The Huntington field hockey team begins the fall season on Monday, August 26. (Darin Reed photo.)

Blue Devil Fall Athletic Season Takes Shape

The Huntington field hockey team begins the fall season on Monday, August 26. (Darin Reed photo.)

August 5, 2019

Huntington High School’s fall athletic season is taking shape. All students are welcome to participate in the sports program.

There will be a mandatory meeting of all high school football players on Thursday, August 15 at 7:30 a.m. Football practice will kick-off on Monday, August 19 at 7 a.m. All other high school fall sports will begin practicing on Monday, August 26 at 7:30 a.m.

All varsity and JV teams will meet at the high school on the first day of the season for tryouts, except for girls’ swimming, which will meet at the Huntington Bay Club. The golf team will meet at the high school on the first day and then begin meeting at the golf course for tryouts the following day.

Opportunity for physical exam by school doctor

An opportunity for high school athletes (grades 9-12) to obtain a physical exam from the school doctor in the nurse’s office will be provided on Thursday, August 15 at 8 a.m. Students must bring a completed and signed interval health history screening form to the physical exam. (This physical exam is for students who are not getting an exam from their private physician.)

No one will be allowed to participate without presenting an up-to-date physical exam report, signed parent/guardian permission/code of conduct slip and a current health screening form. These documents are available in the athletic office at Huntington High School during daytime hours or via downloading on the school district’s website at www.hufsd.edu – click on the Main Navigation on the top left of the homepage and then on Fall Season under Athletics. Scroll down to Documents and click. A dropdown menu of items will appear.

High school athletes must re-qualify for participation with the nurse. Football players can do this on Thursday, August 15 from 9-11 a.m. All other fall athletes can re-qualify on Monday, August 19 (9-11 a.m.), Monday, August 26 (7-11 a.m.) and Tuesday, August 27 (7-11 a.m.) Physical exam forms completed by private physicians and signed interval health history screening forms should both be presented to the nurse when requalifying.

Finley sports information

Physical exams will also be provided by the school doctor for student-athletes (grades 7-8) at J. Taylor Finley Middle School on Tuesday, September 3 at 8 a.m. in the nurse’s office there.

Finley students can re-qualify for fall participation on Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 29 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and during lunch periods on Wednesday and Thursday, September 4-5. Physical exam forms completed by private physicians and signed interval health history screening forms should both be presented to the nurse when requalifying.

Finley football practice will begin on Wednesday, September 4 and will run from 3-5:30 p.m. All other Finley sports will start on Thursday, September 5 with tryouts being held from 3-5 p.m.

For more information call the athletic office at (631) 673-2018.

Huntington High School Sports by Season 2019/20

Fall season:

August 19 – November 1 (does not include varsity post season)

Football Meeting, August 15 at 7:30 a.m.

Football Tryouts Start on Monday, August 19

August 26 – October 25 (does not include varsity post season)

Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer Girls’ Tennis Boys’ Golf

Field Hockey Girls’ Volleyball

Girls’ Swimming Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country

Winter season:

November 12 – February 7 (does not include varsity post season)

Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Boys’ Swimming

Boys’ and Girls’ Fencing Wrestling

Boys’ and Girls’ Indoor Track

Spring season

March 9 – May 15 (does not include varsity post season)

Baseball Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse

Softball Boys’ and Girls’ Spring Track

Boys’ Tennis Crew

J. Taylor Finley Middle School Sports by Season 2019/20

Fall season:

September 5 – November 1

Field Hockey

Football (2 teams) – Start date is September 4

Boys’ Soccer (2 teams)

Girls’ Soccer

Girls’ Tennis

Co-Ed Cross Country

Winter I season: Winter II season:

November 4 – January 17 January 21 – March 20

Girls’ Volleyball Girls’ Basketball (2 teams)

Boys’ Basketball (2 teams) Wrestling

Spring season:

March 23 – June 5

Baseball Boys’ Tennis

Softball Girls’ Lacrosse

Boys’ Track Boys’ Lacrosse (2 teams)

Girls’ Track