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
  • Student-athletes are only allowed to play one sport each season.
  • First three days of each season will consist of tryouts.
  • Students are expected to follow the rules in the 2025-2026 SPS Student-Athlete Handbook and MIAA 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 and 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 Carlos Valente

2025-2026 Winter Program 

  • Registration at Register My Athlete open until December 12, 2025.
  • Tryouts Begin Monday December 8, 2025 at the East Somerville Community School.
  • No Medical Clearance needed - Upload physical to Arbiter Sports when registering.
  • 8th graders may try out for the Somerville High School Swim Team or Girls Basketball Team. 7th and 8th graders may try out for the Boys Hockey Team.  Contact the Athletics Director for more information.
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
 
 
middle grades softball team in a huddle next to field

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.