Winter Sports Tryouts
Team |
Tryout Date(s) |
Time |
Boys Basketball |
November 15 |
8-11 AM (Junior Varsity players should only attend this session), 4-6 PM (Varsity only) |
Girls Basketball |
November 15 |
11:30 AM-1:30 PM |
Wrestling |
November 15 |
9-11 AM, 2:30-4:30 PM |
Indoor Track |
November 15 |
10 AM-12 PM |
Cheerleading |
November 17-19 |
4-6 PM (Cafeteria) |
Swimming & Diving |
November 17 and 20 |
2:45 – 4:45 PM (Olney Aquatic Center) |
Poms |
November 18-20 |
3-5 PM (Dance Room) |
Update on Athletic Banner Donations
Due to generous donations from staff, parents, and alumni, the athletic department has raised nearly $2900 in donations in approximately three weeks for athletic banners for the gymnasium. Anyone interested in donating to the athletic banner fund should contact Assistant Athletic Director Ray Trail.
Cheerleading Fundraiser at Jerry's
There will be an "NHS CHEERLEADING FUDRAISER NIGHT” at Jerry’s Subs & Pizza in Four Corners on Tuesday, November 24 from 5-9 PM.
Baseball Fundraiser Set for January
Lucia’s Italian Delicatessen has agreed to sponsor a “Northwood Baseball Weekend,” on Jan. 23-25. They have committed to donate a percentage of revenue relating to any food orders where the customer mentions Northwood or Northwood baseball.
MCPS Cheerleading Competition
The Northwood Varsity Cheerleading squad will be taking part in the MCPS Cheerleading Competition on November 22 at Blair High School. The competition will begin at 9 AM and tickets are $4. Please see any Varsity Cheerleader to purchase tickets.
Citrus Sale Fundraiser
The fundraising deadline passed on November 14. The pick-up dates for the citrus fruit from the fundraiser are Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7.
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Late Northwood Baseball Coach Pikor Brought Enthusiasm to the Program
By Alan Goldenbach and Carl Little
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, September 28, 2008; D07
Northwood baseball coach Ed Pikor died suddenly in his sleep last Wednesday. According to Northwood assistant athletic director Ray Trail, the cause of death may have been a brain aneurysm, though autopsy results are still pending. Pikor was 56.
In 2005, a year after Northwood re-opened after being closed for 19 years, Pikor took over the baseball program. The Gladiators returned to the varsity level in 2006-07.
Pikor, though, was working in his native Connecticut at the time of his death after budget cuts left him without a teaching job at a Montgomery County school this school year. Trail said Pikor was hoping to find a position as a full-time substitute, but had made plans to return to the area before the start of baseball season.
"He had really invigorated this program," said Jay Goldman, whose son, Seth, is a senior and played for Pikor the past three seasons. "He was such an enthusiastic guy and it was quite contagious among the players. You could tell, as a parent, that he really knew his baseball, and he really related to his players."
Goldman said there is a caravan of more than a dozen players and parents driving up to Fairfield, Conn., for today's viewing and tomorrow's funeral. |
