Athletics Programs

Overview

BART Wolf Pack Athletics is an opportunity for students to engage in interscholastic sports via practices, games, meets, and other competitions, over the course of the school year. Any student who is a bona-fide team member of a school team will be expected to attend all practices, games, and events for that team throughout the entire season. BART Wolf Pack Student-Athletes are provided with a late bus to transport them home from most practices and home games.

Athletic Schedule Overview - Contains Athletic Schedules for each team in one document

Open Basketball Team Day-by-day calendar - Live document that shows practices, games, and days off

Girls Basketball team Day-by-Day calendar - Live document that shows practices, games, and days off

For the 2024-2025 school year, all student-athletes are required to review the current Athletics Paperwork.

Student-athletes and their families must also complete and return forms found on pages 11, 13, 15, 17 and 23 prior to participating in athletics events.

The 2024-2025 Athletics Paperwork can be found below:

Athletics Paperwork 2024-2025

Fall Athletics at BART:
Cross Country Running (open/mixed gender) | open to grades 6 through 12
Soccer (open/mixed gender) | open to grades 8 through 12

Winter Athletics at BART:
Boys Basketball | open to grades 8 through 12

Girls Basketball | open to grades 8 through 12

Spring Athletics at BART:
Ultimate Frisbee (open/mixed gender) | open to grades 8 through 12

Volleyball (open/mixed gender) | open to grades 8 through 12

We encourage students of all skill levels to try out for our sports teams. BART is a member of the River Valley Athletic League, which is composed of independent and charter schools in the greater Pioneer Valley region that share a common interest in healthy competition and sportsmanship. All participating students must complete the

required Athletic Forms.

River Valley Athletics League

TEAM SPORTS

Cross Country (XC)

The BART Cross Country Team was started in 2009, and to date, the team is BART’s most successful varsity sport program. Runners on the XC team race in RVAL meets across Massachusetts and Southern Vermont. Race Meets occur most weeks on Wednesdays from September through October.

The BART Cross Country Team currently offers 14 varsity roster spots (7 boys and 7 girls) with more roster spots being offered to Junior Varsity runners.

Head Coach: Simeon Stolzberg ([email protected])

Assistant Coach: Ken Milano [email protected]

Notable Team Achievements

2021 River Valley Athletic League Girls Cross Country

2017 River Valley Athletic League Girls Cross Country (Undefeated)

2015 River Valle Athletic League Girls Cross Country (Undefeated)

Soccer

The BART Wolf Pack soccer team is an open/mixed-gender team that plays roughly 10 games over the course of the season against other schools in RVAL. Due to the increased level of physical contact between players, this sport is open to grades 8-12. Soccer players are expected to attend practice from 3:45-5:45 PM Monday-Thursday.

The season for soccer begins in August of each school year, with the first game usually held in mid-September. The season typically lasts until the end of October or the first few days of November.

Coach: Austin Caufield ([email protected])

Coach: Josmar Vega ([email protected])

Boys Basketball

The BART Wolf Pack Open Basketball team has grown into a competitive team that has made several deep playoff runs over the past 7 years. This team is open to players of all genders. Due to the increased level of physical contact between players, this sport is open to grades 8-12 with a maximum of 13 available roster spots.

This team has a 12-13 week season consisting of roughly 10 regular season games and up to 3 tournament playoff games. The season for basketball typically begins in early November and ends no later than the second week of February.

Head Coach: Rob Daugherty: ([email protected])

Assistant Coach: Brandon Bamba ([email protected])

Girls Basketball

The BART Wolf Pack Girls Basketball team is actively growing towards a more competitive team as interest from girls in the school has grown. Unlike the Open Basketball team, the Girls team is only open to students that identify as female. Due to the increased level of physical contact between players, this sport is open to grades 8-12 with a maximum of 13 available roster spots.

This team has a 12-13 week season consisting of roughly 5-8 regular season games and up to 3 tournament playoff games. The season for basketball typically begins in early November and ends no later than the second week of February.

Head Coach: Deanna Trumble ([email protected])

Assistant Coach: Betty LeSage ([email protected])

Ultimate Frisbee

The BART Wolf Pack Ultimate Frisbee team is a competitive open/mixed-gender team that competes in the spring.

This team has a 10-11 week season that lasts from the beginning of March to mid-late May. The Ultimate team competes in roughly 7 games as well as an end-of-season tournament. Ultimate players are expected to attend practice from 3:45-5:45 PM, Monday-Thursday.

Head Coach: Deanna Trumble ([email protected])

Assistant Coach: Austin Caufield ([email protected])

Volleyball

The BART Wolf Pack Volleyball team is BART’s newest competitive varsity sport. At the end of last season, the BART Wolf Pack Volleyball team finished in first place and earned their first RVAL Volleyball Championship. For safety reasons, volleyball is open to students in grades 8-12 with a maximum of 13 available roster spots.

This team has a 10-11 week season that lasts from the beginning of March to mid-late May. The Volleyball team competes in roughly 5-8 games as well as a potential end-of-season tournament. Volleyball players will be expected to attend all practices and games held after school between Monday and Thursday during the season.

Head Coach: Rich LaRocque ([email protected])

Assistant Coach: Alex Chautin ([email protected])

Notable Team Achievements

2024 River Valley Athletic League Volleyball Champions

2024-2025 Athletics Schedule