If you are planning on participating in a fall sport and missed the regular registration in July, the late registration period will be open as below.  Please note that the late registration period is available for a limited time only.  We will make every effort to get all late registrants cleared in time for the start of each team's practices/tryouts, but there is a possibility that these athletes will miss a day or two of practice.  The late registration dates are as follows:

Football and Cheer ONLY- Monday August 10 6:00 a.m. through Wednesday August 12 11:59 p.m.  Start dates are football on Monday August 17 and Cheer TBA

All other fall sports- Monday August 24 6:00 a.m. through Wednesday August 26 11:59 p.m.  All have a start date of Thursday August 27.  Individual sport start times are TBA.

The registration link, located below,  will be live during those times.  Information on required forms is also below.  When registering, if you have not set up an account before, you will need to do so prior to registering.  Do NOT use your Stamford Public Schools email as the email for your account as that is a closed system.  Once you have set up and confirmed your account, you will need to log into the website and click on the registration link.  The registration will take about 10 minutes to complete.  

Official start dates are as follows:

Football  August 17

Cheer  TBA

All Other sports Thursday August 27

Actual days and times are set by each programs head coach and will be posted on this site shortly.  Please contact our Athletic Director, Dick Cerone, if you need further information.

In order to participate in athletics at Westhill, in addition to completing the online registration, you must have a current physical and submit a completed "Purple Card".  

Please note that we have changed the verification process regarding the physical and the Purple Card.  Purple Cards will no longer need to be stamped by the nurse.  They should instead be returned to the Athletic Director no later than 1 week prior to the start of practice.  Physical forms should be turned in by Friday August 7.  Returning these items by the above dates will ensure that an athlete is cleared to participate at the start of pre-season tryouts/practices.     

1.   CURRENT PHYSICAL   In order to participate in the Westhill athletic program, every student-athlete must have a current physical on file with the school nurse.  A current physical is defined as a physical dated within the last thirteen (13) months.  The approved physical form, state of Connecticut form HAR-3, must be completely filled out, signed and dated by the students doctor.  A link to the form is below.  Athletes new to the school or who have had a new physical since the end of school should return their completed physical forms to the Westhill main office by the date  indicated above.  

2.  PURPLE CARD (permission-to-treat form)   Every student-athlete is required to submit a  permission-to-treat card (Purple Card) in order to participate in athletics at Westhill.  This form must be completely filled out, signed by a parent/legal guardian, and submitted to the Athletic Director prior to the start of pre-season tryouts/practices.  These cards are available at the Westhill main office.  You can also print out a paper copy (link below) and submit that.  Completed forms can be returned to the Westhill main office at least one week prior to the start of practice. 

NO ATHLETES ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY PRACTICE/TRY OUT WITHOUT HAVING A CURRENT PHYSICAL ON FILE AND TURNING IN A PURPLE CARD (or paper form).

Any questions regarding this process should be directed to the Athletic Director.

Senior Betsy Sachs, who was honored this spring as one of Westhill's two CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athletes, was recently interviewed by The Ruden Report concerning this honor, among other things.  The link to the interview is below.  Hope you enjoy it.  

The boys basketball has team has qualified for the CIAC D-III state tournament, cruising past Norwalk 63-50 in the Main Gym last night.  The team will be on the road next week (3/5 or 3/6) with the opponent and site not yet set.  Last night was also a big night for two other reasons.  The team held its annual Senior Night ceremony, thanking our seniors, co-captains Jack Schlachtenhaufen and Nick Lappas along with Tim McKeithen and Mike Maloney, as well as senior cheerleaders Dwan Boursiquot, Madison Cordwell and Josephina Trebing, for their commitment and dedication to their teams.  Finally, Head Coach Howard White hit a major milestone, winning his 200th career game as a head coach.  Congratulations to the team, to the seniors and to Coach White on a memorable night.

The NCAA has recently issued a FAQ sheet regarding how the current Corona Virus situation will affect the initial athletic eligibility of members of the classof 2020.  Click on the link below to access the information.

Congratulations to senior girls volleyball player Betsy Sachs on being named The Ruden Report fall season Female Athlete of the Year.  Betsy garnered over 20% of the vote in a pool of 13 finalists.  Thank you to all of you in Viking Country who took the time to vote for her.  

https://therudenreport.com/vote-for-the-ruden-report-fall-male-female-players-of-the-year-2/

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.  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

We are excited to announce that after more than a month of working to get protocols established regarding the resumption of in-person conditioning for our student-athletes we have been given the go-ahead to begin workouts this week.  Workouts are scheduled to begin this Wednesday, July 29.  Times will be announced after we have a chance to coordinate with our fall head coaches.

While we look forward to seeing our athletes again after a long four-plus months apart and getting our athletes back together to begin preparing for the upcoming season, these workouts will be conducted with specific protocols that must be followed.  The district protocols are in the SPS Summer 2020 Conditioning Handbook below.  In addition, there are also several Westhill-specific protocols that we are asking everyone to adhere to.  These are below the workout schedule in the right hand column.

All athletes should note that there are two forms that they must print out, complete, sign and bring with them to their first workout.  The first is a permission form to participate in the workouts, which must be signed by both a parent/guardian and the athlete.  The second is a permission form allowing the release of medical information regarding each athlete to their respective athletic director.  Those documents can be accessed below.  This is necessary as each athlete will complete a online COVID-19 symtom check, done through a link on their phone, prior to EACH workout.  That info is accessible only by the athletic directors.  

Also below is a link to the newly developed district handbook for this summer's conditioning program.  

Now let's get to work.

Five Westhill student-athletes have been named to All-State teams in three different sports for the winter season.  Earning first team honors were  senior Tommy Mazur (wrestling),  sophomore Bailey Petrizzi (gymnastics), and freshman Hannah Chuckas (gymnastics).  Name second team were senior Hunter Gilchrist (B hockey) and  junior Tucker Healy (B hockey).  

Westhill senior wrestler Tommy Mazur swept through the CIAC Class LL Championship this past weekend, becoming Westhill's first state wrestling champion since Ronald Thompson won the 160 pound title in 2008.  Mazur, who wrestles at 170 pounds, moves on to this weekend's CIAC State Open Championship.  The tournament starts with the preliminary round on Friday (2/28) and will be held at New Haven's Floyd Little Athletic Center.

The honors and awards for Viking senior three-sport athlete Betsy Sachs just keep coming.  Following her selection as Westhill's CAS-CIAC female scholar-athlete, announced last week, Betsy has earned another statewide honor.  The Connecticut State High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) has announced that Betsy has been awarded one of their four John J. Fontana scholarships for 2019-20, chosen from more than 300 nominees from high schools across the state.  Betsy is the first Viking student-athlete to earn this honor since the award was inaugurated 20 years ago.  Congratulations Betsy. 

Senior wrestler Tommy Mazur has been named the NewsChannel 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday March 9.  Beginning with the 5:00 broadcast, Tommy will be featured in the sports segment of each news broadcast on Monday March 9 (tomorrow).  Mazur joins Viking Girls Volleyball captain Betsy Sachs as a weekly honoree for the 2019-20 school year.   We will post the link to the video on Tommy as soon as we get it.  The link to Betsy's report is below.

Hey Viking Country.  Volleyball senior Betsy Sachs has been named the channel's Scholar-Athlete of the Week.  Check out the feature they did on her.  The link is below.  Congrats Betsy.  Well deserved.

http://connecticut.news12.com/clip/14960369/scholar-athlete-betsy-sachs

http://connecticut.news12.com/story/41357236/team-of-the-week-westhill-vikings-girls-volleyball

Senior Girls Lacrosse player Emily Reid has signed a National Letter of Intent to take her talents to Sacred Heart University for the 2021 season.  Emily is pictured here with her proud parents, Bill and Christine, and her brother Conner.  Best of luck to you Emily.  All of Viking Country is looking forward to watching you play this spring as you finish up your career at Westhill.  Viking PRIDE!

Below is the link to the recently released Fall Sports Plan put forth by the CIAC.  Preseason protocols and guidelines for an abbreviated fall season are included for each fall sport.  Please contact Athletic Director Dick Cerone with any questions.

Here is the schedule for our summer conditioning, which starts tomorrow (Wed 7/29).  Workouts will take place on Monday-Wednesday Friday as follows:

Session 1:

Football   7:00-7:30 check in/7:30-8:30 conditioning/8:30 leave campus    Facility: Stadium   BEGINS MON 8/3

B Soccer   7:30-8:00 check in/8:00-9:00 conditioning/9:00 leave campus   Facility: Front Turf   Mondays and Wednesdays only   BEGINS MON 8/3

Field Hockey   7:30-8:00 check in/8:00-9:00 conditioning/9:00 leave campus   Facility: Upper Grass Field

Cross Country   7:30-8:00 check in/8:00-9:00 conditioning/9:00 leave campus   Facility: Baseball Outfield  Mondays only  BEGINS MON 8/3

Session 2:

G Soccer   9:30-10:00 check in/10:00-11:00 conditioning/11:00 leave campus   Facility: Front Turf   Mondays and Wednesdays only

Session 3:

G Volleyball   11:30-12:00 check in/12:00-1:00 conditioning/1:00 leave campus   Facility: Stadium 

In addition to the district conditioning protocols listed in the SPS Summer 2020 Conditioning Handbook, there are several protocols specific to Westhill's conditioning that we ask all to observe.  These are as follows:

1- Please do not arrive before the start of your check in time.  If you arrive prior to check in starting you must remain in your car until it starts.

2- please enter only through the main entrance, not the north entrance, which will be for exit only.

3- please drop off/park in the proper spot based on the field your group is assigned to.  Pick up area is the same as drop off.  These are:

Front Turf- drop off at the pump house/park in the senior lot (the lot next to the pump house).

Stadium- drop off at the concession stand gate/park in the baseball field lot

Baseball Field- drop off at the double gate on the third base side/park in the baseball field parking lot.

Softball field- drop off at the outfield entrance/park in adjacent spaces.

4- If dropping of your child, you must wait until they are cleared to participate before you leave.

5- Parents are free to wait during the workout but you can not be inside the fence of any workout area at any time.

6- All athletes must leave immediately following the conclusion of their workout

Below is a link to the document in case you want to print it out to keep with the district protocols

BATTLE FOR THE CITY CUP

2018-19 RESULTS:   STAMFORD 12-WESTHILL 11

2019-20 RESULTS: SUSPENDED DUE TO CANCELLATION OF SPRING SEASON

NEXT UP: 

2020-21

The 2020 Westhill Virtual Graduation video has been released.  Just click on the link below to view it.  And I know we have said it before, but all of us in the Athletic Department want to say thank you to our graduating student-athletes for all they have done for our program over these last four years.  We also wish each of you the best of luck as you leave the Hill and enter the next phase of your life.   And don't forget- ONCE A VIKING, ALWAYS A VIKING

Senior student-athletes Betsy Sachs and Alex Edwards have been honored as Westhill's recipients of the CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete Award.  The award is presented to one male and one female senior student-athlete at each CAS-CIAC 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.

Westhill Athletic Director Dick Cerone commented "both Betsy (volleyball, indoor track, softball) and Alex (wrestling, lacrosse) are talented, committed multi-sport athletes, extremely strong students and most importantly, outstanding people.  They are great representatives of our athletic program and our school and are certainly deserving of this honor.  We wish them much success as they prepare to leave Westhill soon."

Betsy plans on studying pre-med at The University of Virginia.  Alex is currently undecided on his college choice.