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Dear 7th & 8th grade Nitschmann Middle School students,

 

Please review the information carefully below if you are planning to try out for basketball or wrestling this winter. In addition, there is a new bus run for student-athletes. Please see below. 

 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY & EMAIL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS!!

 

Thank you.

 

Dr. Mayes

 

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After-School Bus Transportation for Student-Athletes (5:15pm Pickup @ NMS)

Bus Run Stops for NMS Students West:  (Stops are as assigned based off the ridership) – Students MUST already receive BASD Bus Transportation home from school. 

  •       W Broad Street (West from 10th Ave to Pennsylvania Ave)
  •       Pennsylvania Ave (North to Catty Road)
  •       Catty Road (East to Jacksonville Road)
  •       Jacksonville Road (North to Hanoverville Road)
  •       Hanoverville Road (East to 512)

Boys MS Basketball (Head Coach Mr. Wills/Asst. Coach Mr. Rodenbach srodenbach@basdschools.org)

All students MUST have a physical to try out for basketball. Students who participated in Fall Sports must have a recert form signed by a parent before trying out for basketball. 

 

Tryouts will be held differently this year. 

 

All 8th grade boys are first eligible to try out for the Liberty High School Freshman Basketball Team on Monday, 11/18 and Tuesday, 11/19.  LHS Boys Freshman tryouts are from 5pm-7pm at Liberty High School.  Transportation is the responsibility of the student for try-outs and the regular season. Students should enter Liberty High School through the Athletic Office entrance by the pool and proceed up the stairs to the Aux Gym. Contact Coach Golden at cgsgbgdg@aol.com for more information. Students who make the team will receive information from Dr. Mayes about PIAA eligibility and dismissal from school for games/practices. 

 

All 7th & 8th grade boys are eligible to try out for the Nitschmann Middle School Basketball Team. Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, 11/20 and Thursday, 11/21 from 3pm – 5:30pm in the gymnasium with Coach Wills and Coach Rodenbach. A limited number of students will be assigned to the team for the year.  If 8th graders do not make the LHS team, I encourage you to try out for the NMS team on Wednesday 11/20 and Thursday 11/21.

 

Practice will begin for the NMS team on Friday, 11/22. 

 

Girls MS Basketball(Head Coach Mr. Ortwein jortwein@basdschools.org)

All students MUST have a physical to try out for basketball. Students who participated in Fall Sports must have a recert form signed by a parent before trying out for basketball. 

 

Tryouts will be held differently this year. 

 

All 8th grade girls are first eligible to try out for the Liberty High School Freshman Basketball Team on Monday, 11/18 and Tuesday, 11/19.  LHS Girls Freshman tryouts are from 3pm-5pm at Liberty High School. Transportation is the responsibility of the student. Students should enter Liberty High School through the Athletic Office entrance by the pool and proceed up the stairs to the Aux Gym. Contact Coach Aughton at aaughton@basdschools.org for more information. Students who make the team will receive information from Dr. Mayes about PIAA eligibility and dismissal from school for games/practices. 

 

All 7th & 8th grade girls are eligible to try out for the Nitschmann Middle School Basketball Team. Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, 11/20 and  Thursday, 11/21 from 3pm – 5:30pm iin the gymnasium with Coach Ortwein. A limited number of students will be assigned to the team for the year.  Times TBA. 

 

Practice will begin for the NMS team on Friday, 11/22.

 

Boys & Girls LHS HS Wrestling (Head Coach Mr. Hall)

All students MUST have a physical to try out for wrestling. Students who participated in Fall Sports must have a recert form signed by a parent before trying out for wrestling. 

 

All 7th & 8th grade boys and girls are eligible to try out for the Liberty High School Freshman Wrestling Team. We encourage students who may be interested to try out wrestling with Mr. Horlick’s Wrestling intramurals. Transportation is provided at the end of the school day for all students who wish to participate in Freshman Wrestling. Tryouts begin Monday, November 18 from 3:30pm-5:00pm at Liberty High School. Students who are trying out for basketball and waiting to hear if they make the team should email Mr. Horlick and Coach Hall ASAP.