Silver Lake Intermediate students in grades 6-8 can participate in a variety of sports.  You can find more information on the sports opportunities available by grade below.

Sports for Grade 6

Cross Country

2025-26 Fall Sports for Grades 7-8

Football

• Communications Lead for Oconomowoc Youth Football:  Fallon Lile
• Website:  7 & 8 Jr Raccoon Football

Cross Country

• 2025 Girls Season Calendar
  • GIRLS COACHES:
    Laura Finke and Cassie Schuh
    Middle School Assistant Coaches: Katie Gresser and Jaime Meissner
• 2025 Boys Season Calendar
  • BOYS COACH:
    Joel Heroux
• 2025 Season Schedule and Running Plans Flyer
  Practice for all athletes is 3:15-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at Nature Hill Intermediate School during the school year. Athletes attending Silver Lake and OHS will have a shuttle bus that transports them to NHI, there is NO RETURN BUS.  For the ~2 weeks of the season before the school year begins, coaches will communicate specific practice times.
• AUGUST 2025 CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Girls Basketball

• 2025-26  GBB 7 and 8 GRADE CALENDAR
• COACHES:
  • 7 Grade Coach: Mr. Schmidt
  • 8 Grade Coach: Mr. Kuehl

Cheer/Dance - 6/7/8 Grade

• FALL 2025-26:  PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE CALENDAR (during GBB)
• WINTER 2025-26:  PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE CALENDAR (during BBB)
• COACH:  Taylour Jones

Cheer/Dance sign-ups will be offered to SLI's 6, 7 and 8 graders for Fall (during the GBB season) and Winter (during the BBB season)
Emails were sent to families/students to sign-up via Google Form.  All students must have a completed and approve Athletic Registration, includding a current WIAA Athletic Physical and pay the annual $85 athletic fee to particiapte.  You do NOT need to pay the fee for tryouts, but this fee is required when/if your student makes the team.

TRYOUTS
FALL Cheer / Dance Team Tryouts will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2025 and Friday, September 12, 2025  from 3 pm-4:30 pm, SLI gym (or Multi-Purpose Room). 
Make sure you dress in comfortable clothes and dance or tennis shoes.  Don't forget your water bottle! 
Note: Tryouts will be both days as we will learn the routine and practice and then start/finish tryouts Friday. 

2025-26 Winter Sports for Grades 7-8

Boys Basketball

• 2025-26 BOYS BASKETBALL CALENDAR 
  • 7 Grade Blue & Silver Calendar
  • 8 Grade Blue & Silver Calendar
• COACHES
  • 7 Grade Coaches:  Ted Schmidt and John Kuehl
  • 8 Grade Coaches:   Bryan Fonferek and Michael Conigliaro

Wrestling

• 2025-26 WRESTLING CALENDAR
• COACHES:  Dave Gilson and Dave Miner

Volleyball

• 2025-26 VOLLEYBALL CALENDAR
  • 7 Volleyball Game & Practice Calendar
  • 8 Volleyball Game & Practice Calendar
     
• COACHES
  • 7 Grade:  Mike Ruedin
  • 8 Grade:  Katie Gresser (8 Blue) & Brianna Conboy (8 Silver)

2024-25 Spring Sports for Grades 7-8

Track & Field

• TRACK & FIELD CALENDAR - updated 5-5-25
• COACHES:  
  • 7 Boys:  Mary Williams
  • 7 Girls:  Cindy Bourdo
  • 8 Boys:  Matt Howe
  • 8 Girls:  Ted Schmidt

Athletic Department Contacts

JC Bruns
Athletic & Clubs Director
email

Tracey Webster
Athletics & Clubs Administrative Assistant
email