STATE CHAMP SKYLER YOUNG IN SHOT PUT!

Improving each week, sophomore Skyler Young won the gold medal in the State Class 3 shot put on May 29th. ____ The Archbishop O'Hara High School athlete achieved the Championship with a distance of 41'4". _____ In the Sectionals, Young had a distance of 38'3.25" which was good enough for second place, and the previous week she took second in District with a 35'10" toss.

Football Metro Classic Kansas 26 Missouri 23

For the second year in a row, the margin in the score of the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Metro Classic was three points as Kansas won over Missouri 26-23. _____ Last year Missouri won 10-7. ______ At first it looked like Missouri would come out on top, building up a 15-0 advantage, until Kansas answered with a touchdown before halftime. _____ However Kansas continued to score until reaching a 26-15 lead. _____ A touchdown followed by a two-point conversion by Missouri ended the scoring of the day. _____ _____ From the 2009 Archbishop O'Hara High School football team, Ted Dujakovich, was an offensive lineman on the Missouri roster for the game played on Thursday, June 17 at Shawnee Mission North. _____ The O'Hara Celtics had taken third in State in their Class. _____ Dujakovich had the jersey number 78 and is headed for Blue River Community College in the Fall. _____ _____ The GKCFCA Metro Classic was established in 1991 with top seniors of Missouri playing their counterparts from Kansas. _____ The Missouri team also had one of their assistant coaches, Mike Edinger, from O'Hara's coaching staff.

REESE IS FIFTH IN STATE DISCUS

Cydnee Reese from Archbishop O'Hara High School place fifth in State Class 3 in the discus event on May 28 with a distance of 125'6".

O'Hara Dance Team Members Announced

Melissa Wiehn announced the nine young ladies that will be making up the 2010-2011 O'Hara Celtics Dance Team. _____ They are Ellen Balentine, Kaitlyn Vinck, Candace Miller, Cameo Miller, Amelia Ernstmann, Apryl Denzer, Whitney Allen, Briana Rainey, and Ashley M. Jackson. _____ Among other performances, the Dance Team provide halftime entertainment during the school's home football and basketball games.

THREE CELTICS ON ALL DISTRICT BASEBALL TEAM

Senior Aaron Mitchell was named to the Class 3 District 15 All District Baseball Team along with juniors Cullen Rowland and Sam Janet. _____ Mitchell was an infielder and occasionally pitched for the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics. ______ Rowland and Janet were the pitcher and catcher combination for O'Hara. _____ A total of sixteen players were selected for All District honors. _____ O'Hara ended up in second place, losing an extra inning game to Pembroke Hill in the District Championship.

SIX CELTICS ON ALL WCC BASEBALL TEAM

Two Archbishop O'Hara High School baseball players were named to the All West Central Conference First Team and four were selected for the Second Team. _____ Pitcher Cullen Rowland along with infielder Aaron Mitchell were First Team players from the 15-9 Celtic squad that came in second in the District. _____ Making the Second Team All Conference were shortstop Aaron Stubblefield, catcher Sam Janet, outfielder Jake Slocum, and secondbaseman Travis Peter.

Two Track Athletes From O'Hara Qualify For State

Cydnee Reese won the discus event in Sectionals Class 3 Section 4 at Kearney High School on May 22. Skyler Young placed second in the shot put, so both Celtics will compete next weekend for the State Titles. _____ Reese had a distance of 125'10" edging out her closest opponent who had 125'7". _____ Young's heave was 38'3.25" which was shy of the 40'4" winning thrust. _____ As a result of the two athletes' feats, O'Hara as a team tied Notre Dame de Sion for 16th place among the 27 schools that scored team points.