O'Hara is Third in District Golf

At Hidden Pines Golf Course in Warrensburg, Archbishop O'Hara High School placed third in Class 3-A District Golf on April 28, just four strokes shy of Marshall. ______ Warrensburg was the District Champs with a score of 303 while Marshall finished 366 snd O'Hara 370. _____ The top two teams continue to Sectionals while other golfers can move on as individuals if their scores are high enough. _____ All four of the O'Hara athletes did indeed qualify to continue as individuals. _____ They were Jack Caywood (85), Tanner Bainbridge (89), Amere Taylor (95), and Ryan Wald (101). _____ Both Jack Caywood and Tanner Bainbridge were named to the ALL DISTRICT TEAM.

O'Hara is Second in Conference Golf

Although Warrensburg easily outdistanced the other teams in the West Central Conference Golf Tournament to take First Place on April 21, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics had the next best score to reach Second Place. _____ The Celtics with a score of 351 were seven strokes better than Third Place Smith-Cotton. _____ Saint Pius was fourth, Clinton was fifth, and Center did not field a team. _____ Jack Caywood was named to the ALL CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM while Tanner Bainbridge and Ryan Wald made the ALL CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM. _____ All three had scores in the 80's. ______ Amere Taylor was O'Hara's fourth player contributing to the team total.

O'HARA 3 SAINT PIUS 1 IN GIRLS SOCCER

Katie Brage, Ciru Franklin, and Sydney White accounted for O'Hara's scoring in their 3-1 soccer win over Saint Pius X on April 20.

Tennis Team is Victorious

The O'Hara varsity tennis team won against Sedalia Smith-Cotton on a cold day in April. _____In singles, Kyle Quirk, Joe Locascio, and Matt Shelton won as did doubles teams of Connor Burke & Brandon Dennis and Kyle Quirk & Joe Locascio.

O'HARA GIRLS TOP SMITH-COTTON IN TRACK

On April 19, the O'Hara girls track team defeated Smith-Cotton and the boys team finished second. _____ Cyndee Reese won in the discus and Skyler Young in shot put for the girls. _____ Jasper Greeson won three races, the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter. _____ Tanner Hull won in pole vaulting. _____ Cyndee Reese took first place in 100 meters. ______ Boys relay teams in 4x100 and 4x400 and girls 4x400 landed in first places also.

Celtics In Lee's Summit Baseball Tournament

The Archbishop O'Hara High School baseball team split two games on April 18 in Pool A of the Mid Season Classic Varsity Baseball Tournament in Lee's Summit, losing to Trumam 14-2 and defeating Belton 5-2. _____ Cullen Rowland was O'Hara's winning pitcher and the big hit of the game was a solo home run by Jacob Chichuk. _____In the game the Celtics lost, Austin Percy was O'Hara's starting pitcher and did very well for four innings during which time the team led 2-1 before the Patriots broke through to move into the lead 4-2. _____ Relief pitchers did not fare well in the last two innings when the game became a rout. ______ O'Hara lost their next two games 12-2 to Lee's Summit and 10-2 to Blue Springs South but won 7-3 in their final game with William Chrisman.

O'HARA PROM QUEEN AND KING

Brynn Thibault and JeVon Lyle are the Archbishop O'Hara High School Prom Queen and King for 2011.

Girls Soccer Enjoy Two Shut Outs

The Archbishop O'Hara High School girls soccer team shut out Pleasant Hill 5-0 and Center 8-0. Derrianna White was the goalkeeper for both games. _____ In the game with Pleasant Hill, Angela Fenani found the range twice with Sydney White, Ciru Franklin, and Lindsay Beachner each adding a goal. _____ Sydney White scored three goals and Andi Davis put in two in the Center game. _____ Individual scores were kicked by Katie Hayes, Lindsay Beachner, and Katie Brage.

Celtics In Recent Track Relays

The O'Hara athletes that took first places in the Center Track Relays on April 12 were Jorge Belcher (shotput, discus, and 100 meter dash),Jasper Greeson (200 and 400 meter runs), Tanner Hull (pole vault and long jump), Andy Meyer in the 1600 meter run, Skyler Young in shotput, Cydnee Reese in discus, Paige Bush in the 400 meter run, and Stephanie DeBitetto in pole vaulting. _____ _____ ______The next day at the Eagles Relays in Holden, the two Celtic teams came in second. _____First places in this meet were Jasper Greeson in the 200 and 400 dashes, Andy Meyer in the 1600 meter run, Skyler Young in shotput, Cyndee Reese in discus, Whitney Nelson in high jump, and in pole vaulting both Dakota Waggerman and Tanner Hull.

O'HARA PROM COURT CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED

Natalya Washington, Brynn Thibault, Molly Flores, and Jackie Bartholome are candidates for Archbishop O'Hara's Prom Queen. _____ For Prom King, Caleb Schmidt, Alex Ralph, Kyle Quirk, and JeVon Lyle are the candidates. ______ The Queen and King will be announced at the 2011 Prom on April 16.

4th Place for Celtics in Tennis

In the Ruskin Tennis Tournament on April 11, the O'Hara team missed third place by a half point. _____ In the "A" Flight, Kyle Quirk placed second while the doubles team of John Tyler & Matt Shelton were 4th. ______ Joe Locascio in singles and the team of Brandon Dennis & Connor Burke in doubles placed 3rd in the "B" Flight.

O'HARA AT MIEGE TRACK INVITATIONAL

At the Bishop Miege Track Invitational on April 8, Jasper Greeson and Brett Coatney were 1st and 2nd place winners in the 200 meter and 400 meter races. _____ Other first place athletes from O'Hara were Cydnee Reese in discus, Dakota Waggerman and Tanner Hull in pole vaulting, and Skyler Young in shotput.

Kirse and Franklin Receive Honors

O'Hara students Ben Kirse and Peyton Franklin were named to the Brute/Adaidos High School All-American Team at the National-Folkstyle Championships in wrestling

O'HARA WINS A CLOSE TRI-MEET IN GOLF

Teamwork was the bottom line in Archbishop O'Hara's 180-182-182 win in golf with West Central Conference teams Smith-Cotton and Clinton on April 6. _____ Ryan Wald had the Celtics' low score of 42 followed by Tanner Bainbridge 43, Jack Caywood 46, and Amere Taylor 49. _______ The meet medalist was Clinton's Adam Cummings with 38 but his teammates did not give enough support to win the contest. _______ Brendan Hurley had Smith-Cottons best score of 41. ______ _____ Then on April 7, the Celtics were matched against Warrensburg and Saint Pius X. ______The Warrensburg Tigers won easily with a low score of 151 while both of the other teams tied with 176. _____ For O'Hara, the individual scores were Tanner Bainbridge 39, Jack Caywood 41, Ryan Wald 46, and James Braddish 50.

Four Celtics Win Firsts in Track Invitational

Of the four first places that O'Hara athletes won at the April 2nd Odessa Track Invitational, two were for pole vaulting. ______ Tanner Hull won with a height of 12'0" for the boys division and Dakota Waggerman won with a height of 10'0" for the girls. _____ Jasper Greeson was first in the 400 meter run timed at 50.75 and Cydnee Reese took first in discus with a throw of 118'6". ______ The girls team came in 4th and the boys tied with Richmond for 6th. ______ Warrensburg was the top team in both the girls and boys competition.

O'HARA WINNER IN THREE SPORTS ON MARCH 31

On March 31, the Archbishop O'Hara High School baseball team won 14-1 against Center; the golf team won in a tri-meet scoring a low 173 with Saint Mary's 180 and Odessa 185; the tennis team topped Clinton 6-3. _____ Jack Caywood was the golf medalist with a 40 on a par 35 Royal Meadows Course. _____ Kyle Quirk, Matt Shelton, Brandon Dennis, and John Tyler won their singles matches in tennis.