Ready to show some Service Cougar spirit??
It's time to order your team sweatshirt, custom designed and voted on by the XC team! We will keep the order link open about 1 week so we can (hopefully) get our sweatshirts fairly early in the season! This year, click on the link below, choose your size, and pay Custom Ink directly online. The sweatshirts will be shipped to Coach and we will hand them out at practice as soon as they arrive! Go Cougars!! First, congratulations to all the athletes that competed in our home meet yesterday, especially those of you who completed your first cross country race. Second, if you have not reviewed the team contract, be sure to do so. It's on the 'Team Contract' tab. Attendance (Part of the Contract)
Third, this week's schedule, Monday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Mud Run and Mud Core: meet at the Kincaid Chalet Athletes should bring a penchant for getting muddy and a raincoat if conditions dictate. Parents that don't want a muddy car are advised to bring old towels or blankets when retrieving their student-athletes. Tuesday 5:30 - 7:00 PM Service Little Gym Wednesday 5:30 - 7:00 PM Service Little Gym: Captains will be determined Thursday 1st Day of School, Practice switches to 2:30 - 4 PM: Service Little Gym Friday Soldotna Overnight Trip 4:30 PM by the Service Little Gym. We will return on Saturday at approximately 7:30 PM: After smoke cancellation in 2019 and 2 yrs of Covid cancellation, the Soldotna overnight trip is back on! We will load onto the buses at 4:30pm and arrive at Soldotna High at around 8pm where we will have pizza and fun. Boys will sleep in the lower gym and girls in the upper gym with their chaperones. Bring a sleeping mat, sleeping bag, running and racing gear, and all other overnight essentials (Toothbrush?!). Athletes will have a cold breakfast at 8:30am, bus over to Skyview Middle School for the races, and bus back to Service with an estimated arrival time at the little gym of 7:30pm. All student-athletes and their parents are required to sign the overnight contract and turn it in to one of the coaches by Thursday, end of practice. As with all non-home meets, students are only allowed to leave the meet with a parent or legal guardian. Friend's parents are not allowed to drive you home per ASD rules. ![]()
Saturday Tsalteshi Invitational, Soldotna, Skyview Middle School Race Schedule: 10:00 am------Head Coaches Meeting - Skyview Community Room (C112)/Walk the Course 12:00 pm------Open Girls Race 12:45 pm------Open Boys Race 1:30 pm------Girls Varsity Race (open to ten runners) 2:15 pm------Boys Varsity Race (open to ten runners) 3:00 pm------Results and Awards 3:30 pm------Community Race Fourth: Please consider the Volunteering Opportunities Below: Kincaid Mud run on Monday, the 15th, annual tradition volunteers who have offered to bring cookies and/or chocolate milk can arrive at the Kincaid Chalet at 6:30pm and set up at the picnic tables outside of the Chalet. volunteers that want to take pictures of the muddy student athletes will have to walk down the coastal trail (to the mud) and arrive at 5:30pm Soldotna Overnight Trip on Friday, the 19th, annual tradition. The team busses down to Skyview Middle/High School, spends the night in the school, and races the Tsalteshi Invite Saturday morning. could still use volunteers to help with dinner around 8pm on Friday evening (we usually order pizza unless someone wants to grill for about 50 people) volunteers to help and supply breakfast will need to arrive at Soldotna High School by 8:30am(muffins and bananas, breakfast bars, we're flexible!) Tent to/from Meet We are still looking for a volunteer (or volunteers) to bring/take the team tent to future meets. You need a large vehicle. Student athletes will muscle it out of and into your vehicle and transport it with the dolly to the team site at the meet you've offered to help out with. Spaghetti Feeds. For the 1st time ever, we still have availability to host a spaghetti feed. A shopper, (thanks Mr. Kirkland) will deliver you the food and we'll deliver you the student-athletes. They are a respectful bunch and we haven't had any problems in the past. Let us know how you are willing to help out. We are still looking for a parent to shadow Gess Lim, who manages the booster club finances, and Laarni Power, who manages the team's FaceBook page. Many hands make light work. Go to the 'Parents' tab on the ServiceCCRunning.com website and sign up for what you're willing to do. Thanks much! Go Cougars!! Service is hosting our first meet of the season today!
All Service athletes should be at the Little Gym by 3:30pm to warm up for the 3 km quad race. Athletes with fewer than 10 practices will start at 4:30, boys with more than 10 practices will start at 4:50, and girls with more than 10 practices will start at 5:10 PM. There will be a print out by the service tent listing which race each athlete is entered in Wear your Service training t’s if you have one. (Training t’s will be available for purchase at the race. Only $10 each. Men’s and Women’s sizes.) Go Cougars!!! Monday 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Near Point Mountain Hike: meet at Prospect Heights Trailhead Parking lot Athletes should bring water, a snack, and appropriate mtn running gear that may include a raincoat if it is overcast.
Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 PM Service Little Gym Wednesday 5 PM - 6:15 PM Team Orienteering Competition: meet at Bartlett High School Student Parking Lot Athletes will split up into groups of 3-4 and learn how to use a compass and a map to find their way in the woods. Thursday 5:30 - 6:30 PM Service Little Gym Friday 3 PM- 5:30 PM Quad Meet Service Little Gym. The meet has been moved from Saturday to Friday. Early Warning for Big Events in Mid-August: Please consider the Volunteering Opportunities Below: Kincaid Mud run on Monday, the 15th, annual tradition -volunteers to bring cookies and/or chocolate milk at the Kincaid Chalet after the team mud run and mud core -volunteers to take pictures of the muddy student athletes Soldotna Overnight Trip on Friday, the 19th, annual tradition. The team busses down to Skyview Middle/High School, spends the night in the school, and races the Tsalteshi Invite Saturday morning. -volunteers to help with dinner around 8pm on Friday evening (we usually order pizza unless someone wants to grill for about 50 people) -volunteers to help and supply breakfast (muffins and bananas, breakfast bars, we're flexible!) Please send an email to xcrservice@gmail.com if you can help! Also, please check with your teammates to make sure they know about these changes! The team is off to a solid start, and enjoyed a short run, followed by field games, for the first practice yesterday! Thanks to all parents who attended the parent meeting! If you haven't already done so, please fill in the form on our "Parents" tab so that we have your contact information and can keep you updated on team news. Athletes please do the same on the "Athletes" tab. Practices will remain at 5:30pm and will end around 6:30pm until school starts. Starting on August 18, the first day of school, practices will be 2:30-4:00pm. Keep an eye out for information on the Near Point Run and Kincaid Mud Day.. We do have a few meets before the start of school, so take a look at the ASD schedule. We also have some great opportunities to volunteer, sign up for snacks at meets, and sign up to host spaghetti feeds. Please take a look on our Parents tab with links to SignUp Genius. Thank you to Owen’s dad, James Kirkland, for volunteering to be our Costco shopper for spaghetti feeds! Parents sign up for Remind messages Text @parent22xc to 81010 Athletes sign up for Remind messages Text @akcougars to 81010 Skinny Mini (Dimond Location) Spike Day Sale is Monday, August 1 from 12-2pm for Service CC runners.. Athletes get 20% off training shoes and spikes. Let’s go, Cougars!!! First Practice and Parent Meeting Today (7/27/2022) at 5:30pm
Parents sign up for Remind messages Text @parent22xc to 81010 Athletes sign up for Remind messages Text @akcougars to 81010 Skinny Mini (Dimond Location) Spike Day Sale is Monday, August 1 from 12-2pm for Service CC runners.. Athletes get 20% off training shoes and spikes. First practice and parent meeting is Wednesday, July 27th at 5:30 PM.
Come ready to run! Make sure you have completed all of your forms and have been cleared to practice! Meet outside the Little Gym (for those new to Service, that is the free standing building behind the East side of Service - near the hockey rink -marked with a blue star on map) Registration forms and fees are due by July 15th for the 2022 season. Follow the sign-up information at the link below and then head to Service before attending practice on July 27th to pick up your "Golden Ticket" from Chelsea Galloway to start training with the team! Work on your sweatshirt designs this summer so we can get our order in early!!
Have a great summer! Turn in your washed uniforms directly to Coach Lane in room G126 as soon as possible. Failure to return your gear will result in fines.
Hello Team and Parents,
The Cross Country Awards Ceremony will take place Tuesday 10/19 at the Service Little Theater. Please arrive at 5:20 at the Grant Frazier doors on the east side of the cafeteria. Masks are required to enter the building. If you haven't returned your uniform, bring it with you to the awards ceremony. Looking forward to seeing you there! |
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