The Boys Golf Team has made history by being the first team sport in the school’s history to win an IHSA state championship. With hard work and dedication, the boys went above and beyond this season.  The...

Is it hard to be a successful student athlete and manage schoolwork as well? Senior Hailey Larsen claims it can be easy. "Schoolwork comes before sports always. If you can’t keep your grades up, you...

Senior Jace Veith is taking the ball with his first year in the football team and running it straight to the end zone. Veith felt committed to baseball until his last year at OTHS when he decided to...

Senior Gabby Cooper has been representing the hardest working students since her freshman year. She has been noticed for her work ethic and athletics for balancing cheerleading and tennis on top of school....

Ready to play. Varsity boys huddled right before the game starts in the second half of their game against Streator on October 22. Unfortunately, they lost 2-4 but they tried their best. The boys had an...

Killing it on the court. Sophomore Bella Knoll cheers with her volleyball teammates, sophomores Emily Snyder, Rowan Weems and Ashlynn Ganiere after getting a block kill against the other team. “Block...

From crutches to kills, sophomore Bella Knoll has been playing volleyball since grade school and hasn’t let anything stop her yet.   Knoll has had a rough start to her high school volleyball career,...

“Root Hog or Die!” is a popular slogan among us Pirates for our school’s football team. The slogan is on a lot of merchandise and shows school spirit. There are many ways to show some “Pirate Pride,”...