Athletic Teams
Students in grades 4-8 are able to participate in this sport. It typically begins in November and goes through February. Archers practice a couple days a week and have tournaments on Saturdays, usually 2 per month. Information about sign-ups will be sent home through the school. There are no tryouts for this sport.
We have a boys and girls team through the local ABA organization for our 4th and 5th graders. They compete against other elementary schools in Henderson Co. in a season that runs from late October through early December. The schedules for these teams are set by ABA but teams play approximately 2 games per week and practice 1-2 times per week. These teams are required to have tryouts as ABA limits the roster to 12 players. Information and registration forms will be sent home through the school.
We have a girls and boys team for 6th graders that compete with North, South, Union County, and John Paul II (Morganfield) in a short season that begins after fall break in October and ends mid-November. These teams play games every Saturday and practice 1-2 times per week throughout the season. There are no tryouts for these teams, sign-ups will be placed in the hallways and information will be sent home through the school.
We offer boys and girls basketball in the 7th & 8th grade as well. These teams play in the MWKA Conference that consists of the middle schools in Henderson and Daviess County. We will have seperate 7th & 8th grade teams unless we do not have the players needed to fill both teams. They will also play games in other local counties such as Union and Webster. This season begins in early November and runs through the end of January. These teams usually play 2-3 games per week and practice 2-3 times per week. There are no tryouts for these teams. Sign-ups will be placed in the hallways and information will be sent home through the school.
This cheer team is also part of the ABA Basketball League for 4th and 5th graders. The season starts with tryouts at the end of September and goes through the basketball tournament that concludes at the beginning of December. The team will cheer approximately 2 basketball games per week and practice 1-2 times per week. This team does have tryouts since ABA sets team rosters at a maximum of 12 cheerleaders.The ABA cheer team will also compete in the ABA Cheer Expo with the other elementary schools in Henderson County. Information about registration and tryouts dates will be sent out through the school.
The middle school cheerleaders will cheer all home basketball games during the middle school boys and girls basketball seasons. The basketball season starts in early November and goes through the end of January. This cheer team will also cheer at the HCHS Hall of Fame Football game each year in mid-August. The cheer team is typically in the Henderson Christmas Parade and may also choose to participate in a competition team. They usually participate in the KAPOS Regional competition in late November. Tryouts for this team take place at the end of the previous school year, typically in May. The team will be formed before summer break and they will have some practices during the summer and 1-2 times per week during the school year. Information about tryouts will be sent home through the school.
The cross-country team is usually made up of 5th-8th graders and competes in 1-2 meets per week, primarily in the Henderson/Owensboro/Evansville area, in August through October. There are no tryouts for this team and sign-ups will be placed in the hallways. Information regarding sign-ups and season start dates will be sent out through the school.
The dance team is made up of 6th-8th graders and will dance at basketball games during the 7th & 8th grade boys and girls seasons. The also may attend one competition in early January. Tryouts for this team will occur before the previous school year is over, usually in May. Try-out information will be sent out through the school.
Holy Name does not offer a football team, however, our 6th-8th grade students are invited to play on the North Middle, South Middle, or Memorial Cub football teams. Information about this will be sent out through the school, however, if your son has interest in playing football, please contact HNS Athletic Director, Kevin Steele, so we can make contact with those schools.
The HNS golf team is made up of boys and girls in grades 5-8. The season begins in late August and goes through the end of September. They usually play 2 matches per week against North, South, and John Paul II. There are no tryouts for this team and information regarding sign-ups will be sent out through the school.
The girls and boys soccer teams are made up of players in 6th-8th grade. They play around 12-13 games per year with teams from Henderson/Owensboro/Madisonville area. Holy Name play their home games at Newman Park in Henderson. The season begins in early August and runs through the first week of October. Practices usually start before school starts, so signups will occur before school is out for the previous year. There are no tryouts for this sport. Information about signups for these sports will be sent out through the school.
HNS Tennis plays in a league organized and run by the Evansville Tennis Club. The boys play in the fall and the girls play in the spring. Boys and girls in grades 6-8 are able to participate on the tennis teams. They play teams from the Evansville area and there are no tryouts for this team. Information about registration will be sent home through the school.
Students in grades 6-8 are able to participate on the track teams at HNS. Track is a spring sport that typically begins practices in February and with meets from late March to late May. Most meets are at Henderson County High School but we will also attend 2-3 meets out of town each year as well. There are no tryouts for this sport and information about sign-ups will be sent home through the school.
Volleyball is a girls only sport for girls in grades 6-8. We typically have a separate team for 6th, 7th, & 8th grade girls, although younger girls may be asked to play up as well depending on numbers each year. The volleyball team competes in matches in the Henderson/Webster/Owensboro area and the season begins in early August and ends late September. There are no tryouts for this sport and information about sign ups will be sent out through the school.