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.
2025 Fall Program
- Registration for fall sports opens June 1, 2025
- Registration closes September 12, 2025
- No Medical Clearance - Upload physical to Arbiter Sports when registering
Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach Julia Sinton
Baseball Coach Cody Turgeon
Softball Coach Chris Bartlett
2025-2026 Winter Program
- Registration for winter sports opens October 1, 2025
- Registration closes December 19, 2025
- No Medical Clearance - Upload physical to Arbiter Sports when registering
Boys Basketball Coach Chris Johanson
Girls Basketball Coach Peter George
2026 Spring Program
- Registration for spring sports opens February 2, 2026
- Registration closes April 8, 2026
- No Medical Clearance - Upload physical to Arbiter Sports when registering
Outdoor Track and Field Coach Julia Sinton
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.