The award-winning student news site of Olympic Heights High School

The Torch

  • Raiders win 3rd Place Male Female Mixed Team at MCJROTC Nationals!
  • April Support Staff of the Month: Daytime Custodians
  • April Department of the Month: English and Reading Departments
  • Congrats to our SECME team for winning 1st place in the district!
  • OH Boys Weightlifting team won Regional Championship on 4/5! Good luck at the state championship!
  • Congratulations to our amazing theatre teacher Kimberly Coyle for being named a Dwyer Finalist for Senior High Education!
  • For the second consecutive year, the Olympic Heights girls soccer team is the 7A district 2023-2024 Academic Team Champion
  • Congratulations Florida DECA State Champions 2024: Katelynne Deale, Tai Graham, and Elsie Throckmorton!
  • Girls Soccer Coach Jim Cappello is coach of the year, leading the lions to 21 victories, and their eighth straight regional appearance.
  • Soccer: Senior Ava Cardaci was selected 7A District 12 Player of the Year with 15 goals and 27 assists.
The award-winning student news site of Olympic Heights High School

The Torch

The award-winning student news site of Olympic Heights High School

The Torch

Signing Day 2024

Signing+Day+2024

Six OH athletes were in attendance today to sign a letter of intent to play a collegiate sport, and a total of 8 sports players are advancing from high school to compete at the college level.  

Sofia Arevalo will play soccer at St. Leo University, a DII school. 

Davontai Bell will be attending Concordia University, part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics division, to be on the weightlifting team.  

Trevor Cisneros will play football at Beloit College, a DIII school. 

Isaque Costa will be attending Brewton Parker College, part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics division, to be on the weightlifting team. 

Ashley Daniels will be on the softball team at Hillsborough Community College, part of the Jr. College division. 

Kendrick Pardieu will also be attending Concordia University to be part of the weightlifting team. 

Dylan Trachtenberg will be playing soccer at Suffolk University, a DIII school. 

Ricardo Villegas will be on the volleyball team at Reinhardt University, part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics division. 

Coaches James Cappello (girls soccer), Sarah Rew (softball), Micah Stucky (weightlifting) and Brian Pulaski (football) recognized the athletes for their dedication and effort.  Principal Kelly Burke and Athletic Director Chris Holly were also in attendance to acknowledge this athletically gifted group.

Good luck to you all as you continue your athletic careers! 

17
View Comments (17)
More to Discover

Comments (17)

All The Torch Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • A

    AvaApr 30, 2024 at 11:27 am

    Nice article! Congrats to the players.

    Reply
  • S

    SophiaApr 29, 2024 at 11:27 am

    That’s really cool for the players!

    Reply
  • T

    Tori ScaglioneApr 29, 2024 at 11:24 am

    Congratulations to all the players!

    Reply
  • M

    MadisonApr 29, 2024 at 11:24 am

    This is great! Congrats to all the players!

    Reply
  • E

    EliteApr 29, 2024 at 11:24 am

    Love it thought it was so interesting

    Reply
  • S

    Skylar CuenotApr 29, 2024 at 11:24 am

    this was a really good read

    Reply
  • J

    Julia Andrade XavierApr 29, 2024 at 11:23 am

    Amazing accomplishments! Great article!

    Reply
  • T

    Tabassum ChowdhuryApr 29, 2024 at 10:18 am

    This is a great accomplishment!

    Reply
  • E

    Ethan TainesApr 29, 2024 at 9:50 am

    Congrats to all the players!

    Reply
  • A

    alexaApr 26, 2024 at 11:56 am

    This is cool! Congrats to these players!

    Reply
  • A

    AriApr 26, 2024 at 11:39 am

    Congrats to all the athletes, especially Ashley!!!!!!

    Reply
  • A

    Angelina MagnayeApr 26, 2024 at 11:26 am

    Congrats to the 8 players!

    Reply
  • J

    Jacob YaciukApr 26, 2024 at 11:24 am

    Congrats to all of them.

    Reply
  • A

    Auryanna floresApr 26, 2024 at 11:24 am

    Love this so very nice!

    Reply
  • S

    SantiagoApr 26, 2024 at 11:21 am

    I wish they best for them!

    Reply
  • J

    Jacob UApr 26, 2024 at 11:20 am

    Interesting and straight to the point, great article!

    Reply
  • H

    HayleyApr 26, 2024 at 11:19 am

    This looks very cool and organized.

    Reply