Practice set to begin for fall sports
By Nathan Steele
With summer winding down and the start of the school year mere weeks away, highs chool and middle school athletes may be wondering “when does practice start?” Here’s the rundown:
• Soccer practice began Monday Aug. 5, but there is still time to join by contacting coach Hannah Rehmeier at hannah.rehmeier@k12.sd.us. The team practices at the field behind the highschool from 6:30 to 9 a.m.
• An informational meeting for football parents will be held at the high school Thursday Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. in the high school. The first day of practice will be Aug. 12 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. All athletes must have their physical and physical packet completed before they receive equipment and start practice. For more information contact coach Russ Evans at russell.evans@k12.sd.us.
• For cross country, a mini team camp will be held at the track from Aug. 12-14 at 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. each day. The first official practice is Aug. 15 at 4 p.m. at the junior/senior high school. A parents meeting will take place Aug. 14 at the junior/senior high school at 6 p.m. For more information contact coach Karen Karim at karen.karim@k12.sd.us.
• Boys golf begins practice Aug. 12 at 8 a.m. at the golf course. A parents meeting will be announced soon. For more information contact coach Paul Kelley at paul.kelley@k12.sd.us.
• Volleyball pracrice starts on Aug. 15 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the armory gym. A volleyball parents meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 13 in the commons of the armory.
For those seeking sports physicals, Southern Hills Family Medicine is providing them for free all year long, but asks that you call to make an appointment first.
The Hermosa activity bus will start running on Aug 12. and will pick up at the Hermosa School at 3 p.m. and will leave from Custer at 6:30 p.m..
The bus will follow this schedule Monday through Friday, Aug. 12-16 as well as Aug. 19-20.
Once school starts, the bus will run Monday through Thursday. It will pick up the Hermosa middle school football players at the school at 2:45 p.m. For the return trip, the bus will leave from Custer at 6 p.m. sharp. It will pick up at the high school (5:40 p.m.), then the armory (5:50 p.m.), then the football field (6 p.m.).