Important Dates

Tuesday, May 1, 6:30 pm – NSR Recruiting Seminar
Any students or parents that are interested in education on the details of college athletics. This is a free seminar provided by the National Scouting Report to educate high school athletes and their families. It will be held in the Strong Rock cafeteria.
Saturday, May 5, 8:00 am – Strong Rock Physicals
Student-athletes that are planning on participating in athletics next year are required to have a physical on file in the athletic office AFTER May 1, 2012. We provide physicals in the school cafeteria for a $10 fee. The physical will be kept and filed for the entire 2012-13 school year. Students will not be allowed to participate in summer practices without a physical dated after May 1. This is for all student athletes in rising 5th – 12th grades.
Thursday, May 10, 7:00 – Winter/Spring Athletics Ceremony
We will be honoring our Varsity student-athletes from the Winter and Spring athletic teams. This will be held in the cafeteria. Awards that will be given out include letters of participation, Patriot Award, Scholar-Athlete Award and Senior Recognition Awards. This ceremony is for varsity athletes and their families.
Thursday, May 17, 7:00 – Fall 2012 Parent Meeting
We will meet in the gymnasium to discuss athletic matters and then disperse to different classrooms for parent meetings with information on the Fall 2012 season. All Academy and High School student-athletes interested in participating in a Fall sport need to attend this meeting. You will receive the practice calendar, game schedule and a player pack sheet.
Friday, May 18, 4:00 – Spring Football Game
The game will be played at the stadium to conclude spring football practice. The Patriot Athletic Club will also have information at the game for the 2012-13 Ownership Drive.

Spring Sports Information

If you were unable to attend the Spring Sports Parent meeting and your student-athlete is interested in participating in any of the sports listed below, please feel free to contact them in regards to information and schedules.

Varsity Baseball – Coach Braxton Bell, bbell@strong-rock.com

Academy Baseball (7-8) – Coach Ryan Turner, rturner@strong-rock.com

Varsity Girls’ Soccer – Coach Mike Bailey, mbailey@strong-rock.com

Academy Girls’ Soccer (7-8)- Coach Pat Cogan, coganpk@charter.net

Varsity Boys’ Soccer – Coach Tyler Walsh, tyler.walsh.3@gmail.com

Varsity Tennis – Coach David Mann, dmann@strong-rock.com

Varsity Golf – Coach A.C. McCullers, amccullers@strong-rock.com

Academy Golf (6-8) – Coach Paul Winfree, pwinfree@strong-rock.com

Varsity and Academy (6-8) Track/Field  – Coach Harold Butts and Coach Paul McCracken, pmccracken@strong-rock.com

Springs Sports Information

The Strong Rock Athletic Department and the Patriot Athletic Club will be holding a Spring Sports informational meeting on Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 pm, in the school gymnasium. If your student-athlete is interested in participating in any of the sports listed below, it is extremely important for you to attend this meeting. All of the respective coaches will be in attendance and distributing information for the upcoming season. Included in this information will be a schedule of all contests/games, a practice schedule for the entire season and all player pack information. Please make every effort to attend.

**Reminder of new policy for 2012: Academy and Varsity student-athletes may participate in two sports in the spring as long as one of the sports is track and field. Please see Athletic Handbook for more information or contact the Athletic office.

Varsity Baseball – Coach Braxton Bell

Academy Baseball (7-8) - Coach Ryan Turner

Varsity Girls’ Soccer – Coach Mike Bailey

Academy Girls’ Soccer (7-8)- Coach Pat Cogan

Varsity Boys’ Soccer – Coach Tyler Walsh

Varsity Tennis – Coach David Mann

Varsity Golf – Coach A.C. McCullers

Academy Golf (6-8) - Coach Paul Winfree

Varsity and Academy Track/Field  - Coach Harold Butts and Coach Paul McCracken

Lady Patriots Victorious in Christmas Tournament

The Strong Rock Lady Patriots entered the Lincoln County Christmas Tournament (December 16-17) with a record of 6 wins and zero losses. This would be Strong Rock’s biggest test as they entered a tournament with Class A teams, Washington-Wilkes and Lincoln County, as well as Class AAAA Lakeside-Evans. In the first game the Lady Patriots took on the host team, Lincoln County. After trailing most of the game, Strong Rock pulled out the opening round win 42-39. Lincoln County’s desperation three-pointer at the buzzer missed and the Lady Patriots advanced to the championship game.

On Saturday, Strong Rock played in the championship versus Washington-Wilkes. Again, the girls trailed most of the game before taking a lead with 3 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. The Lady Patriots would not give the lead back, hanging on to win 44-38. After trailing by 15 at halftime, the girls held Washington-Wilkes to 10 points in the 2nd half. Congratulations to the Lady Patriots basketball team. Also, congratulations to Katie Jones for being named “Tournament Most Valuable Player” and Candler Gregory for being named to the “All-Tournament Team.”