Put me in, coach: Tryouts start soon for high school sports

With students heading back to the classroom soon, high school sports seasons will also be kicking off on a number of fronts.

Local high schools  have tryouts and training camps set for some early sports, including football and girls basketball.

At Korah, football training camp starts on Wednesday for players at both the junior and senior levels.

The junior schedule is as follows:

• Aug. 23-24: 10 a.m. to noon
• Aug. 26-27: no practice
• Aug. 28-30: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Aug. 31: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sept. 1: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

For senior football:

• Aug. 23: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Aug. 24-25: 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
• Aug. 26-27: no practice
• Aug. 28-30: 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
• Aug. 31: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (crossover practice with Hammarskjold)
• Sept. 1: 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Tryouts for the junior girls basketball team are Aug. 30 and 31 from 10:30 a.m. to noon and the senior team tryouts are Aug. 28-31 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Tryout dates at White Pines for football are:

• Junior football: Aug. 23 to Sept. 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Senior football: Aug. 23 to Sept. 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Junior players are asked to bring cleats and appropriate workout attire while senior players are asked to bring cleats, appropriate workout attire, and full equipment.

Girls basketball tryouts at White Pines are:

• Junior: Aug. 28-31 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Senior: Aug. 29 and 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Players are asked to bring non-marking gym shoes.

All practices are at White Pines and athletes are asked to bring refillable water bottles and to arrive 15 minutes early for registration.

At. St. Mary’s, tryouts for the junior football team are slated to begin Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Senior football training camp at St. Mary’s also begins on Wednesday. Equipment pickup runs from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. (5-5:30 p.m. for players in grades 12 and 13 and 5:30-6 p.m. for players in grade 11).

Practice schedule includes:

• Aug. 23-25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Aug 26-27: no practice
• Aug. 28-31 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Sept. 1: Scrimmage at Rocky DiPietro Field at 3 p.m.

Girls basketball tryouts are also on tap at St. Mary’s.

Tryout dates for junior include:

• Aug. 28-29: noon
• Aug. 30: to be determined
• Aug. 31-Sept. 1: noon

The senior tryout schedule is:

• Aug. 28-29: 10 a.m.
• Aug. 30: to be determined
• Aug. 31-Sept. 1: 10 a.m.

Tryouts at Superior Heights are also underway.

Junior football tryouts run Aug. 24 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. before resuming on Aug. 28 and running until Sept. 1, also from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Senior football tryouts run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 24 before running from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. between Aug. 28 and Sept. 1.

Junior girls basketball tryouts begin on Sept. 6 at 2:30 p.m. with senior basketball beginning on Aug. 28 at 9 a.m.

The high school football season is slated to kick off on Sept. 9 at Superior Heights.

The girls high school basketball season tips off on Sept. 20 with games at Korah and St. Mary’s.