Olney Tiger and Lady Tiger Track will host their 7th Annual Little Tiger Track Meet on Saturday, April 13. All Kindergarten through 5th grade students are invited to join us for a morning of track & field events including: Sprints, Distance, Hurdles, Long Jump, & Shot Put (Softball Throw). The event will include instruction by Olney Tiger athletes and coaches and grade-level competition. Please complete the information below and return with payment by Tuesday, April 2nd to your child’s teacher or to the RCHS Main Office or mail to Coach Amy Julian, RCHS, 1200 E. Laurel St., Olney, IL 62450. Make checks payable to: Olney Tiger Track. Registration forms will be accepted 15 minutes before the event begins on Saturday, April 13th, but t-shirts may not be available for those who register after April 2nd. Parental consent forms are required to participate in event activities.
All of our outside phone lines are currently down at this time. You may contact your child's teacher through Rooms on the RCCU1 app. You may also search our staff list on https://rchs.rccu1.net/ by clicking on the Explore tab.
Tiger Baseball at St. Anthony today, March 18, has been cancelled due to cold weather. Varsity Tiger Baseball will play at St. Anthony on Thursday, March 21.
GRIT Award winners for 3/11-3/18 are: Aidan Weidner - Boys Tennis, Elizabeth Bahl - Girls Track, Kara Sager - Girls Soccer, Ryan Kirby - Boys Track, Alex Harness - Bass Fishing, and Rolen Wilson - Baseball (not pictured: Bailey Rennier - Softball). The GRIT Award is awarded to an athlete that demonstrates hustle, teamwork, and dedication. This award isn't necessarily always the highest scorer or top performer, but one that shows drive and passion to make the team better!
Olney Tiger spring sports are in full swing this week! On Monday, Tiger Varsity Baseball travels to St. Anthony for a 4:30pm game. Lady Tiger Soccer will host Mt. Carmel at 4:30pm. Tuesday, it is Lady Tiger Softball's turn to take on St. Anthony at home at 4:30pm (varsity) and 6pm (JV). Lady Tiger Track heads to Lawrenceville on Wednesday with action starting at 4pm. Meanwhile, Tiger Varsity Baseball (4:30pm) and both Lady Tiger Softball teams (4:30pm and 6pm) head to Cumberland to hit the fields. On Thursday, Tiger JV Baseball will host Lawrenceville while Lady Tiger Softball hosts Mt. Vernon with both games starting at 4:30pm. Lady Tiger Soccer will hit the road to Mattoon with match time at 5pm. Tiger Baseball will host Centralia on Friday with two games at 4:30pm - varsity will host at RCHS while JV will play at Musgrove Park. Saturday, Tiger Baseball will hit the road to Herrin with games at 12pm and 2pm while Tiger Track heads to Champaign (TBA). Lady Tiger Soccer will host their tourney here at home with matches starting at 10am. And Sunday, Tiger Bass Fishing will hit the water at Newton Lake (1pm).
This week's PR Club Staff of the Week is Mrs. Stallard from the Business Department!
The RCHS Anatomy/Physiology classes attended the Health Careers Day at WVC today in Mt. Carmel. They were able to attend sessions about Surgery, Nursing, PT, PTA, Lab, Radiology, and Sports Medicine. After, they attended a knee replacement conducted by the Orthopedic Surgeons at Wabash.
The JV Lady Tiger Softball game that was scheduled for March 12 and then March 14 has been rescheduled for Friday, April 19. This game will take place in Casey.
Seniors Genevieve Carey, Willow Conn, Sean Joyce, and Téa Cline joined Mrs. Borah in going to the Capitol in Springfield to meet Senator Plummer at the Youth Advisory Council on March 12th. While there, students participated in a mock committee in passing legislation.
Lady Tiger JV Softball's scheduled game at Casey on March 14 has been CANCELLED.
Dental Safari Company will be at RCHS on Monday, April 1. Parents may sign their student up by filling out the paper form or online. Please return any paper forms to Mrs. Wall in the high school nurse's office. Forms may be brought in prior to April 1 but are also accepted that day. Please contact Mrs. Wall if you have any further questions.
Lady Tiger JV Softball game in Casey on March 12 has been rescheduled for March 14. Start time will still be 4:30pm.
Tiger JV Baseball's slated match-up against North Clay on Saturday, March 16 at 12:30pm has been cancelled. Tiger Varsity Baseball will still play their game against North Clay at 11am that day.
RCHS held its virtual author visit with best-selling author Ruta Sepetys. RCHS Librarian Mrs. Julian facilitated the Q&A with Sepetys while classrooms tuned in. It was interesting to hear about Sepetys' writing process when constructing these amazing historical fiction novels.
The RCHS Library, along with Mrs. Julian and Mrs. Goodrum, would like to again thank ERFAE for their donation that aided in this visit.
RCHS Bands held their annual Sliva Dinner and Concert March 10 at the Olney VFW. Members of the Olney VFW Post #4226 Auxiliary helped RCHS Bands, its members, and its members' parents prepare and serve the meals. Over 200 meals were served! RCHS would like to thank Post #4226 for preparing, hosting, and helping.
GRIT Award winners for 3/3-3/10 are: Boys Track - Isaac Zwilling, Boys Tennis - Yeongrye Ju, Girls Soccer - Cali Wingert, Girls Track - Mckenna Snider, Bass Fishing - Levi Ochs, and Baseball - Derrick Steele (Not pictured: Softball - Katie Atwood). The GRIT Award is awarded to an athlete that demonstrates hustle, teamwork, and dedication. This award isn't necessarily always the highest scorer or top performer, but one that shows drive and passion to make the team better!
Olney Tiger Athletics ushers in more spring sports this week! On Tuesday, Lady Tiger Varsity Softball will host Cisne at 3:30pm while Lady Tiger JV Softball will be on the road to Casey with their game starting at 4:30pm. Saturday offers many chances to catch some Tiger sports in action. Tiger Tennis will be on the courts in Triad at 8:30am while Tiger Track will be at the Gene Armer Invite in Champaign at 11:30am. Tiger Baseball will be at North Clay with varsity taking the field at 11am and JV facing off against the Cardinals at 12:30pm. On Sunday, Tiger Bass Fishing hits the water at Newton Lake from 1-5pm. Come on out and cheer on your favorite Tigers!
The following members of Olney Tiger Wrestling made the LIC All-Conference team:
1st team- Kaeden Davis (9th), Carson Bissey (11th), and Jashun McKinley (12th)
2nd team- Tuff Troyer (10th), Logan McDonald (11th), and Zander Schrader (10th)
Honorable Mention- Chase Ackman (12th)
Congratulations on great seasons, boys!
This week's PR Club Staff of the Week is Mrs. Holdrieth from the English Department!
The Lady Tigers competed in the Mt Zion Apollo+ Invite on Saturday in Mt. Zion. Results are as follows:
Top 10 finishers:
Lily Stevens, 400 m dash, 3rd place (PR)
Mackenzi Thomas, 800 M run, 3rd place (PR)
Josie Ginder, 1600 M run, 4th place (PR)
Hadley Denton, 60 M dash, 5th place
Raley Inskeep, Shot put, 5th place
Briley Kocher, Long jump, 6th place
Jillian Bettis, Shot put, 8th place
Emma Hefferman, Shot put, 9th place
McKenna Snider, High jump, 9th place
Miranda Dowty, 60 M Hurdles, 10th place (PR)
4 x 200 M relay, Elizabeth Bahl, Brielle Seiler, Briley Kocher, Hadley Denton, 5th place
4 x 400 M relay, Lily Stevens, Elizabeth Bahl, Brielle Seiler, Mackenzi Thomas, 6th place
Other athletes who earned a PR:
Karlee Piercefield, 800 M run
Reyce Petersen, 60 M dash
The Lady Tigers have a week off and will then begin outdoor season in Lawrenceville on Wednesday, March 20th.
