Baseline Middle School

MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER -- We've had some movement this week with MS soccer. I'm sorry for the late changes. All remaining games this week are home games at North Shore Elementary. Wednesday, 4/17: The schedule remains the same 5:00 pm -- Gold Scrimmage with Fennville (coaches will officiate) Thursday, 4/18: Saugatuck needed to move the game to Thursday. 5:00 pm -- Purple Team v. Saugatuck Friday, 4/19: 5:00 pm -- Gold Team v. Northpointe Christian Thank you and sorry for any confusion this causes.

MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK -- Thursday's meet at Lawton (Thursday, 4/11) has been cancelled due to weather.

REMNDER: Middle School Spring Sports (track and girls soccer) begin on Wednesday, 3/20. Both sports are open to athletes in grades 6-8. Athletes must have a physical in file and be completely registered in FinalForms to participate (your profile should be green). You can find information about FinalForms at: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/article/800654 You can find information about start times and locations by going to: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/article/1472748. Any questions can be directed towards the individual coaches, or to the South Haven Athletic Office at 269-637-0518.

TODAY (February 23) is the absolute last day to register for the JYL Baseball/Softball Spring 2024 season. The links for registration are below - please pick your link carefully as they are links for players, coaches, and umpires. Even if you coached in a previous year you still have to register to coach this year! Player Registration Link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/412766 Coach/Volunteer Reg. Link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/412887 Umpire Reg. Link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/412764 You can visit the JYL Website for more information at: https://www.southhavenjyl.com/

Ram's Aquatic Club -- there is no practice for RAC on Monday (1/15/24), and the MS Swim Meet at Otsego has been cancelled.

Ram Nation: Happy New Year 2024. Ram Power continues on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:45 to 4:00 pm in the HS weight room. Ram Power focuses on speed and strength improvement to help our athletes work toward their personal and team goals. One of our off-season goals is to increase the number of our student-athletes working together. All middle school and high school athletes are welcome regardless of sport or gender. “You may go faster alone, but you will go further TOGETHER!”

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL & WRESTLING -- Will begin practice on Monday, January 8, 2024. WRESTLING practice will be run in Baseline's Cafeteria immediately after school until 5:00 pm. Athletes should bring appropriate clothing & shoes. GIRLS BASKETBALL will run tryouts in the BMS Gym from January 8-10. Practice slots by grade will be: 6th grade: 2:45-4:15 pm 7th grade: 4:15-5:45 pm 8th grade: 5:45-7:15 pm Please remember that your student MUST have a physical on file in order to tryout or practice. Any athlete without a physical will NOT be allowed to begin practices. Athletes must also be completely registered in FinalForms to participate. This means your profile should be GREEN. You can find more information about FinalForms by going to: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/article/800654 Questions can be directed to the South Haven Athletic Office at 269-637-0518, or to Adam Verseput at averseput@shps.org.

REMINDER: MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING and MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL will begin practice immediately after Christmas Break on Monday, January 8. Specific start times will be forthcoming. In the meantime, if your athlete wants to participate make sure that he/she has a completed physical (done April 15 or more recently) and is fully registered in FinalForms. You can find more information on FinalForms by going to: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/article/800654. Questions can be directed to the South Haven Athletic Office at 269-637-0518, or to Adam Verseput at averseput@shps.org.

MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING and MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL will begin practice immediately after Christmas Break on Monday, January 8. Specific start times will be forthcoming. In the meantime, if your athlete wants to participate make sure that he/she has a completed physical (done April 15 or more recently) and is fully registered in FinalForms. You can find more information on FinalForms by going to: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/article/800654. Questions can be directed to the South Haven Athletic Office at 269-637-0518, or to Adam Verseput at averseput@shps.org.

Start dates for middle school winter sports are as follows: Boys Basketball and Comp. Cheer -- 10/23/23 Girls Basketball and Wrestling -- 1/8/24 Specific times and locations will be released as we get closer to these dates.

Dear Middle School Parents & Athletes, Middle school fall sports begin practice on Monday, August 21. You can find information about practice times and location by going to: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/article/1173505 If you student is planning on participating in MS volleyball, football, sideline cheer, cross country or boys soccer, they will need to make sure they have the following completed: 1) Students must have a currently physical on file (done on April 15 or more recently). 2) Student must be fully registered in FinalForms. If you were registered last year, parent will need to login and to confirm your athlete's information for the upcoming year. You can get to FinalForms by going to: https://southhaven-mi.finalforms.com/ 3) If you have a new student or an incoming 6th grader, you will need to create a profile for your student. You can do that by going to: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/article/800654 Please login to your account and make sure your child's profile is GREEN. Your athlete may not practice until he/she is fully registered. Any questions can be directed to the Athletic Office at 269-637-0518. Thank you.

RAM FANS PLEASE NOTE: In order to keep up with the rising costs of programming, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SAC) has voted to raise admission to sporting events for the 2023-2024 school year. Starting this fall, South Haven Athletics will be charging $6 for admission to high school events, and $4 for middle school events. We appreciate your support of our student-athletes and look forward to a great year.

SCHEDULES for South Haven Fall Sports are now updated and available on our website. You can access them through our website or mobile app by going to: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/athletics

As you know, for the past two years, South Haven Public Schools along with many other districts across the county, state, and nationally, have been impacted by a bus driver shortage. With the generous assistance of our school families volunteering to transport student athletes to competitions this year, our kids have enjoyed great athletic experiences. We are truly grateful to our dedicated parents/guardians and coaches for coming together to support our students in this way and ask that we continue to utilize the systems we’ve put in place going into the 2023-24 school year. If you have a middle or high school student participating in athletics and are willing to transport kids to and from competitions, etc., please take a moment to fill out the Volunteer Form. This is a required form to drive students and generates a simple background check to further ensure safety. You can find the form by going to: https://southhavenmi.sites.thrillshare.com/page/volunteer-applications We thank you, again, for assisting the district in making the best out of a difficult situation. The district is actively searching for bus drivers! If you or someone you know may be interested, please reach out to us at (269) 637-0500 or apply at www.shps.org

Registration for the upcoming Rocket Football/Cheer Season ends on this Friday, July 14, at midnight. Register your K-6th grader NOW by going to: https://www.southhavenrocketfootball.com/registration

Fall MIDDLE SCHOOL Sports Practices, which include cross country, football, boys soccer and volleyball, will officially begin on Monday, August 22. More information about start times, dates and locations will be released in July. Please make sure that your athlete has an updated physical on file and that you've updated their information on FinalForms. Incoming 6th graders will need to register for the first time on FinalForms. To do so see our article at: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/article/800654

Reminder: MS and HS athletes will need an updated sports physical on file to play school-sponsored sports for the upcoming 23-24 school year. Per MHSAA rules, physicals must be performed no earlier than April 15, 2023 to be permissible for the coming school/athletic year. South Haven High School will be hosting one more physical night (sponsored by HealthBar) on Tuesday, August 1 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm.

All Student Athletes and Parents -- FinalForms has now rolled over to the upcoming 23-24 school/athletic year. All students and parents MUST log in (using their existing username and password) to update their forms. Unless you are new to FinalForms, in most cases this simply means verifying your existing information. Parents and students are BOTH required to update their forms. All questions can be directed to the South Haven Athletic Department at 269-637-0503.

Please note - The tennis courts will be closed for resurfacing beginning Tuesday, May 30th. The maintenance is anticipated to take two weeks. The district will notify the community when the courts are available to the public again. Thank you for your patience!

MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER -- This year we have had terrific participation in girls middle school soccer. As a result, we’ll be having two teams this spring season, a Purple Team and a Gold Team. Schedules are nearly finished and you can find them for both teams by going to our website or app. See the links below. Gold schedule: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=280475 Purple schedule: https://www.shps.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=280473