WELCOME TO CYO SPORTS
Cross Country: Co-ed, Open to K-8
Practice is generally held at the Willows. Practice location, nights, and times will be communicated by the coaches when we get closer to the start of the season.
Meets are held on Sunday at Philadelphia’s historic Beaumont Plateau.
There are different runner divisions based on gender and year of birth:
Sub-Novices – 2,000 meters (2K) ~ approximately 1.25 miles
Novices (9-10yrs) – 3,000 meters (3K) ~ approximately 1.86 miles — outside of the woods
Minors (11-12yrs) – 3,000 meters (3K) ~ approximately 1.86 miles — includes a loop in the woods
Cadets (13-14yrs, not yet graduated 8th grade) – 4,000 meters (4K) ~ approximately 2.48 miles
Field Hockey: Girls, Open to Grades 5-8
JV – 5th/6th grade girls
Varsity – 7th/8th grade girls
Practice is generally held at Dittmar Park after school. Detailed practice locations, nights, and times will be communicated by the coaches when we get closer to the start of the season.
Games are held on weekdays after school. These will be confirmed by the coaches once the schedule is created by the Region 32 directors.
Flag Football: Co-ed, Open to Grades 1-4
Each grade (1st – 4th Grade) will have a team.
Practice is generally held at Bo Connor Park during the week. Detailed practice locations, nights, and times will be communicated by the coaches when we get closer to the start of the season.
Games are typically held on Saturday mornings. Games will be confirmed by the coaches once the schedule is created by the Region 32 directors.
Golf: Co-ed, Open to Grades 3-8
Detailed practice locations, nights, and times will be communicated by the coaches when we get closer to the start of the season.
Soccer: Co-ed, Open to Grades 5-8
JV – 5th/6th grade
Varsity – 7th/8th grade
Practice location, nights, and times will be communicated by the coaches when we get closer to the start of the season.
Games are held on weekdays after school. These will be confirmed by the coaches once the schedule is created by the Region 32 directors.
Volleyball: Girls, Open to Grades 5-8
JV – 5th/6th grade girls
Varsity – 7th/8th grade girls
Practice is generally held in the SKS gym. Practice location, nights, and times will be communicated by the coaches when we get closer to the start of the season.
Games will be confirmed by the coaches once the schedule is created by the Region 32 directors.
Tackle Football: Boys / Open to Grades 5-8
JV – 5th/6th
Varsity – 7th/8th
Preseason starts on Monday, 8/12 and will be 4 days per week until school starts. A detailed pre-season schedule can be found on our CYO’s Instagram page: SKSCYOSPORTS
Regular Season Practice will be held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at St. Aloysius Academy.
Games will be confirmed by the coaches once the schedule is created by the Region 32 directors.
Cheerleading: Girls / Open to Grades 1-4
Practice location, nights, and times will be communicated by the coaches when we get closer to the start of the season.
Games are typically held on Saturday mornings. Games will be confirmed by the coaches once the schedule is created by the Region 32 directors.
Basketball
SKS CYO Basketball is now open for students in 5th through 12th grades. The registration link can be found below. SKS CYO Basketball is open to students currently enrolled at SKS or those participating in PREP/CCD at SKS, OLA, or St. Isaac Jogues.
Click here for more information related to the upcoming basketball season and important dates
Baseball
- JV Baseball (Grades 5/6th)
- Varsity Baseball (Grades 7/8th)
This possible pivot is based on feedback from our coaches, parents, and players from the past couple of seasons. Last year, baseball registration numbers were very high: 16 registered for varsity and 27 registered for JV. This level of support and participation in CYO baseball is a blessing. However, it is incredibly difficult to play a 9-person sport with numbers this high (especially JV) if we expect everyone to have equal playing time, especially at the plate!
After much discussion, here are the 2 possible scenarios for our 2024 season:
Scenario 1: In this scenario, if approximately 12-15 boys register to play for our 2024 season, then CYO will form one team, practice together, and play in all Region 32 games.
Scenario 2: In this scenario, should more than 15 boys register to play, CYO will perform an assessment. After careful consideration by CYO coaches, the boys will be split into 2 groups – SKS Wildcat & SKS Blue. SKS Wildcat will be the more competitive team and will play in all Region 32 games. SKS Blue will compete in games inside and outside of our region with the hope of getting the boys in a few Region 32 games throughout the season. Both teams will practice together assuming we have the correct number of volunteer coaches.
As you can imagine, there are a lot of moving parts with both scenarios – more practice time, additional fields, and more volunteer coaches! If you would like to coach or help coach, please reach out to our Spring Coordinator, Jim Sharkey at jshark672@yahoo.com. We are going to treat Varsity and JV separately, so if the numbers look like they did last year (16 Varsity / 27 JV) our Varsity would have 1 team and JV would have 2 teams (Scenario 2 above). We are looking forward to a great baseball season and appreciate everyone’s support as we work through registration and the best way of proceeding.
Tennis (coed)
- 5th thru 8th Grade
- Please reach out to Jim Sharkey for more information if interested – jshark672@yahoo.com
- Practice and matches will be held at Cardinal O’Hara High School on Sundays from 1:00 – 2:30 PM.
Meets are also at Pope John Paul in Royersford
Girls Lacrosse
- JV Girls Lacrosse (Grades 5/6th): Practices 1-2 times a week immediately after school. All games are after school.
- Varsity Girls Lacrosse (Grades 7/8th): Practices 1-2 times a week immediately after school. All games are after school. A Saturday Tournament included.
Boys Lacrosse with St Aloysius
Track and Field (Grades 1st-8th)
- Cadet – Born in 2009 or 2010; on or after September 1st, 2008.
- Minor – Born in 2011 or 2012
- Novice – Born in 2013 or 2014
- PeeWee – Born 2015 thru 2018
Practice is generally held after school during the week. *Practice field, nights and times will be communicated by the coaches.
Games are held during the week.
**These will be confirmed by the coaches once all CYOs participating in the district confirm their teams.
Dance Team Camp
Week 1: July 15-19: 9-12:30PM
Week 2: August 19-23: 9-12:30PM
Friday will conclude at noon with a small dance recital
$225 per camper -$200 early registration fee if received by June 15
Field Location and Addresses:
North Wayne Park
CYO Board Members:
Monsignor Brouwers
Michael Gompers
Athletic Director
ad@sksparish.org
Dave Aglira
Winter Sports Coordinator
wintersports@sksparish.org
Jason Griesser
Fall Sports Coordinator
fallsports@sksparish.org
Jim Sharkey
Spring Sports Coordinator
springsports@sksparish.org
Charles Cognata
Spiritual Coordinator
Katherine Billings
Treasurer
Jess Dilucia
Registration
Beth Ann Reedy
Communication
communications@sksparish.org
JP Boles
Coaching Coordinator
Announcements
SKS CYO Basketball is Now Open!
SKS CYO Basketball is now open for students in 5th through 12th grades. The registration link can be found below. SKS CYO Basketball is open to students currently enrolled at SKS or those participating in [...]
Registration Now Open: SKS Wildcats Dance Team
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Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Workshop
To ALL SKS Parents, coaches, and future coaches SKS will be hosting a Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) workshop "Developing Competitors Through Positive Coaching " Monday November 11th at 7 PM in the parish center. Food and drinks will be provided. We encourage all [...]