Cold Pizza

This week's edition includes:

• Mandatory Football Parent Meeting on Wednesday for Incoming 7th and 8th Graders (current 6th and 7th graders)
• Sign-Up Now for Fall Football, Volleyball, and Cross Country, FALL and WINTER CHEER
• CHEER TRYOUT INFO!
• Spring Sports Updates
• Coach Spotlight
• 6th & 7th Grade Girls Basketball Open Gyms- 5/18 & 5/19
• SMS Summer Football Schedule
• Summer Youth Sports Camps (Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Cheer, Volleyball, Football)
• Athletic Boosters Golf Outing Registrations are OPEN!
• Track Action Shots
• Eligibility Information
• Yearly SMS Athletic Opportunities
• Spirit Wear
• Strongsville Athletic Booster Information
• Guardians Baseball Camp Info
• Buy athletic event tickets from your phone
• Athletic Programming from the Strongsville Recreation
• Click/Tap HERE for previous editions of Cold Pizza

There will be a MANDATORY 23-24 school year track meeting in the coming weeks. Details are below.

• Date- Wednesday, 5/10
• Time- 6:30 p.m.
• Where- SMS Auditorium
• What- Summer Schedules
• What- Expectations
• What- Participation Requirements
• What- Meet the Coaches
• Register- YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER HERE

If your son or daughter are interested in MS football, volleyball, cheer or cross country please register HERE. There are some important meetings and tryouts approaching for some of the different sports. The easiest way to get that info is to be registered. There IS NOT a financial commitment until after this school year. MS athletics are only for students in the 7th and 8th grade in accordance with OHSAA rules.

• The clinics and tryouts are to determine the FALL AND WINTER cheer squads!!
• Mandatory Parent Meeting- Monday, 5/15 at 6:30 in the SMS Auditorium
• Clinics- Monday, 5/22 and Tuesday, 5/23 at 3:15 in the SMS Gymnasium
• Tryouts- Wednesday, 5/24 at 3:30 in the SMS Gymnasium
• Register- YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER HERE

GET THE LATEST TEAM UPDATES:

• We post game/event results on Twitter HERE
• Follow game/event results on Facebook HERE

BOYS TRACK RESULTS:

• The boys defeated Brecksville on Monday.
• They also rolled through the GCC West Qualifier, winning by 34 points. PR's were abundant. So many boys qualified for the GCC Championships!
• GCC West Results
• Avon Invitational Results
• Green Invitational Results
• Elite Meet Results
• Race/Event Times
• State Qualifiers List

GIRLS TRACK RESULTS:

• The girls defeated Brecksville on Monday
• The girls won the GCC West Qualifier in dominating fashion, winning by a staggering 73 points! PR's were like Oprah giving away cars! You got a PR, you got a PR, you got a PR..... So many girls qualified for the GCC Championships!
• GCC West Results
• Avon Invitational Results
• Green Invitational Results
• Elite Meet Results
• Race/Event Times
• State Qualifiers List

TRACK SCHEDULES:

• Meet Schedule- GCC Championships in Euclid on Tuesday, and the State Championship at Hilliard Darby HS in Columbus for those who qualified.
• Practice Schedule

INTRAMURALS:

• Tennis is full. Sign-up for Running Club HERE. Cornhole TBA.

Tell everyone a little about yourself?

• I am a 5th year teacher and 5th year coach here at Strongsville City Schools. Coaching has been a wonderful opportunity to meet some great students and great families.
  

What team(s) do you currently coach (in and out of SCS)?

• I coach SMS basketball and SMS track.
  

Why did you get into coaching?

• I got into coaching, because a lot of people I looked up to and my mentors were coaches. There are a lot of coaches that taught me important life values through the sports they coached. I believe I would not be the person I am today if I was not introduced to these coaches.

What was your favorite coaching moment?

• My favorite coaching moment from this past basketball season was having a comeback win against mentor in our final game of the season.

What is your favorite sport to play and/or watch?

• My favorite sport to play is 2s beach volleyball.

What is your favorite sports quote?

• "Who do you think you are? I am!" - Pete Weber
  

Player eligibility is determined by SCS and OHSAA policies. Some of the eligibility criteria is listed below.

• Students must maintain at least a 2.0 G.P.A. Should their G.P.A. fall below a 2.0 they will be put on a weekly progress reports to assure assignments and effort are up to snuff. If not the players will be required to sit until improvement is made.
• Students must have passed at least 4 classes in the previous quarter (5 credits if at SHS). Should this criteria not be met a student will not be eligible for the forthcoming athletic season.
• Pay to Participate and previous year academic fees must be paid in order to partake in athletic games/contests. Students will be withheld from all contests until fees are paid.

• OHSAA Eligibility Resource Center

• https://ohsaa.org/Eligibility

See the graphic below for details regarding athletic opportunities for SMS students throughout the course of a school year.

If you're looking for some spirit wear to help support the Mustangs please know that spirit wear can be purchased through the Strongsville Mustangs Athletics Website linked below. Christmas is just around the corner, don't miss out on some great gift ideas! A couple of examples of the 100's of items found in our online spirit shop are pictured below.

There is lots of other information there as well!

http://strongsvilleathletics.org

• Game Schedules
• Game Results/Recaps
• Athletic Forms
• Sports Medicine Info
• Ticketing Info
• Online Team Shop
• Sports Registration/Tryout Info

The Strongsville Athletic Boosters is comprised of parent volunteers that raise funds and provide support to all of the Strongsville High School and Middle School athletic programs and student-athletes. Every dollar raised by the booster club is invested back into the student-athlete experience. We purchase uniforms, warm-ups, training equipment and other items to help our student-athletes perform to the best of their ability in representing Strongsville City Schools. Our ultimate success depends on the commitment of parents! Click HERE to join the Athletic Boosters for the 2022-2023 school year. Becoming a member not only helps your student's success but it also gets you some free SWAG. Details in the graphic below.

Anyone that plans on attending a home contest for the Mustangs can purchase their tickets multiple ways. Keep in mind that ticket prices are set by the GCC

All other VARSITY sporting events will have $7.00 tickets for adults and $5.00 for students.

For stand alone JV, Freshman AND Middle School games, tickets will be $4.00 and $2.00

1. Tickets will be sold online through our NEW online Ticketing Partner, Hometown Ticketing. The link can be found HERE. This is the preferred method of payment for all home contests. You can also purchase tickets by going to STRONGSVILLEATHLETICS.ORG and by clicking on each team's schedule, there is a BUY TICKETS option. If you have question, please reach out to the Athletic Office.

2. We will offer at the gate cash and CREDIT CARD sales for all home contests. Again, if you do not want to wait in line, the online ticket option would be best

3. SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNTS. The GCC will allow Senior Citizens into any contest free of charge. At Strongsville, we will be issuing Senior Citizen All-Access passes that will allow them to attend any HOME sporting event free of charge. Passes will issued at any ticket gate upon entrance to an event.

(Please keep in mind that when we play non-league contests away, those schools may have a different senior citizen policy)

If you have any questions about the ticketing policy, please do not hesitate to contact the athletic department.

Click/tap HERE for what sports programs are upcoming for the Strongsville Recreation Department.

Email: jkeppler@scsmustangs.org
Website: strongsvilleathletics.org
Location: 13200 Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
Phone: 4405727090
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Strongsville-Athletics/100057494767336/
Twitter: @scsmustangs