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It’s a full house for summer basketball skills camp hosted by Olney High School Varsity Basketball Head Coach Eric Symank. Coach Symank is hard at work this summer keeping the excitement of the game alive and giving kids a fun activity to participate in

Attendees of the basketball camp practice passing as they race back and forth on the court passing the ball as they go. Photo by Will Sadler

One of the activities of the basketball camp was a king of the hill shooting challenge, shooters got to keep shooting if they scored as other shooters rotated in to try to take over the basket from the holder. Photo by Will Sadler

Coach Symank is teaching a large group of children basketball skills over the summer, which includes one on one coaching time. Kids also learn teamwork, passing, dribbling, shooting and good sportsmanship along with many other useful skills. Photo by Will

It wasn’t all work during the summer basketball camp; children played a game by tossing the ball into the air, clapping then attempting to catch the ball behind their backs. Photo by Will Sadler

Coach Symank incentivized players by awarding tokens for achieving certain tasks or answering trivia questions correctly. Photo by Will Sadler

Junior Cubs Learn Basketball Skills at Summer Camp

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 12:00am

Junior Cubs Learn Basketball Skills at Summer Camp

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After a hard-fought season and a lot of fun the Olney Cubs 10U team captured the Championship during the summer league playoffs. Congratulations, Cubs! Photo by Will Sadler

Olney Cub #9 Cash Reed pitched a great game and helped secure the Cubs Championship win! Photo by Will Sadler

Olney Cub Pitcher #32 Denis “Sasquatch” Geter had a wicked fast ball and struck out several batters helping to secure a Championship title. Photo by Will Sadler

Olney Cub #10 Brayson Betts had his eye on the ball during the championship game. Photo by Will Sadler

Olney Cub #10 Brayson Betts tags an opponent out at third base. Photo by Will Sadler

The 10U Olney Cubs celebrate after claiming the 2025 Championship title! Way to go, Cubs! Photo by Will Sadler

10U Baseball Cubs Clinch Championship

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 12:00am

10U Baseball Cubs Clinch Championship

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NHS FFA 2024-25 Outgoing Officers: President-Kamalani Duffield, Vice President-Sara May, Secretary- Elizabeth Daigle, Treasurer-Addison Riley, Reporter-Kourtney Whitfield and Sentinel-Jason Moreno. Photo by Will Sadler

Newcastle FFA hosted a huge crowd of friends, family, FFA members and community members for their annual end-of-year banquet. Photo by Will Sadler

Senior Jazmine Hammond got very sentimental as she performed the FFA ritual of hanging her jacket up at the end of year NHS FFA banquet. Outgoing seniors of the FFA hang their jackets up symbolically ending their time with the FFA. Other seniors ending th

The NHS FFA has had many successes this year which was seen in all the awards, certificates and degrees presented at this year’s banquet. Photo by Will Sadler

Newcastle Celebrates FFA With Banquet

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 11:00pm

Newcastle High School [NHS] FFA celebrated a year of successes, memories and learning with an end-of-year banquet.

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Olney Elementary School [OES] hosted the annual field day, a day of fun, memories and athletic skills. Echoes of laughter and faces filled with smiles filled Cub stadium as students raced, hopped, jumped and pulled their way through a day of fun and compe

The skipping competition was very popular during the OES field day if judged by the amount of smiling and laughing students. Photo by Will Sadler

OES students gave it their all during the 100m dash during the annual field day. Photo by Will Sadler

The discus competition tested coordination and athleticism during the OES field day but most of all created great memories with friends. Photo by Will Sadler

Students of Olney Elementary battled with each other for ribbons and bragging rights during the annual end of year field day. Photo by Will Sadler

Cotton Gibson sprinting towards the finish line displaying the number three, maybe for third place or third grade, only Cotton will know. Photo by Will Sadler

Olney Elementary School Hosts Field Day

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 11:00pm

Olney Elementary School Hosts Field Day

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Three Ladycats competed at the UIL 1A State Track and Field Championship on May 3. Freshman Allison Melton tied her best-ever time and finished 9th. Sophomore Camren Mallory finished fourth in a competitive 100m hurdle race, missing the podium by one hund

Newcastle Ladycats Win at State Track

Wed, 05/14/2025 - 11:00pm

Newcastle Ladycats Win at State Track

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