We begin our PCL competition this Thursday with our first cluster meet(6 PCL schools compete) at Irvine Park. The bus will leave at 1:30PM. Athletes who miss the bus should not drive to the meet, as they will NOT participate. Because we have minimum days this week it is essential that athletes return to school by 1:20PM if they go home when classes end at 11:25AM. Athletes have also been reminded many times that we will practice from 11:45-1:45 Monday-Wednesday, so they should not schedule conferences before 2:00PM. The course this Thursday will be the same as the OC Championships course, which we run on October 13th. The cluster meet schedule(October 4 and October 25) is:

3:00PM   JV Boys

3:30       JV Girls

4:00       V Boys

4:30       V Girls

5:00       F/S Boys

5:30       F/S Girls

*PCL Finals meet on Nov 2 starts an hour earlier.

If the extreme heat continues and this schedule or the course is modified I will send a follow-up email. Please arrive early and have $3 for parking to enter Irvine Park. Take the first right turn after the pay station and follow the road about a half mile to the finish line(on the left), where we set up our camp. It will be especially critical that we have supplies(water and Gatorade) and that your kids stay extra hydrated, as this kind of dry heat can take a toll on one's body, so please reiterate the need to bring water to school daily.

Thanks again for your continued support of our program. We are off to a great start and excited about league competition, as we begin our quest to make the CIF postseason.

Thanks,

Charles Gates

NHS Head Boys and Girls Coach