Cold Pizza

This week's edition includes:

• Spring Sports Updates
• Track Action Shots
• Coach Spotlight
• 6th & 7th Grade Girls Basketball Open Gyms- 5/18 & 5/19
• Strongsville Boys Golf Camp Info
• Boys Soccer Camp Registrations are Open
• Spring Sports Update: Pics, Schedules, and Recaps
• Eligibility Information
• Yearly SMS Athletic Opportunities
• Spirit Wear
• Strongsville Athletic Booster Information
• Buy athletic event tickets from your phone
• Athletic Programming from the Strongsville Recreation
• Click/Tap HERE for previous editions of Cold Pizza

GET THE LATEST TEAM UPDATES:

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

TRACK:

• The girls won both their meets last week versus North Royalton and Amherst.
• The boys split last week, defeating North ROyalton and losing to Amherst.
• Elite Meet Results
• Race/Event Times
• Meet Schedule (Medina on Tuesday, Strongsville Elite Meet Invitational on Thursday)
• Practice Schedule
• State Qualifiers List

INTRAMURALS:

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

Tell everyone a little about yourself?

• I'm currently a student at Baldwin Wallace University studying to become a 7-12 grade math teacher. On my days off, I substitute teach for Strongsville City Schools.
  

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

• The Strongsville Middle School Wrestling Team.
  

Why did you get into coaching?

• I have a passion for helping others succeed.
  

What was your favorite coaching moment?

• Seeing one of the SMS wrestlers place in the state tournament
  

Who is your favorite coach and why?

• My favorite coach is my high school head wrestling coach, Al Pucillo. Coach Al always put his athletes first and did everything he could to help them succeed in wrestling, school, and life.
  

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

• The Browns, Cavaliers, Guardians, and Buckeyes
  

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

• My favorite sports to watch and play are wrestling, football, and basketball.
  

What is your favorite sports memory?

• My favorite sports memory is placing 2nd at a tournament my freshman year.
  

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

• “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable
  
  I chose this quote because it shows the importance of preparing yourself in order to succeed.
  

Tell us something that most people don't know about you?

• I played the saxophone and violin in high school.
  

5th-8th grade boys have the opportunity to develop their golf skills at the Strongsville Middle School Golf Camp. The camp will be held on Wednesdays and Sundays throughout April and May and is designed develop the proper techniques in the golf swing as well as develop the skills for the short game and putting. Camp Directors and Instructors include the SHS Boys Varsity and JV Coaches, as well as current members of the SHS Boys Golf Team. Click HERE to register for this upcoming camp.

Improve your soccer skills - dribbling, juggling, passing and shooting - at the Strongsville Youth Summer Camp for boys ages 6-11. The camp will be held July 10-13 from 9-11:30am each day at the Foltz Soccer Complex (Fields 1-3). Former Ohio State Buckeye, Professional Soccer Player, and current SHS Boys Head Coach Kyle Veris will lead the camp with current SHS Boys Soccer players also providing instruction. Click HERE for the camp flyer.

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