Tryouts for high school sports on the horizon

With the summer coming to a close, local high schools are looking towards the high school sports seasons.

Korah and St. Mary’s have both announced tryout dates for basketball and football, set for later this month.

At Korah, tryouts for the Colts basketball teams is set to open on Aug. 28 and run through to Sept. 1. Junior girls tryouts will run from 9 a.m. to noon in the main gym each day while the senior girls will take the court from noon to 3 p.m., also in the main gym.

The Colts football teams will begin tryouts on Aug. 28 at both the junior and senior levels.

Players trying out are to report to the gym at Korah at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 while workouts will be held at the Northern Community Centre from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily for both teams.

Tryouts for the St. Mary’s football team begin on Aug. 28. Junior football tryouts are set for Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. each day. The senior tryouts are set to run on the same days. The team will be on the field at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Aug. 28-31 and at 10 a.m. only on Sept. 1.

The Knights girls basketball tryouts also open on Aug. 28. Following are the tryout times for both the junior and senior teams:

Junior

• Aug. 28: registration at 4:30 p.m.; practice from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Aug. 29: practice from 12:30 p.m. to - 2:30 p.m.
• Aug. 30 – Sept.1: TBA

Senior

• Aug. 28 – 29: practice 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Aug. 30 – Sept. 1: TBA