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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

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL for racial discrimination and has made serious allegations of impropriety against the Dolphins ownership.

Former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores lawsuit and allegations investigation could drag into 2022 season

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor March 2, 2022

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL and the Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, and the Denver Broncos for discriminatory hiring practices and his firing from the Miami Dolphins....

Quarterbacks Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams (left) and Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals will face off in Super Bowl LVI.

TORCH Super Bowl LVI Predictions: Rams over Bengals

Mason Silverstein & Brayden Schultz, co-Sports Editors February 12, 2022

The Big Game is here, and this year it’ll be the AFC champions Cincinnati Bengals and the NFC champions Los Angeles Rams playing for the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, February 13 in SoFi Stadium in Los...

Olympic Heights senior Caleb Mackrey is the states 6A-classification leading average points per game scorer and 14th in the state overall.

OH Boys Basketball finish season strong; primed for playoffs

Pedro Lagoeiro, Staff Writer February 8, 2022

After an undefeated 2020-21 regular season campaign the standards were high for this year’s Olympic Heights Boys Basketball team. Though the goal was to repeat last year’s immense success, losing eight...

Lions senior midfielder Brett Mazo, who had 10 goals and six assists on the season, passes the ball in the Jan. 20 game against Park Vista. (photo by Janaina Lagoeiro)

Olympic Heights boys soccer team closes out regular season winning 10 of 12 games, clinches #1 seed in district playoffs

Pedro Lagoeiro, Staff Writer January 29, 2022

Olympic Heights, in recent years, has not been known as a school with a strong boy’s soccer program, but this season’s squad has seemed to turn that narrative around. A coaching change, followed by...

Quarterbacks (from left) Jimmy Garappolo (49ers), Matthew Stafford (Rams), Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs), and Joe Burrow (Bengals) will be leading their teams into Sundays NFL Conference Championship games to determine which two will advance to the Super Bowl.

The Torch’s NFL Conference Championship Predictions

Mason Silverstein & Brayden Schultz, co-Sports Editors January 29, 2022

And then there were four… NFL fans will argue that the divisional round was the greatest weekend of football maybe ever, as every game came down to the final play. The Bengals, Chiefs, 49ers, and Rams...

Quarterbacks Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills (left) and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs will lead their powerhouse offenses into the highly anticipated Sunday night showdown during the NFLs Divisional Playoffs round.

The Torch’s NFL Divisional Round Playoff Predictions

Mason Silverstein & Brayden Schultz, Co-Sports Editors January 21, 2022

Fourteen teams have been dwindled down to just eight after the NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend. The wild card round gave us four blowouts, the “Whistle Rule” game and Cowboys fans throwing garbage...

The Torch’s UEFA Champions League knockout predictions

The Torch’s UEFA Champions League knockout predictions

Pedro Lagoeiro, Staff Writer January 16, 2022

One of the most iconic seasons of European soccer’s UEFA Champions League is set for an extraordinary last couple of stages. Following a group stage where each team played six games each, the best 16...

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will most likely be waving bye-bye to his career at the end of the Steelers wild card playoff game vs. the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

The Torch’s NFL Wild Card Playoff Predictions

Mason Silverstein & Brayden Schultz, co-Sports Editors January 14, 2022

Thirty-two teams entered the 2021 NFL season with aspirations of winning a championship, 14 teams  – 13 if you ask Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger – remain in contention for Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles....

The 2021 College Football Playoffs start Friday, Dec. 31, with Alabama taking on Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl at 3:30pm and Michigan facing Georgia in the Orange Bowl at 7:30pm.

The Torch’s College Football Playoff Preview

Brayden Schultz, Sports Editor December 28, 2021

Alabama, Michigan, Georgia, and Cincinnati. These are the four teams who remain in contention for college football’s 2021 National Championship. They represent the College Football Playoff teams and...

Olympic Heights junior forward Lindsey Osinoff (#45 in white) passes the ball in a game against Lake Worth. Osinoff leads the district in goals scored and points total.

OH Girls Soccer remains unbeaten through 14 games

Mason Silverstein, Sports Editor December 20, 2021

The Olympic Heights girls soccer team is off to one of the best starts to a season in the program’s history, posting a 12-0-2 record through its first 14 games while out scoring its opponents 111 to...

Arguably the biggest superstar in the MLS, Gonzalo Higuaín plays for Inter Miami FC.

Major League Soccer looking to grow its U.S. fan base

Christopher Santos, Staff Writer December 19, 2021

Soccer in the United States isn't known for its popularity and huge crowds. In the U.S., soccer usually only becomes popular during the World Cup and the Olympics when the U.S. national teams are playing...

Lionel Messi is all smiles after being named the 2021 Ballon dOr winner.

Lionel Messi wins record seventh Ballon d’Or

Christopher Santos, Staff Writer December 3, 2021

Argentine and Paris Saint Germain forward Lionel Messi was awarded his seventh Ballon d’Or - considered the most prestigious individual soccer honor awarded to the best male player over the past year...

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