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| As an affiliate of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), the OSHS Bobcats play in class-AA in region-2. |
As an affiliate of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), the OSHS Bobcats play in class-AA in region-2. Although OSHS has a small enrollment of only 500 students, the Bobcats's rabid fan following is one of the most passionate in Tennessee high school athletics. OSHS athletics has produced outstanding teams in boys and girls basketball, football, and baseball. | ||
| Girls and Boys basketball has been the driving force of Oliver Springs's emergence as a small school athletic powerhouse that routinely beats schools with enrollments double and triple it's enrollment of 500 students. | |||
| The boys team advanced to the 1989 Class A and 1998 Class AA state basketball tournament. However, it was the 1998-1999 season Oliver Springs fans remember as being the most successful. OSHS was ranked as Tennessee's #1 high school team in Class AA for most of the season, scored a huge upset by knocking off Class AAA's #1 team and OSHS heated cross country and heated rival Clinton Dragons by 20 points, and advanced to semifinals of the Class AA basketball tourney. | |||
| The Lady Cat Basketball program is regarded as one of the best in Tennessee regardless of classification having advanced to the Class AA Basketball tourney in 1982, 2001, and 2003. The Lady Cats advanced to the Class A basketball tourney in 2006, 2007, and 2008. OSHS was state runner up in 1982 and 2007 in addition to making the state semifinals in 2004. In 2008, OSHS scored what is probably the program's biggest win by defeating the 16th best team in country- Knoxville Webb behind highly recruitedjunior guard Kayla Christopher's 32 points. The Knox Webb Lady Spartans had two University of Tennessee signees on their roster in Parade All American Glory Johnson and All American Faith Dupree. | |||
| The Lady Bobcat program has sent dozens of it's basketball players to the colliegate ranks. Class of 2009 Kayla Christopher will be the next bigtime player from the storied Lady Bobcat program to play collegiate basketball. In 2008-2009 season, the Lady Cats are expected to contend for the Class A state champion as well. | |||
| Here are all the sports OSHS competes in: | |||
| *Baseball | *Baseball | ||
| *Basketball | *Basketball | ||
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Oliver Springs High School (OSHS) is the Roane County high school that serves the city of Oliver Springs, Tennessee.
Public secondary school in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, USA| Oliver Springs High School | |
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| Location | |
| Oliver Springs, Tennessee USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1929 |
| Principal | Jeffery M. Woods |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 500 |
| Color(s) | Purple, Gold |
| Mascot | Bobcat |
Academics
As an affiliate of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), the OSHS Bobcats play in class-AA in region-2. Although OSHS has a small enrollment of only 500 students, the Bobcats's rabid fan following is one of the most passionate in Tennessee high school athletics. OSHS athletics has produced outstanding teams in boys and girls basketball, football, and baseball.
Girls and Boys basketball has been the driving force of Oliver Springs's emergence as a small school athletic powerhouse that routinely beats schools with enrollments double and triple it's enrollment of 500 students.
The boys team advanced to the 1989 Class A and 1998 Class AA state basketball tournament. However, it was the 1998-1999 season Oliver Springs fans remember as being the most successful. OSHS was ranked as Tennessee's #1 high school team in Class AA for most of the season, scored a huge upset by knocking off Class AAA's #1 team and OSHS heated cross country and heated rival Clinton Dragons by 20 points, and advanced to semifinals of the Class AA basketball tourney.
The Lady Cat Basketball program is regarded as one of the best in Tennessee regardless of classification having advanced to the Class AA Basketball tourney in 1982, 2001, and 2003. The Lady Cats advanced to the Class A basketball tourney in 2006, 2007, and 2008. OSHS was state runner up in 1982 and 2007 in addition to making the state semifinals in 2004. In 2008, OSHS scored what is probably the program's biggest win by defeating the 16th best team in country- Knoxville Webb behind highly recruitedjunior guard Kayla Christopher's 32 points. The Knox Webb Lady Spartans had two University of Tennessee signees on their roster in Parade All American Glory Johnson and All American Faith Dupree.
The Lady Bobcat program has sent dozens of it's basketball players to the colliegate ranks. Class of 2009 Kayla Christopher will be the next bigtime player from the storied Lady Bobcat program to play collegiate basketball. In 2008-2009 season, the Lady Cats are expected to contend for the Class A state champion as well.
Here are all the sports OSHS competes in:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Soccer
- Softball
The school also supports a band & music program
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