Athletics
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Wrestling Under the Lights
Wrestling outside on the football field under the stadium lights on Willow Canyon's artificial turf football field - what an AMAZING experience!
With safety being a top priority, it is important to note that with the artificial turf no moisture will be transferred from the organic grass onto the wrestling mats, causing them to become wet and slippery.
This is going to be an extremely competitive tournament bringing in athletes from all over the Southwest.
- One day Saturday tournament
- Registration price: $40
- Coaches’ passes: $25
- General Admission: $15
To additional information or to register for this event, please click on the link below.
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Mandatory Fall Sports Parent Meeting
Mandatory Fall Sports Parent Meeting on Monday, Sept 15th, at 6:00 PM in the auditorium. This meeting is for parents with athletes currently participating in Fall Sports only.
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Pom
Spiritline is a year-round sport that consists of both Cheer and Pom teams. The Cheerleading team specializes in gymnastics-based acrobatic skills, like tumbling, stunting and pyramid building. The Pom team specializes in advanced dance skills like leaps, turns and kicks. Both Cheer and Pom teams' goal is to encourage school spirit at school-sponsored events. They participate on the sidelines and during halftime of football and basketball games, attend promotional events for the school, perform at school assemblies and do volunteer work. They also compete year-round in competitions that may include: USA Qualifiers, AIA Qualifiers, AIA State Championship, and USA Nationals.
Pom Tryout Information
2022 Spring Tryouts - April 26th through April 28th Eligibility requirements for 2022-2023 season
- Current 9th-11th Grade Students
- Must be enrolled with Willow Canyon High School for the 2022-2023 season
- Must complete a 22/23 Register My Athlete profile & be athletically cleared by clinic dates in order to participate.
At this time, as instructed by AIA, future Willow Canyon 9th grade athletes may only participate in instructional clinics, summer clinics and camps and will be eligible for Tryouts in the Fall.
2022 Fall Tryouts - August 9th through August 11th Eligibility requirements for 2022-2023 season
- Current 9th-11th Grade Students
- Must be enrolled with Willow Canyon High School for the 2022-2023 season
- Must complete a 22/23 Register My Athlete profile & be athletically cleared by clinic dates in order to participate.
Pom Tournament Schedule
- UDA December 3rd 2022
- USA Regionals January 14th 2023
- AIA January 20th 2023
- TSC February 18th 2023
Coach Information
Varsity Pom coach: Justice Graham
Accolades
AIA Pom State Champs • ‘18 ‘19 ‘20
USA Pom Nat’l Champs • ‘19 ‘20
Social Media
- Website: https://willowcanyonpom.wixsite.com/boosters
- Instagram: wchs_pom
- Facebook: Willow Canyon Pom Booster
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Esports
Esports are video games that are played in a highly organized competitive environment. They ranged from multiplayer games to single-player action. This is an exciting new sport, fully supported by both the District and the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA). We offer a variety of games for students to play as an extracurricular activity. Students have opportunities to earn college scholarships at all Arizona schools and many more around the country. Those in the program also have the option to take the Esports class where students discover college and career options for esports.
What games does Willow offer?
In conjunction with the AIA, Willow Canyon offers the following games: League of Legends, Rocket League, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate.
- Varsity: League of Legends, Rocket League, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate
- JV: League of Legends, Rocket League, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate
Schedule:
Esports runs for two seasons. The official season in the Spring and runs from January through April. There is also a Fall exhibition season that runs from August through November.
Games take place on Tuesday for League of Legends , Wednesday for Super Smash Brothers, and Thursday for Rocket League
Watch All games live stream at 4pm on Twitch.tv/willow_canyon_esports and can be found the next day on youtube
Costs:
The cost per year is $100. Students must also own an account for League of Legends or Rocket League (both games are free). Students competing in Nintendo titles are required to have a Nintendo Online account active for the entire season ($14.99/annual).
Coach Info:
Head Coach: Jon Alfred jon.alfred@dysart.org
Assistant Coach: Sebastian Warnas Sebastian.warnas@dysart.org
About the Program:
The Willow Canyon Esports program has been competing since the beginning of AIA competitive play. We are a top-performing program in the state and field perennial playoff teams. All our games are streamed live on Twitch and have VODs on YouTube. Our program is looking for not only athletes but also streamers, graphic designers, and production managers.
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Cheerleading
Spiritline is a year-round sport that consists of both Cheer and Pom teams. The Cheerleading team specializes in gymnastics-based acrobatic skills, like tumbling, stunting and pyramid building. The Pom team specializes in advanced dance skills like leaps, turns and kicks. Both Cheer and Pom teams' goal is to encourage school spirit at school-sponsored events. They participate on the sidelines and during halftime of football and basketball games, attend promotional events for the school, perform at school assemblies and do volunteer work. They also compete year-round in competitions that may include: USA Qualifiers, AIA Qualifiers, AIA State Championship, and USA Nationals.
Cheer Tryout Information
2024 Spring Tryouts - April 15 through April 18
Eligibility requirements for 2024-2025season
- Current 9th-11th Grade Students
- Must be enrolled with Willow Canyon High School for the 2024-2025 season
- Must complete a 24/25 Register My Athlete profile & be athletically cleared by clinic dates in order to participate.
At this time, as instructed by AIA, future Willow Canyon 9th grade athletes may only participate in instructional clinics, summer clinics and camps and will be eligible for Tryouts in the Fall.
2024 Fall Tryouts - August 5 through August 8
Eligibility requirements for 2024-2025 season
- Must be enrolled with Willow Canyon High School for the 2024-2025 season
- Must complete a 24/25 Register My Athlete profile & be athletically cleared by clinic dates in order to participate. Register My Athlete can be found by clicking on the following link RMA www.registermyathlete.com
- Must have a completed physical uploaded to RMA. www.registermyathlete.com
- RMA status must state "COMPLETE" in order to participate.
- Must complete WCHS Spiritline Tryout packet.
Cheer Tournament Schedule
- 11/18/2023 - UCA Regionals (Varsity Cheer only event)
- 12/09/2023 - USA Regionals
- 1/18-1/20/2024 AIA State Cheer & Pom Competition (Varsity Cheer & Pom only event)
- 2/8-2/11/2024- National High School Cheerleading Championship (Varsity Cheer only event)
- 2/15-2/18/2024- USA Nationals (Varsity Cheer & Pom only event)
Coach Information
Varsity Cheer Coach - Joshua Alavarez joshua.alvarezfavel@dysart.org
FR/JV Cheer Coach - Sarah Ferris sarah.ferris@dysart.org
Assistant Cheer Coach -
Accolades
- 2019 AIA D1/D2 Coed Cheer Runner-Up
- 2021 AIA D1/D2 Partner Stunt State Champions
- 2021 AIA D1/D2 Coed Cheer Runner-Up
- 2021 Sm Coed Adv USA National Champions
- 2022 AIA D1/D2 Coed Cheer Runner-Up
- 2022 Sm Coed Adv USA National Champions
- 2023 AIA D1/D2 Partner Stunt State Champions
- 2023 AIA D1/D2 Coed Cheer runner up
Clinics & Events
2024 Mini Cheer Camp
June 10-12 @Willow Canyon HS @07:30am-2:00pm
Grades K-4th
Cost: TBD
2024 Middle School/Level Cheer Camp
June 17-19 @ Willow Canyon HS @7:30am-2:00pm
Grades 5th-8th
Cost: TBD
Social Media
Twitter: @wchs_spiritline
Instagram: @wchs_spiritline