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The school newspaper of Oakville High School

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The school newspaper of Oakville High School

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Talia Reed (10) practices wrestling her partner.

One of Now Many

Jaylin Hunt, JI Reporter December 17, 2022

OHS has many students that participate in other activities. One of the biggest being sports, like wrestling. Since last year, OHS has had their first ever girls wrestling team. One of these girl wrestlers...

Chase Bentrup (9) smiles for a picture after playing basketball. I started playing when I was like three or four, so 10 or 11 years, and I started playing because my parents signed me up for it, Bentrup said. He never expected himself to play basketball until he actually got good at it.

Swish

Layla Bladdick, JI Reporter December 16, 2022

Chase Bentrup (9) used to play soccer, baseball and football, but that all changed when he found out what he really wanted to do and that was to play basketball. He never expected himself to play basketball...

The Oakville Tigers Varsity hockey team tied their first regular season game against Lindbergh on Nov. 5. Overall the season has been really great. We are functioning as a team and as a result we are starting to get some goals and important wins, Lucas Dewitt (11) said. The Tigers have a current record of five wins, three losses and four ties with nine games left in the regular season.

Preview To The Hockey Season

Katie Schroeder, Reporter December 14, 2022

On Nov. 5, the OHS varsity hockey team played their first regular game of the 2022-2023 season. As of Dec. 13, the team is 12 games into the 21 game season and has a record of five wins, three losses and...

Running back Jacob Banes has the ball handed to him by quarterback Maxwell Bradley. “I enjoy playing with Jacob. He is a fun person…and a great leader,” Bradley said. Bradley added that he has known Banes for a while but only started playing football with him in middle school.

From Freshman To Varsity

Dino Suljanovic, JI Reporter December 13, 2022

The Tigers freshman football team finished with a record of 6-2, causing star players like running back Jacob Banes to gain varsity traction. Banes has been playing football since elementary school...

Tommy Hennessy (12) plays in a basketball game at Oakville High School. “This game is so fun, it feels like an art when you’re playing, you feel like you’re moving fluently,” Hennessy said. Hennessy started playing sports before elementary school.

Les Hoop

Adam Abuzaid, JI Reporter December 12, 2022

There are many activities and sports that students participate in at OHS. One student, Tommy Hennessy (12), started playing sports at a young age and currently plays for the school's basketball team where...

Amy Menz (10) plays lacrosse with the OHS Tigers. “People do not know that lacrosse has a very high impact,” Menz said. She started playing last year.

Sticking With It

Kasey Kinealy, JI Reporter December 9, 2022

Amy Menz (10) thinks that playing lacrosse is a very good time and is well worth the challenges.  Menz, who started playing lacrosse last year on defense, was inspired to play by her friends in her...

Ava Ross (9) poses with her medal and scorecard after winning the Lindbergh Golf Tournament. Ive been playing since I was five, and my love for the sport has grown more and more, Ross said. Ross won the tournament with a score of 67.

First Female In 23 Years To Win

Ellie Mayfield, JI Reporter December 9, 2022

In 1998, OHS golf teams started up, and this year Ava Ross (9) took the win and made her the JV female player to win the Lindbergh High School Tournament.  "I'm very hard on myself when I play," Ross...

Isaac Lillard (12) Mohammed Al-kenani (12) and Seth Gallagher (12) pose for the Boys Varsity Sign-off Photo. Hard work beats talent any day of the week, Lillard said. The boys considered themselves a family after playing for the soccer team.

Varsity Soccer Sign-off

Dana Hodzic, JI Reporter December 8, 2022

Playing their last year for OHS, the boys varsity soccer team explain their bittersweet moments and memories that'll last a lifetime. With a whopping 42 goals this season, seniors Mohammed Alkenani (12),...

Izzie Rysanek (9) jumps to hit a ball at the opposing team. ...When you get a big kill or a big point and you just see all of your teammates supporting you, going crazy, screaming [its the best]. Even if it wasn’t that good, if theyre a really supporting team, they’ll go crazy for you and it makes me feel really rewarded, Rysanek said. Rysanek also plays for Rockwood Thunder Volleyball Club.

“She’s a Freshman”

Emma Hlavsa, JI Reporter December 1, 2022

Many athletes dream of having a spot on varsity in their freshman year of high school, but for Izzie Rysanek (9), that dream came true.  “I was very confused,” Rysanek said. “When the coach told...

Ethan Le dives for the first time as a freshman during the fall season. “It’s really fun knowing that in a small season I got taught by just the other diver,” Le said. Le had no experience diving prior to this year.

Dive in Head First

Blake Hallsten, JI Reporter November 30, 2022

The announcement for the next dive echoes through the pool. Ethan Le (9) climbs the steps on the diving board and walks to the edge. He takes a moment to collect himself, then jumps gracefully into the...

Aydan Squires (11) and Talia Reed (10) practice hand fighting and takedowns at practice Monday, Nov. 28. “To mentally prepare, I try to keep a positive mindset and I just think about how I’ve already done this a whole year, Squires said, and so there’s nothing I havent seen before here and its just another day of practicing or a match, and theres nothing bad that could happen. Squires said she was excited to get the new season started.

New Beginnings

Talia Reed, JI Reporter November 29, 2022

The OHS wrestling 2022-2023 season began and many things are changing on and off the mat.  “It’s awesome. I’ve been waiting for it for a very long time, and I've been wanting to be here at Oakville...

Drew Murphy (11) hypes up the cheer team at the Homecoming football game Sept. 30. “...The hype circles like we see on the intro, me dancing with them and doing everything like that, I think that really gets them elevated and just excited to be out there and do what they love,” Murphy said. The team cheers at a soccer or football game every Friday.

First in Fourteen

Maddy Geisler, Design Editor-In-Chief September 30, 2022

The 2023 school year brought multiple changes for the cheer team, one of which was Drew Murphy, the only male cheerleader the OHS team has had since 2008.  “I’m always here to hype up people,”...

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