Athletics

Saint Mary's Athletics

The interscholastic program is an integral part of Saint Mary’s High School. It holds many educational benefits for those students who elect to participate.

The self-discipline required of the students participating in interscholastic competitions provides a unique training opportunity not ordinarily available elsewhere in the curriculum.

All interscholastic activities of the school’s athletic department maintain the ideals and standards that are the policy of the school administration, the Tri-City Athletic League (TCAL), the San Joaquin Section (SJS), and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Saint Mary’s High School’s athletic department strives to create an environment that promotes competitiveness, spirituality, teamwork, and self-discipline. We are committed to building character, developing responsibility, and promoting sportsmanship which become life-long traits.

May 2021: A Message from AD, Adam Lichter

Sports are back, finally! Our students are excited to be back to full-time in the classroom and our athletes are excited to be practicing and eager to compete. Our school activities have completely resumed and our students are responding with great eagerness and anticipation.

What does all of this mean for Saint Mary’s Athletics? Our programs are all coming back to life, we’ve compressed three seasons into one, and we currently have over 25 teams actively competing. While the seasons may all be happening at the same time, the funding required to make this happen has not changed. Our entire Athletics Program is 100% self-funded. We rely on fees and donor support to provide everything from field maintenance to officials and tournament fees.

On campus, 85% of our students are also athletes. As a group, they have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.54 and donated countless hours of community service with their teams. We could not have done this without our donors. Your support has helped us maintain Saint Mary’s excellence this season—both in the classroom and on the field—and allowed the Athletics Program to remain financially independent.

As we wrap up our 2020-2021 season, I will keep you informed of the opportunities to showcase your business, enhance visibility and purchase advertising to promote your products. I welcome your thoughts and suggestions so please do not hesitate to call me at 209.483.5690 or email me at alichter@saintmaryshighschool.org.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Adam Lichter

Athletic Director

alichter@saintmaryshighschool.org

Updated: T-Cal Meeting - January 26,2021

CIF UPDATE: January 20, 2021

CIF UPDATE: January 20, 2021

December 2, 2020 Update

To our Saint Mary’s Athletic families,

We know how challenging these past months have been as we have awaited guidance on high school athletics. The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) released the following statement regarding the athletic seasons for this school year.

As you can see from the press release, we are also awaiting guidance from the State of California Department of Public Health on youth sports. With the information we received yesterday, the start of "Season 1 Sports" on December 14 is on hold until at least January 1, 2021.

We will continue to offer conditioning like we have this fall and guidance will continue to come from our head varsity coaches.

As soon as we receive any new information, we will be sure to let you know. I remain grateful for the leadership of all of our coaches during this time, and appreciate your support and partnership.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Adam Lichter

SMHS Athletic Director

Decision Re: Athletes and Hybrid Learning

October 12, 2020

The decision has been made that if you choose to remain remote learning for health or safety reasons, you may still participate in extracurricular activities, such as sports and our play production.

What determines if we will hold conditioning?

Our coaches will reference the EPA's website, airnow.gov to determine if we should hold conditioning on a daily basis. Should the air quality index reach 150 or above, athletic conditioning will not be held on that day. Each coach will be responsible for communicating with their players in regard to their team's daily plan.

CDPH UPDATES - August 3, 2020

ON-CAMPUS ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES RESUME, August 3, 2020

June 29, 2020

Ram Community,

I am happy to share that we have successfully resumed on-campus athletic activities. As of June 16, student athletes began conditioning on the field, track, pool and sand courts. We are extremely excited to get back to work, but with this comes new guidelines to ensure the health and well-being of everyone.

Contact your specific coach or athletic department if you have any questions for information about return to play.

FALL SPORTS	COACH	EMAIL
Cross Country	Felicia Rowley	frowley@saintmaryshighschool.org
Football	Tony Franks	tfranks@saintmaryshighschool.org
Football Frosh	Lui Tuitama	Lui2e@yahoo.com
Golf-Girls	BettyAnne Urbick	banetpar@velociter.net
Hockey	Derek Eisler	eislerdc@aol.com
Tennis Girls	Antwan Graves	antwan@oakparktenniscenter.com
Volleyball Varsity	Garren Allala	gallala15@hotmail.com
Volleyball JV	Joe Wortmann	jwortmann@saintmaryshighschool.org
Volleyball Frosh	Scott Kyles	slk3954@att.net
Water Polo Boys	Jeff Hoornaert	jhoornaert@saintmaryshighschool.org
Water Polo Varsity Girls	Vanessa Vincent	vnvincent4@gmail.com
Water Polo JV Girls	Sara Cornies	scornies@saintmaryshighschool.org

WINTER SPORTS	COACH	EMAIL
Basketball Boys Varsity	Ken Green	kgreen@saintmaryshighschool.org
Basketball Boys JV	Scooter Bloom	smjvhoops@gmail.com
Basketball Boys Frosh Grn.	Mitch Flores	mitchellflores1@outlook.com
Basketball Boys Frosh Wh..	Dominic Devencenzi	dominic.devencenzi@gmail.com
Basketball Girls	Alle Moreno	allemoreno22@gmail.com
Soccer Girls	Michelle Coleman	elitesocceracademy209.michelle@gmail.com
Soccer Boys	tbd	tbd
Wrestling	Randy Holtberg	randy.holtberg@kniferiver.com

SPRING SPORTS	COACH	EMAIL
Badminton	Adrian Morano	amorano@saintmaryshighschool.org
Baseball Varsity	Randy Ortega	ortys26@hotmail.com
Baseball JV	Jason Lindholm	jaymiyako@aol.com
Baseball Frosh	Ramil Pinzon	ramilpinzon@gmail.com
Beach Volleyball	Garren Allala	gallala15@hotmail.com
Diving	Robert Wimberley	deltavalleydiving@gmail.com
Golf Boys	Ernie Segale	ernies@segaletravel.com
Lacrosse Varsity	Mike Mulvihill	mmulvihill32@gmail.com
Lacrosse JV	Jim Macedo	quennymacedo@hotmail.com
Softball	Dennis Gomes	gomesbatbusters@gmail.com
Swimming Varsity	Jeff Hoornaert	jhoornaert@saintmaryshighschool.org
Swimming JV	Vanessa Vincent	vnvincent4@gmail.com
Tennis Boys	Robert Chiene	chino4689@yahoo.com
Track	Myke Lewis	8myke@sbcglobal.net
Trap Shooting	John Dentoni	jdentoni@bankofstockton.com
Volleyball Boys	Joe Wortmann	jwortmann@saintmaryshighschool.org

Please know that the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and staff are our top priorities. Saint Mary's High School is taking its direction and guidance from the Diocese of Stockton, CIF State office, and the San Joaquin County Health Department.

As such, this guidance is evolving and changing, and our policies and procedures will continue to be updated as new guidance is provided.

For the time being, many things will be different from the way things were conducted in the past, and your patience is appreciated as we all get used to this new way of life.

Please take a few minutes and familiarize yourself with our updated policies and procedures:

Saint Mary's Athletic Department COVID-19 Return to Play Policies and Procedures
National Federation of High School Sports COVID-19 Return to Play Policies and Procedures
Sports Physicals (required) All students must have a physical before season practice begins. All students must also complete the online athletic clearance prior to beginning practice. It can be completed at www.athleticclearance.com

Sincerely,

Adam Lichter

Athletic Director

alichter@saintmaryshighschool.org

Update: July 20, 2020

CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Update, 2020-2021 Interscholastic Athletics

CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Sport Calendar

July 20, 2020

As always we appreciate your patience and support, especially during these unprecedented times. Below you will find the July 20 CIF Updates. Coaches will be meeting next week to discuss how we will be moving forward. From there, coaches will arrange parent meetings to go over the logistics of the new schedules, expectations, etc. Saint Mary's continues to keep the health and safety of our student athletes at the forefront. Saint Mary's administration and coaches are committed to working together to put the best plan forward in order to maintain the highest level of excellence. Saint Mary's athletics embraces this new challenge. Out of adversity comes opportunities. We will be ready for any obstacle ahead. GO RAMS!!

Adam Lichter

Athletic Director