Athletic FAQs & Sports Season Timelines

St. Mary's has summer cross country, soccer, basketball and volleyball training opportunities. Information is available on the Spring & Summer Training Opportunities page. 

If you are planning on trying out for a sport at St. Mary's next year, students will increase their chances to make a team by coming into the season in shape and having participated in the sport or comparable activity during the summer.  All teams at St. Mary's practice or compete five days a week. Coming into tryouts and the start of the season with a good fitness base will help students enjoy their activity, build skills more efficiently and avoid injury. Suggested activities include participating in a summer league or open gyms, participating in a fitness class that includes movement that imitates your sport(s), following a workout plan that provides comparable aerobic/anaerobic demands as your sport(s).  

Yes, and it must be on the OSAA Pre-participation Medical Evaluation form and submitted to the SMA Athletic Office. 

This information is accessible on a student's Arbiter Sports/FamilyID account, check the last sport a student participated in.

Students wanting to play soccer or volleyball who miss tryouts, or any part of the preseason may still be placed on the JV2 (soccer) JV3 (volleyball) team or may be cut depending on the number of students who turn out. They must be available weekdays beginning August 19 and for the remainder of the season to attend all practices and competitions.

Please plan accordingly.

Students interested in participating in cross country have until Friday, August 30 to complete their clearance and start participating in order to be on the team.

No, students participating in athletics should plan Outdoor School participation outside their sport season.

Tryouts begin Monday, August 19, 2024.

• Cross country - No cuts
• Soccer - Cuts 
• Volleyball - Cuts

In all sports, cut and no-cut, students must be able to make the full-time commitment to all team practices and competitions throughout the season. 

Winter sports begin Monday, November 18, 2024.

• Alpine skiing - No cuts
• Basketball - No cuts
• Nordic skiing - No cuts
• Swimming - No cuts (students must know how to swim)

In all sports, cut and no-cut, students must be able to make the full-time commitment to all team practices and competitions throughout the season. 

Spring sports start Monday, March 3, 2025.

• Golf - No cut (must have at least a basic level of golf experience)
• Lacrosse - Cuts are a possibility depending on the number of players turning out; will keep 2 teams (JV & Varsity).
• Tennis - Cuts
• Track & Field - No cuts
• Dragon Boats - No cuts, sign-up limited to the first 52 students registered and paid for the team
• Flag Football - No cuts, must commit to attend tryouts and required practices. 

In all sports, cut and no-cut, students must be able to make the full-time commitment to all team practices and competitions throughout the season.