Winter Sport Athletic Updates #1

Fall sports are coming to an end and winter sports are right around the corner! Come out tonight to watch our Varsity Football team compete in their last home game of the season at 7pm on Henry Geisler Field. We will also be honoring our seniors for marching band, sideline cheer, cross country, and football this evening.

The Varsity Cross Country team competes in the Class D State Championships this Saturday at Shepherd High School. They still have their Regional and State meets later this month as they wrap up their season.

JV and Varsity Volleyball compete in their last league match next week. Varsity will play their district matches at Waldron HS starting on Monday, October 30.

Good luck to our sports teams in the final stretch of their season! Thanks to our community for your continued support of Morenci Athletics.

Go Dogs!

Kristi Walker

Athletic Director

The first day for our first round of middle school sports is NEXT WEEK!

All Morenci Area Middle School students are welcome to participate. Each participant must have a physical on file dated on or after 4/15/23. No sign up is needed, just show up on the 1st day of practices with a physical & ready to go!

1st Practice Times:

Boy's basketball = Tuesday, October 24th from 3-4:30pm in the MS gym

7th Grade Coach: Elliot Schneider (elliot.schneider@morencibulldogs.org)

8th Grade Coach: Joe Farquhar (jfarquhar@morencibulldogs.org)

Competitive Cheer = Monday, October 30 from 4:15-6:15pm in the MS/HS Cafeteria

Coach for grades 6-8 = Robyn Taylor (rtaylor@morencibulldogs.org)

High school sports begin in November!!

All Morenci Area High School students are welcome to participate. Each participant must have a physical on file dated on or after 4/15/23. No sign up is needed, just show up on the 1st day of practices with a physical & ready to go!

1st Practice Times:

Varsity Competitive Cheer = Monday, November 6th from 6:15-8:15pm in the MS/HS Cafeteria

Coach: Robyn Taylor (rtaylor@morencibulldogs.org)

JV/V Boy's Basketball = Monday, November 13th from 3:00-5:00pm in the HS Gym

JV Coach: Jonathan Boesger (jonathan.boesger@morencibulldogs.org)

Varsity Coach: Garrett Benjamin (garrett.benjamin@morencibulldogs.org)

Varsity Wrestling = Monday, November 13th in the wrestling room.

Coach: Camden Miller (camden.miller@morencibulldogs.org)

Varsity Boys & Girl's Bowling = Monday, November 13th at 4pm at Hudson Lanes (one way transportation will be provided)

Coach: Dayli Lemmon (dayli.lemmon@morencibulldogs.org)

JV/V Girl's Basketball = Monday, November 20th from 3:00-5:00pm in the HS gym

JV Coach: Ryan McDowell (mcdow1ra@gmail.com)

Varsity Coach: Ashley Joughin (ajoughin@morencibulldogs.org)

Powerlifting (Non-MHSAA) = Monday, November 20th from 3:10-4:30pm in the weight room

Coaches: Stefan Wilkinson (swilkinson@morencibulldogs.org) & Nick Wilson (nwilson@morencibulldogs.org)

All middle school and high school students must have an up to date MHSAA physical form on file with the school before participating in athletics. The physical must be dated on or after April 15, 2023. Be sure to make sure ALL signatures are complete on the form by both the student and the parent/guardian.

To download a physical form, click here. Select "Forms" at the top of the page and you will find a "Physical Exam Form" for you to download and print. There are also copies available in the MS/HS Office.

All athletic paperwork will be completed on Big Teams Student Central again this year for middle school and high school athletes. Student accounts have been created with their school email. Their password is "bigteams" unless they have previously changed it. Students, please change your password once you log in for the first time. Parents/Guardians will have to create their account during their first use of Big Teams and then link their account to their child's. You may have multiple children linked to one parent account.

Students & families who do not have the proper paperwork completed will not be allowed to compete for their sport until all paperwork is electronically signed by both the student and parent. This only needs to be done once per school year. If you need assistance with your Big Teams account, please reach out to the office.

All athletic forms on Big Teams must be finished by each athlete's 1st competition. If you have already completed the forms for a Fall sport, you do not need to complete again until the next school year.

The Morenci Athletic Boosters meetings are open to all middle school and high school parents/guardians. The next meeting is on Monday, November 13 at 6:00 pm in the MS Library. Come join!

The Morenci Athletic Department is selling yearly passes for all home sporting events throughout the year. These passes are good for both middle school and high school competitions for the 2023-24 school year. Passes are not accepted at any MHSAA post-season tournaments (Districts, Regionals, etc.) or at some special events, such as tournaments, held at the school. The Morenci Athletic passes can be purchased in the MS/HS office via cash or check (made out to Morenci Area Schools), or online through the school store.

Family = $150/family (immediate household)

Adult = $60

Senior Citizen = $10 (age 62 and older)

Student = $20 (Morenci Area School district students)

*NEW* TCC SENIOR CITIZEN PASS

The Tri-County Conference (TCC) is coming together to introduce a new TCC Senior Citizen Sports Pass for all adults 62 years of age and older. This $25 pass allows entry to any home and away TCC games for the Fall, Winter, and Spring seasons at middle school and high school events.

TCC teams include Britton-Deerfield, Erie-Mason, Lenawee Christian, Sand Creek, Summerfield, Whiteford, & Morenci. Sports sponsored by the TCC include cross-country, volleyball, basketball, bowling, wrestling, track & field, softball, & baseball. Powerlifting, competitive cheer, & 8-man football are not considered league-sponsored sports.

These passes are not accepted at any MHSAA post-season tournaments (Districts, Regionals, etc.) or at some special events, such as tournaments. TCC Senior Citizen passes will be available for purchase in the MS/HS office and at the gate of any TCC game via cash or check (made out to Morenci Area Schools).

The athletic department is looking for adult or student workers to help with a variety of game day jobs throughout the Fall season. We are in search of people to help take tickets, announce, operate scoreboards, etc. at the middle school and high school level. If you are willing to volunteer, please reach out to Kristi Walker (kwalker@morencibulldogs.org).

Middle school sports at Morenci are split into two seasons. After we return from Holiday break in January, our MS girls basketball and MS wrestling teams will begin their seasons.

1st Practice Dates:

MS Girls Basketball = January 3 in the MS gym

7th Grade Coach: VACANT (apply online)

8th Grade Coach: David Sandusky (david@sanduskymi.net)

MS Wrestling = January 3 in the wrestling room

Coach for grades 7 & 8: James Pace (james.r.pace157@gmail.com)

More details on these sports will be sent out at a later date.

MS/HS Principal: Jonathan Miller

Email: jonathan.miller@morencibulldogs.org

Athletic Director: Kristi Walker

Email: kwalker@morencibulldogs.org

Athletic Secretary: Darci Lemmon

Email: dlemmon@morencibulldogs.org

Website: https://www.facebook.com/morencibulldogs/
Location: 304 Page Street, Morenci, MI, USA
Phone: 5174587506