This afternoon, long sprinter Tyree Porter signed to continue his athletic and academic careers at Tennessee State. The mechanical engineering major holds personal records of 22.39 for 200 and 50.11 for 400. Congratulations, and Go Tigers! 🤘
Here’s a theme for the ORHS Male Athletes of the Year: 2.
Mikee was named AAAA Mr. Baseball for the 2nd year in a row. He went 11-0 this season with 145 K’s, 1.177 ERA, & .414 BA.
Mason won the TSSAA AAA 800m for the 2nd time, running a smoking 1:52.51 at Tom Black Track.🤘
Hayven scored 27 goals, had 7 assists, and had 5 hat-trick games last fall. 😳 During her career she scored 76 goals, making 4th all time at ORHS among both boys and girls. The Samford-bound forward is the 2025-2026 ORHS Female Athlete of the Year. 🤘
Congratulations to the Co-Ed 4x400 Relay State Runners-Up: Amaijah, Branson, Natalie, and Tyree, who finished second to Collierville just now at the TSSAA AAA State Championship! 💨🤘
Anyone paying attention to @IESA_IL state results this weekend will realize that HS T&F dominance begins at the middle schools in Edwardsville.
#FeedThem ⚡️
💨 Cats compete in the Section 1 AAA Championship at HVA today. Field events start at noon, track events start at 4:00. Top 4 in each event advance to State, which is at UT’s Tom Black Track this year. Roll, Cats! 🤘
In the last 6 months, Alcoa star @JamirDean4 won a state championship in football, basketball, and is preparing for another title in track.
Somehow, he found time to commit to Penn State football.
“It just felt different with Penn State.”
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This afternoon, ORHS Long Sprinter James Phillips signed to continue his athletic and academic careers at King University, where he plans to major in Biomedical Engineering. Go Tornadoes! 💨
This afternoon, ORXC All-State XC runner and 2024 AAA 800m State Champion Mason Greenhalgh signed to continue his athletic and academic careers at Belmont University, where he plans to major in Pre-Med. Go Bruins! 💨
My kid missed prom for a volleyball tournament.
Bc when we sign up for a sport, we know that means sacrificing some things.
There was no discussion over it. She never even brought it up as a question. We were 3 hours away from home. No arguments or tears.
& she balled out!
A bad meet should never get to tell a kid who he is.
A coach spends an entire season fighting that battle for 30+ young people at once.
Across 7 to 10+ meets, and for some from indoor straight into outdoor, you’re in the trenches. One athlete fighting doubt, one learning patience, one guarding against ego after success, and one rebuilding belief after a public bad day.
That is the real work.
You are not just teaching starts, splits, exchanges, or technique.
You are helping young people handle pressure, disappointment, success, frustration, accountability, and growth, without letting the wrong lesson take root.
This is why track, and sports in general, matter so much.
Sports let kids learn life lessons at a price they can still afford, with a coach beside them before the real world starts charging full price.
#TrackCoach #CoachingLife #TrackAndField @pntrack@MikeCunningham
Steve McQueen’s iconic 1968 movie Bullitt features a 1968 Mustang GT. 1966 models like this one were also used in some sequences.
Senior Night at Ben Martin Track at 5:15 tonight. 💨🤘