HS Athletics

Get signed up for our Fall Youth Softball Camp today! We will focus on fundamentals & play a few Halloween games with prizes in store to end our camp! Sign up here👉🏼 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQCmZFyPMjlyG335_elJY2lYuvBwQy6McgJy7nBhOVvPE8-w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Our first practices for Fall Athletes are Monday August 8th!!!! (check with coaches for times and locations) What an awesome and exciting time of the year. The entire athletic department is beyond excited to welcome our student athletes back to campus. Please see below for a checklist to ensure a smooth start to the ‘22 fall sports season. _____Final Forms Account Created AND all sports student plans to participate in are selected https://reethspuffer-mi.finalforms.com/ _____Physicals are loaded to Final Forms Account _____Parent AND Student signatures on Final Forms _____Attend Meet the Teams Night at Reeths-Puffer High School “The Dan Beckeman Arena,” Monday August 15th at 5:30 PM In need of help with Final Forms: Contact Athletic Administrative Assistant - Sarah Hill at hills@reeths-puffer.org or (231)744-1647 (Ext) 3731 Or Athletic Director - Cliff Sandee at sandeec@reeths-puffer.org or (231)744-1647 (Ext) 3774 As Always GOOOOOOO ROCKETS!!!

Attention high school Fall sport athletes and families , Save the date, Monday August 15th at 5:30pm, the high school athletic department and the Fall sports programs will be hosting a "meet the team night" in the Dan Beckeman Arena. All Fall sport athletes and their guardians should plan to attend this informational meeting. Families will have an opportunity to hear expectations of and for our coaches, parents, and athletes and meet with their specific sports program. Go Rockets **** The one exception to this meeting is the Cross Country programs, both boys and girls will not be able to attend, as they will be at camp. Cross Country families are invited to attend the opening portion of our meeting on August 15th. However, your individual sports meeting will happen at a date to be communicated by Coaches Keefe and Grant. Thanks

Greetings, Rocket City! The first ever “Rocket City Kickoff” will welcome students, families, and community members back to Rocket City. The entire community is invited to help celebrate the beginning of the school year. Groups represented will range from, but not limited to, Parent Teacher Organizations, Muskegon Winter Sports Complex, Breathe and Believe Fitness, National Honors Society, Drivers Training Organizations, Youth and High School Sports Teams and many more. Our excitement for a fantastic football season and even better school year starts with coming together as a community. Can’t wait to see you there! If you provide services that benefit the Reeths-Puffer Community and/or students, you are invited to host a booth at this event. Please contact Cliff Sandee at sandeec@reeths-puffer.org for help setting up a booth at this opportunity to engage with our students and community. Please save the date 8/25/22 from 5:00pm-6:30pm. Festivities will be held at the Reeths-Puffer High School practice football field.

We wrapped up our 2 day summer softball youth camp this afternoon with 53 1st-8th graders and over 20 high school players to help! Absolutely amazing!! A great couple of days of hard work, fun, and a water balloon fight to end it all! Go Rockets!! 🥎💜☀️

Reminder, all high school and middle school athletes, updated physicals (dated April 15 or after) must be on file through Final Forms. Physicals on the Fly will be at Reeths-Puffer High School the dates listed below: July 5 4-8p- full for appointment but walk ins available July 19 8a-12p August 2 4-8p August 6 8a-12p August 10 8a-12p

There’s only 2 days left to guarantee your tshirt for the summer youth softball camp! We have 44 signed up so far, can we hit FIFTY?! Sign up by tomorrow 👉🏼 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGpMgOed_if1GdFHY9ql3kayyjzpVFb15w-GRIFJeiOsAfGg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Hello Rocket Tennis Players and Families. We are so excited to introduce Ryan Hankinson as our head boys tennis coach. Ryan is a Grand Rapids native who graduated from Hudsonville High School in 1986. He attended Hope College and later graduated with an English major and psychology minor in 1994. He earned his teaching certificate in 1995. He is currently a retired English teacher at Reeths-Puffer who has been married to his wife Heather for 31 years and has two adult children Samantha and Michael who both were college athletes. He continues to coach tennis and basketball while “semi-retired” and while not coaching student athletes at Reeths-Puffer he reads voraciously, sees movies regularly, strings racquets for area players, enjoys bicycling, motorcycling, and traveling to all over the United States. His tennis coaching foundation began under Craig Gurr as a Junior Varsity Boys coach in 2015 and continued under Tom O’Brien. He has been the Varsity Girls Coach since 2017. He appreciates the amazing support top area coaches have provided him joining their ranks especially: Greg McMannus from Whitehall, Cody Liverance from North Muskegon, and Scott Zerlaut from Grant. His basketball coaching experience ranges from coaching nearly every level of basketball for both girls and boys. He was an assistant coach for the Holland Blast of the IBL, a girl’s varsity basketball coach for both Reeths-Puffer and North Muskegon. He coached JV and Freshman boys teams at Zeeland, Spring Lake, and Reeths-Puffer before the MHSAA moved both seasons to the winter. He coached AAU basketball for the Grand Rapids Storm under Jason Martin and traveled the country working for PGC camps (Point Guard College) in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, as well as the Midwest which specializes in “teaching the game” like no other nationwide camps do under current President/Owner Mano Watsa and original founder Dick DeVenzio. Over 28 years and coaching nearly 100 different teams he most values the long-term relationships he establishes with players and the opportunity to mentor some of them throughout life.

We are 2 weeks away from the deadline to secure your tshirt, but remember you can still register until the day of the camp! We have 30 girls signed up so far! You don’t want to miss this! 🥎 Register here 👉🏼 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGpMgOed_if1GdFHY9ql3kayyjzpVFb15w-GRIFJeiOsAfGg/viewform

Attention cross country families and fans. We are thrilled to introduce Lindsay Keefe as our head girls cross country coach. Hello Rocket City, I am Lindsay Keefe, and I am a lifetime Rocket. I started Kindergarten at Pennsylvania Elementary in 1986, graduating in 2000. I started my running career in 7th grade when RP formed its first Middle School Cross Country team. I ran Cross Country and Track for RP through High School, and ran Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor Track for Michigan State - I bleed Green! I started coaching while in college for Gazelle Sports’ Marathon Training program. After graduation I went on to teach Middle and High School Sciences, and coached Middle School Track in Chicago. I have had the joy of coaching Reeths-Puffer’s Middle School Cross Country team for 12 year, including 2 seasons with our oldest of 3 kids. I am very excited to evolve my opportunity to help kids fall in love with “flying down a trail,” and building the self confidence to push themselves to improve. When I’m not on the trails you can find me doing yoga, downhill skiing, and on the water - paddling, swimming, and boating. Whatever I’m doing, it’s usually surrounded by a bunch of kids. I cannot wait to put in even more time on Muskegon’s incredible trail resources. Thank you Rocket City for this opportunity! C’mon, Rockets - Let’s hit the trails!

Summer weight room schedule attached! Plenty of opportunities to develop and grow in your craft. Make an excuse to get better.

Sports physical opportunity Come get your physical for the 22-23syear this week 6/16 2-5p @ North Muskegon High School 6/18 8-11a @ Reeths-Puffer High School Appointments are available at the link below or walk ins are always welcome. https://calendly.com/physicalsonthefly

Hello Rocket Golfers and Families!!! We are so excited to introduce Coach Matt Pallett as the girls golf coach at Reeths-Puffer High School. My name is Matt Pallett. I am a lifelong Reeths-Puffer Rocket. My wife Stacey and I live in Rocket City. I graduated from R-P in 1992. I then went on to Muskegon Community College and Western Michigan University where I earned my teaching degree. I also have a Masters degree from Grand Valley State University. For the past 25 years I have worked at my alma mater as a 7th/8th grade Science teacher. Teaching has always been in my blood. My father taught for 39 years in which 37 were here at R-P. I have been fortunate to have had many other roles here at R-P besides my teaching position. A few of those roles are Science Olympiad Coach, Student Council Advisor, Freshman Baseball Coach, Middle School Football Coach and I have coached basketball for 25 years at various levels. I enjoy coaching and working with each student/athlete. I enjoy the challenge of mentoring students to maximize their talents in the classroom and in their chosen sport to reach their goals. Golf is a passion of mine. It is a lifelong sport that can teach a lot of life lessons. I look forward to sharing my passion for golf and the life lessons that golf teaches with the young ladies here in Rocket City.. Welcome Coach Pallett and Go Rockets!

Awesome time honoring Jordan Bochenek as he signs with MCC to pitch next season. Amazing legacy left by an incredible young man.

It’s going to be a great time!!!☀️😎🙌🏼🥎 Please Share!!! Get registered here 👉🏼 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGpMgOed_if1GdFHY9ql3kayyjzpVFb15w-GRIFJeiOsAfGg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Start time of the baseball game is pushed to 7:00

Let’s play ball!!!! 6:30 start time at Cornerstone University.

Tennis opportunity! This summer we will restart R-P youth tennis opportunities for 3rd-8th Grade Reeths-Puffer student athletes. The 4 following weeks will be youth camps, all camps will run Monday-Thursday. Dates: June 13-17 June 20-23 June 27-30 July 11-14 Elementary: 3rd-5th graders 9:30-10:30 Intermediate/middle School: 6th-8th graders is from 10:30-11:30 Cost: $30 for 1 week; $55 for 2 weeks, $75 for 3 weeks, and $90 for all 4 weeks. Can pay via Cash or Checks made out to RP Girls Tennis the first day they attend or weekly. Please share this out with anyone you know who may be interested. Also there will be FREE HS 9-12 opportunities to work on specific individual tennis skills and/or play matches from 8-9:30 all of the above days also! Sincerely, Coach Hankinson

Hello baseball families! Due to a strong likelihood of rain forecasted for tomorrow. The start time and location of our regional baseball game has been changed. We will be playing at Cornerstone University at 6:30pm. Any GoFan tickets already purchased are good for the alternate location/time. If you have not yet purchased tickets they must be purchased online, cash will not be accepted at the door. Purchase tickets here: https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10193 DeWit Field Cornerstone University 901 E Beltline Ave NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 United States

Awesome time celebrating our Spring OK Green All Conference athletes today.