handle the ball as much as he does, its got to be gratifying because thats what John did years ago.. And though the movie was filmed in Texas for tax benefits, Jeff floated the idea of making the footage look like it was shot in Illinois using bits of CGI to make it seem like the Bloomington-Normal area. [email protected] Baseball (Boys): Bobby Brewer [email protected] Basketball (Girls): Brittany Hardy [email protected] Basketball (Boys): Scott Williams [email protected . The Elliotts are grateful Hoovey finally will have an audience. Jizzle James had one of his 3 steals in the backcourt and made a beeline toward the basket and went up for a contested dunk while being guarded closely. Feb 24 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Skyline High School Skyline High School 8:00 pm | Tumwater High School Feb 25 Girls Varsity Basketball at Richland High School Richland High School 6:00 pm | Richland High School . Itsa blessing, Kiley said when asked what it was like coaching his son. But on this day in the spring of 2013, he presided over a far different role alongside a Duke University assistant womens basketball coach. On 1/25, the Olympia varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Emerald Ridge (South Hill, WA) by a score of 57-43. In Bryans four years in FFA he had many accomplishments: 1980 FFA Star Greenhand, 1981-1982 Chapter Reporter, 1982-1983 Chapter President. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Lady Bears defeated in Basketball Regional Round, All Teams Schedule: Week of Feb 27 Mar 05, All Teams Schedule: Week of Feb 20 Feb 26, #3 OHS to host #6 Skyline in First Round Hoops, Lady Bear Basketball Punch Ticket to State Again, Gymnastics Third at WCD Seniors onto State, Pepperettes Place at National Event in Florida, Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Curtis Senior High School, Boys C-Team Baseball at Sumner High School. Cougar Basketball Expectations . Its kind of surreal that all of this is happening now, so were really pumped.. @theolympian. Just the fact that he gets everyone to buy in is something Ive seen every year Ive played for him. When: Sunday, Feb. 1, to Friday, Feb. 6. 2:09. Mount Si opened the game on a 7-0 run, but Olympia settled in, taking its first lead on a floater from Engholm with 38 seconds left in the first quarter. In addition to the showtimes at the Normal Theater, various churches across the country will be screening the movie over the next two months. This year will be bigger than ever as we bring the[], House of Mirth is based off of Edith Whartons novel of the same title. Elliott soldiered through rehabilitation and put off a surgery that would have permanently ended his vision in one eye. Mount Si went on a 17-7 run during the next nine minutes to tie the game at 41-41 with 3:43 to go on a Trevor Hennig free throw, but the Bears regained the lead for good moments later on a short stepback jumper from Engholm. Trevor Hennig paced Mount Si with 21 points in Fridays loss, while Blake Forrest had 12 and Miles Heide completed a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Be 15 minutes early. Broke down and cried, Seahawks accomplish 1 of their combine goals: Get the NFL thinking theyd take a QB at 5, Arrest warrant issued for Tacoma woman with TB. Jewell-Bellucio was hired as cheerleader coach at Greece Olympia High School in August 2013, Heiden said. They define, and Curtis too, what rare air it is to try to get to this level with all these great teams. Incident Report Form (Anonymous Tip Line), Olympia Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Kat Castro, Claire Lee, Jadan Lacey-Roberts and Lily Rose all represented OHS as they tumbled, flipped, and flung themselves through the air against, Mar 02 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Tba TBA 12:15 pm | Tacoma Dome, The boys swim and dive team finished a fantastic season with a great state championship meet. Ive been working for this my whole life, so just excited to have an opportunity tomorrow.. The Class of 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees were introduced at the boys' basketball game on February 4th. 1302 North Street SE. Including leading the team to the 2008 and 2009 state championships. At times, he has bared the burden of the occasional yells and the high standards, Kiley said with a chuckle. University of Cincinnati recruit E.J. The Titans (26-2) were creating some distance between themselves and the Lions (20-8), who hung with the region tournament top seed in the first half. Mar 01 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Camas High School Camas High School 10:30 am | Tacoma Dome Mar 02 Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Tba TBA 7:15 pm | Tacoma Dome Mar 04 Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Tahoma High School Tahoma High School 11:00 am | Tahoma HS Mar 04 Boys Junior Varsity Baseball at Tahoma Olympia coach John Kiley said that the play was Juergens in a nutshell. Olympia stretched the lead as high as 11 points midway through the third on the first bucket of the game from the floor for Gerrits who averages a team-leading 19.3 points per game at 34-23. Your social security number will be used for completing and processing the following actions: Employment application for determining certification eligibility [1012.56 . S-Z Tanya.Washington@ocps.net. The Bears were able to do it with two-time 4A SPSL South MVP and Washington State University commit Parker Gerrits having far from his best game. Im glad everyone got the chance to see what Im seeing in practice.. Despite his team being ranked No. But over the course of the next 18 months, Eberts continually sought more investments from Jeff Elliott for a creative financing strategy for the movie. Fax: (360) 596-7001. Weve battled them three times, so were excited to go battle them again for the championship., Just 4 players for Mount Si record points, Bears get big performance from forward Andreas Engholm to reach title game, Andreas Engholm interview, game highlights of Olympia's 4A semifinal win over Mount Si. The play still made Gordon turn toward the crowd and say to his father, Bob, a former basketball coach of 30 years: This is painful to watch.. I thought Dre did a good job (on Heide), Kiley said. Game Recap: In the battle of Greece the Community of Greece are the biggest winners. Training Facility. . Top performers, upsets from Day 3 of the 4A and 3A state basketball tournaments, South Sound results, recaps from the 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B state basketball placing games, Game recaps, highlights from the semifinals, consolation games of the 4A and 3A state basketball tournaments, South Sound results, recaps from the 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B state basketball tournaments, No. Bryan Hoffman (Class of 1983-Distinguished Individual/Graduate) Bryan Hoffman is a 1983 graduate of Olympia High School. After high school, Matt attended Lewis University where he was a member of the baseball team. In Matt's senior year he set the schools single season ERA record going 9-1 with a 0.88 ERA and 105 strikeouts. Through their sons struggles, Jeff and Ruth Elliott, along with Erics sister, Jennifer, tried to stand as pillars of encouragement for Eric. Its not the first thing people notice about Eric Elliott, but spend some time around him and its hard to miss. 407-905-6400 x612-6482. Senior co-captain Gio Soto led with 21 points and 10 rebo Cameron Downing hit a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to give the Bears a 28-23 lead at the break. [CDATA[ 285 Following. After high school, Bryan attended ICC to obtain an associate degree. Clearances for these sports will occur at the ASB during NB, lunch, or after school from October 25-November 5. I love when the people in the movie are actually with me because it brings more accuracy to the shoot, McNamara said. On 2/11, the Olympia varsity basketball team won their home non-conference game against Tahoma (Maple Valley, WA) by a score of 70-50. # . On 1/17, the Olympia varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Rogers (Puyallup, WA) by a score of 76-52. Grandma and grandpa, Johns parents, show up for every home game, sitting right behind the Bears bench, cheering. The live stream will be exclusively on NFHS Network . I love Olympia., In this one day course, each student will construct a five-string zither with moveable bridges. The Wildcats beat Tahoma 80-45 in a regional game last Friday after opening the game on . RED LODGE: Jacob Stewart 23; Thomas Buchanan 18; Walker Boos 13; Nic Morean 7; Calvin . Matt had many accomplishments in his baseball career. Sherwood Brown, professional basketball player, member of Florida Gulf Coast team that reached the 2013 Sweet Sixteen FEB 05, 2022. Obviously, Miller likes to get to the rim, so we tried to take a couple charges and really get him in foul trouble. Matt also received honors while playing baseball in college. But we didnt come here to play in the state championship game, so we still have unfinished business.. Then came a 10-year stretch were Kiley coached the Bears from 1992 to 2002, stepping away from his dream coaching job for one particular reason he wanted to coach his sons while they were growing up, starting when they were in first grade. 9 UNION 60, NO. Coaching Required Attachments: 3 Coaching reference Forms and/or Letters; First Aid/CPR Card; Prior experience coaching soccer at the high school level or above. The Spartans also beat the number 2 ranked team in the state, Peoria Christian. Maybe he never will. Olympia High School Activities Athletics Teams Winter Sports Boys Basketball. Messages are monitored by the administrative office during regular business hours. I was really impressed by how good he was at basketball, Eric Elliott said. 3 in Class 7A boys basketball, Olympia coach Rob Gordon is still striving for perfection. Hume played for the Bears in 1983, Johns sophomore year. The Class of 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees were introduced at the boys' basketball game on February 4th. They beat us last year, so hopefully well have a little incentive to try to change that a little bit this year.. I just kind of realized that I always wanted to end up back here.. On 2/8, the Olympia varsity basketball team won their neutral conference tournament game against West Orange (Winter Garden, FL) by a score of 73-62. Men's Basketball - Support Staff; Image Name Title; Nate Louis: Director of Basketball Operations: Phillip Pickney: Character Coach: Alanie Rhodes: Assistant Athletic Trainer (Men's Basketball, Men's Golf) Tickets are $7 and available via GoFan. Here's a win-win: Sign up to become a high school official today! I could get emotional talking about it.. NORMAL In a small town Texas basketball gym that was repainted and rearranged to look like his own high school court in Olympia, Ill., Eric "Hoovey" Elliott was seeing the game he . 36 Frontier Regional 90-54. So it just allows us to stay mature in the moments that weve been before.. March 03, 2023 8:00 AM. Date Available: 2023-2024 Season. 905 . The gameplan was to be physical with the Wildcats star center Miles Heide, and to limit perimeter jumpers from junior guards Blake Forrest and Trevor Hennig. On 1/19, the Olympia varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, WA) by a score of 66-43. He also led the Spartans to back-to-back elite eight trips in 2008 & 2009. Russell Wambles. He took it to the basket and hit big shots and was our on-floor leader tonight.. 4A. I enjoy seeing them in the stands because I dont know how much longer Ill have with them. Hes coaching at basketball practice, putting his Olympia Bears through another drill, another workout, another preparation for their next game. Mabton girls basketball coach Italia Quigley, right, had a baby three days prior, but that didn't stop her from coaching her high school basketball team during the quarterfinal girls 2B game . I just wanted to go right at them.. Hes like a dad outside the court obviously, Luke said. He missed the front end but had the presence of mind to get under the hoop and grab the rebound and was fouled again. . Attendance:(360) 596-7003. Theres just a lot of tradition here, said Gerrits, a 1990 Olympia High school graduate who is now the schools dean of students. Lucas, Feb 24 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Skyline High School Skyline High School 8:00 pm | Tumwater High School Feb 25 Girls Varsity Basketball at Richland High School Richland High School 6:00 pm | Richland High School, Sunday the draw was announced for the 2023 WIAA 4A Boys basketball tournament. Frahm was the 2009 IHSBCA Player of the year, Wendy's Heisman Finalist, and All State Honors for baseball and basketball in 2008 and 2009. Entering his freshman year of high school, he took up his favorite sport basketball again. Download. The Wildcats tied it at the quarter break on a layup from Miles Heide, and regained the lead early in the second on a steal and breakaway layup from Blake Forrest. Charleston Middle School stages 'Willy Wonka Jr.' in renovated . Olympia won the first meeting in a league contest in January, but the Vikings won the two most recent meetings in the 4A SPSL tournament championship game and 4A West Central/Southwest district title game. TACOMA - The last time the Olympia Bears were in the state championship game was 25 years ago when they fell to Rainier Beach. In its Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal game against Gonzaga Prep on Thursday afternoon at the Tacoma Dome, the Bears showed that quality time and time again. Coaching Staff; Activity Coach Coach Email; Athletic Director: Aaron Crawford . Watch online from home or on the go. Olympia celebrated the . For the most part, Olympia did a solid job making life difficult for Gonzaga Preps top two scorers, guard Henry Sandberg and forward Jamil Miller, who scored 14 apiece. You can make your picks for the sectional games below for a chance to win a Headwest gift card! Attend every practice. Purpose: The job of "Assistant Coach at the Middle School" level is done for the purpose of providing education, leadership, supervision and organization of the assigned building interscholastic team.. She has covered high school sports for TNT and The Olympian, as well as the Seattle Mariners and Washington Huskies. Earlier this winter, Olympia High School boys basketball celebrated the 25-year anniversary of the programs last trip to a state championship game. The Wildcats (25-3) play No. 73-62 (W) Olympia vs. West Orange. Valentine's Day procedures- All Valentine's Day related items should be a half sheet of paper or smaller. Weve worked so hard for this, and its been a long time since Olympias been in the state championship game. If you are unable to access or use any aspect of our site, please email community.information@greececsd.org or call (585) 966-2000 so we can provide an alternative means of access or use. Largely, the Bears were successful. The Bears will face defending state champion and top-ranked Curtis at 9 p.m. Saturday in the state championship game. The #16 Olympia Girls basketball program returned to the state tournament for the second season in a row but was once again ousted in the opening round 39-49 against the #9 Richland Bombers. Subscribe. Now, its my turn., Kiley is a committed Bear. Close. Gonzaga Prep's Jamil Miller is pressured by Olympia defenders Parker Gerrits (22) and Andreas Engholm during their state quarterfinal game at the WIAA state basketball tournament in the Tacoma . Now Robinson, who was a dead-eye shooting forward for Evergreen State College back in the early 2000s, is living his dream, coaching the Olympia Bears girls basketball team. After every game, win or lose, Luke goes to his grandparents and thanks them for coming. But at the same time I feel hes done a great job of leading this year and doing his job as a role player last year.. Playing their fourth game in as many days, the Bears dug deep to earn their school record 26th win of the season. Candidates must demonstrate Teaching, Leadership, and Interpersonal Skills. We love our school. The Spartans went 4-0 vs Bloomington Central Catholic as well as 2-0 vs. U-high. 2 Mount Si, 51-45, in the Class 4A state semifinals to advance to the state title game for the first time since that storied 1997-98 season. Training Locations. Born and raised in Tacoma. Dre was so great, Kiley said. Hargrave, a 2004 Oly graduate, was a sophomore in Kileys last year as the Bears head coach before taking a sabbatical. Its funny, because that really typifies the human he is. The Thunder string together back to back victories. Follow your favorite high school teams and players, Explore and purchase photos of your local teams, See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports, WIAA 2023 Boys Basketball Hardwood Classic 4A, Photos: Olympia vs. Gonzaga Prep (WIAA State Quarterfinal). //