Tournament canceled due to snow

The Flag Rugby tournament scheduled for January 30th, 2011 has been canceled due to yesterday's snowfall. CHAMPS is looking forward to the end of this winter weather so that they can host additional tournaments without hesititation.

Flag Rugby Tournament on Sunday, January 30th!

Our school has been invited to compete in a Flag Rugby tournament this Sunday, January 30th, 2011. The tournament will be held at The Mott Haven Campus in the Bronx. The tournament time will be from 9am-12pm. For information in regards cancelation will be posted here. For any more information please refer to the invitation each player received or contact Coach Sanchez via email, mrsanchez178@gmail.com.

Winter CHAMPS Season Begins!

The CHAMPS Winter season will begin on Monday, January 3rd, 2011. The two sports for this season are Flag Rugby and Volleyball. Permission slips were distributed prior to winter recess, and are also available in the main office. Flag Rugby practice days will be on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and Volleyball will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more details please refer to the permission slips or email Mr. Sanchez (mrsanchez178@gmail.com).

Tournament on Sunday!

This Sunday, November 7th, 2010 from 10:45am-4pm, our school will be competing in a culminating tournament at Glover Field in Pelham, NY. Below there are directions and things to bring for the long day. Elementary team uniforms are in route and should be handed out on Friday. In case of any delays, the students will receive them the day of the tournament and wear them over their outfit. Middle school players must wear their school gym shirt and their choice of comfortable, yet appropriate pants. The games will be played on grass fields so the use of cleats will be permitted, but sneakers will suffice. Let motivate and help The Holliswood School bring home some hardware!

Directions:
By Car (there is plenty of parking by Glover Field)

Northbound Directions: 
Hutchinson River Parkway north to Exit 9 (Wolf's Lane). Turn right onto Wolf's Lane, proceed to traffic light and make a right onto Colonial Avenue (becomes Sandford Boulevard). Immediately past the next traffic light (at the entrance to the Parkway), make a left into the Glover Field complex, marked by a sign. Immediately after entering complex, stay to the left, and proceed up onto the service road. Take service road to end, passing the Parkway on the left and playing fields on the right. The field is to the right, behind the bleachers and surrounded by a running track.

by Mass Transit
Take a Metro-North New Haven Line train to Pelham train station. Trains depart from Grand Central Terminal and from 125th Street and Park Avenue above ground train station. Once at Pelham station, Pelham rec and Pelham parents will be shuttling teams to the field.

What to Bring
To ensure a safe experience, each child should bring:
-Small lunch/light snack.
-A water bottle/sports drink.
-A bag to carry all items in.
-Athletic clothing and shoes. Cleats are suggested, as the surface is natural grass.
-A Hat.-Jacket/warm clothing/gloves/tracksuit/rain jacket in case of inclement or cold weather (there is not much cover at the field)

Welcome Back!!!

Welcome back to the new school year! Our webpage has been changed to include not just Middle School Rugby, but all athletics at The Holliswood School. The fall athletics season will begin Monday, September 27, 2010 with Flag Rugby for the elementary school. Tryouts were held on Wednesday, September 22 and the rosters were made. Two teams were created for the elementary school, the Blue and Gold teams (both teams consisting of 4th and 5th graders). The Gold team will meet on Mondays from 3p-4:30p and the Blue team will meet on Wednesdays from 3p-4:30p. There will be no practice on Monday, October 11, 2010 due to Columbus Day. Any other session changes will be posted here on this website.

The Holliswood School Bulldogs were the 2010 Mayor's Cup runners up, so this year let's do our best as athletes and as a community to bring home the championship trophy!

Here are some dates to remember:
October 17 - Scrimmage at Chelsea Water Park (23rd St& 11th Ave) from 12p-2p
October 24 - Scrimmage at Chelsea Water Park (23rd St& 11th Ave) from 12p-2p
November 7 - End of the season Tournament at Glover Park (Pelham, NY) from 11a-4p
*Stay tuned for directions.

2010 Mayor's Cup results

Congratulations to both Holliswood Rugby teams for their high-level of Rugby that they exhibited this past weekend on Randall's Island during Play Rugby USA's 3rd Annual Mayor's Cup Rugby Festival. After going undefeated in pool play, the Holliswood Middle School team placed in the highest bracket in contention for the Mayor's Cup. Unfortunately, after a grueling match against the team representing France, where we both pushed the game to sudden death after a 2-2 tie at the end of regular time, the Middle School lost 3-2 in this quarterfinals match.

The Holliswood Elementary team are the proud owners of the Runners Up plaque in the Cup finals. This was the Elementary team's first year competing in the Mayor's Cup and placed very well considering only 3 practices prior to this event! Once again, as did the Middle School team, 3-2 was the final score of the Elementary finals. After a very competitive game played by both teams, (Holliswood representing USA and Epiphany representing Ireland) the game was also tied at the end of regular time, but won by Ireland in sudden death extra time.

A special honorable mention to all the graduating Middle School players that will be graduating this year, as well as 5th graders that will be moving on to other schools, your presence will be missed and the Holliswood School appreciates your fine representation of our school in all of the Rugby events throughout the past 3 years. Also, the Holliswood School hopes that you continue your participation in Rugby in high school and the future.

2nd Place Finish

Congratulations to the Middle School Rugby Team for finishing in 2nd Place in the first ever CHAMPS advanced flag rugby league. We will continue training and preparing for the season's end tournament, The Mayor's Cup on June 5th, 2010.