There are times while sitting around the dinner table at Kileys home where dad suddenly becomes coach, giving his son a critique on a recent practice or advice on an upcoming opponent. Through their sons struggles, Jeff and Ruth Elliott, along with Erics sister, Jennifer, tried to stand as pillars of encouragement for Eric. "It's a big moment," Olympia coach John Kiley said. He graduated as the school's career scoring leader with 1,440 points. [Boys basketball roundup: Colonial, Evans, Lake Brantley, Oak Ridge, move on in 7A Region 1 ]. On 3/2, the Olympia varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, WA) by a score of 51-47. At 13, he had never even kissed a girl. The Spartans also beat the number 2 ranked team in the state, Peoria Christian. This page is maintained by the Office of Communications and the Office of Technology according to the web publishing guidelines of Greece Central School District. So his whole thing was, I made a mistake, Im gonna go get something. Grant Chamberlain led Lake Nona with 19 points and 8 rebounds. She is a graduate of UW and Emerald Ridge High School. "As a celebrated player, and alum, Jackie has a connection to . TACOMA It was a dream start for the Mount Si boys basketball team. The Olympian. I like seeing my grandparents in the stands, Luke said. They beat us last year, so hopefully well have a little incentive to try to change that a little bit this year.. Olympia secured the #3 overall seed after their impressive victory over Federal Way and a buzzer beating defeat to Curtis in the WCD district tournament. I think it means everything to John, Jack Kiley said about what it means to John to coach his son. Its crazy to think about, senior guard Parker Gerrits said. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our, Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James backs sons basketball exploits, Boys basketball roundup: Colonial, Evans, Lake Brantley, Oak Ridge, move on in 7A Region 1. Leading by two points with 2.9 seconds left, Mason Juergens went to the line for a 1-and-1 opportunity. Favorites Sumner and Camas were neck and neck all season and in fact took the districts two automatic berths by a margin of 0.65 in favor of, Last weekend the Pepperettes were one of three WA states schools who competed at the Dance Team Union National Tournament in Orlando, FL. NO. BOYS BASKETBALL In the Div. The Class of 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees were introduced at the boys' basketball game on February 4th. Russell Wambles. 6912 Jericho Ln SW, Olympia, WA . Olympia High School Head Coaches *OC indicates off-campus SPORT COACH EMAIL FIRST PRACTICE DATE 2021-22 FALL Boys & Girls Bowling Taylor Gilman Taylor.Gilman@ocps.net Aug. 2nd . We love our school. Olympia, WA; Coach is willing to travel up to 25 miles. The team had many accomplishments during their seasons. On game days, this father-son, coach-son relationship takes one more step in family relationships. Olympia, Washington State theolympian.com Joined January 2008. Sign up to receive text and email alerts from your favorite teams. 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. Cody Linley (Hannah Montana) checked off that box with a sweet shooting stroke that opened up many more avenues for the director and his crew. N-R: Jasmine.Hollis@ocps.net. Olympias win sets up the fourth meeting this season between the Bears and 4A South Puget Sound League rival Curtis the tournaments defending champion and top seed at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Tacoma Dome. Head Coach Dustin Workman took the Olympia HS girls basketball team to their first state tournament game in nineteen seasons . The Bears (22-5) led by Senior guard Parker Gerritts (19.3 ppg) will host Skyline HS in a, In 2022, Head Coach Dustin Workman took the Olympia HS girls basketball team to their first state tournament game in nineteen seasons. Skinner enters the Mat Classic with a. 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.. The Tacoma Dome will be as electric as youve seen it in years Saturday night when these teams meet for the fourth time this season this time, for the Class 4A state championship. Olympia students cheer on the Bears during their state quarterfinal game against the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups at the WIAA state basketball tournament in the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, on . Athletic Trainer. If Luke ever has a question or a comment at practice, hell begin his query with coach. He never refers to him as dad. And John never refers to Luke as son. But John admits the level of expectations might be a little higher for his son. Started at #orangetheory in W Olympia. 4A. 905 . Every single time I thought I had given up, someone came into our lives, Elliott said. 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 . Matt also received honors while playing baseball in college. Eberts had production credits on movie titles like The Punisher and Lucky Number Slevin, and told Jeff that an adaptation of his book could be a hit. The Pope John Paul II High School girls' basketball team has won the WIAA/Gesa Credit Union Academic State Champions Award for achieving the highest grade point average in the girls 1B . I thought Mason did a good job, our bigs did a good job of containing Miller.. Office: (360) 596-7000. Olympia High School Activities Athletics Teams Winter Sports Boys Basketball. Engholm finished with 23 points on 9-for-14 shooting to lead all scorers. Gordon took out James for the equivalent of about six minutes of game time, and other players stepped up for the Titans, including Deshawn Tolbert, a bench player with not much experience. Theres just a lot of tradition here, said Gerrits, a 1990 Olympia High school graduate who is now the schools dean of students. 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.. Those can be cliches, but really everybody contributed tonight, and I couldnt be more proud of the guys. A blended attack from the starting five paced by, The Olympia gymnastics team knew it had a large hill to climb to take one of two team spots for the WIAA State Championships from the WCD meet. That was my decision, Jeff said emphatically. The Elliotts drove through the heavy snow at a doctors urging to reach Bromenn Hospital, dodging large snow drifts that covered most of the roads. Theyre a great team. AP Coordinator: sharon.whalen@ocps.net. 4 Federal Way in the third-fifth place game at 11:15 a.m. Saturday. Well, the Tomas Rowswells, the Kelly Golobs, the Mark Bigalows did it for me in the early 2000s. When he was our coach last year, it was nothing out of the ordinary for me. 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. I thought Dre did a good job (on Heide), Kiley said. Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Tennis Track Wrestling. There was definitely a bad taste in our mouth from last year in the same situation, so that helped fuel me personally a lot, Olympia forward Andreas Engholm said. Gerrits was still enjoying Fridays win before thinking about Saturday night. Gerrits remembers as an eighth grader watching Kiley play on that state championship team. I could get emotional talking about it.. We just beat a great team and Im really proud of our guys.. Coaching Staff; Activity Coach Coach Email; Athletic Director: Aaron Crawford . Hes a football guy. After a two-year civil court battle against Eberts, Elliott regained the rights to the movie back in 2012 along with a settlement of $1.3 million money he has yet to receive. Game Recap: In the battle of Greece the Community of Greece are the biggest winners. Cameron Downing hit a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to give the Bears a 28-23 lead at the break. Olympia went 24-2 in 2007-08 and 28-5 with a region championship and state runner-up finish in 2008-09 with Griseck as its head coach. A . All showtimes at 7 p.m. Where: Normal Theater, 209 North Street, Normal. Latest Updates. Candidates must pass a Physical Examination, TB Test . Office: (360) 596-7000. 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At each practice, hes now both father and coach. In Bryans four years in FFA he had many accomplishments: 1980 FFA Star Greenhand, 1981-1982 Chapter Reporter, 1982-1983 Chapter President. Cougar Basketball Expectations . While in high school Mike was a letter winner in football and track, as well as being involved in basketball and the school play. Mike retired in 2021, dedicating 32 years to Olympia High School and leaving an everlasting impact. Olympia will face No. The crew even shot a snow scene in 80-degree weather. Elliott soldiered through rehabilitation and put off a surgery that would have permanently ended his vision in one eye. With Gerrits, who finished with six points on 2-for-13 shooting, struggling, it was Engholm who shouldered the bulk of the scoring load for the Bears. Before Mike Neisler began his contributions to Olympia School District, he attended Girard High School. 73-62 (W) Olympia vs. West Orange. Hargrave, a 2004 Oly graduate, was a sophomore in Kileys last year as the Bears head coach before taking a sabbatical. Large items are not to be brought . You can make your picks for the sectional games below for a chance to win a Headwest gift card! @theolympian. 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 loved through a lens he had never peered through before. 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. She became a teacher's aide and then a senior teacher's aide at the school in 2014 . Hume played for the Bears in 1983, Johns sophomore year. zamaris.riveratorres@ocps.net. In addition to instrument-making skills, the class provides students with a hands-on introduction to the basic concepts behind just intonation,[]. Again. Kiley has coached Luke since the Bears senior point guard was in grade school. // ]]>, Submit Olympian High School Announcements, Non-Discrimination, Title IX and Website Accessibility Statement, VARSITY SCHEDULE JV SCHEDULE FRESHMEN SCHEDULE, VARSITY SCHEDULE JV SCHEDULE FRESHMEN SCHEDULE, VARSITY SCHEDULE JV SCHEDULE NOVICE SCHEDULE. Olympia's Parker Gerrits dishes off a pass in front of Tahoma defender Treyson Ikeomu during Saturday night's boys basketball game at Olympia High School in Olympia, Washington, on Feb. 11 . Come inside from the cold and warm up with a variety of fun games. On May 14, 2011, former students of the school will meet at Seawell's for a reunion. Practice starts at 5:30, so be there by 5:15; The COACH must be notified before any absence by a player Bryan Hoffman is a 1983 graduate of Olympia High School. McNamara said he test screens his movies multiple times during editing to get a feel for the audiences reaction. Incident Report Form (Anonymous Tip Line), Olympia Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2022. 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. Head Coach: John Kiley Varsity Assistants: Thomas Rowswell, Tim Hume and Ron Effland . Other players picked up the slack for the Bears. Useful Links. We have five teams still playing! Ive been working for this my whole life, so just excited to have an opportunity tomorrow.. Olympus Sports was founded in 2015 with the goal to find and develop the best young athletes, whilst also providing them with high quality secondary school education. Forty-one years ago Olympia High School was closed. 2:09. Jon Manley covers high school sports for The News Tribune. In May of 2009, Jeff Elliott was introduced to movie producer Christopher Eberts through a mutual acquaintance. Visit Olympia High School's Athletic website. Subscribe. He missed the front end but had the presence of mind to get under the hoop and grab the rebound and was fouled again. Matt Frahm (Class of 2009 Distinguished Individual/Graduate). I try to play my best for them because they love coming out and watching us. After high school, Bryan attended ICC to obtain an associate degree. Charleston Middle School stages 'Willy Wonka Jr.' in renovated . On 2/16, the Olympia varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Lake Nona (Orlando, FL) by a score of 68-41. 5, hes a big football stud, just making (Heide) uncomfortable and making him catch (the ball) in places he really didnt want to catch it.. Dre was so great, Kiley said. Hes just a fighter and instinct took over and made a play.. Hosted "Gathering" on Zoom. I love Olympia., In this one day course, each student will construct a five-string zither with moveable bridges. 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. Every morning, get the late sports scores and stories from the night before. Download. Olympia's stats have been entered for the 70-67 win vs. Windermere on 1/27/2023 7:30 PM. 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. It will be fun, Gerrits said. 1302 North Street SE. The movie, Hoovey, based on the true story of Bloomington-Normal man Eric Hoovey Elliott, will be playing at the Normal Theater for the next week, benefitting different Bloomington-Normal institutions at each screening. But when Elliott was at his lowest after the year-long deception, numerous people came to his aid. Feb. 2 Benefitting Parkside Junior High School, Feb. 3 Benefitting St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, Feb. 5 Benefitting Advocate BroMenn (sold out), Feb. 6 Benefitting Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Just the fact that he gets everyone to buy in is something Ive seen every year Ive played for him. Real Results. Johnson is a local product out of Olympia High School, where he helped lead the Bears to a 4 th -place finish in the 2020 4A WIAA State . If the movie shows some positive momentum, everyone involved hopes it receives a wide theatrical release. 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.
