Interscholastic Athletic Programs

The district offers a full range of interscholastic sports. Programs for students in grades 7-12 normally require attendance at practice five or six days per week for 2 to 2.5 hours each practice. There is a selection process for teams that involve competition with other schools in our league and section.

View athletic contests at our stadium and the Middle School Gym here.

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Click here for sports schedules for the current season.

Click here for starting dates for the 2022-23 sports seasons.

Click here for the Athletic Code of Conduct.

Blue Raiders Winter Post-Season Competition:

Boys Basketball – Boys Basketball Sub-Regional on Wednesday, March 8 in Yorktown Heights.

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Bowling – Two Raider bowlers are at the state meet on March 11. Location is Strike N’ Spare lanes in Syracuse. Just one ticket needed for boys and girls.

Ticket Link: Bowling Championship Tickets - New York State Public High School Athletic Association (nysphsaa.org)

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Spring 2023 Sports Registration:

Spring 2023 season start dates:

Varsity and JV: March 13

Varsity and JV Girls Flag Football: March 20

Modified: March 27

Unified Basketball: April 10

Sign-Ups

Students will receive information about team sign-ups in their physical education classes. Sign-ups begin 30 days prior to the start of the sports season.

Students entering Grade 7 who wish to participate in a fall sport will receive information in their sixth-grade elementary physical education class in May. New students who enter during the summer and wish to participate in sports should call the Athletic Office and schedule a summer physical with the school medical provider. This physical will meet the requirements for the entire school year.

Click here for more information and for the sign-up link.

Please note: If your child is transferring from another school and participated in interscholastic sports in his or her previous school, please complete this form and bring it to the school when registering your child.

Physicals

PLEASE NOTE: The 12-month time frame typically required for health examinations for sports participation in the fall season has been waived due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. For the 2020 Fall sports season, a student may participate if he/she has had a health examination in the 2018-19 or 2019-20 school year and the parent/guardian completes a health history form. Any health examination for the 2018-19 or 2019-20 school year is acceptable regardless of the date on the form. Students should plan to obtain the required health examination prior to participating in the winter or spring season. Please note that these requirements may change depending on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We will hold school sports physicals in the summer each year. This enables all of our students interested in athletics to be prepared for each sport season for the full school year. A physical less than one year old at the beginning of the sport season is acceptable.

Student athletes who need a school sports physical should log on to the Family ID site here.

Students should report to the High School cafeteria using the auditorium doors. Please refer to the Family ID site at the link above for the last day to register for a physical.

To reach the High School Health Office, call 607-795-2512. During the summer, the High School Health Office is open every Wednesday 9am-noon for sports and working papers. To reach the Middle School Health Office, call 607-739-6357 x4.

Pre-Season Meetings

Each coach holds a preseason meeting before the start of the season. The coach will check medical eligibility forms provided by the Nurse’s Office and allow only those students who are cleared by the nurse to begin practices. Coaches will provide practice schedules on the first day of practice. Coaches will also present expectations, goals, and objectives.

Fall Sports:

Varsity and Junior Varsity: Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Boys and Girls Soccer, Girls Swimming, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball

7th & 8th Grade: Cross Country (boys and girls), Football, Girls Volleyball, Girls Swimming, Boys and Girls Soccer, Golf

Winter Sports

Varsity and JV: Boys and Girls Basketball, Bowling, Indoor Track (Varsity), Swimming, Wrestling, Cheerleading,

7th & 8th Grade: Boys Basketball, Boys Swimming, Wrestling, Girls Basketball

Unified Bowling (January-March)

Spring Sports:

Varsity and JV: Boys Baseball, Girls Golf (Varsity), Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Boys Tennis, Boys and Girls Track, Girls Softball

Modified: Boys Baseball, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Outdoor Track, Girls Softball

Unified Basketball (March-May)

Click here for more information on Unified Athletics.

For more information on our athletic program, please contact Charles DeTaeye, director of athletics and physical education, at (607) 739-5601, x4254, or or cdetaeye@horseheadsdistrict.com.

For general questions about our district, email hcsdinfo@horseheadsdistrict.com.