Sports Information
Does your child want to play sports? Check out the schedules for tryouts listed under each sport (some tryouts will not occur until later in the school year). Once tryouts have ended and the teams have been selected, a mandatory parents' meeting will be scheduled, and game schedules will be given. The game schedules are also posted on each sports page.
Find My Sport
- Baseball
- Softball
- Cross Country
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Spiritline
- Boulder Creek Middle School Track & Field
Baseball
Coach: Bailey Gilliland
mailto:bailey.gilliland@dvusd.org
NEW CHANGE TO PAPERWORK DATE BELOW:
*ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE SUBMITTED TO RMA BY AUGUST 17th IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE*
Playing time is not guaranteed.
Students must maintain grades of C or better. DVUSD Athletic Handbook, 7th & 8th Grade Eligibility
Students must be at school for at least half the day of instructional minutes to participate in practice or games. Email or call the GP front office for questions about your child's instructional minutes if they must miss a portion of their school day.
Practice Monday-Thursday 3:00-4:45 pm.
No practice on half days or no school days.
Tryout Information:
Tryouts will be on Mon, Aug 19 at 3:15.
Schedule:
Softball
Coach: Sarah Hale
Email:
NEW PAPERWORK DATE LISTED BELOW
*ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE SUBMITTED TO RMA BY AUGUST 17th to PARTICIPATE*
Playing time is not guaranteed.
Students must maintain grades of C or better. DVUSD Athletic Handbook, 7th & 8th Grade Eligibility
Students must be at school for at least half the day of instructional minutes to participate in practice or games. Email or call the GP front office for questions about your child's instructional minutes if they must miss a portion of their school day.
Practice Monday-Thursday 3:00-4:45 pm.
No practice on half days or no school days.
Tryout Information:
Tryouts will be on Mon, Aug 19 at 3:15.
Schedule:
Cross Country
Coaches: Diana Dereese and Erika McDonald
Email: diana.dereese@dvusd.org & erika.mcdonald@dvusd.org
All athletes who participate in Cross Country will compete in all events.
Students must maintain grades of C or better. DVUSD Athletic Handbook, 7th & 8th Grade Eligibility
Students must be at school for at least half the day of instructional minutes to participate in practice or games. Email or call the GP front office for questions about your child's instructional minutes if they must miss a portion of their school day.
Tryout Flyer
Gavilan Peak Cross Country tryout information
ALL 5th-8th grade students interested in running may join our Gavilan Peak Cross Country
team.
**There is a Mandatory Parent Meeting on September 10th at 6:00pm in the GP
Library.
Practices will start from 6:30-7:45a.m. starting on Monday, September 23.
The cost for the season is $80.
All athletes must be successfully registered BEFORE they attend practice.
**Please go to the Gavilan Peak website under the Athletic tab to find the link for
RegisterMyAthlete/Activate to Register and pay for your season before attending the first practice.
Please bring a water bottle to practice and please put extra water bottles in backpacks to encourage hydration. Dress appropriately for the weather.
Running Shoes:
Proper running shoes are imperative for staying injury-free. Below are two running stores that can help fit your runner in a shoe that works well for them.
Runner’s Den- 6505 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016 (602) 277-4333
Tortoise and Hare-17570 N. 75th Avenue, #605, Glendale, AZ (623) 792-7900
Schedule:
Cross Country Photo Album (Code GP2023): https://houseofloralei.shootproof.com/gallery/20652274/
Summer Running Program
From our Cross Country and Track/Field coach Diana DeReese:
There is an opportunity for our middle school runners to participate in a summer running program with Coach Clarke. He has been the host of our 1A and 2A XC Championships and coaches XC and track at Boulder Creek. ALL runners are welcome. Attached is the information and registration form. Please share this information with your athletes.
Volleyball
ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE SUBMITTED TO RMA BY 10/28 IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE
Playing time is not guaranteed.
Students must maintain grades of C or better. Click here for information on Grade Policy and Attendance
Students must be at school for at least half the day of instructional minutes to participate in practice or games. Email or call the GP front office for questions about your child's instructional minutes if they must miss a portion of their school day.
Practice Monday-Thursday 3:00-4:45 pm.
No practice on half days or no school days.
Tryout Information:
Schedule:
Basketball
Boys Coach: Keith Perrin
Email: kpdaddy5@gmail.com
Girls Coach: Amy Perrin
Email: amy.perrin@dvusd.org
ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE SUBMITTED TO RMA BY 2/10 IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE
Playing time is not guaranteed.
Students must maintain grades of C or better. DVUSD Athletic Handbook, 7th & 8th Grade Eligibility
Students must be at school for at least half the day of instructional minutes to participate in practice or games. Email or call the GP front office for questions about your child's instructional minutes if they must miss a portion of their school day.
Practice Monday-Thursday 3:00-4:45 pm.
No practice on half days or no school days.
OPEN GYM:
Tryout Information:
Schedule:
Spiritline
Coach: Robin Parks
Email: mailto:robin.parks@dvusd.org
ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE SUBMITTED TO RMA BY 2/10 IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE
Students must maintain grades of C or better. DVUSD Athletic Handbook, 7th & 8th Grade Eligibility
Students must be at school for at least half the day of instructional minutes to participate in practice or games. Email or call the GP front office for questions about your child's instructional minutes if they must miss a portion of their school day.
Practice Monday-Thursday 3:00-4:45 pm.
No practice on half days or no school days.
Tryout Information:
Schedule (Follows Basketball):
Spiritline Championships TBD
Boulder Creek Middle School Track & Field
Boulder Creek Middle School Track & Field
Who can participate? 5-8th grade students from DVUSD schools that feed into Boulder Creek High School. These schools include: Diamond Canyon, Desert Mountain, Canyon Springs, Anthem Elementary, Sunset Ridge, New River, Sonoran Foothills and Gavilan Peak.
Events include: 100 M, 200 M, 400M, 800M, 1600M, 4X100 meter relay, 4X200 meter relay, 4X400 meter relay, long jump, high jump, discus, javelin, (hurdles)
Coaches: Coach Diana DeReese, Coach Erika McDonald are experienced and dedicated to the progress of young athletes.
Meets: 7-8th graders will compete in our District Middle School Meets and our 5-8th graders will have opportunities to race in USA-TF meets representing our team.
**ALL Athletic forms must be turned in prior to practicing and racing.**
Please go to your schools website to find all necessary forms on RMA. These must be returned to your school’s athletic director.
If you have any questions please contact the coaches or your schools Athletic Director via email: diana.dereese@dvusd.org ; Erika.mcdonald@dvusd.org;
DEER VALLEY Unified School District
Boulder Creek Middle School Track & Field Schedule Below.
Summer Running Program
From our Cross Country and Track/Field coach Diana DeReese:
There is an opportunity for our middle school runners to participate in a summer running program with Coach Clarke. He has been the host of our 1A and 2A XC Championships and coaches XC and track at Boulder Creek. ALL runners are welcome. Attached is the information and registration form. Please share this information with your athletes.