Winter Sports
The first official practice for winter sports will be on Friday, November 17, 2023. If you have not done so already, please reach out to the coaching staff if you are interested in being on one of the winter sports teams. Also, if you have not done so already, please create a Family ID account and upload PIAA Sports Physical documentation. The link can be found on the Harriton Athletics Main Page.
Teams/Coaches
Winter Sports Teams | Varsity Head Coach | Email Address |
Basketball (Boys) | Alex Shippen | shippea@lmsd.org |
Basketball (Girls) | Brian McCloskey | mcclosb@lmsd.org |
Cheerleading | Colleen Wusinich |
wusinic@lmsd.org |
Ice Hockey (Boys) | Chris Francis | francij@lmsd.org |
Ice Hockey (Girls) | Lauren Patterson | patterl@lmsd.org |
Indoor Track (Boys) | Jernelle Mapp | mappj@lmsd.org |
Indoor Track (Girls) | Nick Cimino | ciminon@lmsd.org |
Squash | Georgina Stoker | georginastoker@cynwydclub.com |
Swimming (Boys) | Jimmy Turley | turleyj@lmsd.org |
Swimming (Girls) | Jimmy Turley | turleyj@lmsd.org |
Wrestling | Eric Ochoa | ochoae@lmsd.org |
Preseason/Tryout Information
Boys Basketball
Completed physicals must be completed 24 hours prior to the start of practice or tryouts by completing the process on FamilyID: https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/harriton-hs-winter-athletic-registration-cippe-2023-24
JV/V Tryouts begin November 17th . Tryouts are Friday, November 17th from 3:00 – 5:30pm, Saturday, November 18th from 11:00 – 1:00pm and 3:00 – 5:00pm. If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Rappaport @ rappapj@lmsd.org
9th Grade Tryouts are Friday, November 17th 3:00-4:30pm, Saturday, November 18th 7:30-9:00am and Monday, November 20th 3:00-4:30pm. If you have any questions please reach out to Coach McAllister @ mcallij@lmsd.org
Girls Basketball
Another season is here for the Lady Rams! Please get your PIAA physical forms and Section 8’s turned into the Athletic office before November 13th. No form means no tryout and our coaching staff expects all athletes to attend the three tryout sessions. Tryouts begin on Friday November 17th at 6pm and will go until 8pm, with two sessions of tryouts on Saturday, November 18th from 9:00 – 11:00am and 1:00 – 3:00pm. If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach McCloskey at mcclosb@lmsd.org.
Cheerleading
For those interested in joining our Winter Cheer team we will be having a meeting
Next Monday, November 20, 2023 at 4 pm in the cafeteria. Practice days/time and game
schedule will be discussed.
Cheerleaders from the Fall that will be returning for Winter season need to fill out a Section 7 (or Section 8 if have the old PIAA packet) “Parent/Guardian Re-Certification” Form in the PIAA packet. They will then need to upload the form to Family ID when they re-register for the Winter season. New cheerleaders will need a whole new physical uploaded to Family ID that is dated after 6/1/2023. Below is the link for registration for Winter sports that can also be found on the Harriton Athletics home page in bold red and underlined that says “Click Here to Register And Submit Physical Forms”.
https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/harriton-hs-winter-athletic-registration-cippe-2023-24
Ice Hockey-Boys
Boys Ice Hockey practices every Friday at Iceline from 4:30-5:30. Bussing is provided to and from practice. We play an 18-game schedule starting in November and our season ends in February. We accept players of all experience levels, and require a PIAA physical to be completed. Anyone interested please contact head coach Anthony Froio- antfroio@gmail.com.
Ice Hockey - Girls
Girls Ice Hockey practices every Monday at Springfield Ice Rink from 4:45-5:45pm. Bus transportation is provided to and from practice. We play an 16-game schedule starting in October and our season ends in February. We accept players of all experience levels, and require a PIAA physical to be completed. Anyone interested please contact head coach Lauren Patterson - patterl@lmsd.org
Indoor Track
Indoor Track season will begin on Friday, November 18th. Please make sure your PIAA Physical Form is complete and turned in to the athletic office BEFORE November 18th. No one will be permitted to participate in practice until their PIAA Physical Form is turned in and reviewed.
There will be a parent meeting on Tuesday, November 15th at 5:30pm in the LGI.
Please visit the team website for additional information/updates. https://sites.google.com/view/harriton-track-and-field/home
Squash
There will be a squash info session for players and parents via Zoom on Nov 3rd. Any new players are encouraged to attend if possible. Please contact georginastoker@cynwydclub.com for the meeting link.
Pre-season - November 6/8/9 from 3-4:30pm at The Cynwyd Club, 332 Trevor Ln, Bala Cynwyd.
Pre-season is open to any new players or returning JV players. Equipment may be borrowed, however all players MUST wear white clothing, have clean sneakers/tennis shoes and have completed a Cynwyd Club waiver. There will be no transportation provided to or from pre-season practices. Contact georginastoker@cynwydclub.com for a Cynwyd Club waiver.
The season/tryouts will begin on November 13th. A PIAA physical form/packet must be submitted prior to the start of the season. Practice times will be 3-4:30pm at The Cynwyd Club. Bussing will be provided to and from school.
Swimming
Tryouts will be the first three days of practice which start on Friday November 18th, Monday November 21st, and Tuesday November 22nd from 4:45pm-6:30pm.
The Team Contract will be distributed after tryouts are done on the 22nd and the final cuts have been made.
Everyone needs to turn in a completed PIAA form with a physical dated after June 1st 2022 before they can practice. Even if you participated in a fall sport, you must fill out section 8 and turn that into the athletic or trainers office. The PIAA forms must be submitted a day before the student can participate.
All freshman, juniors, and anyone new to Harriton athletics must complete Impact Testing to establish a baseline with the athletic trainer as part of Harriton’s concussion protocol.
The practice schedule will be Mondays-Saturdays. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be from 4:45pm-6:30pm. Tuesday and Thursday will be from 4:45pm-6:45pm. Saturday mornings will be from 6:00am-8:00am.
Wrestling
Practices will begin on Friday, Nov. 19th. Anyone interested in wrestling must turn in a completed PIAA form dated after June 1, 2021 or section 8 if you participated in a fall sport to the Athletic office prior to tryouts.