2026 / 2027 Middle School Sports Information

Thanks for visiting our Middle School sports page.  Below, you will find important information about the athletic opportunities available to our kids.  We are excited about providing these opportunities for our students and hope you encourage their participation. 

Again, this year our kids will compete ‘as one’ (Northwest MS) in both 7th and 8th grade. Please refer to the information below about coaches, practice dates, and possible parent meetings. 

Sports Physicals:  

All participants must have documentation of a completed and signed sports physical by a doctor before they can practice or play.  These must be on file in the Athletic Director’s office at the High School. 

Schedules:

Schedules can be found under the ‘calendar’ tab on the homepage or under each school’s webpage!  You ca access calendars via Bound here.

Transportation:

• All athletes will be transported from their school to practice each day.  
• Parents are asked to pick their children up at the end of each practice session.  
• On game days, athletes will be transported to the game site and back to the Northwest High School parking lot, where parents are asked to pick them up. (Example sites out of town may be – Aurora, C.C. Wood River, St. Paul, York, etc.) 
• For games played INSIDE GRAND ISLAND, parents are asked to pick them up from that site. ( Example sites would be – GICC, Westridge, Walnut, Barr., Trinity, etc.) 
• Students may ride home with their parents, but must fill out and complete the transportation home sign-out sheet. 

Fall Sports offered:

Football 

• All practices and home games will be held at NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL.
• Coach: Evan Swanson and Mr. Anthony LaRosa 
• If you have questions, please contact Mr. Swanson at: eswanson@ginorthwest.org, or Mr. LaRosa at alaroso@ginorthwest.org
• Practices WILL BE held on Wednesdays at Northwest High School. 

Volleyball

7th Grade Volleyball 

• All practices will be held at 1R, and home games will be held at CEDAR HOLLOW.
• Coach: Mrs. Taylor Ruff
• If you have questions, please contact Coach Olsen at ctruff@ginorthwest.org
• Assistant Coach: Mrs. Maddie Bachle
• Practices WILL BE held on Wednesdays at Northwest High School. 

8th Grade Volleyball 

• All practices and home games will be held at CEDAR HOLLOW.
• Coach: Mrs. Ann Purdy
• If you have questions, please contact Coach Purdy at ann.purdy00@gmail.com.
• Assistant Coach: Mr. Dan Purdy
• Practices WILL BE held on Wednesdays at Northwest High School. 

Cross Country

• All practices will be held at NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL.
• Coach: Mrs. Molly Mills
• Assistant: Mr. Joel Nelson
• If you have questions, please contact Coach Mills at mmills@ginorthwest.org or Coach Nelson at: jnelson@ginorthwest.org
• Practices WILL BE held on Wednesdays at Northwest High School. 

Winter Sports offered:

Girls Basketball

7th and 8th Grade Girls’ Basketball 

• All practices will be held at Cedar Hollow, and home games will be played at CEDAR HOLLOW.
  • Coach: Mrs. Haley Beckstead
  • Coach: Mrs. Andrea Ritzdorf
  • Coach: Kyla Fuchtman
• If you have questions, please contact: Mrs. Haley Beckstead at hbeckstand@ginorthwest.org

Wrestling

• All practices and home matches are held at NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL.
• Boys Coach: Mr. Brett Mills
• If you have questions, please contact Mr. Mills at:
• Girls Coach: Mrs. Terri Gerhardus
• If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Gerhardus at:
• Girls Assistant Coach: Cass Taylor
• Practices WILL BE held daily at Northwest High School 

Boys Basketball

7th Grade Basketball 

• All practices and home games will be held at CEDAR HOLLOW.
• Coach: Mr. Joel Hope
• If you have questions, please contact Mr. Hope: jhope@ginorthwest.org.
• Assistant Coach: 

8th Grade Basketball

• All practices will be held at 1R School, and home games will be held at CEDAR HOLLOW.
• Coach: Mr. Kevin Stein
• If you have questions, please contact Mr. Stei at kstein@ginorthwest.org.
• Assistant Coach: Josh Harders

Spring Sports offered:

Track

• All practices and home track meets will be held at NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL.
• Coach: Molly Mills, 
• Assistant Coaches: Anthony LaRosa, Brian Sybrandts, Ted Evans
• If you have questions, please contact Coach Mills; mmills@ginorthest.west.org

Soccer

• Practices will be held at either GICC or Northwest High School.
• Games will be played at Northwest, Walnut, Westridge, or Barr Middle School. 
• Boys Coach: Mr. Sean Schwartz
• If you have questions, please contact:
• Girls Coach: Mrs. Leah Yost
• Assistant Coach: Mrs. Leah Borer
• If you have questions, please contact: Mrs. Yost at lyost@ginorthwest.org
• Practices WILL BE held on Wednesdays.