O'Hara Basketball Team Topped by Miege by Five

In the Hy-Vee Shootout on December 18, the Bishop Miege Stags (who are ranked in 5A Kansas) outscored the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics (ranked in 3A Missouri) 51-46. ______ The Celtics dominated the first two quarters and held a 16 point lead at one time. _____ The Stags had a very productive third quarter while the Celtics were unable to hold on to their lead, and the final quarter saw the two teams play evenly. _____ Daniel Hurtt had 18 points in the low scoring game and was the only O'Hara player in double figures.

O'HARA WRESTLERS WIN AGAINST SAINT PIUS 51-21

On December 14 the O'Hara wrestling team won 51-21 over the Saint Pius Warriors. _____ Among those who won were Nick Schofield, Peyton Franklin, Tanner Warner, and Miles Womack. _____ For Schofield, it was his first career win with a 9-7 decision. _____ ______ Meanwhile freshman wrestlers won three out of four JV matches. ______ _____ Ninth ranked Warrensburg was a tougher challenge for the Celtics. _____ O'Hara managed just two wins. _____ Chase Scott pinned Attison Kemp who had been ranked third in State and Jake Fortin went the distance in his 10-3 decision. _____ _____ ______ In the JV competition, Spencer Matthews, Gerard Harker, Tyler Adams, Anthony Irick, and Sly Newman were winners for O'Hara. _____ Showing a lot of heart and potential, Ian Levy, Brian Downs, Jaydon Hudson, Jai Won Choi, Devon Maschger, and Nihkil Fenani fought well but were unable to emerge victors. ______ _______The wrestling team from O'Hara is 1-1 in the West Central Conference and has an overall record of 3-1.

FYI: Brother Richard's Dissertation and Thesis Titles

Geimer, Richard Lawrence: PhD DISSERTATION TITLE: An Evaluative Study of the Usage and Values of Mathematics Resource Centers in Catholic Secondary Schools, University of Saint Louis, 1977. ______ Kenelm Richard Geimer: MA THESIS TITLE: An Item Analysis of the 1960-A Form of the Algebra Test of the Mathematics Committee of the Saint Louis District. (94 pages) Saint Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota, 1961. _____ _____ ______ ______ Richard Lawrence Geimer was given the religious name Brother Kenelm Richard when he made his novitiate in 1953-1954.

O'HARA 73 CLINTON 69

On December 14, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team won their game with the Clinton Cardinals by a score of 73-69. _______ The victory brings the Celtics' to 2-1 in the West Central Conference and to an overall record of 4-1. _____ They are ranked 4th among Kansas City area schools in the small class category.

Smith-Cotton Edges O'Hara 49-46

It was a matchup between Sedalia's free throws and Kyle Baker's three point shots with Smith-Cotton surviving in a low scoring basktball game 49-46 on December 13. _____ The Archbishop O'Hara High School basketball team hadn't lost to Sedalia since 2006, but a 20 for 27 free throw production gave the home team just enough for the win. _____ In the fourth quarter when the Tigers had a 45-38 advantage, Kyle Baker swished in back to back treys to bring the score to within a single point 45-44. _____ With 9.8 second on the clock, Donivan Schnicker sank two free throws, and Baker's next three-point attempt to tie up the game hit the back of the rim without scoring. ______ The Celtics went to 1-1 in West Central Conference play and the Tigers' record became 1-1. _____ O'Hara's overall record is 3-1.

CELTIC WRESTLERS ARE SECOND IN TOURNAMENT

The O'Hara Celtics wrestling team placed second at Bishop Miege on Saturday, December 10. _____ Winning their weight classes were Chase Scott, Peyton Franklin, Jake Fortin, and Maverick Griffin. _____ Ben Kirse and Tanner Warner also wrestled for the top spots but had to settle for second places. _____ Steven Conway, Jeremy Shaefer and Myles Womack completed their competitions with wins to take third places. _____ Chase Scott won all his matches by pinning his opponents. _____ Miege won the Tournament; other schools competing included Schlage, Turner, Pembroke Hill, Saint Mary's, Saint Pius X, Sherwood, and Sumner. _____ Athletic Director Alan Hull lists the following win-loss records for six Celtics with winning records: Jake Fortin 3-0, Chase Scott 8-1, Tanner Warner 7-1, Steven Conway 8-3, Maverick Griffin 7-3 and Peyton Franklin 7-3._____ ______ Meanwhile all seven wrestlers who went to Harrisonville brought home medals. _____ Tyler Adams, Spencer Mathews, Jayden Hudson, Liam Hogan and Sly Newmam all took silvers for second places. _______ Anthony Irick and Gerard Harker were bronze medalists for thirds. ____ _____ For the Varsity, JV and the freshman teams, O'Hara wrestlers won a total of sixteen medals.

O'Hara Girls are Seventh at the Kickapoo Basketball Tournament

In the first round of the Kickapoo Girls Basketball Tournament on December 8, the O'Hara Celtics trailed throughout, starting with an 18-8 first quarter and finishing the day losing 66-28. _______ Cyndee Reese had 14 of O'Hara's points. ______ As a result, they met Logan-Rogersville in their next game and lost 48-37. ______ However, O'Hara topped Lebanon 57-54 on December 10 for seventh place._____ Three Celtics reached double figures; Cyndee Reese 15, Alexa Williams 17, and Amanda Hull 14.