Interscholastic Sports Program
The Middle School offers programs that participate in the
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), The Seattle Park Department, and Washington State
Lacrosse Organization. Our offerings are listed below. These options are
available to interested students in addition to the regular required Physical
Education classes. All students must participate in PE on a given day to be
eligible for practice or after-school sports that day. Our primary goal for 5th
and 6th graders is to have fun and learn skills. For 7th and 8th graders,
sports become more competitive. Students and parents looking for a highly
competitive experience should consider select teams outside of
Signups for fall sports (soccer and cross-country) take
place during the academic course signups in the spring. Signups for
winter and spring sports take place several weeks before the season, either in
PE classes or via e-mail. CYO does place limits on team sizes. Therefore, our
"no-cut policy" means that inclusion in the program is based on the
order of registrations each season rather than on skill-based tryouts.
Therefore, students and families must keep watching The Daily Bulletin for
registration deadlines. Students who do not register within the stated
timelines may be excluded from participation.
When we have a large number of students sign up for a
sport and the numbers warrant a second team, the teams will be divided according
to the league offerings for that sport. For example, basketball is
divided into varsity and junior varsity teams, while soccer is divided into two
equal teams. In the case of varsity and junior varsity, if a player has a
regularly scheduled commitment that would prohibit them from making the
majority of practices or games, they will be placed on the junior varsity
rather than the varsity squad regardless of their ability.
Fall (late August to October)
Coed Cross-Country (Grades 5-8) Meet day: either Saturday
or Sunday
Girls' Soccer (Grades 5-8) Game day: Saturday
Boys' Soccer (Grades 5-8) Game day: Saturday
Winter (mid-November to mid-February)
Girls' Basketball (Grades 5-8) Game day: Saturday with an
occasional Sunday.
Boys' Basketball (Grades 5-8) Game day: Sunday with an
occasional Saturday.
Early Spring (mid-February to
mid-April/1st of May)
Girls' Volleyball (Grades 5-8) Game day: Saturday and/or
Sunday.
Baseball (Grades 5-8) Game day: Sunday afternoon
Late Spring (after mid-winter break
to end of May)
Boys' Lacrosse (Grades 7-8) Game day: Saturday
Girls' Lacrosse (Grades 7-8) Game day: varies
Track and Field (Coed Grades 5-8) Meet day: Saturday
and/or Sunday
Girls Softball (Grades 6-8) Game day: Saturday
Teams practice twice a week. Exact practice days and times
will be published before the season. The majority of practices are
Last Updated: 4/6/04