From the Athletic Director

Fall Team Updates

Football
The Football team hosted Woburn High School on a classic Fall New England day yesterday, Veterans Day. The game was the last home game of the season for our team, who fell 38-7 to a strong Woburn squad. The Lions will travel to Lincoln-Sudbury on Thanksgiving Day. Tickets for that game are available now on the Newton South GoFan site.

Girls Soccer

The Girls Soccer Team will host Brookline High School on Saturday, November 13 at 5:00PM in the State Tournament. The team defeated Winchester 5-1 on its way to the Round of 8. Maddy Genser, Nadia Mustafa, Maddie Lewis, Sienna Masood and Luka Marceau scored the goals for the Lions and secured a second-round win with a strong all-around game.

Tickets for Saturday’s match are on sale at the Newton South GoFan site. $10 adults and $5 students. Admissions proceeds go to the MIAA.

Unified Basketball

Our squad traveled to Lexington High School on Tuesday and defeated the Minutemen 60-56. The Lions will complete their regular season today–Friday, November 12–with an away game against Cambridge Rindge and Latin. Go Unified players!

The Unified Basketball season culminates at the State Jamboree, hosted this year by Cambridge, on November 18 beginning at 3:30PM.

Cross Country

The Girls and Boys teams will compete at the State Championship on Saturday, November 13. The event will be held at Wrentham Development Complex. Good luck to all!

Dance
The Lions will compete at Endicott College on Sunday, November 14. Their mat warm-up time is 11:10AM. The team is hard at work preparing for the State Championship to be held on November 20. Go Lions!

Fall Sports Awards Night

The Fall Sports Awards Night will be Monday, November 22 at 6:30PM.
Please note that only awardees and their parents/guardians are invited to attend.
The event will take place in the Field House with staggered entry times. Face masks must be worn by all attending.

We will use the outdoor entrance on Brandeis Road. The order of arrivals to enter the Field House will be as follows:

6:30PM Golf and Unified Basketball
6:45PM Football, Dance and Cheer
7:00PM Boys and Girls Cross Country
7:15PM Field Hockey and Volleyball, all levels
7:30PM Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer, all levels

Winter Preseason Team Meetings

Alpine Ski
The pre-season meeting for Alpine skiing will be next Tuesday, November 16 during Lion Block in the Theater lobby. Mr. Hink will attend the meeting.

Boys Indoor Track

The Boys Indoor track team will hold an informational meeting on Tuesday, November 16 during Lion Block at Wheeler Commons.

Swimming & Diving

Students interested in swimming and diving will meet in the Goldrick Commons on Tuesday, November 16 during Lion Block to meet our new head coach, Mr. John Mooers, and to get information about the season.

Wrestling

Students interested in Wrestling will have a preseason informational meeting on Tuesday, November 16 at 2:35PM during Lion Block in Room #4156. Coach Rotatori will attend the meeting.

Winter Season Registration

Registration for winter sports is open. Please sign up on FamilyID before November 24. The winter tryout schedule will be posted on our Athletics web page next week.