Fall practice begins in earnest as 10 sports kick off their seasons
The 10 remaining fall sports can begin practice on Monday. It marks the start of the 2016-17 season for boys and girls cross country, field hockey, football, boys golf, gymnastics, softball, spirit, boys tennis and volleyball.
Each of those sports will also begin their competition season shortly. Boys tennis can begin matches on Thursday, and softball can begin games on Friday.
Cross country, field hockey, gymnastics, boys soccer, spirit and volleyball can begin scrimmages on Saturday. Each of those sports can begin contests on Aug. 25.
Football’s annual Zero Week is Aug. 25, which is also the first day teams can scrimmage. Teams are also allowed to play games that week, and an increasing number of them do. Week 1 begins on Sept. 1.
Boys golf started practice last Monday, and contests last Thursday.
