Sharks Athletics

Athletic Director: Dr. Lisa Harrison

Athletic Registration Requirements

Students wishing to participate in athletics must complete the following requirements once a year, prior to trying out for a sport.

Complete an athletic packet
- Three pages will require a notary stamp
- Your physical evaluation (EL02) page MUST have a doctor's stamp, signature, clearance, and date of exam.
Register and complete an Aktivate account
- Directions for Aktivate
Pay $75 athletic insurance on SchoolCashOnline.com
- $10 try out fee, $65 balance upon making the team
Complete 3 NFHS courses and upload the certificates into your Aktivate account

These requirements are good for every sport played in one school year, and do not need to be repeated each season.

Fall Sports

Football (Class 7A)

Coach Nick LaSala

Summer workouts begin in June at the school and are Monday-Thursday 8am-12pm; information will be posted on X - @Riverboyz0.

First allowable practice date - non-contact (Week 4) - July 28, 2025
First allowable practice date - contact (Week 4) - August 2, 2025
Preseason classic games (Week 6) - August 11-16
First regular season playing date & team roster due (Week 7) - August 22
Last regular season playing date (Week 17) - October 31
Regional Tournaments (Weeks 20-22) - November 14, 21, 28
State Semifinal games (Week 23) - December 5, 2025
Florida High School Football State Championships (Week 24) - TBD

Swimming & Diving (Classes 3A-4A)

Coach Stephen Riedel

First allowable practice date (Week 4) - July 28
Meet schedule(s) due (Week 5) - August 4
Preseason classic meets (Week 6) - August 11-16
First regular season playing date & team roster due (Week 7) - August 18
Last regular season playing date (Week 15) - October 18
District Meets (Week 16) - October 20-25
Regional Meets (Week 17) - October 28-Nov. 1
Florida High School Swimming & Diving State Championships (Week 18) - November 7-8
(2A: November 7th; 1A: November 8th; Girls dive first)

Girls Volleyball (Class 7A)

Coach Alain Bazile

Varsity Tryout
July 28 - 30
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Practice: July 31 - August 1; 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

JV and Freshman Tryout
August 11 - 13

Normal Season Practice: August 4 - November 5; 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
In all cases, please make sure to have proper playing attire

First allowable tryout/practice date (Week 4) - July 28
Game schedule(s) due (Week 5) - August 4
District Planning Meetings (Week 4-5) - July 28 - August 8
Preseason classic tournaments (Week 6) - August 11-16 AT2 REQUIRED
First regular season playing date & team roster due (Week 7) - August 18
Last regular season playing date (Week 14) - October 9
District Tournaments (Week 15) - October 13-17
Regional Tournaments (Weeks 16 & 17) - October 21-22, 25 & 28-29
Florida High School State Championships Semifinals & Finals (Week 18) - November 3-8

Golf (Class 3A)

Boys - Coach Patrick Abbondandolo
Girls - Coach Robert Heinrichs

First allowable practice date (Week 5) - July 28
Preseason classic tournaments (Week 7) - August 11-16
District Planning Meetings (Week 7) - August 11-16
First regular season playing date & team roster due (Week 8) - August 18
Last regular season playing date (Week 15) - October 25
District Tournaments (Week 17) - October 27-29
Regional Tournaments (Week 18) - November 3-5
Florida High School Class 3A Golf State Championships (Week) - November 11-12

Bowling (Class 1A)

Coach Kevin McEnroe

First allowable practice date (Week 5) - July 28
Preseason classic tournaments (Week 7) -August 11-16
District Planning Meetings (Week 7) - August 11-16
First regular season playing date & team roster due (Week 8) - August 18
Last regular season playing date (Week 15) - October 25
District Tournaments (Week 17) - October 27-29
Regional Tournaments (Week 18) - November 3-5
Florida High School Class 1A Golf State Championships (Week) - November 14-15

Cross Country (Class 4A)

Coach Douglas Horn

First practice date (Week 5) - July 28
Meet schedules due (Week 6) - August 4
Preseason classic meets (Week 7) AT2 REQUIRED - August 11-16
First regular season playing date (Week 8) - August 18
Postseason Entry List due on Direct Athletics (Week 19) - October 27
Last regular season playing date (Week 19) - November 1
District Meets (Week 20) - November 3-8
Regional Meets (Week 21) - November 12-15
State Meet (Week 22) - November 22

Sideline Cheer

Winter Sports

Basketball (Boys) - Jarid Frye
Basketball (Girls) - Christopher Patterson
Competitive Cheer - Cameron Mills
Hockey - Sean Delaney
Soccer (Boys) - Arnold Tarzy
- Pre-season prep - Beginning with Tuesday 9/29 we will meet every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 3:00 p.m. on the track for two weeks
- Tryout check-in - Friday, October 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Mandatory for students, parents welcome
- Tryouts/preseason begins Monday October 12 at 10:00 a.m. at Patch Reef Park, subsequent sessions will be at 3:15 p.m.
Soccer (Girls) - Alexa O'Brien
Weightlifting (Girls Class 3A) - Alain Bazile
Wrestling - TBD

Spring Sports

Baseball - Jose Zabala
Flag Football - Andrew Immler
Lacrosse (Boys) - Brian Johnson
Lacrosse (Girls) - Jarlyn Mathews
Softball - Elizabeth Gollin
Tennis (Boys) - Robert Heinrichs
Tennis (Girls) - John Jones
Track & Field - Doug Horn
Volleyball (Boys) - Aiden Gidon
Water Polo - Christopher Suarez
Weightlifting (Boys) - Kyle Sessions