Important Info for 2024-2025 Girls Softball
- Fall Conditioning begins Tuesday October 8th thru Tuesday November 19th.
- Girls wanting to play NEED to be cleared in RMA (Register My Athlete) with complete paperwork and physical by the time camp starts. [Participate in Athletics- Horizon High School Athletics (pvschools.net)]
- Spring Camp will be Monday 1/27 thru Thursday 1/30 from 2:30pm-4:30 pm. $50 Camp Fee includes camp shirt (cash, check, or Venmo) to be paid the first day of camp.
- Tryouts will be 2/10-2/12 and you must be cleared through RMA to participate. Monday 2/10 2:30-5:30pm, Tuesday 2/11 (1/2 day of school) 1:30-4:30pm, Wednesday 2/12 2:30-4:30pm and teams will be picked.
- First day of practice is 2/13 from 2:30-4:30pm
- Mandatory Parent Meeting Thursday 2/13 at 5:15pm in the Media Center
- AIA Fee of $200 to be paid once you make a team
- Friday 2/14 is a half day but there will be practice from 1:30pm-4:30pm.
Girls Softball Meeting
There will be a short (about 10 minutes) Girls Softball Meeting on Monday September 9th at 2:15 in the clubhouse by the field . Any high school girl planning to try out for the Horizon High School team should attend. You must be in grades 9th through 12th to attend.
Hope to see you there!
Horizon Huskies Earn Top Honors
5 A Region Honors
First Team
Aubree Lovo
Matt Caskey
Eva Issitt
Megan VanDeburgh
Lexi Nolan
Honorable Mention
Mia Brown
Hannah Feller
Paradise Valley Unified School District Honors
Congratulations to all of the girls shown above!
Congratulations to both JV and Varsity on a great season!
Senior Night 2024
Please join us on April 9th at 5:45 when we will honor our 8 seniors as we take on Notre Dame. Let’s fill the stands to show our seniors how much we love them!
It’s Time for some more Hot Chicken Alley!
Save the date
Parents- On 4/2 we will be having a hour long fundraising event- more info to follow ….
A few things to take care of Please…
Parents please make sure that your player’s AIA fees are paid ASAP to the school bookstore.
All sponsorships are due by Monday March 18th.
Save the Dates- Softball Dine Out Nights
Invite your friends and mark your calendars for March 6th and April 2nd at Hot Chicken Alley! Go to Hot Chicken Alley at 13636 N Tatum Blvd Unit 10, Phoenix, Az. 85028 and tell them you are there for Horizon Softball and the program gets a donation. Great food for a great cause! And thank you in advance for your support- Softball Huskies really appreciate it!!
Class of 2024 Huskies
Introducing the 2024 Varsity Huskies
Aubree Lovo — Matt Caskey — Isa Schrock — Sydney Newton — Kimberly Reitmeier-Mata — Eva Issitt — Emma Gross — Mia Brown –Shay Valenti — Katelyn Lenzi — Megan VanDenburgh — Lexi Nolen — Shaye Bartlo — Reece Meyer — Samantha Mitchell — Hannah Felker — Sonja Ritter — Pierson Hozza — Lola Meler — Malena Kiker –Kaia Stephens
*picture coming soon!
Introducing the 2024 JV Huskies
Chloe Steinaker– MaryRuth Kane– Delaney McConnell– Alexis Edwards– Holland Propp– Makenzie Lovo– Lucy Reed– Shiloh Leonard–Charley Zamarano– Isabella Evans– Alexa Wiegand Kaylee Pownall– Nealy Meyer — Addison Willfong — Natalie Gore — Natalie Gallardo — Bella Copeland — Erin Smith — Madison Rand
*picture coming soon!
Important date for Athletes
February 14- At 2:20pm on 2/14 there will be impact testing in J109.
MANDATORY Parent Meeting
February 12- There is a mandatory parent meeting put on by the school’s administration at 6:30pm in the auditorium. At least 1 parent for every athlete must attend. See you there!
Important Info!!
Happy New Year! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends!
Please see below for important dates and information for the upcoming 2024 Husky Softball Season!
Jan. 22-25th: Camp will run Monday thru Thursday from 2:30-4:30. Camp cost is $50 (cash or check made out to Husky Softball Fans). All camp fess are used to help run the program. Fee also includes a camp t-shirt. *This camp is for high school students only.
Feb. 5th-7th: TRYOUTS!! Tryouts will run Monday thru Wednesday 2:30-4:30. In order to participate in tryouts you must be cleared in Registermyathlete.com with all paperwork uploaded (this paperwork includes a required physical). In Registermyathlete it must state “Ready for Tryouts by Friday February 2nd in order to participate.
Feb. 7th: Teams will be picked (announced) after tryouts on Wednesday 2/7th.
Feb. 8th: Uniform pick up and Media Day! Uniform pick up at 2:15. JV- Team picture and head shots and then practice. Varsity- Team media day from 3-5.
Feb. 9th: Practices begin. Practices will be Monday thru Friday from 2:30-4:30pm unless it is a game day.
Feb. 9th: Parent/Player meeting at 5:30 in the media center.
Feb. 12th: MANDATORY parent meeting held by Horizon Administration and Athletic Director (1 parent from every family is required to attend per admin) Monday February 12th, time and location TBA.
Feb. 12th: Between the Lines Night-Monday 2/12 BTL nite from 5-7pm. Horizon softball players will get 15% off entire store and 10 % off bats. More details for this event will be given in the meeting on February 9th.
Feb. 13th: Yearbook pictures from 2-3 and practice from 3-5. This is a half day so please plan accordingly.
Feb.29th: No Practice because there is no school.
Feb. 15th: Scrimmage- Varsity only- scrimmage at Corona High School at 4pm. Buses will leave Horizon at 2:15.
Feb. 16th: Practice 1-4– this is a half day.
March 11-15th: No Practice- Spring Break- both teams will be off this week.
Time to Get Your Softball Merch!
Softball season may be right around the corner but it is never too early to get your merch so you can show off that Husky Softball Pride. It also makes great Christmas presents! Deadline for pre-orders is Friday December 1st. Please contact Kellie Lovo at [email protected] with any questions and orders.
Important Dates for Softball 23/24
Preseason Workouts begin 10/4 and run thru 11/15 on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Husky Softball Camp 1/22/24 thru 1/25/24
~2:30-4:30pm Monday thru Thursday
~ Cost is $50 and includes a camp shirt
Tryouts 2/5/24 thru 2/7/24
~They will run Monday thru Wednesday and teams will be picked on Wednesday (2/7/24).
GOOD LUCK!!
Team Media Day will be 2/8/24 (Thursday)
Practices will begin 2/9/24
~First practice will run from 2:30pm-4:30pm
Parent Meeting 2/9/24 at 5pm
~ Will be held in the Library
~ One parent for every player must be present
First Softball Meeting- September 5,2023.
The first softball meeting of the year will be September 5th right after school. It is for players only so come and get information about the upcoming year including fall conditioning and open fields. Hope to see you there!
5A Region Honors
Congratulations to the following players on their 5A region selections to the various Region teams:
1st Team Pitcher: Aubree Lovo
1st Team Position Players: Megan Vandenburgh and Karly Smith
2nd Team Position Players: Matt Caskey and Eva Issitt
Honorable Mention: Emily Quigg, Lexi Nolen, Bridget Moen
Coach of the Year…
Congratulations to our very own Varsity Head Coach,
Coach Jackie Coburn
on being selected as All District Coach of the Year.
PVUSD All District Team
Congratulations to the following players for being selected to the All District Team:
INF- Megan Vandenburgh
OF- Karly Smith
P – Aubree Lovo
Honorable Mention:
Eva Issitt
Bridgette Moen