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St Mark Athletics

Athletic Program

St. Mark offers a comprehensive athletic program for boys and girls across the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Sports fees and collection procedures vary by sport. Exact dates will be provided by the team coach. Dates below are approximate.

Requirements for participation include:

  1. Students must have a current (completed within the last 12 months) physical on file with the school nurse.
  2. Student must be in good academic standing.
  3. Student & Parents must complete the Sports Participation & Code of Conduct agreement by clicking the link here before they are able to participate.    

Fall Sports

Season runs through the end of August through November.  

  • Baseball (boys) JV (Grades 4, 5 & 6) and Varsity (Grades 7 & 8)
  • Volleyball (girls) Varsity (Grades 7 & 8) and Junior Varsity (Grades 5 & 6)
  • Swim Team (co-ed) *Sponsored by Neumann Catholic Swim League not Buffalo Diocese* Kindergarten through Grade 8 Students must be able to safely swim 25 meters without stopping to be on the team.  
  • Cross Country (co-ed Grade 5 - 8)

Winter Sports

Season runs November- April.

  • Basketball Varsity Boys - Grades 7 & 8 Varsity Girls - Grades 7 & 8 JV
  • Basketball - Bishop Kmiec League - Grades 4, 5, & 6 JV Basketball - Holy Hoopsters - Grades 4, 5, & 6  
  • Hockey *Not Sponsored by the Diocese* Varsity (co-ed) - Grades 7 & 8 JV (co-ed) - Grades 5 & 6   

Spring Sports

Begins in March and runs through the end of league play. 

  • Softball Varsity Girls - Grades 7 & 8
  • Track & Field (Co-Ed) Grades 4 - 8
  • Soccer (Co-ed) Parochial Kickers League *Not Sponsored by the Diocese* Varsity - Grades 7 & 8 JV - Grades 5 & 6  

The extracurricular program also offers the following sports:

  • Co-ed Ski Club (Grades 6 - 8)
  • Girls on the Run
  • Boys on the Run
  • A variety of sports clubs will be offereed throughtout the year. Announcements will be made when they become available.

*All of our coaches are Virtus trained, CPR and first aid trained, and have had proper background checks.*  

10 RULES OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP

Sportsmanship is characterized by a spirit of generosity and a genuine concern for an opponent. The responsibility for good sportsmanship is vested in all those associated with the program. It is the duty of all parents, coaches, and spectators at athletic events:

  1. To EMPHASIZE the proper ideals of sportsmanship, ethical conduct and fair play.
  2. To ELIMINATE all possibilities which tend to destroy the best values of the game.
  3. To STRESS the values derived from playing the game fairly.
  4. To SHOW cordial courtesy to visiting teams and officials.
  5. To ESTABLISH a congenial relationship between visitors and host.
  6. To RESPECT the integrity and judgment of sports officials.
  7. To ACHIEVE a thorough understanding and acceptance of the rules of the game.
  8. To ENCOURAGE leadership, use of initiative, and good judgment by the players on the team.
  9. To RECOGNIZE that the purpose of athletics is to PROMOTE the physical, mental, moral, social and emotional well-being of the individual players.
  10. To REMEMBER that an athletic contest is ONLY a game — not a matter of life or death for player, coach, team, official, spectator, parish, community, state or nation.