Tryout Schedule for Fall Sports
Dear Oxford Families,
You will find important information about the upcoming athletic opportunities, as well as how to register. Please contact the athletic office or coaches with any further questions that may not be covered in this correspondence. We look forward to your support and involvement within our athletic program. Please visit our athletic page https://oahs.oxfordasd.org/athletics/inside-athletics to get all information and updates for the Oxford Hornets Athletic Teams.
Penn’s Grove Fall Sports Start Date/Tryout Times: August 17th:
Football: Heat Acc: Monday August 17th-21st 3-5:00PM. Practice field next to Hopewell.
Preseason beginning: Monday August 24th
Sept 8th: Every day after school from 3-5PM on the Practice field next to Hopewell. Students should report to the locker room directly after school to get changed and meet with the coach before heading over to the field.
Cross Country (Club): No "tryouts", but the first official practice will be behind Penn's Grove by the tennis courts at 8am on August 17th. Those interested in joining the team please reach out to Coach Verbanas: averbanas@gmail.com
Start Date/Tryout Times: September 9th:
Girls Soccer: Tryouts will be held on Wednesday September 9th and Thursday September 10th directly after school until 4:30PM at the PG Soccer Field.
Boys Soccer: Tryouts will be held on Wednesday September 9th and Thursday September 10th directly after school until 4:30PM at the PG Soccer Field.
Field Hockey: Tryouts will be held on Wednesday September 9th and Thursday September 10th directly after school until 4:30PM at the High School front field. Students should listen to announcements at school about what bus to get on to ride over to the high school.
Volleyball: Tryouts will be held on Wednesday September 9th, Thursday September 10th and Friday September 11th, directly after school until 4:30PM in the PG Gym
Cross Country (Club): Directly after school until 4:30pm on the back field behind the High School. Students should listen to announcements at school about what bus to get on to ride over to the high school.
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FALL 2026 |
Head Coach |
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Football |
Mike Orr |
magicmikeo55@gmail.com |
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Girls Soccer |
Michelle Beare |
bearesden5@hotmail.com |
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Boys Soccer |
TBD |
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Field Hockey |
Angela Raimato |
araimato@gmail.com |
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Volleyball |
Antonina Marchesani |
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Cross Country (Club) |
Alison Verbanas |
Coaches will be providing more information to students prior to tryouts and practices. Students should listen to announcements for additional information as the season approaches.
Depending on the sport and the number of students interested, tryouts may take place before practices begin, Physical and Formrelaf must be turned in before tryouts. Practices will be held each day after school.
Coaches will announce practice times and distribute schedules to teams once practices begin.
Physicals
All physicals must be dated after May 1st, 2026, and must be turned in on the athletic webpage via FORM RELEAF by Thursday, September 3rd for Penn’s Grove athletes (Football will need theirs in by August 12th) to be eligible to participate on the first day of tryouts/practice. Students cannot tryout or participate without a PIAA Physical uploaded to Form Releaf with their Form Releaf Registration completed and approved by our trainers.
You can find the physical form on our website.
(As a note, Google Chrome seems to work best when using Form Releaf and taking a picture an uploading, seems to work better than scanned versions).
Form ReLEAF is the digital CIPPE physical submission program that is used. If you have used this in the past, it will pre-populate some of the existing information for your student-athlete(s). If you are a new user, you will need to create an account. Please reach out to our athletic trainer Caitlyn –cwilmot@oxfordasd.org with any questions. This does take some time to answer all the questions that are required for participation.
What do I upload?
The physician will only need to complete section VII of the physical form packet. All other parts are completed online by the parent and student athlete. You will upload the section 6 form when you submit your materials. You can do this even by taking a clear picture and uploading or scanning it. This is the document that the physician completes.
Participation/Attendance Requirements
Students and Parents should prepare for their student-athlete to be at in-season practice daily and Saturdays for HS teams. Saturdays are typically an in-season practice/play date. We expect a commitment to be made when a student-athlete earns a spot on a team. It is absolutely the expectation that the student-athletes are on time and present daily for practice. 3 unexcused absences will result in removal from the team.
Participation Fees
Every student who makes a team and is on a roster will be required to pay a participation fee of $75. The fee is due before the first scrimmage or game. This should be turned into Mrs. Edmunds in the front office. Checks can be made out to Oxford Area School District.
We really are looking forward to a fun and productive fall sports season!
GO HORNETS!
Sincerely,
Amber Stirling
Athletic Director