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Athletics Information

MHS ATHLETICS

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Fall 2026 Sports Registration IS OPEN!

Anyone interested in participating in a 2026 Fall Sport must register on Family ID by:

AUGUST 31, 2026 by 11pm

There are no fees to play sports at MHS

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Interested in participating in a Fall 2026 Sport?

 Click for detailed information on how to sign up and dates and times of try-outs and first practices.

In order to participate in any sport, you must do the following:

Register on Family ID

Have an updated Physical (information below, please reach out to your coach or our nurses if you have any questions with physicals)

Physicals have to be dated ON or AFTER 11/12/2025 to be counted for the FALL 2026 season.

Get your sports physicals done at the MHS School-Based Health Center

The MHS School-Based Health Center is offering sports physicals between 8am-2pm on the following dates this summer:

  • July: 21, 27, 28 & 29
  • August: 3, 4, 5, 11, 12 & 13

To schedule your appointment, please call (475) 231-6978.  

Before your appointment, you MUST have these forms completely filled out:

Physical Expiration & Eligibility

  1. Physicals have to be dated ON or AFTER November 12, 2025 to be counted for the Fall 2026 season.  
  2. If your child's physical expires between August 13, 2026, and December 12, 2026, your child is NOT eligible to participate on the first day of practice/try-out. Please contact our Nurses with any questions.

MHS FALL COACHES CONTACT INFO & first practice/tryout information:

  • Boys Soccer Head Coach: Sal Emanuele, emanueles@mpsct.org
    • Try-outs: Monday, Aug. 24th, 25th & 26th : 2:30pm-5pm (MHS Stadium) 
  • Girls Soccer Head Coach: Shawn Murdock, murdocks@mpsct.org
    • Try-outs: Monday, Aug. 24th: 3pm-5pm (MHS Grass Front Field)
  • Football Head Coach: Dario Highsmith, highsmithd@mpsct.org
    • OTA’s (Organized Training Activities): Thursday, Aug. 13th-Saturday, Aug. 15th : Times TBD
    • Conditioning: Monday, Aug. 17th – Friday, Aug. 21st: Times TBD
    • Full Contact Practice: Saturday, Aug. 22nd: Times TBD
  • Boys Cross Country Head Coach: Rob Weston, westont@mpsct.org
  • Girls Cross Country Head Coach: Jenn Price, pricej@mpsct.org
    • Boys/Girls Cross Country 1st practice: Monday, Aug. 24th : 5pm-6pm
  • Fall Cheerleading Head Coach: Lindsay Hansen, Hansenl@mpsct.org
    • 1st Practice: Thursday, Aug. 27th: 6pm-7:30pm (MHS Small Gym)
  • Fall Dance Head Coach: Marisa Bishop, bishopm@mpsct.org
    • 1st practice:Thursday, Aug. 27th: 4:15pm-6pm (MHS Small Gym)
  • Girls Swim/Dive Head Coach: Trevor Charles, charlest@mpsct.org
    • 1st practice: Monday, Aug. 24th: 3pm-5pm
  • Volleyball Head Coach: Kelvin Jones, joneskd@mpsct.org
    • Try-outs: Monday, Aug. 24th: 8am-10am (Freshmen), 10am-12pm: 10th & 11th Graders), 12pm-3pm: Last Year Varsity players & Seniors)
  • Fall Crew Head Coach: Scott Peaslee, peaslees@mpsct.org
    • SWIM Test: Saturday, Aug. 22nd: 9am-10am (MHS Pool)
    • 1st practice: Monday, Aug. 24th: 2:45pm-5pm (Boathouse) 
  • Unified Sports Soccer Coach: Cindy Culp, Culpc@mpsct.org
    • 1st practice: Tuesday, Sept. 8th: 2:15pm-3:30pm (MHS Front Field)

*Note: Locations for the first practice or try-out may change depending on the weather.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Athletic office Secretary, Robin Wilson via email, wilsonr@mpsct.org or your Fall Coach (listed above).