Welcome back for the 2025-26 school year. I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable summer.

Fall athletics are slated to begin within the week. In this newsletter I hope you find helpful information as the fall season begins. As always feel free to reach out to our athletic director, Kevin May, at kmay@oxps.org, or any of our coaches, with any questions.

Good luck to all of our teams as we begin competing in the new Central Mass Athletic Conference (CMAC).

Registration is still open on Arbiter Registration (formerly FamilyID) for fall sports. You may find a link to register for a sport below. Students must be registered before they can attend and participate in any practices

We offer the following sports during the fall season:

Football (JV &Varsity)

Volleyball (JV & Varsity)

Boys Soccer (Varsity only)

Girls Soccer (Varsity only)

Field Hockey (Varsity only)

Golf

Fall Cheer

Cross Country

We also offer the following sports at OMS:

Boys Soccer

Girls Soccer

Cross Country

All students interested in participating in the fall must have an updated physical and be academically eligible. An up-to-date physical is a physical dated within at least the last 13 months, anything older and the student is not eligible to participate until a new physical is received.

Football will begin practices on Friday, August 15th. The team is to meet in the locker room for 1:30 on the 15th for equipment pickup and a team meeting. Practice will immediately follow the meeting. Practice will end at 5:00.

Saturday, August 16 - 2:00-4:00

Week of August 18 (Mon-Fri): practices will be 3-5

Boys Soccer will begin practice on Monday, August 18th on the lower soccer field. Players should come prepared to practice with cleats, shin guards and a full water bottle.

Practice schedule for week 1:

Monday 8/18: 10-12

Tuesday 8/19: 10-12

Wednesday 8/20: 10-12

Thursday 8/21: 10-12

Friday 8/22: 10-12

Girls Soccer will begin practice on Monday, August 18th on the lower soccer field. Players should come prepared to practice with sneakers, cleats, shin guards and a full water bottle.

Practice schedule for week 1:

Monday 8/18: 8-10

Tuesday 8/19: 8-10

Wednesday 8/20: 8-10

Thursday 8/21: 8-10

Friday 8/22 No practice

Field Hockey will begin practice on Monday, August 18th on the field hockey field. Players should come prepared to practice with sneakers, cleats, shin guards, field hockey stick, mouth guard and a full water bottle.

Practice schedule for week 1:

Monday 8/18: 9-11:30

Tuesday 8/19: 9-11:30

Wednesday 8/20: 9-11:30

Thursday 8/21: 9-11:30

Friday 8/22: 9-11:30

Volleyball will begin practice on Monday, August 18th in the OHS gym. Players should come prepared to practice with sneakers (court shoes), knee pads and a full water bottle.

Practice schedule for week 1:

Monday 8/18: 10-12

Tuesday 8/19: 10-12

Wednesday 8/20: 10-12

Thursday 8/21: Time is TBD

Friday 8/22: Time is TBD

Cross Country will begin practice on Monday, August 18th. The team is to meet on the track. Student-Athletes should come prepared to practice with a good pair of running shoes and a full water bottle.

Practice schedule for week 1:

Monday 8/18: 7:15-9

Tuesday 8/19: 7:15-9

Wednesday 8/20: 7:15-9

Thursday 8/21: 7:15-9

Friday 8/22: 7:15-9

Cheer will begin practice on Monday, August 18th in the OHS gym. Participants should come prepared to practice with sneakers and a full water bottle.

Practice schedule for week 1:

Monday 8/18: 1:00-3:00

Tuesday 8/19: 12:30-2:30

Wednesday 8/20: 12:30-2:30

Thursday 8/21: 12:30-2:30

Friday 8/22: No practice

Golf will begin practice on Monday, August 18th at Heritage CC in Charlton. Players should come prepared to practice with their golf clubs and a full water bottle. Times for the first week of practice is TBD due to course availability. Coach Cardoni will be in contact with those registered once times have been determined.

The OMS athletic teams will begin practicing the first week of September. More information to be provided when school begins.

The annual fall athletics Meet the Coach/Chemical Awareness Night is scheduled for Thursday, August 28th in the OHS Auditorium at 6:00 PM.

Homecoming will be Saturday, September 27th. The schedule is currently:

9:00 - Girls Soccer vs David Prouty

10:00 - Field Hockey vs Fitchburg

11:00 - JV Volleyball vs St. Paul

11:00 - Boys Soccer vs David Prouty

12:15 - Varsity Volleyball vs St. Paul

1:30 - Football vs Uxbridge

Volleyball - TBD

Boys Soccer - Monday 10/20 vs St. Paul, 6:00

Girls Soccer - Wednesday 10/22 vs Leicester 6:00

Field Hockey - Thursday 10/23 vs Shepherd Hill 6:00

Football - Friday 10/24 vs BMR 6:30

Team game schedules can be found at the link below:

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the Athletic Director, Kevin May, via email at kmay@oxps.org

All coaches utilize the SportsYou app to communicate with their teams. The app can be downloaded at your preferred app store.

See link below for email contacts for all Oxford coaches.