High School
Athletics

High School Sports

Welcome to Hunter Sports: High School Edition

Hunter College High School has a sizable and varied athletics program, fielding over 50 different teams of Hunter Hawks.  As part of this dynamic program, many different team sports are offered to students in 9th-12th grades.  This information package seeks to give current students an overview of the High School (HS) athletics program.
 
High School Sports (9th - 12th grade)
 
High school sports tend to be more competitive than middle school sports teams, requiring greater commitment and level of skill.
 
Every academic year has three sports seasons: fall, winter and spring.

List of 3 items.

  • Fall

    September - November

  • Winter

    November/December - February

  • Spring

    March - June
Students may choose to participate in one sport per season. Some of the high school sports have both a Varsity and a JV team; most have both a Boys and Girls team; and a few sports are Coed. Note that there are some sports for which the Girls and Boys are in different seasons. Some sports have mandatory pre-season practices that begin before the season starts.

Fall

List of 12 items.

  • Badminton

    Boys

  • Bowling

    Coed

  • Cross Country

    Boys

  • Cross Country

    Girls

  • Fencing

    Boys

  • Golf

    Girls

  • Soccer

    Boys

  • Soccer

    Girls

  • Swimming

    Girls

  • Tennis

    Girls

  • Volleyball

    Girls

  • Volleyball JV

    Girls

Winter

List of 7 items.

  • Basketball

    Boys

  • Basketball

    Girls

  • Basketball JV

    Boys

  • Indoor Track

    Boys

  • Indoor Track

    Girls

  • Swimming

    Boys

  • Wrestling

    Boys

Spring

List of 15 items.

  • Badminton

    Girls

  • Baseball

    Boys

  • Fencing

    Girls

  • Golf

    Coed

  • Lacrosse

    Boys

  • Lacrosse

    Girls

  • Lacrosse JV

    Girls

  • Outdoor Track

    Boys

  • Outdoor Track

    Girls

  • Softball

    Girls

  • Tennis

    Boys

  • Ultimate

    Boys

  • Ultimate

    Girls

  • Volleyball

    Boys

  • Wrestling

    Girls

List of 6 items.

  • Tryouts

    Hunter tries to accommodate as many students as possible.  Some teams have tryouts and, due to limited court, field, and coaching availability, may not be able to accept all who wish to play.  All tryouts are before the season begins.  This means that for fall sports, tryouts may at the end of the prior school year in May/June or during the summer in August.

  • HUNTER SPORTS INFORMATION SOURCES

    • https://www.hunterschools.org/high-school/athletics includes tabs for Athletics Team News (with recent results and athlete highlights), current game schedules, directions to regular venues, and links to all relevant documents and forms.
    • Your child’s calendar, accessible by login to MyHunter, will include practices and games of any current sport they are participating in. 
    • AD Potter and the Athletic Association send out weekly "Go HAWKS Sports Blasts"  featuring a Video of the Week, games/matchups of the week, student features, and game/team photos.  Before each season, Go HAWKS will also list all information sessions and tryout dates.

  • Sports Dues and Uniforms/Equipment

    HCHS Sports Dues are required by the school and help cover the costs of our outstanding Athletics Program. These funds are used exclusively to cover expenses of the HCHS Athletics Program under the direction of our Athletic Director, Neil Potter.  Sports Dues help offset a portion of the program’s expenses including uniforms, transportation, coaching, facilities, and other costs. Your timely payment is greatly appreciated.
    • For all athletes in grades 6 through 12, Sports Dues are $150 for each sport, each season.
    • Dues must be paid in full online at https://www.hunterpta.org/sports-fee. Sports Dues are a school-required payment; the PTA is simply collecting the funds for ease of online payment. 
    • Dues must be paid within one week after rosters are released. Athletes will not be allowed to practice or receive a uniform until dues are paid.
    • Sports Dues for families eligible for fee-waiver status (please see Financial Waiver Information and Application in this Summer Mailing) are paid by the fee-waiver fund rather than by the athlete’s family. If your family is not eligible for fee-waiver status but Sports Dues present a financial hardship, please contact Athletic Director Neil Potter at NPotter@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu to discuss arrangements. HCHS will not exclude student-athletes from participating in sports due to financial hardship.

    Uniforms/Equipment are provided to each athlete who has paid (or who has discussed fee waiver with AD Potter) their Sports Dues. These uniforms/equipment must be cared for throughout the season and then returned at the end of the season.  

    Some sports require participants to provide their own additional equipment.   

  • Transportation and Team communication

    For most JV and Varsity practices and games, athletes will travel together by public transportation. Middle School teams may do this as well. Occasionally, buses will be provided to take athletes from school to games and back again.

    Most varsity/JV (grades 9-12) sports have 2-3 team captains who communicate with other students, assist the coaches in running practices, and serve as leaders and role models for the team.

  • Parent Support and Communication

    Parents are encouraged to attend their team’s competitions and support the team.  The HCHS PTA Sports Committee arranges for each team to have a parent representative who is a resource to team parents about team information and game/practice schedules and locations, and also facilitates communication between the coaches and team parents.  The committee believes a network of parent representatives for Hunter’s athletic teams will strengthen the sense of community among the student athletes, coaches, and parents and therefore, enrich the students’ athletic experience.  Parents with questions about a sport can contact the sport rep for that team.  Reach out to the PTA Sports Committee if you have questions or are interested in being the parent rep for your child’s team: Sports@HunterPTA.org

  • Parent Consent and Medical Forms

    Each athlete must submit an Interscholastic Sports Examination form and a PSAL consent form.  These forms are collected by the coach at the beginning of the season.  The medical form MUST BE DATED, STAMPED and SIGNED BY A DOCTOR, OR IT WILL NOT BE VALID.  The medical form is valid for one calendar year from the date of the medical exam.  A parental form must be turned in for each sport.  It is HIGHLY recommended to all parents that the medical form be completed each summer and turned in at the beginning of the school year to the Athletic Department.  Summer camp forms are not accepted; it must be the forms available online on the Hunter Athletics webpage.
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