Oak Lawn Community High School Athletics is excited to begin the winter athletic season for the 2024-2025 school year! Please take note of the information below which includes tryout dates/times/locations and procedures for your specific sport.
It is extremely important that all students have a current physical on file with the Athletic Office and have registered online prior to the day of the tryout (see information below). Students that report to tryouts without registration or current physical on file will be sent home.
SPORT SPECIFIC TRYOUT INFORMATION:
Students should report to the following locations for check-in 15 minutes prior to the activity start time:
Boys Bowling:
Oct. 28th & Oct. 29th from 3:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Palos Lanes – 11025 Southwest Highway Palos Hills, IL 60465 – School transportation will be provided if necessary and will depart from the Spartan Lobby at 3:10pm.
Coach Contact: Kevin Walery ([email protected])
Competitive Cheerleading:
Oct. 28th & Oct. 29th from 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Location: Gym 101
Attire for tryouts will be a t-shirt and shorts, cheer/gym shoes, hair pulled back into a ponytail, no jewelry, no acrylic/long nails.
Coach Contact: Maria Vanderwarren ([email protected])
Competitive Dance:
Oct. 29th 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Location: Dance Studio
Dancers will be evaluated on stage presence, calypso and surprise leaps, double and triple pirouettes, chaine turns, and memory of a 1 min set of choreography. Please wear black, form fitting attire and jazz shoes with hair pulled back. No jewelry. Previous studio dance experience and completion of the dance team audition packet is a requirement for this audition.
Coach Contact: Ryan Brandt ([email protected]) & Sofia Marcotte ([email protected])
Girls Basketball:
Sophomore & Freshman Tryouts: Nov. 4th from 4:00pm-6:00pm in the Auditorium Gym & Nov. 5th from 12:00pm-2:00pm in the Spartan Gym
Varsity Tryouts: Nov. 4th from 3:30pm-5:30pm in the Spartan Gym & Nov. 5th from 9:00am-11:30am in the Spartan Gym
All students trying out should be wearing shorts, an Oak Lawn T-shirt, and basketball shoes. Also, please bring your own water bottle.
Coach Contact: Mark Sevedge ([email protected])
Boys Basketball:
Freshman Tryouts: Nov. 11th & 12th from 3:30pm-5:45pm in the Spartan Gym
Sophomore Tryouts (JV): Nov. 11th & 12th from 3:30pm-5:45pm in the Auditorium Gym
Varsity Tryouts: Nov. 11th & 12th from 5:45pm-9:00pm in the Spartan Gym
Coach Contact: Jason Rhodes ([email protected])
Boys & Girls Wrestling:
Nov. 11th from 9:00am-11:30am / Nov. 12th – Nov. 15th from 3:20pm-5:30pm
Location: Wrestling Room (Room 288)
Coach Contact: Dave Early ([email protected])
Girls Bowling:
Nov. 18th & Nov. 19th from 3:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Palos Lanes – 11025 Southwest Highway Palos Hills, IL 60465 – School transportation will be provided if necessary and will depart from the Spartan Lobby at 3:15pm.
Coach Contact: Jennifer Faro (jefaro@olchs.org)
Boys Swim & Dive:
Dive: Nov. 25th & 26th – 6:00am-7:30am, Nov. 27th – 8:00am-10:00am
Swim: Nov. 25th & Nov. 26th - 3:00pm-5:00pm, Nov. 27th – 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: Pool
Coach Contact: Derek Maciaga ([email protected])
The following needs to be completed prior to check-in for tryouts:
- Students must have a current physical on file with the Athletic Office (dated within the last 13 months) prior to the day of the tryout. Upon check-in, students will be checked for a valid physical. If they do not have a valid physical on file, they will be sent home. Physical forms can be downloaded at this link or from https://schools.snap.app/OakLawnCommunityHS/ under the “Resources” section. Updated physical forms should be hand delivered to the athletic office or emailed to our athletic office staff.
- Parents/Guardians must register their student online for the sport. Registration is available on our athletic website https://schools.snap.app/OakLawnCommunityHS/ under the “Registration” tab at the top of the website, and also at https://oaklawncommunityhs.8to18.com/. Students will be checked for completed registration at check-in. If a parent/guardian has not registered the student prior to the day of the tryout, they will be sent home.
Additional tryout information:
Students need to bring their own water bottle, shoes, towels, and other personal equipment.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Athletic Office staff.
Jeremey Cryan - Athletic Director
[email protected] - (708) 741-5623
Jeannine McFee - Athletic Secretary
[email protected] - (708) 741-5624