This week's edition includes:

• Basketball Sideline Cheer is Here!
• Winter Sports Update: Pics, Schedules, and Recaps
• Spirit Wear (Christmas is getting CLOSE)!
• 2023 Football Interest Survey
• Student-athlete eligibility information
• Strongsville Athletic Booster Information
• Buy athletic event tickets from your phone
• Youth Hockey anyone?
• Athletic Programming from the Strongsville Recreation
• Click/Tap HERE for previous editions of the Cold Pizza

Warm Regards,

Jason Keppler, Assistant Athletic Director

Strongsville City Schools

SMS Sideline Cheer is finally here and will kickoff later this basketball season. Coaches will be sending out further details to those registered through Final Forms later this week.

We still need a couple more 8th grade girls so please consider registering if interested. Anyone interested can follow the registration directions HERE. We hope to see you!

The clinic and tryouts are THIS WEEK! Schedule HERE. Note- all students who tryout must be registered and have an active physical on file.

GET THE LATEST TEAM UPDATES:

• We post game/event results on Twitter HERE
• Follow game/event results on Facebook HERE

SIDELINE CHEER:

• Practice schedule can be found HERE
• Game schedule can be found HERE

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL:

• Will begin after winter break. More details to come soon!

WRESTLING:

• Practice schedule can be found HERE
• The team wrestles at Strongsville High School on 12/10 in the GCC Duals Tourney. The schedule can be found HERE
• Go HERE for a recap of last weeks tournament at CVCA. Once on the webpage tap menu, then winter, then boys wrestling, then middle school, and then your specific team to view the recaps.

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

• The girls are on the road on Tuesday (Root/Claggett) and Thursday (Brunswick/Euclid)! Game schedules can be found HERE
• Practice schedules can be found HERE
• Go HERE for a recap of last weeks games versus Brunswick. Once on the webpage tap menu, then winter, then girls basketball, and then your specific team to view the recaps.

BOYS BASKETBALL:

• The boys are home on Tuesday (Root/Claggett) and Thursday (Brunswick/Euclid)k! Game schedules can be found HERE
• Practice schedules can be found HERE
• Go HERE for a recap of last weeks games versus Brunswick and SEL. Once on the webpage tap menu, then winter, then boys basketball, and then your specific team to view the recaps.

If you're looking for some spirit wear to help support the Mustangs please know that spirit wear can be purchased through the Strongsville Mustangs Athletics Website linked below. Christmas is just around the corner, don't miss out on some great gift ideas! A couple of examples of the 100's of items found in our online spirit shop are pictured below.

There is lots of other information there as well!

http://strongsvilleathletics.org

• Game Schedules
• Game Results/Recaps
• Athletic Forms
• Sports Medicine Info
• Ticketing Info
• Online Team Shop
• Sports Registration/Tryout Info

Supply chain issues continue to be present for football equipment. In order for SCS to get the necessary equipment to outfit our teams we need to know how much we need now. Please help us by filling out the survey linked below. Even if you think your child might not be interested please have an exploratory conversation with them. We had a TON of first year players on the 7th and 8th grade teams this year. Thanks for your help!

SURVEY

Player eligibility is determined by SCS and OHSAA policies. Some of the eligibility criteria is listed below.

• Students must maintain at least a 2.0 G.P.A. Should their G.P.A. fall below a 2.0 they will be put on a weekly progress reports to assure assignments and effort are up to snuff. If not the players will be required to sit until improvement is made.
• Students must have passed at least 4 classes in the previous quarter (5 if at SHS). Should this criteria not be met a student will not be eligible for the forthcoming athletic season.
• Pay to Participate and previous year academic fees must be paid in order to partake in athletic games/contests. Students will be withheld from all contests until fees are paid.

• OHSAA Eligibility Resource Center

• https://ohsaa.org/Eligibility

The Strongsville Athletic Boosters is comprised of parent volunteers that raise funds and provide support to all of the Strongsville High School and Middle School athletic programs and student-athletes. Every dollar raised by the booster club is invested back into the student-athlete experience. We purchase uniforms, warm-ups, training equipment and other items to help our student-athletes perform to the best of their ability in representing Strongsville City Schools. Our ultimate success depends on the commitment of parents! Click HERE to join the Athletic Boosters for the 2022-2023 school year. Becoming a member not only helps your student's success but it also gets you some free SWAG. Details in the graphic below.

The Majority of Schools in the Northeast Ohio as well as the state of Ohio utilize the Hometown Ticketing app for online tickets. Fans can now download the Hometown ticketing app called Hometown Ticketing Fan and purchase tickets for many games (home and away) through the app.

Anyone that plans on attending a home contest for the Mustangs can purchase their tickets multiple ways. Keep in mind that ticket prices are set by the GCC

All other VARSITY sporting events will have $7.00 tickets for adults and $5.00 for students.

For stand alone JV, Freshman AND Middle School games, tickets will be $4.00 and $2.00

1. Tickets will be sold online through our NEW online Ticketing Partner, Hometown Ticketing. The link can be found HERE. This is the preferred method of payment for all home contests. You can also purchase tickets by going to STRONGSVILLEATHLETICS.ORG and by clicking on each team's schedule, there is a BUY TICKETS option. If you have question, please reach out to the Athletic Office.

2. We will offer at the gate cash and CREDIT CARD sales for all home contests. Again, if you do not want to wait in line, the online ticket option would be best

3. SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNTS. The GCC will allow Senior Citizens into any contest free of charge. At Strongsville, we will be issuing Senior Citizen All-Access passes that will allow them to attend any HOME sporting event free of charge. Passes will issued at any ticket gate upon entrance to an event.

(Please keep in mind that when we play non-league contests away, those schools may have a different senior citizen policy)

If you have any questions about the ticketing policy, please do not hesitate to contact the athletic department.

Click/tap HERE for what sports programs are upcoming for the Strongsville Recreation Department.