Olmsted Falls

Maggie Wilson
Ms. Samantha Mudd
Writing and Rhetoric-English 151
8 September 2010
Olmsted Falls
About 30 minutes south of Cleveland, there is a small, quaint town named Olmsted Falls. Only spanning 4.1 miles, the town is charming and picturesque, reminiscent of a place right out of a travel magazine. Olmsted falls reminds me of the old-fashioned town with a warm atmosphere. Old Antique shops hold a place on every corner. A town where word gets around fast because the community is very tight knit. With only one fast food restaurant in the area, and only two gas stations, quaint is an understatement. Although the town in reality is very small compared to most cities, this town flourishes on its sporting events. This town is revolved around football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, you name it. Who knew that in the small area of the entire world, there would be so many talented athletes!
The Bulldogs are their names and they do not let anyone get in their way of a title for a championship. It seems that the most impressive thing about Olmsted Falls, is its basketball team. They have been SWC Conference Champions for 15 years and counting. For this town, sports are life. Each person in this town spends most of their time in the stands watching the games or on the court playing them. How do they do this? With the population being so small, you would think that the town would not be note worthy, but Olmsted Falls is definitely note worthy.
Basketball is not the only sport that does well. Football has also been on the top of the list for Ohio sports. For Olmsted falls, football plays a major roll in most people’s lives during the fall. In December 2001, the football team won the Division II State Championship. They played Piqua High school and crushed them 21-0. I think that is just as remarkable as the Bulldog’s basketball team.
But men’s sports are not the only thing to gain some recognition in Olmsted Falls. The women’s volleyball team in 2008 won the State Championship against Cincinnati’s Ursuline Academy. Olmsted Falls finished the 2008 season undefeated in all four divisions which was not done by any other team that year. Slowly but surely, the women’s sports teams in Olmsted Falls are gaining recognition, and they are becoming a force that is not to be messed with.
The quaint town of Olmsted Falls is not so quaint when it comes to their sporting events. They are coming out of the past and racing right into the future with their thriving sports teams. This small town is only 4.1 miles but is packed with talented and soon to be discovered athletes. There are high expectations for the next generation to fill the shoes of this remarkable legacy of the Bulldogs.