Thursday, May 17, 2018

Summer Workouts & Fall Tryouts

School is almost over and summer is nearly here! The Athletic Department will still be going strong over the summer with voluntary workouts for several teams followed by fall sports tryouts in late July/early August.

Students MUST be fully enrolled at HGCS for the 2018-2019 school year to participate in any workouts, camps, or practices over the summer and to try out for any of our teams. ALL students must submit a current physical form to the Athletic Office or Athletic Trainer before he/she can be eligible to participate in any workouts, camps, or practices. ALL students must submit ALL athletic forms (Athletic Physical Form, Athletic Participation Agreement, Athletic Medical Forms Packet) to the Athletic Office prior to tryouts or to the coach on the first day of tryouts in order to participate in tryouts for any team. These forms will be updated for the new year and available for download on the school website in June.

Summer Workouts:
(Please note that not all teams have summer workouts. Additional team workouts will be announced as they are added to the schedule.)
Varsity & JV Football
  • Monday-Thursday7:55am-12:00pm, starting Tuesday, May 29th
  • Off the week of July 2nd (4th of July) and week of July 16th (Camp Paradise)
  • Overnight camp - July 27th-29th
  • Contact Coach Mike Pondo (mikepondo@hgchristian.org)
Varsity & JV Volleyball
  • Mondays and Thursdays, 6:00-7:30pm, starting Monday, June 25th
  • Open gym every day the week of July 23rd
  • Contact Coach Brittany Blackmon (brittanyblackmon@hgchristian.org)
Cross Country
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm, starting June 19th
  • Must bring an exercise band and towel
  • Contact Coach Michelle Larson (michellelarson@hgchristian.org)
Varsity Men's Soccer
  • Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00pm, starting June 4th
  • Off Wednesday, July 4th
  • Contact Coach Bryan Conner (bryanconner@hgchristian.org)
Varsity Women's Basketball
  • Workouts will be held from 6:00-8:00pm on the following dates:
  • Thursday, June 7th (Gym C)
  • Thursday, June 14th (Gym C)
  • Tuesday, June 26th (Gyms A/B)
  • Thursday, June 28th (Gym C)
  • Tuesday, July 3rd (Gyms A/B)
  • Thursday, July 5th (Gym C)
  • Tuesday, July 10th (Gyms A/B)
  • Wednesday, July 11th (Gym C)
  • Thursday, July 12th (Gym C)
  • Tuesday, July 17th (Gyms A/B)
  • Wednesday, July 18th (Gym C)
  • Thursday, July 19th (Gym C)
  • Wednesday, July 25th (Gym C)
  • Thursday, July 26th (Gym C)

Fall Sports Tryouts:
*Days/times are subject to change.
Varsity Football - Mandatory practice begins July 30th, 7:55am-12:00pm
JV Football - Mandatory practice begins July 30th, 7:55am-12:00pm
Varsity Volleyball - August 1st-3rd10:00am-12:00pm, Gyms A&B
JV Volleyball - August 1st-3rd10:00am-12:00pm, Gyms A&B
MS Volleyball - August 2-3, 1:00-3:00pm, Gym B
Varsity Men's Soccer - July 30th-August 1st3:00-5:00pm
MS Boys' Soccer - August 2nd-3rd, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Cross Country - Mandatory practice begins August 2nd
Varsity Cheerleading - July 30th-August 2nd, 3:00-5:00pm, Gym C 
MS Cheerleading - July 30th-August 2nd, 1:00-3:00pm, Gym C 

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Register Now for Heart of a Champion 2018!

Register now for this year's Heart of a Champion event with Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas Healthcare System)! HGCS will participate in the event on Saturday, June 2nd. This event serves as a FREE sports physical and heart screening, and it is available for rising 9th-12th grade student-athletes. Participants must register online at CarolinasHealthCare.org/Heart-of-a-Champion between April 30th and May 27th. ALL participants must ride the bus from HGCS to the event site--parents may NOT drop off students at the event site. We will let participants know our school's event time and additional details once they have been announced by Atrium Health.







Monday, May 7, 2018

Weekly Announcements - May 7, 2018

Early Dismissals
Monday, May 7: 
2:15pm - Varsity Track

Games this Week
Monday, May 7: 
9:00am - Varsity Men's Golf @ MAC Tournament (AWAY - Cowan's Ford Golf Club)
4:00pm - Varsity Track @ MAC Championship Meet (AWAY - Gaston Christian School)
Saturday, May 12:
TBA - Varsity Softball vs. TBA, NCISAA Tournament (TBA)

Heart of a Champion
Registration is now open for this year's Heart of a Champion event with Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas Healthcare System)! HGCS will participate in the event on Saturday, June 2nd. This event serves as a FREE sports physical and heart screening, and it is available for rising 9th-12th grade student-athletes. Participants must register online at CarolinasHealthCare.org/Heart-of-a-Champion between April 30th and May 27th. ALL participants must ride the bus from HGCS to the event site--parents may NOT drop off students at the event site. We will let participants know our school's event time and additional details once they have been announced by Atrium Health.


Varsity Spring Sports Banquet
The 2018 Spring Sports Banquet will be held on Monday, May 14th at 6:30pm in Gyms A/B. All Varsity team members and their immediate families are invited to attend. Please wear honor/chapel dress. Dinner will be served, followed by the presentation of team awards.

Women's Golf Interest Meeting
There will be a meeting for all those interested in women's golf on Tuesday, May 15th during 2nd lunch (12:40) in Children's Building room 2106 (the room behind the cafeteria). Please attend this meeting to receive information about the possibility of starting a women's golf team in the fall.

Football Interest Sign-Ups
Football is having another round of interest sign-ups, so now is your chance to sign up to play in the fall! If you are interested in participating in JV or Varsity Football next year, please sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/eqpaadkgMkPpkqAn1. Feel free to contact Coach Pondo at mikepondo@hgchristian.org with any questions or to discuss being a part of the football team.

Summer Sports Camps
The HGCS Athletic Department is hosting four different sports camps this summer! Camps will be open to rising 2nd-8th graders. Register online now!

Off-Season Workouts for All Athletes
The HGCS Athletic Department is offering off-season conditioning workouts with Coach Pondo for ALL athletes grades 6th-12th not involved in a sport in the current season.
Coach Pondo has been doing these workouts for the last ten years and is BFS certified. Workouts will start Wednesday, January 3, 2018 and will be held Monday through Thursday each week in the field house after school until 5:00pm. The program Coach Pondo follows is the nationally recognized "Bigger, Faster, Stronger (BFS)" program, which is used by most high schools and small colleges/universities in the country. It is a great program for ALL athletes in all sports. Athletes must have a current physical on file with the Athletic Trainer in order to participate.
The off-season is the time for you to improve as an individual. It is our hope that all will take advantage of this program. This program is free of charge, convenient, and it works! Please contact Coach Pondo (mikepondo@hgchristian.org) with any concerns or questions. Also, please review Google Doc in the following link for additional information and instructions: 

Volunteers Needed for Spring Season
The HGCS Athletic Department and AAA Booster Club need the help of volunteers to assist with admissions and concessions at athletic events throughout the spring season. Please sign up for a volunteer time slot on our Sign Up Genius page.

Join AAA Booster Club
Don't forget to join the AAA Booster Club for the 2017-2018 school year! Visit http://hgchristian.org/aaa/ to register now! Booster Club Membership will give you free admission to all home athletic events excluding any MAC (Conference) tournament and NCISAA (state) tournament games.

Sign Up for Remind Notifications
Notifications about athletic event cancellations, changes, and reminders are sent out via text through Remind. You must sign up with Remind to receive these text notifications on your phone. To sign up with Remind, text @hgcslions to the number 81010.