Fall In-house Sports

ACTIVITIES STAFF

Tricia Bluhm
Heritage Athletics Secretary
651-403-7409 | tricia.bluhm@isd197.org

Gloria Bicanich
Friendly Hills Athletics Secretary
651-403-7608 | gloria.bicanich@isd197.org

Christian Lawver
Middle School Athletics Director
Heritage: 651-403-7400
Friendly Hills: 651-403-7600
| christian.lawver@isd197.org

Prentice Smith
High School Activities Director
651-403-7201 | prentice.smith@isd197.org

Fall Athletics will begin Monday, August 30 and will go until the week of October 18, depending on the sport. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! To register, click here. Fall sports schedules are available below.

We plan to offer the following options:

Middle School Football (grades 7 & 8) @ Heritage Middle School
Middle School Boys Soccer (grades 7 & 8) @ Friendly Hills Middle School
Middle School Girls Soccer (grades 7 & 8) @ Heritage Middle School
Middle School Girls Volleyball (grade 8) @ Friendly Hills Middle School
Middle School Girls Volleyball (grade 7) @ Heritage Middle school
Middle School Girls Tennis (grades 6, 7 & 8) @ Two Rivers High School
Middle School Boys & Girls Cross Country (grades 6, 7 & 8) @ Friendly Hills Middle School

Please do not be confused by the location of the sport. Your student may participate in any activity regardless of their school. For instance, if they attend Friendly Hills but want to play football, they will simply take the shuttle bus after school to Heritage for practice and vice versa. Practices will run right after school from 3:30 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. All students can either be picked up from the practice site, or they have an option for an activity bus that will bring them close to their home after practice.

Practices for these options will be Monday through Friday. We will not have practice or games on non-school days (the week of August 30 is only Monday through Thursday due to Labor Day weekend). On days of games/events, they will either be home or away. Your student will need transportation on all game/event days.

Please be sure you have a Sports Physical on file at your respective school. You will not be able to register without it on file.

We look forward to a very exciting fall season of sports and can't wait to see everyone!

FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES

To find out the latest information on where and when teams will compete, please click below:

Middle School Football (grades 7 & 8) Schedule
Middle School Boys Soccer (grades 7 & 8) Schedule
Middle School Girls Volleyball (grade 7) Schedule
Middle School Girls Volleyball (grade 8) Schedule
Middle School Girls Tennis (grades 6, 7 & 8) Schedule
Middle School Boys & Girls Cross Country (grades 6, 7 & 8) Schedule

Participant Screening

Parents or guardians should monitor their student participants for signs of infectious illness every day. Students who are sick should not attend meetings. It is the expectation that all students, coaches, and support staff screen for illness before attending any meeting.

According to the MN Department of Health, the following is a current list of COVID-19 symptoms:

New onset of cough or shortness of breath by themselves

OR at least 2 of the following:

Fever (100.4ºF or higher)
Chills
Muscle pain
Sore throat
Fatigue
Congestion
Loss of sense of smell or taste
Gastrointestinal symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting, or nausea

Confirmed and Suspected COVID Cases

Programs must follow the identified protocols for students or coaches who have tested positive, are experiencing symptoms consistent with a COVID-19 diagnosis, or have had exposure to an individual who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Families need to report a positive test to the athletic director ASAP and within 12 hours of diagnosis.

A person who tests positive will need to be isolated for 10 days after the diagnosis.

Someone who tested positive can return to play after 10 days provided they have been fever free for 24 hours without using fever reducing medication and their symptoms have greatly improved.

Any person who was in *close contact with a COVID positive person needs to be quarantined for 14 days.

If a student participant comes to a meeting with symptoms of COVID-19 or any other illness; the student will be assessed and the parent or guardian will be called and they, or an emergency contact, will be expected to pick up their student within 30 minutes of notification.

*Close Contact as defined by MDH: Spending 15 minutes of time less than 6 feet from someone who has COVID-19 disease.

Helpful Resources from Dakota County:

COVID-19 is a reportable disease. Labs/clinics/hospitals are mandated to report positive COVID lab results to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Decision Tree for People with COVID-19 Symptoms in Youth, Student, and Child Care Programs
What To Do if You Have COVID-19
What To Do if You have Had Close Contact With a Person With COVID-19
What To Do if You’re Waiting for COVID-19 Test Results

For questions, please contact Middle School Athletic Director: Christian Lawver, christian.lawver@isd197.org