Stowe School Athletics

Dear Parents and Athletes,
The Fall 2008 Stowe Middle High School Sports season is about to begin and there are a few things that we would like to remind you of.

Prior to participating in practices or games each athlete must hand the following into the HS or MS office (between the hours of 8:00AM and 1:00PM). It is preferred that paperwork be handed well before the practices begin.

Proof of a current physical, within the last year.

1. Proof of insurance
2. Emergency contact form & information

Coaches will NOT accept paperwork at practice!

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Start-Up Dates!

August 11^th

HS Boys Soccer practice: M-F 4:00 on the JV field. Conditioning sessions will be announced, they will take place in various locations around town, and informational letters will be distributed by the coach. Team Placement (V/JV/ F) will be announced at a later date.

Varsity Coach Jamie Birmingham w 253-7229/ h 253-7500

JV Boys coaches Bob St. Pierre

Freshman Boys Soccer coach TBA.

HS Girls Soccer Practice: M-F 4:30 to 7:30 on the Varsity and mid field. Break between practices. Sunday 8/17^th a Birmingham soccer retreat, scrimmage @ Hartford 9:30am on the 18^th.

Scrimmages on Thursday 8/21 and Thursday 8/28.

Varsity Coach Tim Ziegler w 253-7229/ h 253-6179 tziegler@stoweaccess.com

JV Coach TBA

Cross Country

Monday August 11th, 6:00PM at Stowe High School

For those who have submitted all of the appropriate paperwork please plan to have w light practice

Varsity Coach Becky McGovern h: 253-2252 c:279-2059

August 18^th

HS Field Hockey Practice: M-F 9:00am and possibly 4:30pm TBA, (double practices)

Varsity/JV Coach Bev Osterberg 253-7229 (SHS)

Assistant Coach Janet Godin w 253-7229 / h 253-8690

September 2^nd

Middle Level Field Hockey Practice

1^st Team meeting August 27^th, 2:40pm

1^st practice: Sept.2^nd, 2:45-4:45 Located at Stowe Middle School Field. Bring: Stick, Shin guards, Running Shoes, water mouth guard. Girls should meet in the downstairs locker room.

Your coach Janet Wilkins-Godin janet.godin@stowe.k12.vt.us w 253-7229 / h 253-8690

Start Date to be determined

Middle Level Soccer Practice

3:00PM to 5:00PM at events/Mayo fields A, B or C.

Coaches TBA (please note that practice times will be determined by appointed coaches). If you are interested in coaching please contact us immediately as there are immediate openings.

If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 253-6138 or email us at rfarnham@townofstowevermont.org. Rick Farnham will be the acting Athletic Director while Tori Faye is out on Maternity leave. He can be reached at 253-2246. You can also try Brian Kaplan as he will be assisting Rick while Tori is out bkaplan@townofstowevermont.org

Check here often for schedule updates and changes.

Good Luck and have a safe season!

Stowe Recreation Staff

Stowe HS/MS Fall Sports Update

Welcome Back! We hope you are enjoying the rest of your summer. In order to help us this year, please make sure that you have all necessary paperwork into the HS and MS Office before you sign up for a team. You need to make sure your physical is up-to-date, and you fill out the necessary insurance forms before you step onto the field. Please direct all Athletic inquiries to Rick Farnham and Brian Kaplan, as Tori is out on Maternity Leave.

STOWE TENNIS IS #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS! Stowe Boys' and Girls' Tennis Teams each won the finals the other day! The Boys' beat Woodstock 7-0 and the Girls' beat #1 seed Burr and Burton 5-2. This is so exciting to have both teams victorious this year. Coaches Dick Bashaw, Kieran Killigrew, Joanna Graves, and Heidi Vietz should all feel VERY proud of their efforts.

Congratulations to the Baseball and Softball teams!

Baseball and softball both move forward in the playoff season having upset higher seeded schools. Softball Plays on Saturday at Hazen 4:30, Bus 2:30 ES.
Baseball Plays on Saturday at Thetford 4:30, Bus 1:30 ES.

Tennis Updates

Boys Tennis Finals, Woodstock at Stowe has been postponed due tot eh weather. It has been rescheduled for Monday June 9th, 3:00Pm at the Stowehof.

Girls Tennis Semi Finals, Montpelier at Stowe, will take place today, June 6th. it will be held at Topnotch beginning at 2:30 PM.

Boys Baseball and Girls Softball Pairings

Stowe Baseball, seated #12, will play Enosburg #5 Thursday June 5 at 4:30 at Enosburg. The bus will leave at 2:15. Girls Softball, seated #13, will play Poultney #4 Thursday June 5 at 4:30 in Poultney. The bus leave time will be at 12 noon.

History Making Tennis Team!

This year is the first time in the history that one school has had all players in the finals and finalist positions in the State Tournament. Stowe should be extremely proud of this outstanding achievement by the Boys Tennis Team. Coach Dick Bashaw stated, "It was the strangest feeling sitting there and not coaching!" Coleman Gay played Colin Tasi in singles, and Jeremy and Gregg Lauchtrupp played Tyler Murphy and Luke Grovsvenor in the doubles. Congratulations to you all!

Boys Tennis Match Location change Tuesday 6/3

Boys tennis, Montpelier at Stowe has been move to an indoor sight. It will be held at the First and Fitness Windridge facility in Jeffersonville, 3:30 PM.

Directions: Go through the Notch on rt 108. that teh Y in Jeffersonville take a right. The facility will be the immediate right hand turn after the 158 Main Street Restaurant.

Important Sport Dates

Please note the following(Pairings usually come out mid-afternoon)

June 4: Softball Pairings
Baseball Pairings

June 5: Softball Playdowns
Baseball Playdowns

June 6 & 7: Softball Quarterfinals
Baseball Quarterfinals

June 10: Softball Semifinals
Baseball Semifinals

June 13 & 14: Softball Finals
Baseball Finals

Girls' Varsity Tennis Pairings

Congratulations to the Stowe High School Varsity Girls’ tennis team! They are ranked #2 and will play Otter Valley (#7) on Wednesday, 6/4, 3:00 PM at the Stowehof.