Cold Pizza

This week's edition includes:

• Sign-Up Now for Fall Football, Cheer, Volleyball, and Cross Country
• 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

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.

GET THE LATEST TEAM UPDATES:

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

BOYS TRACK RESULTS:

• The Brunswick meet was postponed.
• Defeated Medina Root
• Finished 7th overall in the Green Invitational
• Congrats to the Medal Winners at Green:
• Tim Carnes, 1600m- 3rd Place
• Luke Giuliano, 110H- 2nd Place
• Sam Walkiewicz, 110H- 3rd Place
• Adrian Fuentes, Long Jump- 2nd Place
• Green Invitational Results
• Elite Meet Results
• Race/Event Times
• State Qualifiers List

GIRLS TRACK RESULTS:

• The Brunswick meet was postponed.
• Defeated Medina Root
• Finished 4th overall in the Green Invitational
• Congrats to the Medal Winners at Green:
• Raygan Szczech, 100- 2nd Place
• Relay Team (names TBA), 4x200- 1st Place
• Ava Therrien, High Jump- 2nd Place
• Green Invitational Results
• Elite Meet Results
• Race/Event Times
• State Qualifiers List

TRACK SCHEDULES:

• Meet Schedule (Mentor Shore at 4:30 on Tuesday at SMS, and the Avon Invitational at Avon on Saturday)
• Practice Schedule

INTRAMURALS:

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

Tell everyone a little about yourself?

• I've been married for close to 15 years and have 2 sons in Strongsville City Schools. I really enjoy the community and appreciate the relationships we've built with so many people in Strongsville.
  

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

• I'm going to coach the 8th grade football team next year. I also coach my younger son in padded flag in the Strongsville Football League.
  

Why did you get into coaching?

• I've loved football my entire life, when my kids showed interest in playing the game, it made it really easy to start coaching.
  

What was your favorite coaching moment?

• I don't know that I'd call out a specific moment as my favorite. Watching players develop on the field and become leaders off the field is really rewarding. One time in little league a player gave me a custom engraved whistle with an inspirational message on it. That moment stands out to me as it shows the positive influence we can have on them.
  

Who is your favorite coach and why?

• Bill Belichick. His greatest strength is player development and he recognizes he can learn as much from his players as they can learn from him.
  

Outside of the Mustangs, who is your favorite sports team(s)?

• I love the Cleveland Browns although it's very tough to be a fan of them.

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

• While I love coaching football, I really enjoy watching my kids play baseball. Sitting in the stands and watching them have fun is a lot less stressful!
  

What is your favorite sports memory?

• Cavs winning the championship. It was Father's Day and I was watching with my wife and oldest son. I'll never forget that day.
  

Do you have a favorite sports quote? If so, what is it and why?

• Michael Jordan has a quote "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games and missed 26 game winning shots. I've failed over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed."
  
  The quote helps you understand that you can't be afraid to fail and in fact your greatest strength can be learning from failure.
  

Welcome to STRONGsville Track! Building strong kids, strong families and strong communities!

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