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  • 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.
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The Olympic Heights Girls Soccer Team took a little time to do some sightseeing when they traveled to Key West to play the Conchs the final weekend of Winter Break. OH beat Key West 2-1 in the match.

OH Girls Soccer Closes Out 15-Win Season; Readies for Potential Showdown with West Boca in District Tournament

Joshua Wolf, Staff Writer January 18, 2019

Coming into this year, Olympic Heights girls soccer coach Jim Cappello had very high expectations for his team, and as the team approaches next week’s district tournament, it would be an understatement...

OH Basketball Programs Culture Change Paying Immediate Dividends as Lions Off to Best Start in Years

OH Basketball Program’s “Culture Change” Paying Immediate Dividends as Lions Off to Best Start in Years

Joshua Wolf, Staff Writer December 20, 2018

One-third of the way through its season and heading into the Winter Break, the Olympic Heights boys basketball team, under the leadership of new head coach Keith Mackrey, is turning heads with its 4-4...

The OH girls soccer team has outscored opponents 29-0 over its first five games.

OH Girls Soccer Team Unbeaten After Five Games

November 29, 2018

The Olympic Heights varsity girls’ soccer team is off to perhaps its best start in recent memory with a 4-0-1 record over its first five games of the season. And even though the team won its first four...

Olympic Heights Will Cunningham is setting the standard for future OH athletes to emulate.

Olympic Heights’ Will Cunningham Excelling on the Field, in the Weight Room, in the Classroom, and in Life

Razanne Saleh, Staff Writer October 21, 2018

Will Cunningham, an Olympic Heights weightlifter and varsity football player, is steadily making a name for himself as one of the best student athletes in the county. In this his senior year, he plans...

The Olympic Heights girls volleyball team opens postseason play at Boynton Beach on Monday, Oct. 15.

Girls’ Volleyball, Boys’ and Girls’ Golf Begin Postseason Play

October 14, 2018

The Olympic Heights girls’ volleyball team and both the OH boys’ and girls’ golf teams will begin post season play Monday, October 15 in their respective district championship tournaments. The...

The Olympic Heights football team is now 3-1 after beating West Boca 13-3.

Lions Down West Boca 13-3 to Run Record to 3-1

September 16, 2018

Winning ugly. But winning. The Olympic Heights football team used two Connor Hone to Jack Coulson touchdown passes to beat West Boca 13-3 on Friday, Sept. 14, on the Bulls’ home field. What many...

Lions Football Team Falls 40-20 to Cardinal Newman

Lions Football Team Falls 40-20 to Cardinal Newman

September 9, 2018

After holding its opponents to a total of 13 points over the first two games of the 2018 campaign and posting a 2-0 record, the Olympic Heights football team met more than its match on Friday night as...

Lions Head Coach Baz Alfred is looking to Jack Coulson (left) and Will Cunningham to provide senior leadership in the 2018 season.

Olympic Heights Football Team Off to 2-0 Start; Looking to Build on Victories

Joshua Wolf, Staff Writer September 1, 2018

The Olympic Heights football team is off to a 2-0 start after beating Boynton Beach 7-6 in what Head Coach Baz Alfred called a “sloppy” game in the season opener on Aug. 24, and then pounding cross-town...

Olympic Heights Special Olympians (from left) Derrick Morgan, Ethan Litman, and Tai Zheng show off some of the hardware won at the State Games over the weekend of May 19.

Olympic Heights Special Olympians Shine at State Games

May 21, 2018

The long weeks of hard training put in by the Olympic Heights Special Olympics Team under Coach Robin Williams and Coach Joseph Leaming have paid off as team members selected to represent Palm Beach County...

Keith Mackrey Hired As New Boys Basketball Head Coach

Keith Mackrey Hired As New Boys Basketball Head Coach

April 9, 2018

  Olympic Heights has hired Keith Mackrey as its new boys’ varsity basketball head coach.  Mackrey will be replacing Matt Ryder who is leaving to take the athletic director position at Boca...

Olympic Heights state champion wrestler Troy Jaffy  on the podium after receiving his gold medal.

OH Wrestler Troy Jaffy Wins State Championship; Ethan Davis Finishes Second

March 4, 2018

Olympic Heights senior wrestler Troy Jaffy won the state championship in the 220-pound division at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee Saturday night with a 4-2 come-from-behind decision over Seabreeze’s...

The Olympic Heights Boys  JV Basketball Team pose with their second place trophy  from the Park Vista Holiday Tournament.

Lions Boys Basketball Teams Look for Strong Finish

Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor January 16, 2018

*This story, originally posted on Jan. 16,  has been updated to include the results of the Boys Varsity game of Jan. 16 vs. West Boca. The Olympic Heights Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball...

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