Blue Devil Fall Sports Try-out Schedule Announced
With summer just around the corner, the Huntington School District’s athletic department has announced tryout dates for fall sports teams. All students in grades 7-12 are encouraged to join a team, said Director of Athletics Georgia D. McCarthy.
Athletic physicals will be given by the school doctor on Thursday, June 25 at Huntington High School for students currently enrolled in grades 8-11. Boys should report that day at 9 a.m. and girls should come at 10 a.m. Physicals will also be given a second time at the high school for football players only on Wednesday, August 19 from 8 – 10 a.m.
Sports physicals will be offered to students attending J. Taylor Finley Middle School in 2009/10 on Tuesday, September 8 from 8 – 10 a.m. in the nurse’s office.
Student-athletes can also see their private physician to fulfill the physical requirement. All athletes must see their school nurse before the first day or practice to re-qualify for participate. This includes a check that all paperwork has been submitted and is in order. No one will be permitted to participate without
The Blue Devil football season will kick-off on Thursday, August 20 at 8 a.m. Tryouts will continue each day that week from 8 – 10 a.m. Tryouts for all other fall high school teams will begin Monday, August 31 and run each day that week from 8 – 10 a.m. During the first week of the season, some high school teams will also hold a second practice each day from 5 – 7 p.m.
At Finley Middle School, student-athletes can pick-up tryout information during lunch periods on the first day of school, Wednesday September 9. Finley tryouts will begin in earnest on Thursday, September 10 and run each day from 3 – 5 p.m.
On the high school level the fall lineup includes football, boys’ and girls’ soccer, field hockey, boys’ and girls’ cross country, girls’ tennis, boys’ golf, girls’ swimming, boys’ and girls’ volleyball.
At Finley, the slate of fall sports programs includes football, field hockey, boys’ and girls’ soccer, girls’ tennis and co-ed cross country.
For more information call the district athletic office at 673-2018 or contact Mrs. McCarthy at gmccarthy@hufsd.edu.
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