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
• 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

GET THE LATEST TEAM UPDATES:

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

BOYS TRACK RESULTS:

• Defeated Claggett in their dual meet.
• Strongsville Invitational Results:
• FInished 3rd overall, out of 12 teams.
• Kendrick Boddie finished first in the 100, and 200
• Kendrick Boddie, Corbin Williams, Nathan Rodak and Almohaned Aljibawi took first in the 4x100
• Corbin Williams placed in the 100
• Nathan Rodak placed in the high jump
• Nathan Rodak, Josh Hooks, Corbin Williams, and Almohaned Aljibawi placed in the 4x200
• Elite Meet Results
• Race/Event Times
• State Qualifiers List

GIRLS TRACK RESULTS:

• Strongsville Invitational Results:
• Finished 5th out of 11 teams.
• Lyla Schee, Marlena Betchker, Raegan Schee and Raygen Szczech placed in the 4x200
• Marlena Betchker places in the 200
• Aca Therrian and Peyton Beard both placed in the high jump
• Elite Meet Results
• Race/Event Times
• State Qualifiers List

TRACK SCHEDULES:

• Meet Schedule (Brunswick on Tuesday, Medina Root on Thursday and the Green Invitational on Saturday)
• Practice Schedule

INTRAMURALS:

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

Tell everyone a little about yourself?

• I am one of the few that grew up on the east side and made the move across town to the west side! I taught 3 years in my home town of Wickliffe, before making the move to Strongsville in 2004. My favorite thing is family time with my wife Bev, daughter Izzy, and son Chase. I love being outside as much as possible, at least when it is warm! My hobbies are landscaping/working in the yard, wood working, and an occasional round of golf! My happy place is vacations on the beach!
  

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

• Currently, I am a SMS Track & Field coach and coach my son's 12U baseball team.
  

Why did you get into coaching?

• I had many positive interactions and experiences as young person playing sports. Now that I work with children, I want to pass that same experience on. I also feel I am giving back in my own community.
  

What was your favorite coaching moment?

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

Who is your favorite coach and why?

• Coaching for the school, it was in football. Center MS was down 0-21 vs. Albion MS in the annual "Mustang Bowl". We came back to win and complete an undefeated season. Coaching in my community, it was my daughter's softball team. My daughter hits a 3 run home run and a grand slam in the same game during a tournament.
  

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

• The Browns! Probably the biggest cause of stress in my life!!! I have had season tickets since 2001.
  

Who is your favorite coach?

• Greg Nackley, my HS football coach. Football taught me a lot as a young person. Coach Nack was a major influence in my life.
  

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

• Football! Not even close!
  

What is your favorite sports memory?

• 2016 Cavs game 7
  

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

• Why did you go for 2? "because I couldn't go for 3" -Woody Hayes
  

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

• I hold my high school's career 3 point percentage! 1 for 1, 100% Bank of the glass 30 foot game winner!
  

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