Posted By Thorpe
 The 2008-2009 Olympian basketball season came to an end in the District XI AAA semifinals. The Pottsville Crimson Tide defeated the Olympians 69-53. Thorpe only trailed by 3 entering the 4th quarter but a Tide offensive explosion paired with 20% JT free throw shooting doomed the Olympians. Congratulations on a successful season to the graduating Olympians.To view pictures from the game click here.
Posted By Thorpe
The Olympians will play in the District XI AAA semifinals 7pm Tuesday at Tamaqua. Their opponent will be the Pottsville Crimson Tide. Jim Thorpe defeated Pottsville in both regular season meetings this year. Much more will be at stake this time around. The winner of the game will not only get a spot in the District XI AAA finals but will also receive a birth in the PIAA state playoffs. Come out to support the Olympians. Advance tickets are available in the HS office ($3 student and $5 adult).
Posted By bqschwartz
The Jim Thorpe boys basketball team beat Northern Lehigh in a nail-biter District XI AAA quarterfinal game last night at Tamaqua. Read about the game here from the Morning Call.
Click here for some photos from last night’s game.
The team will play Pottsville (11-3) in the semifinals Tuesday night at Tamaqua, 7 p.m. Read how Pottsville beat higher seed Wilson from the Republican here.
Posted By Thorpe
The 4th seeded Olympians will play 5th seed Northern Lehigh 7pm Friday at Tamaqua in the first round of District XI AAA playoffs. Thorpe has split a pair of games against the Bulldogs this season. Please come out and support the Olympians in their quest for a district title. Advance tickets are on sale in the high school office. District XI playoff brackets may be viewed by clicking here.
Posted By Thorpe
 The Olympians started slowly against Williams Valley and couldnt recover despite a furious 4th quarter rally. The Olympians cut the Viking lead to 2 points with under a minute remaining but that was as close as they would get. Williams Valley went on to win 83-79. JT missed many opportunities shsooting only 10-27 from the free throw line in the game. To view pictures from the league playoff game click here. The Olympians will still be participating in the District XI AAA playoffs at a site and time to be announced.
Posted By Thorpe
The Olympians will participate in the Schuylkill League playoffs in 2009 for the first time since 1986. The game will be played 6pm on Wednesday February 11th at Martz Hall in Pottsville (Martz Hall is located at the corner of 16th St & Laurel Blvd in P0ttsville). Thorpe will play the Williams Valley Vikings. The Vikings enter the game with a 21-1 record and a 21 game win streak. WV lost their 1st game of the year in double overtime. JT looks to avenge a loss to the Vikings earlier this.  season at WV. A game the Olympians led at the half. Please come out to support the Olympians in this historic game. Advance tickets are available in the HS office.
Posted By Thorpe
 The Olympians dropped their final home game of the season to Blue Mountain on Friday February 6th. The Olympians held the lead for most of the gme but the Eagles had a huge 4th quarter to pull the upset. Both teams will compete in the District XI AAA playoffs in the coming weeks. To view pictures from the game click here.
Posted By Thorpe
 On Thursday February 5th the Olympians defeated Panther Valley in a Schuylkill League division 1 contest. The win clinched a berth in league playoffs. The Olympians had not qualified for the league playoffs since 1986. To view pictures from the Panther Valley game click here.
Posted By Thorpe
The Olympians dropped a regular season game to Williams Valley on Monday January 26th. The Olympians held a lead at the half but eventually fell to the Vikings who are now 20-1 on the season. A bright spot during the game came in the 2nd quarter when Kysheem Lynch scored his 1000th career point on a 3 point basket. To view pictures from the game including the shot that netted the 1000th point click here.
Posted By Thorpe
 Last week the Olympians lost for the 2nd time this season to the North Schuylkill Spartans. The loss drops the Olympians to 4th place in the District XI AAA standings. The Olympians have clinched a district playoff berth and need 1 win in their last 2 games to qualify for the Schuylkill League playoffs. To view pictures from the NS game click here.
