Welcome to Raptor Athletics

Here you will find all pertinent information about our athletics teams. Tryout, practice, and game information, will also be posted on the athletic's calendar that is located on the whiteboard outside of the Physical Education office.

Important Forms

Annual Authorization for Athletic Tryout

Athlete Eligibility Confirmation Fairness and Safety in Sport Act


Cross-Country 

Season of Play: September 1 to October 18, 2026

Coaches: 

  • Ms. Ford, Mr. Mansell, and Ms. Gouthro

Information Meeting:

Cross-country is open to any students in Grades 6-9. There will be an information meeting on Tuesday, September 1 at lunch (starting at 1:05pm) in the main gym. Please bring your lunch. This meeting is for any student athletes who are interested in being on the cross-country team this season. Please note there are no tryouts as Cross-Country is a no cut team.

Practices:

    • Meet in foyer outside of Main Office for all practices.
    • First practice will occur on Thursday, September 3 @ 3:30pm.
    • Practices will happen Monday to Thursday after school from 3:30-4:00pm.
    • Students are expected to attend a minimum of 2 practices each week.

Age Groups/Distances:

  • Youth: Grade 6 (1,000-1,500m)
  • Junior: Grade 7 (1,000-1,500m)
  • Intermediate: Grade 8 (1,000-2,000m)
  • Senior: Grade 9 (1,500-2,500m)
    • Distances vary by location

South Meets:

  • All meets are at North Glenmore Park
    • September 10, 15, 21, and 29
      • Races begin at 4:15pm

Soccer

Season of Play: September 1 to November 8, 2026

Coaches:

  • Girls Team: Ms. Gallagher, Mr. Whelan, and Ms. Ostafichuk
  • Boys Team: Ms. Angel and Ms. Gosselin

Tryouts:

*Any students in Grades 6-9 are eligible to tryout for the soccer teams. There are only two soccer teams (one girls and one boys), so all students will be competing for spots on one of the two teams.

  • Girls Team
    • September 1 and 2 @ 3:30pm on the athletic field
  • Boys Team
    • September 1 and 2 @ 3:30pm on the athletic field
    • September 4 @ 7:30am on the athletic field (invite only)

Practices:

  • Girls Team
    • Mondays and Wednesdays @ 3:30pm
  • Boys Team
    • Tuesdays @ 3:30pm and Thursdays @ 7:30am

Exhibition Games:

  • Girls Team
    • TBD
  • Boys Team
    • TBD

League Games:

  • Girls Team: Games will be on Mondays and Wednesdays
    • Sept. 15 @ Bishop Pinkham
    • Sept. 17 @ Vincent Massey
    • Sept. 22 @ West Ridge vs. A.E. Cross
    • Sept. 29 @ West Ridge vs. T.B. Riley
    • Oct. 1 @ West Ridge vs. Griffith Woods
    • Oct. 6 - Rain Out Date
      • Players arrive at 4:15. Games start at 4:30pm.
  • Boys Team: Games will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays
    • Sept. 14 @ Bishop Pinkham
    • Sept. 16 @ Vincent Massey
    • Sept. 21 @ West Ridge vs. A.E. Cross
    • Sept. 23 @ West Ridge vs. T.B. Riley
    • Sept. 28 @ West Ridge vs. Griffith Woods
    • Oct. 5 - Rain out date
      • Players arrive at 4:15. Games start at 4:30pm.

Playoffs:

  • Girls Team:
    • Oct. 8 (Semi finals) @ TBD
    • Oct. 13 (Finals) @ TBD
      • Players arrive at 4:15. Games start at 4:30pm.
  • Boys Team:
    • Oct. 7 (Semi finals) @ TBD
    • Oct. 14 (Finals) @ TBD
      • Players arrive at 4:15. Games start at 4:30pm.


Basketball

Season of Play: September 8 to December 6, 2026

Coaches:

  • Jr. Girls: Ms. Frei and Ms. Armstrong
  • Jr. Boys: Mr. Braynen
  • Sr. Girls: Ms. Kaminski and Ms. Burns
  • Sr. Boys: Mr. Dixon

Tryout Schedule:

*Grades 6-8 can tryout for junior teams, while Grades 8-9 can tryout for senior teams. The first round of cuts will happen after the second tryout. Grade 8s are welcome to tryout for senior teams. If they aren't successful in making a senior team, they are welcome to attend junior tryouts.

  • Sept. 8: Sr. Girls #1 @ 7:30am and Sr. Boys #1 @ 3:30pm
  • Sept. 9: Sr. Boys #2 @ 7:30am and Sr. Girls #2 @ 3:30pm
  • Sept. 10: Sr. Girls (Invite Only) @ 7:30am and Sr. Boys (Invite Only) @ 3:30pm
  • Sept. 14: Jr. Girls #1 @ 7:30am and Jr. Boys #1 @ 3:30pm
  • Sept. 15: Jr. Boys #2 @ 7:30am and Jr. Girls #2 @ 3:30pm
  • Sept. 16: Jr. Boys (Invite Only) @ 7:30am and Jr. Girls (Invite Only) @ 3:30pm

Practice Schedule:

  • Jr. Girls: Tuesdays @ 3:30pm and Thursdays @ 7:30am
  • Jr. Boys: Mondays @ 7:30pm and Wednesdays @ 3:30am
  • Sr. Girls: Tuesdays @ 7:30am and Thursdays @ 3:30pm
    • First Sr. Girls practice will be on Sept. 17 @ 3:30pm
  • Sr. Boys: Mondays @ 3:30am and Wednesdays @ 7:30pm
    • First Sr. Boys practice will be on Sept. 17 @ 7:30am

Exhibition Games:

  • TBD

League Games:

  • Jr. Girls:
    • Oct. 5 @ William D. Pratt @ 6:30pm vs. TMC
    • Oct. 7 @ Arbour Lake @ 5:00pm vs. AL
    • Oct. 14 @ West Ridge @ 7:00pm vs. WDP
    • Oct. 26 @ Bishop Pinkham @ 5:00pm vs. BP
    • Nov. 4 @ West Ridge @ 7:00pm vs. TBR
  • Jr. Boys:
    • Oct. 6 @ West Ridge @ 4:30pm vs. TMC
    • Oct. 8 @ Vincent Massey @ 6:30pm vs. TBR
    • Oct. 15 @ A.E. Cross @ 6:30pm vs. WDP
    • Oct. 20 @ Bishop Pinkham @ 4:30pm vs. BP
    • Oct. 27 @ A.E. Cross @ 4:30pm vs. AEC
    • Oct. 29 @ Vincent Massey @ 7:30pm vs. VM
    • Nov. 5 @ Arbour Lake @ 7:30pm vs. AL
  • Sr. Girls:
    • Oct. 5 @ William D. Pratt @ 5:30pm vs. TMC
    • Oct. 7 @ Arbour Lake @ 4:30pm vs. AL
    • Oct. 14 @ West Ridge @ 5:00pm vs. WDP
    • Oct. 21 @ T.B. Riley @ 6:00pm vs. VM
    • Oct. 26 @ Bishop Pinkham @ 7:00pm vs. BP
    • Oct. 28 @ A.E. Cross @ 7:00pm vs. AEC
    • Nov. 4 @ West Ridge @ 5:00pm vs. TBR
  • Sr. Boys:
    • Oct. 6 @ West Ridge @ 7:30pm vs. TMC
    • Oct. 8 @ Vincent Massey @ 5:30pm vs. TBR
    • Oct. 15 @ A.E. Cross @ 5:30pm vs. WDP
    • Oct. 20 @ Bishop Pinkham @ 7:30pm vs. BP
    • Oct. 27 @ A.E. Cross @ 7:30pm vs. AEC
    • Oct. 29 @ Vincent Massey @ 4:30pm vs. VM
    • Nov. 5 @ Arbour Lake @ 4:30pm vs. AL

Playoffs:

  • Semi-Finals:
    • Nov. 17: Jr. Girls @ Bishop Pinkham
    • Nov. 17: Sr. Girls @ West Ridge
    • Nov. 18: Jr. Boys @ Arbour Lake
    • Nov. 18: Sr. Boys @ Twelve Mile Coulee
  • Finals:
    • Nov. 20: Sr. Girls and Sr. Boys @ TBD
    • Nov. 23: Jr. Girls and Jr. Boys @ William D. Pratt

Tournaments:

*West Ridge will be competing in the following tournaments this year:

  • TBD

Developmental Basketball:

We will be offering Developmental Basketball for our Grade 5 students. These sessions are being run by members of our Grade 5 teaching team and are open to any Grade 5 students who wish to continue developing their basketball skills. The developmental sessions will occur on Friday mornings from 7:45-8:30am on the following dates:

  • Coach: Ms. Burns
  • September 18 and October 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30

Wrestling

Season of Play: October 13 to December 18, 2026

Coaches:

  • TBD

Practice Schedule:

  • TBD

Tournaments/Meets:

  • TBD

Divisionals:

  • TBD


Volleyball

Season of Play: January 4 to March 21, 2027

Coaches:

  • Jr. Girls:
  • Jr. Boys:
  • Sr. Girls:
  • Sr. Boys:

Tryout Schedule:

Grade 6-8 students are eligible to tryout for the junior teams, while Grade 8-9 students can tryout for the senior teams. Tryouts have been scheduled to allow any Grade 8 students who want to tryout for the senior teams to do so and still attend junior tryouts in the event they don’t make the senior squad.

Practice Schedule:

  • Jr. Girls:
  • Jr. Boys:
  • Sr. Girls:
  • Sr. Boys:

 League Games:

  • Jr. Girls
  • Jr. Boys
  • Sr. Girls
  • Sr. Boys

Playoffs:

Tournaments:

Our volleyball teams have committed to playing in the following tournaments this season:

Developmental Volleyball:

We will be offering Developmental Volleyball for our Grade 5 students. These sessions are being run by members of our Grade 5 teaching team and are open to any Grade 5 students who wish to continue developing their volleyball skills. The developmental sessions will occur on Friday mornings from 7:45-8:30am on the following dates:

Coaches:

Badminton

Season of Play: March 30 to May 20, 2027

Coaches: 

  • Grade 6:
  • Grade 7:
  • Grade 8:
  • Grade 9:

Tryout Schedule:

Practice Schedule:

  • Grade 6s:
  • Grade 7s:
  • Grade 8s:
  • Grade 9s:

Exhibition Matches:

Divisionals:

  • Grade 6:
  • Grade 7:
  • Grade 8:
  • Grade 9:

Developmental Badminton

We are excited to announce that there will be Developmental Badminton for Grade 5s this year. Developmental sessions will be held on the following Fridays at 7:45am. All Grade 5 students who are interested in learning about and playing badminton are encouraged to attend.

Track & Field

Season of Play: April 26 to June 13, 2027

Coaches: 

Tryouts: Track & Field tryouts will occur during our school-wide Track Day that's tentatively scheduled for TBD. Results from the Track Day will be used to fill roster spots for the inter-school Track Meet.

Track Meet: TBD

School Team Entries:

  • 3 plus an alternate per event
  • 3 events plus a relay maximum per student
  • Relay A (Boys), B (Girls), and C (Mixed)
  • Junior Varsity: Grade 6s
  • Junior: Grade 7s
  • Intermediate: Grade 8s
  • Senior: Grade 9s

Events:

  • 100m
  • 200m
  • 800m
  • 1,200m 
  • 4x100m Relay
  • 60m Hurdles (event not offered for Grade 6s)
  • Long Jump
  • High Jump
  • Discus (event not offered for Grade 6s)
  • Shot Put

Developmental Sports

Developmental sports will be offered periodically throughout the school year, typically in conjunction with seasons of play as listed above. These sports are aimed at our Grade 5 students, who are unable to tryout for any of our athletic teams. These sports will be offered at different times, based on the availability of a teacher/coach and the gymnasium.

Insurance Coverage

It is highly recommended that all students involved with inter-school athletics have some form of accident insurance. This can be obtained either through the Accident Insurance Plan endorsed by the Calgary Board of Education or through a private insurance company.