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SPORTS REGISTRATION FOR 2024-25 NOW OPEN
The registration window for all 2024-25 sports is now OPEN. It will remain open until Friday September 13. In order to participate in interscholastic athletics at Westhill, all student-athletes must be registered by a parent in our online registration process. PLEASE NOTE- we are no longer using the SportsEngine registration site. We are now doing all sports registrations through FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your students. The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data from season-to-season and year-to-year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time. You may review your data at any time to verify it is current. You will be required to sign your forms once per year and after any update. Click on the Parent Playbook (links to both English and Spanish versions are below) to get started in FinalForms. If you require any support during the process, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Get Help” at the bottom right.
If you already have a FinalForms site, all you have to do is log in. You will be able to sign off on the 2024-25 waivers, update information, choose your child’s sport, and add new students to your account.
If you do not currently have an account, you will need to create one first. Once created you will be be able to sign off on the 2024-25 waivers, input/upload necessary information/forms, choose your child’s sport, and add new students to your account. Your child/children will also need to create an account once yours is all set. They will also have waivers to sign-off on before they can participate
A REMINDER- We are no longer accepting paper copies of athletic physicals. All athletic physicals must be uploaded to your parental account. The state physical form is available below. We recommend getting your child’s current/updated physical uploaded as soon as possible. The nurse will be checking them regularly over the summer.
Here is the link to our FinalForms registration site:
PHYSICAL EXAM REQUIREMENTS FOR ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION
It is required that all students have a current physical on file in order to participate in athletics. In order to be current, the physical must have taken place within the last 13 months. All new physicals MUST BE uploaded into the parent/guardian FinalForms account. A link to the required state-approved physical exam form (HAR-3) is below.
STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTER-SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
The Stamford Public Schools Regulation 5118R requires all students who plan on participating in inter-scholastic sports meet certain academic requirements. Those requirements are outlined in the document below
2023-24 CITY CUP BATTLE COMES DOWN TO LAST RACE OF LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
VIKINGS COME UP SHORT IN QUEST TO MAKE IT FOUR-IN-A-ROW IN THE ANNUAL BATTLE FOR CITY SUPREMACY
After a Westhill City Cup three-peat from 2020-21 to 2022-23, the Vikes came up just short in their bid to make it four straight. After winning the boys City Championship track meet 121-25, and closing the cup score to 12-11, the Vikes came up just short of tying the score and hanging on the the cup when Stamford High won the last race of the girls' meet to slip past the Vikings and take the cup with a 78-72 win. The quest to reclaim the cup begins NOW.
2023-24 RESULTS: STAMFORD 13-WESTHILL 11
2022-23 RESULTS: WESTHILL 12-STAMFORD 12
2021-22 RESULTS: WESTHILL 12.5-STAMFORD 9.5
2020-21 RESULTS: WESTHILL 12.5-STAMFORD 7.5
2019-20 RESULTS: STAMFORD LEADS 9-5/SPRING SEASON SUSPENDED
2018-19 RESULTS: STAMFORD 12-WESTHILL 11
SCHEDULE CHANGES
UPCOMING GAMES
WESTHILL ANNOUNCES 2023-24 CAS-CIAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
Each year the Connecticut Association of Schools and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference honors one male and one female athlete from each member high school across Connecticut as their schools CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete. The honorees are seniors from each member high school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage. The event is the largest of the many honors programs CAS-CIAC hosts each year. This years honorees will be recognized on Sunday, May 5 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. The Westhill athletic program is pleased to announce that this year’s Westhill honorees are Isabella D’Orta and William Snead.
Bella is currently deciding between UCONN, URI and Maryland. She plans on majoring in Sports Marketing and Communications. Bella has been a member of the girls volleyball program for four years, the girls basketball program for four years, and the softball program for four years and served as a captain for the basketball team this past season. In addition to her participation in the Westhill athletics program, Bella also coaches both a youth basketball team and a travel softball team. She is also a volunteer at St. Johns Lutheran Church.
William will attend the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and plans on majoring in Finance. Will is a four-year member of the boy’s soccer program and served as a captain for his senior season. Will also serves as the president of Westhill FBLA chapter and is a recipient of the Yale Book Award. During the summer between his junior and senior year, Will served a summer internship as a Bank of America Student Leader.
Congratulations to both of our CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete honorees.
Isabella D'Orta
William Snead
WEEKLY TEAM SCHEDULES AVAILABLE
Need a weekly schedule for our teams? Click on the link below to access a printable weekly schedule. Please know days/times are subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to the team by the coach. Game changes will be listed above.
Need a master spring season schedule? Click on the second link to access the entire winter schedule on the CIAC website (COMING SOON). Again, please remember all dates/times are subject to change.
BOYS HOCKEY FALLS TO AMITY REGIONAL IN STATE QUARTERFINALS
VIKINGS FADE DOWN THE STRETCH
The Westhill/Stamford co-op boys hockey team fell to Amity Regional in Saturday's state D-II quarterfinals round, dropping a hard-fought, and heart-breaking battle 3-2 in overtime. Despite leading most of the game, Amity was able to score twice in the last couple of minutes of regulation, forcing the overtime. The loss brought what has been an outstanding season for the boys to an end. The team, which entered the tournament with a regular season record of 17-2-1, entered the tournament as the number 4 seed.
STAMFORD-WESTHILL-STAPLES GIRLS HOCKEY CO-OP FALLS TO NEW CANAAN IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
GIRLS GO TOE-TO-TOE WITH NEW CANAAN BUT FALL IN SEASON FINALE
Following an outstanding season, which saw the team post a 14-5 regular-season record, the fourth-seeded SWS co-op earned its way to a shot at the state title, putting up a great effort before finally falling 3-0 to #2 seed New Canaan at the M&T Arena at Quinnipiac University in Hamden. The girls skated basically even with New Canaan for the entire game, trailing 1-0 as the game entered the last period. New Canaan scored again early in the third period to make SWS's comeback attempt a bit more challenging, going up 2-0. The final goal was an empty-netter with 1:27 left as SWS pulled their goalie in an effort to get an extra player on the offensive end of the ice.
Despite falling short in the finals, the coaches and the girls have a lot to be proud of, and to build off of for next year. Their regular season wins included a victory over defending state champion Darien as the teams split a pair of regular-season games. They also earned their trip to the program's first state championship game by taking down top-seeded Darien for a second time this season, winning 2-0 in the semi-final round. With 19 freshman and sophomores on the team's 24 person roster, the team has a lot to look forward to as they look ahead to the 2024-25 season.
DISTRICT POLICY REGARDING CAPTAINS PRACTICES
Message Regarding Captain’s Practices
As a reminder, Stamford Public Schools and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) do not permit or support captain’s practices. Per the CIAC 2020-2021 Handbook, a captain’s practice is defined as below:
4.5.D. CAPTAIN’S PRACTICE (DEFINITION) The term “Captain’s Practice” usually means the team’s captain organizing and conducting practice sessions for that sport without adult supervision. The CIAC does not in any way sanction, encourage or condone “Captain’s Practice” in any sport. “Captain’s Practice,” depending on the member school’s involvement, may be a clear violation of eligibility rule II.D. (seasons limitations) or certainly a violation of the spirit of Rule II.D.
Also No. Rule 2.1.c. states: Member schools may not organize or permit coaches to organize, supervise or operate athletic practice which includes captain’s practices.
If you have questions, regarding this information, please contact your Athletic Director.
OLIVIA COGNETTI AND SPENCER CAMPBELL NAMED CAS-CIAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES FOR 2022-23
The Westhill Athletic Department is proud to announce that seniors Olivia Cognetti and Spencer Campbell have been named Westhill's 2022-23 CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete honorees. They, along with all of the state-wide honorees, will be honored at the Annual Connecticut High School Scholar-Athlete Awards Program and Banquet on Sunday May 7. The event is held at the Aqua-Turf Club in Southington.
The CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete Program annually recognizes two high school seniors from each member school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.
Olivia is a 4-year member of the girls soccer team and served as team captain in 2022. She also ran two seasons of outdoor track. She will be attending the University of Southern California in the fall, where she plans on studying electrical and computer engineering.
Spencer plays both football and boys lacrosse for the Vikings, and also ran one season of outdoor track. A National Honor Society, Spencer plans on attending the University of Virginia, where he will major in Mechanical Engineering.
Congratulations to both of our honorees.
Olivia Cognetti
Spencer Campbell
WESTHILL ATHLETES IN ACTION
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BUS RELEASE REQUEST FORM
Westhill Athletic Policy requires that all student-athletes ride to and from away games with their teams. However, we also realize that on occasion circumstances may arise that would necessitate a waiver to this policy. When such unusual circumstances do arise student-athletes or their parents may request a waiver from this policy by completing a Bus Release Form and submitting it to Mr. Cerone. Emailed forms MUST be sent to rcerone@stamfordct.gov. Forms must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the the trip. To access the Bus Release Form, click on the link below. You can submit the form either electronically or with a hard copy. Electronic forms can be emailed directly to Mr. Cerone. Hard copies can be given to him directly or be placed in his mailbox in the Main Office. He will notify you directly to let you know whether or not the appeal was granted.
Contact Us
Contact our Athletic Director, Dick Cerone
(203)977-4696
