Sports Today: Fall sports season opens at Douglas

The Douglas High football team opened practice Thursday morning with its first official full-team drills. Contact practice starts Monday.

The remainder of the Douglas High fall sports teams begin tryouts and practice Monday.

In order to participate in tryouts or practice, athletes must have been cleared through the high school athletic department.

Any questions can be directed to the Tiger Cage at 782-5136, ext. 1015.

VOLLEYBALL

A final conditioning session is scheduled for today from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Tryouts begin at 9:30 a.m. Monday and continue through 11:30 a.m. Tryouts are the same time Tuesday and Wednesday.

For more information, e-mail mefiyi@yahoo.com or call 783-9598.

BOYS' SOCCER

Conditioning sessions will be today from 3 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Douglas soccer fields.

Tryouts begin Monday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. and run at the same time through the next two days. The first official day of team practice in Aug. 16.

GIRLS' SOCCER

Tryouts begin Monday from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Douglas High School soccer field. Tryout sessions will be at the same times on Aug. 14 and 15 as well. The first practice is Aug. 16 at 9 a.m.

CROSS COUNTRY

A voluntary offseason conditioning workouts is at 6 p.m. by the high school tennis courts.

The first official day of practice is Monday at 6 p.m. by the tennis courts at the high school.

BOYS' TENNIS

Practice starts Monday at Lampe Park from 4:30 ot 6:30 p.m.

The first official day of practice is Monday, although a time and location have not yet been released. For more information, call 721-4345.

GIRLS' TENNIS

Mandatory practices begin Monday at 8 a.m. and go until 10 a.m. at the Douglas High School tennis courts.

Participants should bring a racket and be prepared to do some running.

GIRLS' GOLF

The first official day of practice is Monday at 3:15 p.m. at the Genoa Lakes Golf Club, Lakes Course.

Players must have their own set of clubs and proper golf attire.