WSHS Spartan Sports and Activities Updates - February 18, 2022

CONGRATULATIONS!!


Indoor Track Champions

Congrats to our Indoor Boys and Girls Track Teams for capturing Regional Championship titles. Well done Spartans!

The Girls Track Team Championship WIN was West Springfield's first for the girl's team in school history. 

Indoor Track Girls
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Congrats to wrestlers Sean Coughlin (160lb) and Ronald Vernem (113lb) for winning their weight classes in the recent Regional Tournament. These men are headed to the State Championships today! Good luck as you represent our Spartan Wrestling Program and school. 


Wrestling

Spartan Wrestling Team coaches with our Regional Champions: Sean Coughlin (middle left); Ronald Vernem (middle right).


UPCOMING EVENTS


Sporting Events Info

Check out the latest updates on the WSHS calendar of sporting events HERE. Calendars, coaching information, scores and and standings, and more. Let's support Spartan Athletics! 


Spartans compete in Regional / State games and meets this weekend and all next week! Calendar of events below, including:

Wrestling, Boys and Girls Basketball, Indoor Track. Our Swim Team has 18 Spartan students at States this weekend!

Regional Schedule Next Week

Click the image above for Spartan Regional schedule of events.


SPRING SPORTS Begin Next Week! 

...with all sports starting on February 21st except track, which starts on February 28th. Below is a recap of everything that has to be completed in order to tryout for any of the teams.


Spartans Sports!

Step 1

All prospective athletes must follow the Registration process for all sports they are looking to participate in, this includes green days, conditioning and tryouts. Parents are now able to register their children for multiple sports and complete most of the paperwork online, including the concussion education.

This registration must be completed prior to tryouts. Parents and students must create and manage the account together since the concussion ed is included in the process and this needs to be done by both.

If a problem arises with registration process please do the following:

Make sure only one account is being used. If more than one account is created the system will give you an error message. If you are having issues with the original accounts username and email address, contact our Student Activities Office at 703-913-3860.

When registering, make sure to add all sports (one account can be used for all participating sports) that the athlete plans to try out for. DO NOT create a new account; access your current account and add the current school year.

Direct any questions to the Student Activities Office at 703 913-3860.


Step 2

A copy of the VHSL Physical Examination Form must be turned in to the Athletic Trainers and must be cleared by us before the athlete is allowed to participate. Physicals can be scanned and emailed to Chris Worrell (cworrell@fcps.edu) and is the preferred way or mailed to: West Springfield HS, ATTN: Chris Worrell, 6100 Rolling Road, Springfield 22152. If you need to turn them in-person please go to the Activities Office (Room 2221 near Door 5 between 7:30am and 3:30pm). 

Only this Form will be accepted and all four pages need to be completed (page 3 must be signed by approved medical person)  https://www.vhsl.org/forms/

Once you get to the VHSL website Click on the folder that is labelled Physical Forms. 


Step 3

Starting with spring sports athletes, there is no longer a requirement to provide documentation of vaccination status and there will not be any weekly Covid testing for athletes.


Spring Sports - Tryouts begin FEBRUARY 21st (Track 28th).

Tryouts Dates and Times

This is a list of current dates / times for Spring Sports tryouts.


Below is a list of the head coaches and their contact information. If you have specific questions regarding the team or tryouts please reach out to them via email.

Sport

Head Coach

Email

Crew

Mark Hemphill

mfhemphill@fcps.edu

Baseball

Jason Olms

jmolms@fcps.edu

Softball

Rob Benton

rsbenton@fcps.edu

Boys Lacrosse

Colin McGavin

cjmcgavin@fcps.edu

Girls Lacrosse

Brian Puhlick

bhpuhlick@fcps.edu

Boys Tennis

Craig Turner

cturner1@fcps.edu

Girls Tennis

Vivian Coleman

vccoleman@fcps.edu

Track

Chris Pell

cjpellegrini@fcps.edu

Boys Soccer

Olufikumi Ajayi

oajayi@fcps.edu

Girls Soccer

Sarah Smith

sksmith1@fcps.edu


DID YOU KNOW... West Springfield has also provided free access to our games online on the NFHS Sports Network for the rest of this school year. Click HERE to subscribe. 


Athletic Boosters

WSHS Athletic Boosters

Athletic Boosters has the important role of  assisting Spartan athletic programs by providing financial, advisory and volunteer resource support; often support not covered by FCPS. We're always looking to include more Spartan families and looking for volunteer help and the support of our school Family. Consider joining us! 

Follow us on Social Media:

Facebook: WSHSAthleticBoosterClub 

Twitter: @SpartanWshs

Instagram: wshsspartanboosters


Mulch Sale

Preparing for warmer weather? Need mulch? Support our Football Team! Download the flyer below for specific details and to place your order. 


Mulch Sale!

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SAVE THE DATE!

Physical Night

Stay in Touch with Spartan Sports! 

Find all our contact information on the Spartan Athletics website

Visit the Official Site of Spartan Athletics to get the most updated calendars, news, and scores from daily competitions. 

You can follow WSHS Spartan Sports on social media:

Twittter: @wshssports

YouTube Channels: LINK


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