Please note: The Somerville Public Schools Athletics Department does not accept sponsorship, though individual teams may do their own fundraising. If you are unsure whether someone calling you is calling on behalf of our athletics department, please email or call (617-629-5250) our department.
Middle Grades Athletics
- Contact Indira Evora with questions.
- If you would multilingual support registering, contact your school-based liaison. The athletics staff also have Portuguese language capacity in-house.
- Teams represent members of our school district in grades 6, 7, and 8 who compete against other teams in the Greater Boston League (GBL), such as Everett and Malden.
- Practice and game schedule: Athletics Calendar
- 2024-2025 Student-Athlete Handbook
- Follow us on Twitter @SHSHighlanders1 or Instagram @shshighlanders
Register
Follow the registration process described on the Register My Athlete.
Fall Program
- Fall 2024 registration is Closed!
- No Medical Clearance - Upload physical to Family I.D when registering
Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach: TBD
Baseball Coach Cody Turgeon
Softball Coach Chris Bartlett
Winter Program
- Registration for Winter sports open October 1, 2024
- Registration closes December 2, 2024
- No Medical Clearance - Upload physical to Family I.D when registering
- Students in 8th grade may also try out for the Somerville High School Swim Team or Girls Basketball Team. Students in grades 7 or 8 may try out for the Boys Ice Hockey Team. Contact high school coaches to learn more.
Boys Basketball Coach Chris Johanson
Girls Basketball Coach Joshua Jones-Powell
Spring Program
- Registration for Spring sports opens February 1st, 2025
- Registration closes March 31, 2025
- No Medical Clearance - Upload physical to Family I.D when registering
Outdoor Track and Field Coach Brian Axelrod
Flag Football Coach Carlos Valente
Somerville Recreation Department
Additionally, the Somerville Recreation Department runs separate programming for middle grades students. To learn more about the travel basketball or intramural sports programs, contact the Somerville Recreation Department directly.
- They run the Girls Travel Basketball (Pride) and the Boys City-Wide Travel Basketball programs.
- They run the intramural sports programs. Intramural sports are school-based teams that compete with other Somerville schools. Those teams work on skills and sportsmanship in a fun, structured environment.