The primary focus of St. Francis de Sales Athletics is to provide the youth of the parish the opportunity to participate in various athletics programs through parish sponsored teams. Our objective is to play sports under conditions that foster good fellowship, skillful play, sportsmanship, and above all, Christian values.
SFDS Athletics participates in GCCYS for Girls & Boys Basketball, Track, Volleyball, and Dayton CYO for Golf.
Registration for the 2021-22 Basketball Season is currently OPEN. All registered St Francis de Sales and St. Phillip the Apostle parishioners (i.e. SFDS School, PSR, and Homeschool students) are welcome.
2nd Grade Girls & Boys participate in the South West Ohio Christian Athletic Association at the Franklin Kingdom Sports Center. To register, please contact the respective head coach listed below.
3rd - 8th Grade Girls & Boys participate in the Greater Cincinnati Catholic Youth Sports League (GCCYS). To register, please complete and submit the online GCCYS Liability Waiver.
Athletic Fees must be paid online via the following link: Pay Online. Look under School & Parish Youth Activities – Athletic Fee. Make sure you note that the payment is for Basketball. Registration fees are $75 for the first child and $70 for any additional children registered for the same sport.
Head coaches for the 2021-22 season:
Grade | Girls | Grade | Boys | ||
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2nd / 3rd |
Andy Thomas | ajt1995@yahoo.com | 2nd | Kyle Wunderlich | wunderlichk@cintas.com |
3rd / 4th |
Chris Schrameck Brian Caswell |
christopherschrameck@yahoo.com btcas13@gmail.com |
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4th | Ben Raleigh Doug Wolf |
ben.raleigh@kroger.com; wolfdoug@ymail.com |
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5th | Nick Keyes, Jr. | nickjr@key-ads.com | 5th | Pat Luers | luerspat@yahoo.com |
6th | Rich Sheidler | rsheidler20@yahoo.com | 6th | Brett Horvath | bretthorvath@hotmail.com |
7th | Nick Keyes, Jr. | nickjr@key-ads.com | 7th | Greg Armstrong | gregdarmstrong@gmail.com |
8th | Rich Sheidler | rsheidler20@yahoo.com | 8th | Brian Mehaffie | bmehaff@yahoo.com |
Lindsay's Law (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) required information:
Other recommended documents:
For more information please contact:
Andy Thomas (ajt1995@yahoo.com) or Rich Sheidler (rsheidler20@yahoo.com)
Students in grades 4-8 may participate in Golf through the Dayton CYO.
The sign-up form may be found at the document section of this webpage or by CLICKING HERE.
Athletic Fees must be paid online via the following link: Pay Online. Look under School & Parish Youth Activities – Athletic Fee. Make sure you note that the payment is for Golf. Registration fees are $75 for the first child and $70 for any additional children registered for the same sport.
For more information please contact:
Tad Frederick (tadmandoo@yahoo.com)
Girls in grades 3-8 participate in Greater Cincinnati Catholic Youth Sports in the Fall. Sign-ups are generally in July. Practices begin in August, and games run late-August to mid-October.
Boys in grades 3-8 participate in Greater Cincinnati Catholic Youth Sports in the Spring, following basketball. Sign-ups are generally in January. Practices begin in February, and games run mid-March to mid-May.
To register, please complete and submit the online GCCYS Liability Waiver. The GCCYS Liability Waiver is only only required once per child per school calendar year for all GCCYS sports participated in.
Athletic Fees must be paid online via the following link: Pay Online. Look under School & Parish Youth Activities – Athletic Fee. Make sure you note that the payment is for Volleyball. Registration fees are $75 for the first child and $70 for any additional children registered for the same sport.
For more information please contact:
Enethinia Wheeler (enethinia.wheeler@gmail.com)
Boys and Girls in grades K-8 participate in Cincinnati CYO Track. Track events included are individual races, relays, and field events.
Track sign-ups begin at the end of January or early February.
Practices generally begin in early March with meets running from late March through mid-May.
The sign-up form may be found at the document section of this webpage or by CLICKING HERE.
You must pay online for registration fees by clicking on the following link: Pay Online - Athletics Fees
For more information about Track, please visit the Cincinnati CYO Track website or contact Mark Tebbe.
Boys and Girls in grades 5-8 may participate in Cross Country.
Cross Country sign-ups begin in July. Practices generally begin in early August with meets running from late mid-August through mid-October.
You must pay online for registration fees by clicking the following link: Pay Online - Athletics Fees
For more information about Cross Country, please contact Mark Tebbe (mtebbe@embarqmail.com).
Athletics Spiritual Liaison
Mark & Elizabeth Tebbe