Saber Athletics
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The Sunset Middle School Athletic Department and sports teams model the vision and expectations of Williamson County Schools and the TSSAA. As Saber athletes, students will make a commitment to themselves, teammates and the athletic program to follow the expectations of being an athlete. Sunset Middle offers a wide variety of sports in fall, winter, and spring seasons. Learn more about Williamson County Schools athletic guidelines and requirements, complete required electronic athletic forms in order to participate in athletics, or for specific information on tryouts for various sports, please contact the head coach.
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GoFan App for Home Games
Saber Fans - the GoFan app is up and running! You may download the app by going to your app store and searching "GoFan". Once downloaded, search Sunset Middle School and purchase directly from the app. You can also visit GoFan to complete your purchase on a desktop computer. Show the app at any home Sunset athletic event during the 2023 - 2024 school year instead of paying cash! After the app is downloaded and the family pass has been purchased, give the email address and password to each family member who will be redeeming the tickets. Input the email and password into their phone. Each person will be able to check in separately through the app if arriving to the event at different times. Any questions, please reach out to Coach Collier.
Athletic Annual Physical Process
In order to be eligible to tryout and participate in athletic programs or activities, all required athletic annual physical forms must be completed electronically through the Williamson County Schools FinalForms online dashboard. This enables parents and students to complete required athletic forms electronically. For parents and students new to Williamson County Schools, if you have not been provided access to the FinalForms dashboard, please contact your school’s athletic director or coach for assistance. You can find their contact information on the school’s Staff page.
Complete information regarding athletics can be found at the Williamson County Schools district website athletics department.
Adidas ECOM Partnership Program
Williamson County Schools has teamed up with Adidas in their ECOM Partnership Program. The program offers discount codes specific to each school and Adidas donates 10% of the total spent back to the selected school as a fundraiser. Use code SMS18ADP.
SMS Athletic Opportunities
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Baseball
Sunset Middle offers junior varsity and varsity boys baseball teams. Baseball season begins in late February and ends in late May.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and games. Games are usually on Tuesday and Thursday, but days may change due to scheduling conflicts.Tryouts: Occur in Early Spring
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Boys Baseball, please contact Coach Dallas Mall, or call the school’s front office.
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Basketball, Boys
Sunset Middle offers 6th grade, junior varsity, and varsity boys basketball teams. Basketball season begins in early December and ends with the county tournament in mid-February.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and games. Games are usually on Tuesday and Thursday, but days may change due to scheduling conflicts.
Tryouts: Tryouts typically occur in early September (change to late September/early October). Please contact Atlee Stalker if you have any questions.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Boys Basketball, please contact Atlee Stalker, or call the school’s front office.
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Basketball, Girls
Sunset Middle offers 6th grade, junior varsity, and varsity girls basketball teams. Basketball season begins in early December and ends with the county tournament in mid-February.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and games. Games are usually on Tuesday and Thursday, but days may change due to scheduling conflicts.
Tryouts: Tryouts typically occur in late November.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Girls Basketball, please contact Coach Dallas Mall, or call the school’s front office.
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Cheer
SMS cheerleaders are dedicated to maintaining enthusiasm, promoting and upholding school spirit, developing good sportsmanship at all athletic events, as well as providing support and encouragement for all school-related activities.
Expectations: Cheerleaders will attend all team practices and cheer at all games during the football season.
Tryouts: Cheerleader tryouts are held each spring for the following school year. A cheer clinic is held for two days, followed by tryouts in front of judges on the third day.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Cheerleading, please contact Coaches Maison White, Hannah Wood, and Amber Garrett or call the school’s front office.
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Cross Country
The SMS cross country team loves to run!
Expectations: Meets are usually on Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at various middle schools. Regular season practices are on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM at Sunset Middle. Students must have a current sports physical and all online FinalForms are completed by both parents and students. Students must have proper running shoes and a water bottle every day for practice and for meets. The school will issue uniforms for meets – $100 replacement cost if lost or damaged. Practices and meets will be cancelled if the heat index is greater than 105 degrees; an email will be sent if this happens. The cross country fee is $80.00.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding Cross Country, please contact Coach Vince Kubisiak or call the school’s front office.
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Dance
Sunset Middle offers a varsity dance team. Dancers perform year-round.
Expectations
Players will attend all practices and perform at home games and during pep rallies.
Tryouts: Sunset Middle School usually holds dance tryouts in early April. Dancers will learn a routine during a one-day workshop then tryout before a panel of judges on another day.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Dance, please contact Kelley Bell, or call the school’s front office.
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Football
Sunset Middle has one varsity football team that includes all grades. Football season begins in early August and ends in late September.
Expectations: Football players should plan to attend daily practices.
Tryouts: TBD
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Football, please contact Head Coach Dallas Mall, or call the school’s front office.
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Golf
Sunset Middle offers Girls and Boys Golf teams for all grades.
Expectations: Golfers will attend practice each day from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, as well as participate in each match.
Tryouts: Tryouts typically occur in early August.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Golf, please contact Coach Jared Turner, Assistant Coach Valerie Bertuccelli, or call the school’s front office.
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Soccer, Boys
Sunset Middle offers varsity and junior varsity boys, soccer teams. The season begins in early October and ends before Thanksgiving.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and matches.
Tryouts: Usually occur mid-end of May.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Boys Soccer, please contact Coach Tekoshar Zangana or call the school’s front office.
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Soccer, Girls
Sunset Middle offers varsity and junior varsity girls’ soccer teams. The season begins in late September and ends before Thanksgiving.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and matches. Players will bring a water bottle and an inflated soccer ball to every practice and game. Players will wear shin guards during practice and games. Rides to games are not provided by the school. Tryouts: Tryouts for next season will take place August 16 after school until 5:30pm.
FinalForms: Players must have a valid sports physical uploaded into FinalForms before attending any tryout, practice, or game. All forms in FinalForms need to be signed by the parent and student prior to participation as well. For more information on how to upload the information to FinalForms, please click here. For a copy of the needed sports physical to take to your doctor, please click here.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding Sunset Girls Soccer, please contact Coach Kim Slasor, or call the school’s front office.
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Softball
Sunset Middle offers junior varsity and varsity girls softball teams. Softball season begins in late March and ends in late April.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and games. Games are usually on Tuesday and Thursday, but days may change due to scheduling conflicts.
Tryouts: Tryouts will take place in February.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Girls Softball, please contact Coach Mark Baird, or call the school’s front office.
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Tennis
Sunset Middle tennis players compete as one team for all grades.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and matches.
Tryouts: Tryouts will occur in August.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Tennis, please contact Coach Erin Murphy Smith, or call the school’s front office.
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Track
Sunset Middle offers one team for all grades. Track season begins in late March and ends in late April with the county finals.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and meets. Meets are usually on Thursday, but days may change due to scheduling conflicts.
Tryouts: Track and Field tryouts typically occur in February.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding Track, please contact Coach Alicia Arnold and Athletic Director Drew Collier or call the school’s front office.
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Volleyball
Sunset Middle offers three girls' volleyball teams: 6th grade, junior varsity, and varsity. Volleyball season begins in mid-August and ends in late September. Meets are usually held on Tuesday and Thursday, but days may change due to scheduling conflicts.
Expectations: Players will attend all tryouts, practices, and games. Players are expected to be present at all 3 games on game nights: 6th grade typically starts at 4, JV at 5, Varsity at 6. Plan to be at games after school until about 7:30 for game nights. Rides to games are not provided by the school. Players are expected to help set up and take down equipment in our gym for practices and home games.
Open Gym: Open Gym will be held on May 15th after school until 5:30 PM. You must have FinalForms completed. This open gym is open to any current 5th – 8 th grade student who may want to play volleyball. Current 5th grade students should bring a copy of a current sports physical to participate in if they do not have access to FinalForms yet.
Tryouts: Tryouts for Volleyball were held on May 23 and May 24.
FinalForms: Players must have a valid sports physical uploaded into FinalForms before attending any tryout, practice, or game. All forms in FinalForms need to be signed by the parent and student prior to participation as well. For more information on how to upload the information to FinalForms, please click here. For a copy of the needed sports physical to take to your doctor, please click here.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Volleyball, please contact the coaches: Coach Kim Slasor, Coach Christine Barrett, and Coach Michael McKaig.
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Wrestling
Sunset Middle offers one wrestling team for all grades.
Expectations: Players will attend all practices and matches. Practices begin in mid-October.
Tryouts: There are no tryouts and no cuts; everyone is welcome to join.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding SMS Wrestling, please contact Coach Mike Kuhl, or call the school’s front office.
