By Riley Sakurada Posted June 7, 2018
What is there to do this off-season, there are many options for you this summer. From football to volleyball there should be enough to keep you busy over the summer.
The football team started getting players ready for the upcoming season with spring football last month. In addition, the EOU football camp will be June 18-21 in Fernley.
Weight training also begins for football players in June. From June 25 to July 27 Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; incoming 9th Graders 9-11 a.m. And for 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders 5-7 p.m.
Stay hydrated and stay cool because starting on August 1 the grind begins. Heat Acclimation Practices start.
There are also mandatory sports physicals on July 28, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Humboldt General Hospital is offering the physicals for free. All incoming freshman and junior student-athletes for the 2018/2019 School Year or student-athletes who were unable to complete their regular season due to an injury must receive a physical. Forms will be available at HGH or on the NIAA website.
Concussion testing will start this summer also. A schedule will be set for the week of August 10 at the high school.
Golfers are suggested to check on course availability throughout the summer.
Volleyball has already kicked off with open gyms on Mondays and Wednesdays 5-7 p.m. On July 27-29, there is a camp for the varsity team in Reno. On August 1-3, the JV team has a camp in Reno. From August 4-6, the Spike Frog camp is taking place. Grades 7 through 12 are able to attend. The camp starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Tryouts for volleyball begin August 12.
For boy’s soccer during June and July, the soccer open field begins. They will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-7:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9-11:30 a.m. and tryouts are on August 11 at 8 a.m. on the track.
Girls soccer held open fields starting May 22 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m.
August 6-10 the ladies will host their Soccer Camp from 6-8 pm at Lowry High School for K-8th grade girls. Tryouts begin August 11 from 7-8 a.m. and 6-8 p.m. and they will continue August 13-18 at 5:30-6:30 a.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m.
For cross country, beginning June 26, every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday there will be practice starting at 5:30 p.m. at the high school track. Official practice begins on June 13, 2018.