GMS SPORTS
Note:
Students should pay close
attention to WGMS morning
announcements for information regarding specific tryout dates and times for
each sport. Anyone who intends to tryout for a sport must have a current
physical on file at GMS. Students selected for teams must be willing to commit
to daily participation during the season
BASEBALL
Baseball will begin holding information meetings in
September with tryouts scheduled for October. There will be two cuts—one will
be in October, and the other at the end of February. The season begins in March
and runs through the beginning of May. Varsity
Head Coach: Tommy Phillips;
JV Head Coach:
Ted Rapp
BASKETBALL
GIRLS’ basketball
tryouts are held in early September and the season will begin in mid-December.
Varsity Head Coach: Allison Hill; JV Coach: Barbara Spierto; Assistant Coach: Brenda Sanford
6th Grade Coaches:
Cathy Gardner & Robin Carter
BOYS’ basketball
tryouts are held in early October and the season will begin in mid-December.
Varsity Head Coach: Sean Hobson; JV Head Coach:
6th Grade Coach: Rip Johnson
CHEERLEADING
Rising 7th and 8th grade
girls may tryout each spring for the following school year. First time
cheerleading candidates are drawn from the membership of the Peppers. The
tryouts are followed by a free cheerleading clinic at GMS. Students are
selected for one of the three squads: basketball, wrestling, or football.
Sponsors:
CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country which is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th
grade boys and girls begins in late August. This is a NO-CUT
sport, meaning all who wish to give it their best, can remain on the team.
Cross country is a fall sport with practices daily from
DANCE TEAM
Rising 7th and 8th grade girls may tryout each spring
for the following school year, with an additional tryout occurring in the fall
depending on the team’s numbers. Tryouts in the spring are followed by a
mandatory dance camp to a nearby university; either Western KY in
FOOTBALL
Football tryouts are open to all boys in grades 6th
– 8th. There
will be 40-50 players chosen for the varsity squad. There will be 40 players on
the JV team. Practices begin in August from
Varsity Head Coach: Todd Jackson, Assistant Coaches:
Wayne Howell, John Cross, John Spierto; JV Head Coach: Ted Rapp, Assistant
Coach: Lucky Jackson, Matt Shorter
GOLF
Golf tryouts are open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th
graders during August. GMS has both girls’ and boys’ teams.
Practices are after school at Spencer Creek Golf Club. Head Coach:
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SOCCER
GIRLS’ tryouts
are open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls. They usually occur the first week in
October.
Most years we will have an "A" team and a "B" team. The season
begins in early October and ends in late November. Students will be given a
two-day try out in early October. Although we are restricted in the number of
players we can accept, we do offer a "B" team in order to allow as
many participants as we can.
Coach: Clarke
BOYS’ GMS Boys
soccer has a strong tradition of success. The season begins in early October
and ends in late November. Students will be given a two-day try out in late
September. Although we are restricted in the number of players we can accept
(we usually average 30 players in all), we do offer both a “Varsity” and
“Junior Varsity” team in order to allow as many participants as possible.
Practices are held Monday -
Thursday from 2:45 – 5:00. Coach: Russ Keller
SOFTBALL
Sign-ups and tryouts will occur during the last two weeks in
February. Tryouts will be conducted over a period of 4-5 days and are open to
all 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls. Practices will be daily at
Varsity Head Coach: Ashley Yelton, Varsity Assistant
Coach: Cathy Gardner, JV Head Coach:
Brenda Sanford
TENNIS
GMS offers a boys and girls tennis team that has a full
schedule of matches, practices and instruction in the spring. Tryouts are in
October. Practices are 4 to 5 days a
week and will begin in early March. Last year the girls and boys practiced
right behind the school on courts provided by Williamson County Parks. It is
important that any child wanting to make the team to have some background on
the game before trying out since there are only limited spaces available.
Girls Head Coach: Gordon Pennington, Boys Head Coach:
Will Lambert
TRACK
Track is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys and girls.
Tryouts are held after basketball season. Track begins in March and goes to
mid-May.
Girls Head Coach:
VOLLEYBALL
Tryouts are held the last week of
school for the following year. There will be a varsity, JV, and 6th
grade team. Practices are typically Monday - Thursday from 2:30-4:30. Head Coach: Amanda Boone, Assistant
Coaches: Jennifer Keith, Tami McLeen
WRESTLING
Wrestling is open to all boys in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
and follows the no-cut policy. The season begins after football season ends.
Practices are every day after school from 2:45-4:30 or 5:00, lasting through
December. Head Coach: Brad Raby, Assistant Coach: