GROSSE POINTE SOUTH ATHLETICS

Please bring Gold Cards to Conditioning for all sports
 

I. Tryout Schedule for Spring 2023

*All sports are cut-sports unless otherwise indicated

Boys’ Rowing: Coach Eric Dilworth dilworth_eric@yahoo.com 

Girls’ Rowing: Coach Mike Gentile  mikedgentile@gmail.com

Tryouts begin next Monday 3/6 and run for two weeks until 3/17

Monday-Friday 4:30-6:15 PM. Students can come any night to try out rowing.

Tryouts will be held at the Belle Isle Athletic Shelter.

Baseball: Varsity Coach Dan Griesbaum griesbd@gpschools.org  

JV Coach Dennis Clow dclow@wowway.com

Freshman Coach Tim Lynch timlynch42@gmail.com

March 6-10 FR/JV 3:30-4:30 in Practice Gym Varsity 4:30-5:30 in Practice Gym

March 13 Varsity 3:30-5:30pm  @ GPS Main Gym / JV 4-5:30pm @ Lakeside Baseball / FR 5:30-7pm @ Lakeside Baseball, Lakeside located at 3538 Cadieux.  For the complete tryout schedule Click Here

Parent Meeting March 21 @6:30pm in Auditorium

Boys’ Golf:  Coach Robert McIntyre  mcintyr@gpschools.org 

David Wittwer davidwittwer@comcast.net

Informational meeting March 14 @ 4:00 in Cleminson Hall.  Please email Coach McIntyre.

March 21 @ 4:00 at St. Clair Shores Golf Club

*Boys’ Lacrosse:  Varsity Coach Justin MackSoud justinmacksoud@gmail.com 

Conditioning Week: March 6-10  4:00pm-5:30pm at GP Academy Field House on Lakeshore. (All Levels)

Tryouts: March 13-17 4:30pm-6pm 9th / 10th Grades at Detroit City Field House on 3401 E. Lafayette.

Tryouts: March 13-17 6pm-8:00pm Var.B / Varsity on the turf, please bring water bottles and equipment.

*Girls’ Lacrosse:  Varsity Coach Elizabeth Rauh eerauh14@gmail.com

JV Coach Annie Rinke annierinke@gmail.com

Conditioning Week: In Boll Gym March 6-10 5:30-7:30pm

Tryouts: March 13-17  8pm-10:00pm on the turf.

Info Meeting March 6th

Sailing: Coach Christina Noland headcoach@gpsouthsailing.org

Informational Meeting: March 6th, 7pm at GPYC in the Focsle

Mandatory Commitment Meeting, March 14, 6pm at GPYC in the Focsle - All must attend

Mandatory Boat Set-up & Rigging: March 15-17 3:45-6pm

Tryouts/Evaluations: March 21-23 3:45-6pm

Must have proper gear for the spring season including a dry suit.  Please contact Coach Noland with any questions.

Girls’ Soccer: Varsity Coach Chris Bolio chrisbolio@yahoo.com 

JV Coach 

Tryouts at Total Soccer, 34300 Utica Rd., Fraser

March 13-16, Monday-Wednesday 4:30-6:00

Softball:  Varsity Coach Bill Fleming sanflem1@sbcglobal.net

JV Coach Amanda Carpenter carpenter.amanda@gmail.com

Conditioning week, March 6-10 Mon.- Fri. 5:30pm - 7:30pm Practice Gym 

Tryouts, March 13-16 Mon.-Thurs. 5:30pm - 7:30pm in Practice / Main Gym

Parent meeting for JV/V players is March 21, 7pm in the student commons. 

Girls’ Tennis:  Varsity Coach Mark Sobieralski msobes@aol.com

 JV Coach Marella Diakonov marella227@gmail.com

Tryout dates/location TBD based on weather and availability. Email coaches if interested in tryouts.

*Boys’ Track: Coach Mark Sonnenberg sonnenm@gpschools.org 

Conditioning week: Boll Gym: 3/7 5-6:30pm 3/8, 3:30-5pm, 3/9 5-6:30pm, 3/10 3:30-5pm Main/Practice Gym 3/11 3:30-5pm

First official practice is March 13 at 3:30.  Meet in Boll Gym. Wear a mask and dress for the outdoors.

Weekday practices during the season are Monday thru Friday from 3:30 - 5:00pm.

Girls’ Track: Coach Steve Zaranek zaranes@gpschools.org

Team Meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 15 @ 3:15 in room 260

Conditioning week: Boll Gym: 3/9-3/10, 3:30-5PM

First official practice March 13 at 3:30.  Meet in Boll gym. Dress for the outdoors.  Weekday practices are M-F 3:30-5PM

All completed forms must be approved by the Athletic Office before Conditioning week. 

II.  Sport Physicals:  Physicals need to be dated April 15, 2022 to be valid.

The athletic office will be open to pick up hard copy forms and approve forms on school days 8am-3pm. 

Sport Physicals are offered at: 

Shores Urgent Care, $30 sport physical, 25631 Little Mack Ste. 104 (N of 10 Mile), 586-884-2727, 

open 7 days from 8AM-9PM

Grosse Pointe Urgent Care $20 (ASK for the $20 sport physical), located at 20311 Mack Ave (corner of Lochmoor in G.P. Woods), 313-499-6000, open 7 days from 8AM-10PM.

CVS minute clinic $59 M-F 8:30AM-7:30PM, Sat 9AM-5:30PM, Sun 10AM-5:30PM

Henry Ford walk-in clinic $26 sport physical, 159 Kercheval Ave, GP Farms, 313-640-2175 

M-F 8AM-8PM, S/S & holidays 10AM-2PM 

MedPost Urgent Care $25 sport physical, 20599 Mack Ave, GP Woods 313-264-0270

TO TRY-OUT OR PARTICIPATE IN SOUTH SPORTS ****

III.  Sports offered at Grosse Pointe South : 

IV.  Participation Fee: There is a $220.00 student athlete fee per sport with a family cap of $880 per year.  This fee helps to cover the costs of transportation, supplies, tournament fees and a number of other expenses that are no longer covered in the school district budget.  The payment will be paid online through the sport registration, FamilyID, once the student has been selected for a team.  The link for the FamilyID sport registration is available on the South athletic website www.gpsouthathletics.com or go directly to the FamilyID sport registration site https://www.familyid.com/organizations/grosse-pointe-south-high-school 

The registration and fee should be completed by the end of the first week after tryouts or before the first contest. A student athlete will not be eligible to compete in athletic contests until the fee has been received.

Financial assistance is available to those with significant financial need.  For those that qualify for free or reduced lunch please see the sport registration website for discounted fees.

V.  Booster Club and Season Passes for students:   Athletic passes for students can be purchased in the athletic office or on student registration for $50 which are valid for all home sporting events (not playoff games).  Parents are encouraged to join the Coaches Club where they will receive a family pass for all events and other perks for $200 (www.gpsathleticboosters.com).    

VI. Athletic Office contact: 

Athletic Office number:  313-432-3542

VII.  Athletic web-site:  www.gpsouthathletics.com 

Items included:

• Link to highschoolsports.net – most up-to-date schedules & directions to events

• Important athletic dates, parent meetings etc…

• coach’s contact information

• Athletic Code of Conduct