The 2ND QUARTER IS COMING TO A CLOSE. Students MUST be enrolled in and MUST PASS THE EQUIVALENT OF 5 credits in the CURRENT quarter at the HS level to be eligible to continue playing a winter sport. Keep in mind that if you are enrolled in a CCP course and you drop the course or fail to attend and they drop you, the STUDENT SHOULD NOTIFY athletics and their counselor ASAP.

Also, a few reminders:

1. When taking a CCP course it MUST be a 14-16 week course. 8 week courses COULD CAUSE you to be ineligible. They count toward eligibility but you must be enrolled in that CCP course prior to the start of the new semester

2. GPA's must be above 2.0 or students will be placed on an academic contract

3. The OHSAA eligibility standards are FOR QUARTER GRADES ONLY. Semester grades do not count towards eligibility

4. Students must pass the equivalent of 5 credits at the HS level and 4 classes as the MS level

You can also view our new Live Stream platform through the HUDL TV FAN APP.

The APP App is called HUDL Fan - Download and search for Strongsville City Schools

The Lady Mustangs remain unbeaten after a big week on the hardwood. The Lady Mustangs Varsity basketball team defeated rival Brunswick by a score of 67-29 before defeating #1 state ranked Medina (MaxPreps) by a final of 55-49. With the victories on the week, the Lady Mustangs are now 6-0 and 5-0 in the GCC. The 5-0 record puts the Lady Mustangs alone atop the GCC standings. The varsity team is now off until Friday when they compete in the Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational where they will host Gainesville in their first game.

The JV Teams defeated Brunswick on Tuesday night and then defeated Medina on Saturday as well. The JV team defeated Brunswick 25-18 and then defeated Medina 32-28.

The freshman basketball team split 2 road games this week. On Tuesday they defeated Wadworth by 2 points in a very exciting matchup. They fell in a GCC clash at Medina on Friday.

The JV team also split their 2 road matchups this week, with a decisive win at Wadsworth followed by a close loss at Medina.

The Varsity team moved to 5-0 on the season as they defeated Wadsworth 84-55 and Medina 62-52 in GCC play. All three teams will be on the road this Friday for a triple header at Willoughby South.

Congratulations to the Varsity A wrestlers on a 13th place finish as a team out of 32 teams at the Solon Comet Classic. We had 2 wrestlers make the podium. Congratulations to Michael Rusinko on a 3rd place finish and Dominic Grecol on a 6th place finish. GO MUSTANGS!!!

The Mustang swimmers attended the 17th annual Rocket Relays on Saturday, 12/14, hosted by Bay Village High school at the Lakewood High School pool. The girls’ team walked away victorious with a 1st place finish, and the boys’ team proudly took home 2nd place. Below are final team scores and our swimmers who placed Top 3 in their events:

Girls Team Scores:

1. Strongsville--92

2. Rocky River--87

3. Avon Lake--85

4. Mayfield--70

5. Westlake--53

6. Bay--45

Boys Team Scores:

1. Rocky River--95

2. Strongsville--89

3. Mayfield--72

4. Bay--71

5. Avon Lake--57

6. Westlake--54

Girls Top Three:

Madelyn Adkins, SR (2nd 200 Medley, 1st 200 Fly)

Sara Albrecht, JR (2nd 200 Medley, 1st 4x100 IM, 1st 200 Fly)

Grace Arold, JR (1st 4x100 IM, 1st 200 Breast)

Megan Collins, SR (2nd 500 Free, 1st 200 Fly)

Estelle Friedrich, SR (2nd 500 Free, 3rd 400 Free)

Kylie Hughes, SO (2nd 500 Free, 3rd 400 Free)

Gwen Kutchel, SR (2nd 500 Free, 1st 200 Breast)

Sage Meyers, SR (2nd 200 Medley, 1st 4x100 IM, 1st 200 Breast)

Mallory Rusinca, JR (3rd 400 Free)

Amanda Weiss, SO (1st 4x100 IM, 1st 200 Fly, 3rd 400 Free)

Olivia Zincenko, FR (2nd 200 Medley, 1st 200 Breast)

Boys Top Three:

Tyler Gareau, FR (2nd 500 Free, 2nd 200 Breast)

Tsvetin Isaev, FR (2nd 200 Medley, 2nd 200 Fly, 2nd 400 Free)

Oliver Lewis, JR (2nd 200 Medley, 2nd 200 Breast)

Collin Mahoney, FR (2nd 200 Fly, 1st 200 Back)

Kyle Oderkirk, SR (2nd 500 Free, 2nd 200 Fly, 2nd 200 Breast)

Max Schmersal, JR (2nd 500 Free, 2nd 200 Free, 2nd 400 Free)

Gavin Siliko, FR (2nd 200 Medley, 2nd 200 Breast)

Owen Weiss, SR (2nd 500 Free, 2nd 200 Fly, 2nd 400 Free)

Ben Wolters, FR (2nd 200 Medley, 2nd 200 Free, 1st 200 Back)

Brayden Wolters, JR (2nd 200 Free, 1st 200 Back, 2nd 400 Free)

Caleb Zaleski, JR (2nd 200 Free, 1st 200 Back)

Both teams will be back in action on Wednesday, 12/18, at home for the Strongsville Sprint Invitational followed by the Jim Stacey Winter Championships on Saturday, 12/21, at SPIRE Institute.

The Hockey team this weekend played in the Thornton Holiday Tournament. After a hard fought 5 to 2 loss to Shaker on Thursday, the team bounced back with a 3 to 2 victory against Benedictine. The team wrapped up the tournament with a 7 to 1 loss against Bowling Green Sunday morning. The team then traveled for a 2nd game later that night, and came up short in a league contest against CVCA by the score of 6 to 3. This weekend the team travels to Kent for the Krynn Barlow Memorial tournament, with 4 games starting on Friday, wrapping up the first half of the season.

Our competition cheer squad made school history by competing for the first time in the OHSAA Division 1 Spirit State Championship. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and dedication, as they truly left it all on the mat.

They would like to extend their gratitude to Mr. King and the Marching Mustangs for their support in recording the music needed for their cheer squad's performance. Their teamwork has been invaluable in this achievement.

Gymnastics opens their season on December 19th

Strongsville Athletics NOW has an app that pairs up with the athletic website. We are still adding data and making sure the APP is up to date, but you can check out scores, news stories and updated schedules from the APP.

Please check the online calendar listed below for the most up to date information and schedules. The calendar is constantly changing and sometimes take up to 24 hours to sync with the Athletic Website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the athletic office for more information.

Click on the link below for the latest Strongsville High School Athletic Calendar

https://www.rschoolohio.org/public/genie/1214/school/4099/

You can also click on the link below to visit the Mustangs Athletic High School website

http://www.strongsvilleathletics.org

The Majority of Schools in the Northeast Ohio as well as the state of Ohio utilize the Hometown Ticketing app for online tickets. Fans can now download the Hometown ticketing app called Hometown Ticketing Fan and purchase tickets for many games (home and away) through the app.

The Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) will be raising admission ticket prices for all athletic events beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. In May, GCC principals approved the increase in athletic ticket prices after GCC Athletic Directors conducted a review of ticket prices for surrounding conferences in Northeast Ohio and found most to already be at these price levels. Ticket sales revenue generated from the events is the main source of funding used by member schools to cover costs for sports and the overall athletic department budget. While costs of game officials, security, sporting equipment, along with all the other costs associated with these events have increased and ticket prices have not. The increase is intended to help offset costs without sacrificing family, student and community experiences. This is the first price increase the GCC has issued since the formation of the league in 2020. The GCC consists of member schools Brunswick, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Medina, Mentor, Shaker Heights, and Strongsville.

Varsity Football:

$10 at the gate for Adult/Student General Admission

$8 Adult Presale flat fee until 2 hours before kickoff (was $7)

$5 Student Presale (no change)

*Season tickets for home contests are at the discretion of the home school

Varsity/JV (All other Varsity Sports):

$8 Adult

$5 Student- (ONLY SOLD AT THE DOOR FOR VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL)

Freshman or JV (stand alone):

$5 Adult/Student (was $4)

Middle School Sports:

$5 Adult/Student (was $4)

Senior Citizens Ticket Prices

Free admission (no change)

GCC Passes

Distributed by individual schools, GCC passes admit one spectator per pass

GCC Tournaments:

$8 Adult/Student (was $7)

No charge for pre-school age children

No Senior Citizen passes accepted

New this year to the Mustangs Athletic Department is the ability for Students and Adults to purchase passes.

ADULT PASS: The Athletic Department will offer a 10 EVENT GAME PASS for adults. This pass will be $80.00 dollars for the 10 games. This means any ADULT can use this pass and get entrance into any 10 games they want. With this pass, ADULTS will also receive 1 game free so in total, ADULTS can use this pass for 11 events. This pass can be used multiple times for one event, but will not exceed the 11 games. For more questions on the Adult Pass, please reach out to the Athletic Department.

STUDENT PASS: Once again this year, the Athletic Boosters will pay upwards of $7500 for students to attend sporting events FREE OF CHARGE, EXCEPT for Boys Basketball and Varsity Football. In Boys Basketball and Varsity Football, students MUST purchase a ticket to be admitted into the contest. The Student Pass, which will cost a Student $50.00 for the year, will allow them to get into any Boys Basketball and Varsity Football game at no charge with the pass. In total, there are 16 games between Boys Basketball and Varsity Football, which gives the Students a savings of $30.00 by purchasing the student pass. If you have questions on the Student Pass, please reach out to the Athletic Department.

All Passes will be scanned in at the ticketing gate just like any other ticket and the passes can be stored digitally in the spectator's phone.

Just a reminder. All athletes need to be enrolled in and pass at least 5 credit hours to be eligible for any Athletic Team. If you have any questions about your schedule or think you may NOT be enrolled in enough credits, please see Mr. Ziegler immediately or visit your guidance counselor. ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY THE QUARTER GRADES AND NOT THE SEMESTER GRADES. IF YOU ARE DEEMED INELIGIBLE, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE ATHLETIC OFFICE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CCP CLASSES AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THE CLASS AS OF THE START DATE OF THE SEMESTER

If you have questions about eligibility, please be sure to contact the Athletic Office or email Mr. Ziegler at dziegler@scsmustangs.org

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE CURRENT STANDINGS AS WELL AS MOST OF THE ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS AND COACH OF YEAR HONORS

Please help support Strongsville High School student-athletes by joining the Athletic Boosters club. Membership information is available at https://www.strongsvilleathleticboosters.com/. Strongsville Athletic Boosters has donated over $800,000 to Strongsville City Schools Athletic Programs and provides incentives to SHS individual sports teams based on membership. There are different levels of membership, which provide great Athletic Boosters gear. Sign up today!!

Anyone interested in purchasing Mustangs Athletic gear can do at the link below. Please keep in mind that this site is open 24/7 365 days a year and everything can be customized by sport. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the athletic department

PURCHASE MUSTANG ATHLETIC GEAR HERE

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Email: dziegler@scsmustangs.org
Website: www.strongsvilleathletics.org
Phone: (440)572-7118
Twitter: @scsmustangs