The athletic schedule for 10/4/21 - 10/8/21 is attached. Please note the change in time for boys' basketball tryouts on 10/6/21 due to the 2:00 PM dismissal (2:00-3:30 PM Boys' Tryout).
Reminder: This Friday, October 1st, BGS has an 11:00 AM dismissal.
5-8 Announcements for 9-28-21:
5-8 Announcements for 9/27/21:
Good morning. Unfortunately we are down a couple of bus routes this morning. Drivers will be working together to get by all bus stops to pick up students but may be running late. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Softball Regional Championship Game: Saturday, September 25th (10:00 AM) at Du Quoin High School vs. West Frankfort. The bus will leave from the Event Center at 8:30 AM. Good luck tomorrow!
Please see the attachment for details about boys' and girls' basketball tryouts.
I was just informed that the start time for softball Saturday morning has been changed to 10:00 AM. The bus will leave from the Event Center at 8:30 AM.
Softball opened up regional play with an 8-3 win over Du Quoin! They will be back in action Saturday morning at 11:00 AM at Du Quoin to play for the regional championship. Good luck girls!
5-8 Announcements for 9/23/21:
Baseball Regional Update: Tomorrow's game will be at Du Quoin with a start time of 4:00 PM. The bus will leave at 2:30 PM. With a win, the championship game is still scheduled for 3:30 PM on Friday in Mt. Vernon.
The softball game scheduled for today has been canceled. The girls will have the day off. Baseball will be practicing in 5-8 gym today from 3:00 - 4:30. Stay tuned for updates about a change in location for tomorrow's regional baseball game.
Basketball season is quickly approaching and tryouts will be here before we know it. We have a busy week ahead with baseball/softball post-season starting. By the end of the week, we will provide specific dates/times for basketball tryouts, but plan on them occurring during the first week of October. In the meantime, be prepared by making sure you have a sports physical on file at school if you plan on participating in tryouts.
5-8 Announcements for 9/20/21
Activity calendar for 9/20 - 9/25 attached:
Softball Reminder: The softball team will be traveling to Ewing for a game today (4:30). The bus will leave at 3:45 PM from the Event Center. Weather permitting, softball will play at Hamilton County next Tuesday (4:30). A bus time will be given to the coaches as soon as possible.
Cross country competed in a 20 team meet against some great competition today. We had a lot of individual improvements and got better as a group. Top 30 in each division received a medal. We had 5 athletes medal: Kyler Rash 30th JV Boys; Jaycee Webb 4th & Kinley Glover 18th Varsity Girls, and Seiger Sanchez 9th & Zane Stanley 21st. Great job by all!!!
The baseball and softball regional pairings have been released.
The baseball team plays on 9/22 at Mt. Vernon, against West Frankfort. The championship game is scheduled for 9/24 in Mt. Vernon at 3:30 PM.
The Softball team plays Du Quoin, at Du Quoin on 9/23 at 2:00 PM. The championship game is scheduled for 9/25 at Du Quoin (11:00 AM).
Brackets and any other details I have at this time have been attached.
Weekly Athletic Calendar: 9/12/21 - 9/18/21
5-8 Announcements for 9-10-21:
