Cardinal Teams
Fall Teams
Cross Country
Fall Cheer
May 13 from 4:00-6:00 @ KMS
TRYOUTS:
May 16 from 4:00-5:30 @ WWAY
Football
Head 8th Grade Coach-Nick Wiedenhoft, nwiedenhoft@wscloud.org
Head 7th Grade Coach- Joe Hawkins, jhawkins@wscloud.org
VISIT THE WORTHINGTON CARDINAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEBSITE
* Physicals must be completed and turned in on or before the first official practice. If no physical is turned in then athletes will not be able to participate in official practices.
Gymnastics
Volleyball - Girls
2024-2025 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SEASON INFORMATION
for 7th & 8th grade girls during the 24-25 school year
Preseason Open Gyms
Worthingway Middle School Gym On the following dates:
April 10, 2024 > 4:00-5:00pm
June 20, 2024 > 4:00-5:30pm
May 21, 2024 > 4:00-5:00pm
July 18, 2024 > 4:00-5:30pm
July 25, 2024 > 4:00-5:30pm
Please pick up students from the open gyms promptly at the practice end time!
PLEASE NOTE: Open Gyms are for players and coaches ONLY so that coaches can begin to get to know players, and they can practice their skills.
Tryouts ***
August 1 and 2, 2024
7th grade - 4:30-5:30pm
8th grade - 6:00-7:00pm
Tryouts are closed to parents and family members. Please make sure players arrive 5-10 minutes early to get dressed and warm up. Cuts will be made at the end of tryouts on Thursday in the last 15 minutes of each session. Please arrive early to pick up your players once they're dismissed.
*** VERY IMPORTANT... Please upload your student's OHSAA physical form or turn it into the office + complete parent/student FinalForms ASAP. Any players without a current physical on file/FinalForms completed will not be able to tryout in August! See further information about requirements below...
First Practice & Parent Meeting
August 5, 2024 > practice time to be announced / parent meeting following practice > mandatory for all players and parents to attend
Winter Teams
Basketball - Boys
COACHES:
7th-Maury Meredith
Email- maurymeredith@gmail.com
8th- Lori McCauley
Email- mccauleylaw@gmail.com
Basketball - Girls
COACHES:
7th- Ann Jones
Email- antoinettem.jones@
8th- Jenerrie Harris
Email- jenerrie.harris@gmail.
Winter Cheer
Wrestling
Spring Teams
Baseball
Baseball is a combined team from Worthingway, Kilbourne, and Phoenix.
We are opening up tryouts to 7th & 8th graders this season!
2024 Season Information
Coach: Ken Cossin - cossin9ball@gmail.com
Open Gym: February 20, 21 & 22 from 4:00-6:00 pm @ KMS
February 24 from 8:00am-10:00 am @ KMS
Tryouts: February 26, 27 & 28 from 4:00-6:00 pm @ KMS
Picture Day: Friday, March 1st @ WWAY 4:00
Lacrosse - Boys
Head Coach
Nik Dorman cell (via text preferred 614-390-8990) or email coachdorman614@gmail.com
2025 IMPORTANT DATES
We are holding our preseason meeting in the KMS auditorium on Monday. January 27th at 6:30 pm. I would appreciate it if everyone attended so we can go over basic information about the season.
During this meeting, we will cover several important topics, including:
- Season schedule and key dates
- Expectations for players and parents
- The history and growth of the lacrosse team
- Our ultimate team goal: Continuing the proud tradition of high-level lacrosse in Worthington and building on the legacy of our program.
This will be a great opportunity to meet the coaching staff, ask questions, and get a full overview of the upcoming season. Please plan to attend!
Conditioning & Stick Skill Workouts – February 3rd through February 24th
Starting on February 3rd, we will begin conditioning and stick skill workouts, running through February 24th. These workouts will take place 2-3 times a week. While participation is not mandatory, it will be highly beneficial for players, especially for those who have not participated in a sport since the fall or last spring. These sessions will help players build fitness and sharpen their skills in preparation for the season. More specific dates and times will be shared as we get closer to February 3rd.
Official Season Starts – February 25th
Our official season begins on February 25th, at which point practices will be mandatory. Practices during the indoor portion of the season will be held in the evening at the WWAY gym. Once the weather improves and we move outdoors, we will be practicing at the Flats, with practice times running from 5:15 PM to 6:45/7:00 PM, depending on daylight and the specific focus of the practice.
Required Equipment
To begin, players will need to bring the following equipment immediately:
Helmet
Stick
Tennis Shoes
Gloves
Please make sure all forms are signed electronically and all OHSAA physicals are up to date.
Lacrosse - Girls
Softball
2024-2025 Softball Information: 7/8th grade combined team from KMS, WWAY, PHX
Head Coach | Contact | |
Jamie Schlarman | schlar05@yahoo.com | |
Assistant Coach | ||
Adam Hall | ||
Required Equipment: | Recommended Equipment: | Needed if part of Cardinals: |
Glove | Defensive face mask (pitchers/infielders) | Black Softball Pants |
Bat | Softball Bag | Red Belt |
Cleats- rubber spikes (no metal) | Batting gloves | Red Softball Socks |
Batting Helmet with facemask |
Track & Field
2024 Information
Track and Field: This is a combined team, Kilbourne, Worthingway and students from Phoenix. Team is open to 7th & 8th graders. Practices and home meets are at Worthingway.
Students please dress appropriately; bring clothes to work out both indoors and outdoors. Practice will only be held indoors when conditions are unsafe but not necessarily uncomfortable.
Practice begins March 4th from 4:00-5:30 pm @ WWAY
Parent Meeting March 11th from 5:30-6:00 pm @ WWAY in the cafe
Coaching Staff:
Nick Wiedenhoft- Head Coach, nwiedenhoft@wscloud.org
Caitie Christel - Head Coach, cchristel@wscloud.org
Eric Bidlack- Assistant Coach, eric.bidlack@gmail.com
Jaydon Hill - Assistant Coach, jaydonjhill@gmail.com
Khalil Jones - Assistant Coach, khaliljones2882@gmail.com
Abigail McWilliams - Assistant Coach, Mcwilliams.abby.13@gmail.com
Please bookmark our Track & Field website!
Volleyball - Boys
2024 SEASON COACHES
- A Team Coach > James Canterbury jcanterbury@wscloud.org
- B Team Coach > Jessica Minarchek jminarchek@wscloud.org
2024 SEASON INFORMATION
- Due to low numbers, KMS will be merging with us for this season. This will increase the numbers of athletes coming to open gyms and those trying out. To put yourself in the best position, please make sure your Final Forms documents are current ASAP! If your forms are not current, you will not be allowed to try out!
- We are hosting open gyms at Worthingway on Saturday, January 13th and Saturday, January 20th from 2:30-4:30pm.
- Our February open gyms are Thursday the 15th and Friday the 16th from 4:15 - 6:00pm.
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One of the growing pains of our program is learning to work with two different school calendars. :) We have discovered conflicts with both the KMS and WWAY schedules (including one competely unrelated to sports) that are out of our control. This will force us to make three (3) changes to our calendar for Tryouts, our first practice, and our parents meeting. The changes are as follows:
(1) Tryouts are now Wednesday, February 21st and Thursday, February 22nd from 4:15-6pm at WWAY. KMS athetes will be shuttled over to WWAY from KMS.
(2) Our first practice on Friday, February 23rd from 4:15-6pm has been moved to KMS. WWAY athetes will be shuttled to KMS from WWAY.
(3) Due to our Friday, February 23rd practice changing venues, our parents meeting is now in the KMS library immediately after practice.
We hope these types of changes will be a thing of the past as we work closely with administration from both schools this season. Thank you for understanding and being patient with us as we navigate these uncharted waters. Having a popular program that continues to grow and bust at the seams is a good problem to have! Thank you for being awesome!
- The parent meeting will be beneficial for several reasons including setting up volunteers for:
- team photographer
- keeping the book
- line judges
- tickets
- concessions.
- Also at the parent meeting we'll be announcing:
- team captains
- introducing this years assistant coaches
- Introducing new student managers and helpers for what is going to be a very special season! Our student involvement continues to grow each year and we love it!
- We will have 2 teams, an A/B team.
- Canterbury will coach A and Minarchek will coach B.