Kirsten Maskell - Head Coach

Michaela Super - Assistant Coach

First regular season practice will be on Monday, August 24th from 5-7pm in the Lancer Gym.

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Cheer will hold an Open Gym on June 23rd and 24th from 5-7pm in the Lancer Gym. Meet the team & get to know the coaches. Work on skills and learn high school cheer routines. You must be registered through the Park & Rec department to participate.

Summer practices begin Monday, June 29th and are Mondays and Thursdays from 5-7 in the Lancer Gym. 

Waterford Cheerleading 2026 Summer Calendar

Many of the cheer announcements are made through @waterfordcheerleading on Instagram so be sure to follow our page. Make sure you also join Team Chat on the Lancer App.

Chris Gamble - Head Coach

Gerry Clark - Assistant Coach

Coach Gamble will welcome all candidates for boys and girls cross country on Monday, August 24th from 3:15-4:45pm in the field house lobby. Once school begins on Wednesday, August 26th, general practice times will be from 2:45pm to approximately 4:15pm M-F. (some Thursday practices will start later due to weekly teacher meeting after school). Competitions take place on Tuesdays and some Saturdays. Candidates should come prepared for conditioning with a wristwatch, running shoes, shorts and t-shirts, as well as personal water supplies. 

Please email me if you intend on joining cross country in the fall. This will enable me to send you important information prior to the season. Please provide me with the email that you want me to use for the team email list (both athlete and parent emails.). We have a Google classroom page - once I know that you want to join the team, I will invite you to join.

Please join cross country team chat on the Lancer App. In order to be granted access to team messaging, parents must indicate their student-athlete when requesting access. 

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ECC Division Champions 1991

Chris Gamble - Head Coach

Gerry Clark - Assistant Coach

Coach Gamble will welcome all candidates for boys and girls cross country on Monday, August 24th from 3:15-4:45pm in the field house lobby. Once school begins on Wednesday, August 26th, general practice times will be from 2:45pm to approximately 4:15pm M-F. (some Thursday practices will start later due to weekly teacher meeting after school). Competitions take place on Tuesdays and some Saturdays. Candidates should come prepared for conditioning with a wristwatch, running shoes, shorts and t-shirts, as well as personal water supplies. 

Please email me if you intend on joining cross country in the fall. This will enable me to send you important information prior to the season. Please provide me with the email that you want me to use for the team email list (both athlete and parent emails.). We have a Google classroom page - once I know that you want to join the team, I will invite you to join.

Please join cross country team chat on the Lancer App. In order to be granted access to team messaging, parents must indicate their student-athlete when requesting access. 

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Class M State Champions 1988. ECC Division Champions 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2021

Elizabeth Force - Head Coach

Tryouts will begin on Monday, August 24th from 5-7pm. Field Hockey is a wonderful sport that helps develop speed/endurance/agility/power and hand-eye coordination. This sport is played on the turf field and requires a high level of cardiovascular endurance. It is a great opportunity for athletes who are looking for a fall sport; especially basketball and softball players.

Summer League 7v7 Opportunity - This league runs on Wednesday nights in July. Email Coach Force or message her in the Lancer App Team Chat for more information.

Summer Conditioning Practices will begin in late June. See the Rec and Park website for out of season summer training opportunities. 

Players should dress appropriately for the weather and should bring sneakers and turf shoes, mouth guard, shin guards, eye protection (Lacrosse Googles) approved for field hockey, a field hockey stick, and their own personal water supply. In the meantime, run on your own at least 3x/week for 30 minutes and finish with some sprinting. I also have extra goggles and sticks in case you need to start with this gear before you decide to buy your own.

Shin Guards: The best shin guards are the hard plastic with NO foam. These shin guards are a little more expensive and require long socks to keep them in place. These are best at protecting the ankle bones and therefore preferred over the typical plastic/foam guards. Eye Wear: Lacrosse goggles will be mandatory for practice and games. The sport is becoming more lenient on high sticks and aerial balls and therefore I feel it is important to have protective eyewear at all times.

All information and updates are shared on the Lancer app. and/or Google classroom. Please join field hockey team chat on the Lancer App. In order to be granted access to team chat, parents must indicate their student-athlete when requesting access.  Our Google classroom code is tdlzkao.

Patrick Dougherty - Head Coach

Organized Training Activities (OTA's) begin on Thursday, August 13th from 9-11am in the weight room. Please note: you can still join football after OTA's.

There is a football parent meeting on Monday, August 17th at 5:30pm in the field house.

Team communication is conducted through the Lancer App

Summer Uniform: Athletes are asked to wear a white or blue shirt. Shorts can be blue, white, red, black, or grey. 

Our program is safe, fun, and vital to our success. We won't condition in a traditional way, instead we will play tag, track short timed sprints, and practice with a ball per new CIAC rules. We will lift to our on-field performance in measurable ways (sprints and jumps). I take pride in being an outstanding developmental coach and look forward to helping our players become the best they can be. 

Please reach out with any questions, feel free to forward this information to anyone else interested in playing. Remember to register for the fall regular 2026-27 football season through FinalForms.

Sincerely,

Pat Dougherty.

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ECC Division Champions: 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2019

Chris Ghiglia - Head Coach

Joe Mooney - Assistant Coach

Practice/tryouts will start on Monday, August 24th from 3-5pm on the turf. Freshmen will need to report to the team locker room 40 minutes before the first practice for an orientation. All other players should be there at least 15 minutes prior to start time.  Players will run a timed mile as part of their fitness assessment. The goal is under 7 minutes 30 seconds. Players should always wear proper practice attire, have cleats, sneakers, shin guards,  and have a water bottle.  

Summer conditioning and training sessions will be running throughout the summer. Players should always have shin guards, running shoes, cleats, and bring plenty of water to all practices. Players are asked to bring their own, inflated soccer ball for summer sessions. Make sure your name is on your ball. In order to participate in summer sessions, you’ll need to register with Waterford Park and Rec.  That info will be sent out separately.

Coach Ghiglia may be reached at the above email address with any questions.

Please join the girls soccer team chat on the Lancer App. All team correspondence will be done via the Lancer App on the varsity thread.  Coach Mooney will use the JV thread during the season with pertinent JV info. In order to be granted access to team messaging, parents must indicate their student-athlete when requesting access. 

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Class M State Champions 2013. ECC Division Champions: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023

Jeff Emerich - Head Coach

Jason Lu - Assistant Coach

26-27 Season:   Tryouts will take place on 8/24, 8/25, and possibly 8/26. August 24th/25th tryout time is 8-10am on the turf. Make sure you bring cleats (no metal cleats on the turf), running shoes, shin guards, and a bottle for water to ALL sessions. Shin guards are required for contact drills. Please wear a WHITE shirt for all sessions. Make sure you are diligent in your summer preparations. Work on your individual skills and conditioning as both will be prime deciders at tryouts. Summer, out-of-season trainings will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings on Turf Field at WHS from 6-8pm, starting on June 23rd. I expect healthy competition at every position, every season, so please come fit and ready to play. 

If you are interested in playing summer matches offered thru Waterford Soccer Club, you must register at waterfordsoccer.org under the Registration Info tab in addition to the Rec & Park registration for out-of-season training (see top of page). If you have questions regarding any of this, reach out to me at the above email address. 

Most Importantly, join boys soccer Team Chat on the Lancer App. This is where ALL communications will take place with players/parents. In order to be granted access to team messaging, parents must indicate their student-athlete when requesting access. Follow the team on Instagram @waterfordboyssoccer and don’t be afraid to reach out with any questions, comments, or concerns at the above email address.

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ECC Division Champions: 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2013, 2014, 2016

Amy Shafer - Head Coach

Brett Arnold - Assistant Coach

Coach Amy will welcome all candidates for the girls swimming & diving team on Monday, August 24th from 3-5pm for our first practice. On Saturday the 29th, practice will be 8am-10am. 

If you are considering, or have decided to join the team, please contact Coach Amy to learn more. 

We will start our practice with athlete check-in, some dryland stretches and then head to the pool. Please arrive with a one-piece bathing suit, cap, goggles, towel, water/sport drink, and shorts/shirt if desired for stretching. Once school begins our daily practice schedule typically is 3-5pm during the week and from 8-10 on Saturday mornings. We have roughly one meet per week during the season. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Amy at the above email address.

Please join girls swim & dive team chat on the Lancer App. In order to be granted access to team messaging, parents must indicate their student-athlete when requesting access. 

See Recreation & Parks website for out of season summer training opportunities.

Amanda Kostek - Head Coach

Vanessa Kobyluck - JV, Assistant Coach

Jackie Bono - Freshman, Assistant Coach

Volleyball tryouts are begin August 24th. Freshman time slot is 4:00-6:00PM. All other grades are 5:30-7:30PM.  Please bring water, athletic shoes, and your volleyball gear for tryouts. There will be an agility/endurance test on day 1. 

See Recreation & Parks website for out of season summer training opportunities where team members play against local opponents. 

There will be summer skills directed training sessions with Coaching staff throughout the summer. 

Please join volleyball team chat on the Lancer App. In order to be granted access to team messaging, parents must indicate their student-athlete when requesting access. 

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Class M State Champions 2015. ECC Division Champions: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023. ECC D1 Tournament Champions 2019, 2022

Mary Murphy - Unified Sports Coach

Brett Arnold - Unified Sports Coach

Fall Season - Unified Soccer

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Unified Sports is a program that combines approximately equal numbers of athletes, with and without disabilities, on sports teams for training and competition. All unified sports players, both athletes and partners, are of similar age and matched sport skill ability. It was inspired by a simple principle; training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.

WHS sponsors a unified sports program and we would be excited to have your child be a part of it. The commitment is approximately one practice per week, along with competitions between other schools a few times per season.

WHS has been recognized as a National Unified Champion School. Schools receive the designation for demonstrating commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 standards of excellence. The primary activities within these standards include Unified Sports, Inclusive Youth Leadership and Whole-School Engagement.