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  • 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

Second year Olympic Heights head football coach Brandon Knight (center, white visor) expects his 2022 squad to be competitive in their new district.

Lions football team starts 2022 season with high hopes

Pedro Lagoeiro, Co-Sports Editor August 25, 2022

As the school year begins so does the high school football season. The Olympic Heights Lions football team starts their 2022 campaign tonight, Thurs., Aug.25, with a home opener against the Suncoast Chargers...

The Tennessee Titans pick of Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks with the 18th overall pick was a major steal.

NFL Draft Analysis: The best pick from each round

Brayden Schultz, Sports Editor May 25, 2022

Every year the NFL Draft seems to become more and more loaded with talent, and 2022 was no different. No longer are the days where being picked in the first round means you have the highest chance of success...

The Olympic Heights boys weightlifting team celebrate their Class 3A State Championship in the Snatch Competition.

OH SPORTS WRAP: Boys weightlifting win state title; two Special Olympians medal; athletic squads tops in academics

May 23, 2022

The Olympic Heights boys wrestling team won the Class 3A State Championship in the snatch event on April 21. The OH weightlifters edged out Navarre High School by one point for the title, 21-20, to win...

Olympic Heights student/athletes that signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level are (from left): Caleb Mackrey (basketball), Brady Thomas (basketball), Maddy Wicihowski (softball), Will Eltringham (football), and Kyle Dzarnowski (basketball).

Five OH student/athletes sign to play at the collegiate level

Pedro Lagoeiro, Staff Writer May 22, 2022

As the school year wraps up, we can look back at what was a very successful athletic season for Olympic Heights. Not only did the school achieve multiple district titles by many different sports, the Lions...

The Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic, averaging 31.0 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, won his second consecutive MVP award. He was also rated the fifth best defensive player in the league.

Denver’s Nikola Jokic wins second consecutive NBA MVP

Mason Silverstein, Sports Editor May 20, 2022

It has been a wild NBA season, the playoffs are underway and the 2022 season awards have been announced.  Most Valuable Player, the most prestigious of those awards, went to the Denver Nuggets Nikola...

The New York Yankees Nasty Nestor Cortes looks to be the American League frontrunner for the Cy Young Award.

Way-too-early Major League Baseball predictions

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor May 13, 2022

One month into the 2022 Major League Baseball, some teams are showing that they will be competitors for the long haul; others, not so much. Some players are also putting up early impressive numbers, putting...

Tyreek Hill (right) joining Jaylen Waddle (center) gives Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (left) the fastest wide receiver duo in the history of the NFL.

Wild NFL offseason sees superstar players switching teams

Jack Nomberg, Staff Writer May 12, 2022

The current offseason in the NFL has led to many trades for teams that have struggled in the past years. From Russel Wilson to Devante Adams to Matt Ryan to Tyreek Hill, this season's offseason trades...

This weekends Miami Grand Prix will utilize Hard Rock Stadium as a centerpiece of the track.

This weekend’s Miami Grand Prix highlights will increase the growing popularity of Formula 1 racing in the U.S.

Pedro Lagoeiro, Staff Writer May 6, 2022

Formula 1 racing, once called “garbage” and “boring” by motorsport analysts, is now the most popular form of motor racing on the planet, with millions of fans worldwide. However, throughout its...

WNBA player Brittney Griner has been held in a Russian prison on cannabis charges since Feb. 17. She faces a possible prison sentence of 10 years.

U.S. State Dept. will seek WNBA superstar Brittney Griner’s release from Russian incarceration on cannabis charges

Sachin Moosai, Staff Writer May 5, 2022

Brittney Griner is a legend in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a seven-time WNBA all-star and a two-time was WNBA defensive player of the year. Griner also plays for Team USA...

The U.S. womens national soccer team had plenty of fan support in its fight to earn equal pay to the mens team.

U.S. women’s national soccer team scores a big win as it reaches settlement guaranteeing equal pay to men’s team

Pedro Lagoeiro, Staff Writer April 11, 2022

The long-lasting fight for equal pay in women’s sports took a major step this past February. After filing and appealing multiple lawsuits against the gender pay gap in the soccer world, the very successful...

Will Dukes Coach K be cutting down the National Championship net in his final season of coaching to cap off his incredible career?

THE TORCH PREDICTIONS: NCAA Basketball Championship

Brayden Schultz & Mason Silverstein, Co-Sports Editors April 1, 2022

A fantastic season of college basketball was followed by a March Madness tournament with plenty of excitement and huge upsets, including the bracket-busting Saint Peter’s Peacocks, who went on to become...

Senior players on the Olympic Heights tennis teams are (from left): Zoe Siegel, Brooke Hollander, Mason Sacher, Makayla Lewis, Tyler Levin, Livia Vieira, and Ariana Fromm.

OH tennis teams hitting stride as district tourney nears

Jack Nomberg, Staff Writer March 31, 2022

The Olympic Heights boys and girls tennis teams have been on a roll as of late as they near the end of their regular seasons and the district tournaments draw near.  The girls team currently holds...

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