Runners of all abilities are welcome! Runners are placed into groups of the same running pace. A runner may switch groups as they progress. Practices may involve workouts on the track, endurance games, and runs to nearby parks or neighborhoods. There is a parent meeting at the beginning of the season to answer questions. Runners will compete in a weekly meet throughout the season.

• No tryouts. All athletes are welcome and able to participate in all races except the MHSAA Regional meet. The Regional championship meet only allows a certain number of participants.
• To register:
  • Complete the athletic registration
  • Complete a sports physical and bring a copy to your coach
  • Pine Knob Urgent Care on Sashabaw offers sports physicals
  • Complete the pay-to-participate fee
  • Link to registration and a blank physical form available on our website
• Practices are Monday through Friday after school
• No practice on half days or non-school days
• Sashabaw and Clarkston Junior High are two separate teams. They practice separately but travel together to all the same meets.
• Buses provide transportation to our meets, but families are responsible for bringing athletes home
• Visit our website for our complete practice and meet schedule clarkstoncrosscountry.org
• Visit our website for ways to help the team and be more informed about our season

Parent Meeting Wednesday, August 27, from 7 to 8 pm at Clarkston Junior High LGI

2025 7th/8th Grade
Sideline Cheer Tryouts

PHYSICAL AND ONLINE REGISTRATION ARE REQUIRED TO TRYOUT!
7th Online Registration Form 
8th Online Registration Form

MANDATORY PARENT & ATHLETE MEETING
Prior to tryouts at Clarkston Junior High track
Tuesday, August 26th @ 5:00pm

Tryout Dates
September, 2nd - 4:00- 5:30 P.M. (T)
September, 3rd - 4:00-5:30 P.M. (W)
Clarkston Junior High Track

Skills being assessed:

• Jump: Toe touch, herkie
• Cheer: Placement of arm motions & memorization (cheers will be taught at tryouts)
• Flexibility: Switch splits
• Tumbling: Cartwheel, Round-off, Back Walkover
• Any other skill athletes can perform without a spot

QUESTIONS?

Contact:
Coach Sarah Pachla - smpachla@clarkston.k12.mi.us
Coach Anne Baldwin - abaldwin@clarkston.k12.mi.us

7th & 8th Grade Sideline Cheer Flyer

• All players must have a CURRENT athletic physical to participate.

• Complete the Athletic Registration form on the Clarkston Athletics Website.  

• A copy of a sports physical and the athletic registration can be completed HERE. 

• Registration will be open on August 1, 2025. 

• Pay-to-participate fee to be paid once team rosters are formed. 

Tryouts: Wednesday 8/27 and Thursday 8/28 from 2:30 - 4:30pm. 
Girls MUST attend BOTH days of tryouts.

• Once teams are finalized, practices will run Monday through Friday from 2:30 - 4:15/4:30

• Buses are provided to away games, but families are responsible for bringing athletes home.  

Coaches: Jen Welch - jdwelch@clarkston.k12.mi.us
Sara Mertz - sjmertz@clarkston.k12.mi.us 

 

 

Clarkston Junior High School

8th Grade Girls Basketball - 2024/2025

• All players must have a CURRENT athletic physical to participate.

• Complete the Athletic Registration form on the Clarkston Athletics Website.  

• A copy of a sports physical and the athletic registration can be completed online. Please present physicals to coaches at tryouts.

• Registration will CLOSE on September 3, 2024. 

  • Pay-to-participate fee of $200.00 to be paid once team rosters are formed. 

Try- Outs: Tuesday 9/3 and Wednesday 9/4 
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm 
Girls MUST attend both days of tryouts  

• Once teams are finalized, practices will run Monday through Friday from 3:00 - 4:30 unless otherwise advised.

First Team Practice - Thursday 9/5 3:00 - 4:30 pm

• Games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30pm (following 7th grade games)  

• Buses are provided to away games

• Families are responsible for bringing athletes home.  

Coaches: April Kosin april.kosin15@gmail.com and Jerry Ostrom ggostrom@clarkston.k12.mi.us 

Practice Begins: Monday, August 18
Practice Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm
Location: SMS practice field (behind the building)
Dress: Football cleats, workout clothes
Practice: M-F beginning August 18, no practice Friday 8/22, Friday 8/29 and Labor Day 9/1
Once the school year starts, we will practice on all full school days

Requirements to participate:

• Physical must be dropped off to a coach on the first day of practice
  • Please be sure all required signatures and dates are filled in properly, or we will be unable to accept them as complete, per the MHSAA. We appreciate your attention to detail.
  • MHSAA guidelines state that an athlete must have a current-year physical on file in order to compete in interscholastic sports. A current-year physical is defined as one given on or after April 15 of the previous school year.
  • Pine Knob Urgent Care in Clarkston (248) 297-5282 is currently doing physicals
• Online Registration
  • Athletes must register through Clarkston Athletics website: ATHLETIC REGISTRATION FORM
  • Registration opens in August
  • Registration closes August 25- no late registrations accepted. Athletes are expected to attend every practice.
• Pay to Participate
  • Please pay to participate online during the registration process (preferred). Checks accepted as a form of payment: $200 payable to Clarkston Schools.

Athletes will not be eligible to participate until the requirements above are met

CAMP: Please plan to attend our Wolves Football Camp hosted by varsity football coach Justin Pintar. Athletes will learn various fundamentals and the basics of our offensive and defensive systems used throughout the Clarkston Football program. See attached flier for details. Students will be issued their helmets at camp. Athletes not at camp will get their helmet during practice in August.

Communication

All athletes must join Google Classroom:

• This is not optional. We utilize Google Classroom as a teaching tool and as a method of communicating with athletes. Please have them join Google Classroom before summer break.
• Must use your CCS Google Account
• Join using code: imyrsr46

All Parents should join Remind:

• All mass communication comes through Remind. Please join now before it's forgotten about. All schedule updates, changes, important notifications, communications over summer, etc. will be posted in Remind.
• Please utilize the link below to join Remind rmd.at/66ckag3

Questions:

Coach Capozzoli at macapozzoli@clarkston.k12.mi.us or Coach Vargo at vargo.curtis@gmail.com

7th Grade Football Flyer

7th Grade Football Schedule

Hello Clarkston Wolves players & families,

The entire Clarkston football program and coaches are excited to meet all of you and get prepared for next year. The best thing for any player is to attend summer camp, because it helps the team work together, meet their coaches, and learn the exact system they will be using in the fall. We are looking for any and all young people who are willing to work hard, learn, and be a great teammate. We can’t wait to get to know you and have a great season!

Included are the key dates for summer/fall and for registration, and the team’s google classroom page (same as ‘24 7th grade page) will be used for communication. 
If you have any questions/concerns, please feel free to email one of us. Go Wolves!

Coach Goebel magoebel@clarkston.k12.mi.us
Coach Banks dpbanks1102@gmail.com

Google Classroom Code: altralb (all players must add school account)

We expect players to take responsibility for communicating with coaches and parents. This page is not a message board for individual concerns, but will be the main form of communication to parents when there are schedule changes or important information. If you have any specific concerns, please email Coach Goebel or Coach Banks. 

Football Camp - Independence Parks & Rec

July 28-31 Learn more and register for 2025 Junior Wolves Football Camp
Camp is not required, but extremely important and beneficial for players, especially if they have not played football before or are unsure about participating next season

2025 Season Registration - Clarkston Community School Athletics

• July 14 - Registration and pay-to-pay will open for the 2024-25 school year,  submitted online at https://www.clarkston.k12.mi.us/athletics/registration
• Online Registration required before conditioning begins August 18
• Physicals are required for all players *dated on/after April 13th, 2024* (physical not required for summer football camp)
• Physical and online registration are REQUIREMENTS to participate.  Players cannot participate until their physical has been turned in to the coaching staff on their first day of practice

Conditioning

August 18-22 (start of season, 1 week before first day of school)
5:00pm-7:30pm

Full-Contact Practice Begins

• August 25-end of season
• Practice times vary - M 5-5:30, Tu 3-5:00, W 3-5:30, Th 3-5:30, F 3-5:00
• Scrimmage/Game Days will be on Wednesdays
• September 10 - Blue vs Gold scrimmage 
• September 17 - First game (full schedule will be on Google Classroom)
• Kickoffs @5:30pm (home games at CJHS stadium)
   

 

Winter Athletic Registration:

Please make sure to complete registration online and have a physical dated on or after April 15, 2025, by the first day of tryouts.  Any athlete who competed in a Fall sport will not need to register online or turn in their physical again, however, all others will need to complete registration online and turn their physicals into the coaches at the first tryout.  Note that the $200 pay-to-play fee does not need to be paid until after tryouts and will be paid online via e-funds.

Tryouts at SMS:

• First Round: Monday, November 3rd and Tuesday, November 4th 2:30-4:30pm.
• Second Round: Wednesday, November 5th 2:30-4:30pm.
• Athletes are expected to attend all days of tryouts.

Important information for the season:

• Games start the week of November 10th and are on Mondays and Wednesdays.
• Games start at 4:00pm.
• Transportation is provided to game locations, but families are responsible for providing their own transportation home.

Questions: 
Please contact Head Coach Jen Welch at jdwelch@clarkston.k12.mi.us or Head Coach Ryan Kaul at rtkaul@clarkston.k12.mi.us
 

Winter Athletic Registration:

Please make sure to complete registration online and have a physical dated on or after April 15, 2025, by the first day of tryouts.  Any athlete who competed in a Fall sport will not need to register online or turn in their physical again, however, all others will need to complete registration online and turn their physicals into the coaches at the first tryout.  Note that the $200 pay-to-play fee does not need to be paid until after tryouts and will be paid online via e-funds.

Open Gym at CJHS:

• Monday, October 27th and Wednesday, October 29th 2:45-4:45pm in CJHS Gym

Tryouts at CJHS:

• First Round: Monday, November 3rd and Tuesday, November 4th 3:00-5:00 pm.
• Second Round: Wednesday, November 5th 3:00-5:00 pm.
• Tryouts will be held in the CJHS Gym
• Athletes are expected to attend all days of tryouts.

Important information for the season:

• Games start the week of November 10th and are on Mondays and Wednesdays.
• Games start at 5:30pm.
• Transportation is provided to game locations, but families are responsible for providing their own transportation home.

Questions: Please contact Head Coach Matt Ponik at mpponik@clarkston.k12.mi.us or Head Coach Andy Laidlaw at aglaidlaw@clarkston.k12.mi.us

 

2025-2026 7th/8th Grade
Competitive Cheer Tryouts

Mandatory parent and athlete meeting before tryouts: Wednesday, November 12, 5:00 PM at Pine Knob Elementary (PKE) Gym.

Tryout Dates:
November 13th
4:00- 6:00 P.M. (Th)
November 14th
4:00-5:30 P.M. (F)
*Must be present at BOTH tryout days

Location: Pine Knob Elementary Gym

PHYSICAL AND ONLINE REGISTRATION ARE REQUIRED TO TRYOUT!
7th Online Registration Form 
8th Online Registration Form

QUESTIONS?

Contact:
Coach Sarah Pachla - smpachla@clarkston.k12.mi.us
Coach Anne Baldwin - abaldwin@clarkston.k12.mi.us

Competitive Cheer Flyer

Get Ready for the 2025-2026 Season

Practice Begins: Monday, January 12th
Practice Time: 2:45-5:30pm
Location: Sashabaw Middle School - 6th Grade Gym (athletes shuttle daily from CJHS to SMS)

What you need BEFORE the season:

Current Athletic Physical dated on or after April 15, 2025

6th & 7th Online Registration Form 
8th Online Registration Form
 

6th - 8th GRADE WRESTLING FLYER

 

Tryouts will be in January 2026 - more information coming soon!

Tryouts will be in January 2026 - more information coming soon!

What do you need PRIOR to participating

• Register on the Clarkston Athletics Website *if your athlete has participated on the blue or gold football team, they have fulfilled the registration, sports physical and Pay to Participate requirements
• Current Athletic Physical dated on or after April 15, 2023. Copy must be presented to coaches at first tryout.

Mandatory Try-outs - Athletes are expected to attend both days of try-outs

• Friday November 3rd, 3-4:30
• Monday, November 6th, 3-4:30

Upon making the team, transportation is provide TO game locations, but families are responsible for providing their own transportation home.   

Parent meeting to be announced once teams are selected.

Pay to Participate fee of $200 must be paid upon making the team

Get Ready for the 2023-2024 Season

Begins late January 2024

What you need BEFORE the season:

• Current Athletic Physical dated on or after April 15, 2023
• Register on the Clarkston Athletics Website

8th Grade Boys Wrestling Flyer 

First Week of Practice Notes and Logistics:
First Week of Practice Notes and Logistics

Meet Schedule:
Meet Schedule
**We are listed as Sashabaw- not Clarkston***

Parent Communication Sign Up:
Remind Parent Communication Sign Up

Track Informational Flyer + Registration Information

Parent Handout:
Handout

Practice & Meet Schedule:
Schedule

Order of Events and County Qualifying Marks:
Events

Google Classroom: Code: 2x4c52e