Finley Spring Season Sports Begin on March 25

The J. Taylor Finley Middle School spring sports season will begin on Monday, March 25.

Students can choose from among the following sports: Softball, baseball, girls’ track and field, girls’ lacrosse, boys’ track and field, boys’ lacrosse and boys’ tennis.

Tryouts will be held the first three days of practice. Home and away games and meets will begin on April 9 and will be scheduled throughout each week. The season will conclude on or about May 31.

Students should listen for announcements about team meetings and look for flyers posted around the building. Those interested in participating in the spring season sports program need to be cleared by school nurse Kay Khohkar. Students must present proof of a physical exam within the past 12 months and submit a signed interval health history form.

For information about getting cleared/requalified for participation send a message to Mrs. Khokhar at kkhokhar@hufsd.edu.

Every student needs to get re-qualified by the school nurse prior to each sport season. The nurse can only clear a student-athlete who has the following forms on file:

1. Required NYS Health Examination Form (click for link)

Physical exams can be performed by private doctor or school doctor and are valid for one year.

2. Interval Health History for Sports Participation (English/Spanish) (click for link)

A new form is required for each season; must be completed by parent/guardian, signed in ink and dated within 30 days of the start of the season.

3. Parent Consent Form for Athletes (English/Spanish) (click for link)

On the first day of tryouts/practice, students should:

1. Be dressed appropriately and ready to participate in their respective sport.

2. Submit to their coach a blue parent permission form signed by both parent/guardian and student.

Individual sport coaches can be contacted as follows:

Baseball: Thomas Tantillo – ttantillo@hufsd.edu

Softball: Ellyn Byrnes – ebyrnes27@gmail.com

Boys’ Lacrosse: Travis Smith – tsmith@hufsd.edu

Girls’ Lacrosse: Hildi Stanford – hstanford@hufsd.edu

Boys’ Tennis: Andrew Marcy – amarcy@hufsd.edu

Boys’ Track: Christopher Helmke – chelmke@hufsd.edu

Girls’ Track: Tim Madden – tmadden@hufsd.edu

Questions: Send a message to District Director of Athletics Jim Hoops at jhoops@hufsd.edu or call 631-673-2018.