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  • Congratulations Hedley Linton for being selected as OH's April Instructional Employee of the month Month
  • Congratulations Claudia De Almeida Menezes for being selected as OH's April Non-Instructional Employee of the Month
  • Congratulations to seniors Aviana Solorzano and Payton Betz for being selected to represent the South All Star Team for girls soccer
  • Congratulations to the Olympic Heights Chorus Department at District MPA for Receiving Superior Ratings!
  • Varsity Boys Soccer Team are Regional Champions!!!
  • The Girls Wrestling team placed 2nd out of 18 teams at the county tournament.
  • Congratulations to the OH Varsity Cheerleading Team for winning the State Championship!
  • Congratulations to the Girls Weightlifting team on winning the District Championship 4 years in a row!
  • Welcome Olympic Heights' New Varsity Baseball Coach Victor Gutierrez!
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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...

Kaley Tanis scored the two goals in the girls soccer team's  2-0 win over Boca Christian on Monday, Jan. 8.

Defense Shines As Girls Soccer Downs Boca Christian 2-0

January 9, 2018

It’s hard to win when you don’t score, and in soccer it’s hard to score when you don’t get off a single shot on goal. That was the case for Boca Raton Christian when facing the Olympic Heights...

Olympic Heights running back Reis Clark joined five teammates in being named to the Palm Beach Post's All-Area team.

13 OH Athletes Earn PB Post Fall All-Area Teams Honors

January 8, 2018

Six members of the Olympic Heights football team have been named to the Palm Beach Post's All-Area second team with another three earning an honorable mention. In addition, three OH golfers and one cross...

Three members of the OH Boys Golf Team were named to the All-Conference team: Justin Cao (far left), Matthew Hicks (second from left), and Brooks Lamb (fourth from left). They are pictured with Oliver Kiely (third from left), Christian Ayala (fifth from left), and Coach David Keithley (far right).

29 OH Athletes Named to Fall All-Conference Teams

January 4, 2018

The honors keep rolling in for the Olympic Heights fall athletics teams as 17 football players, eight swimmers, and four golfers were named to their respective Fall Palm Beach County All-Conference teams...

Shane Ellis (left) and Chris Dascher (right) will represent Olympic Heights in both the Florida/Georgia and Palm Beach County All-Star Games.

OH’s Shane Ellis and Chris Dascher to Play in Florida/Georgia All-Star Game; Join Five Other Lions in PBC All-Star Game

January 1, 2018

The honors keep rolling in for the Olympic Heights football team as two Lions have been selected to represent the Sunshine State in the Sixth Annual Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Game and seven players...

Olympic Heights defensive end, with defensive coordinator Coach Bee Alfred at the OH 2017 senior night game, was named to the Sun-Sentinel All-County first team. Bruno will play his college ball at Yale University next season.

12 Olympic Heights Athletes Named to Sun-Sentinel Fall All-County Teams

December 24, 2017

The Olympic Heights football team had nine players named to the Sun-Sentinel’s 2017 All-County Team including defense end Sebastian Bruno and wide receiver Michael Ippolito who were both named to the...

Lions small forward Gio Vilbrun (0) blocks the West Boca’s starting point guard's shot in the loss on Friday, Dec. 8.

JV Basketball Team Looks to Halt Three-Game Skid

Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor December 11, 2017

After dropping their Dec. 8 game to West Boca, the Olympic Heights JV Basketball team is 1-3 with three-game losing streak at the moment. Their first game was a win over Saint John Paul II Academy by twelve...

Guard/forward Alex Kaye (23) goes for the layup as center Jack Coulson (5) looks for the rebound vs. Chaminade-Madonna in the preseason Spanish River Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 20.

OH Boys Basketball Program Looks for Drastic Improvement

Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor November 27, 2017

The Olympic Heights varsity boys basketball team is looking at its 2017-18 season as the one in which they turn the program around as they will be looking to improve on their five-win season last year. For...

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