2026 North Phoenix Prep Spring Middle School 

Sports Teams

Boys and Girls Track & Field

• Head Coach – Justin Norris –  jnorris@archwaynorthphoenix.org

• Tryouts – 
  • There are no tryouts for track & field.
  • Everyone who comes out will make the team.
• Practices – 
  • First practice will be Tuesday, February 17
  • Practices will be Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 4:30-6:00 pm*

*Please note that this is subject to change

• Practice Location: 

Greenway Middle School 

3002 E Nisbet Rd

Phoenix, AZ 85032

• Meets – 
  • Meet schedule will be posted once it is finalized.

For more info, please contact the above listed coach or Joe Page at jpage@northphoenixprep.org 

Girls Basketball

• Coaches
  • Derek Barton – dbarton@northphoenixprep.org 
  • Nick Daniel – nick5215@icloud.com  
• Tryouts – 
  • Tryouts will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 17 & Thursday, Feb. 19 from 3:45-5:15
  • Everyone must attend all try-out sessions & all try-out sessions are closed to everyone except players and coaches.
  • We will do our best to keep everyone who comes out on the team. We will start with one team and then form additional teams as registration demands. If we have too many players to have only one team and at the same time too few players to form an additional team no additional team will be formed, and cuts may have to be made.
• Practices – 
  • Practices will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The exact times will be announced after tryouts once the number of teams is determined. 
• Games – 
  • Game schedules are TBD and will mainly be played during the week; but some games may be played on Saturdays.
• Location – 
  • Tryouts, practices, and home games will all take place in our school gym.

For more info, please contact the above listed coaches or 

Joe Page at jpage@northphoenixprep.org 

Boys Basketball   

• Coaches

• Nicholas Dunmore – mrnicholasdunmore@gmail.com 
• Rodrick Buckworth – rbuckworth@northphoenixprep.org 

• Tryouts – 
  • Tryouts will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18, Friday, Feb. 20, and if necessary, Monday, Feb. 23 from 3:45-5:15 for all days
  • Everyone must attend all try-out sessions & all try-out sessions are closed to everyone except players and coaches.
  • We are anticipating having at least two teams. We will do our best to keep everyone who comes out on the team. We will start with one team and then form additional teams as registration demands. If we have too many players to have only one/two teams and at the same time too few players to form an additional team no additional team will be formed, and cuts may have to be made.
• Practices – 
  • Practices will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The exact times will be announced after tryouts once the number of teams is determined. 
• Games – 
  • Game schedules are TBD and will mainly be played during the week; but some games may be played on Saturdays.
• Location – 
  • Tryouts, practices, and home games will all take place in our school gym.

For more info, please contact the above listed coaches or 

Joe Page at jpage@northphoenixprep.org 

Middle School Cheer 

Head Coach – TBD 

• All who come out will make the team 
• First practice will be week of February 16
• Practices will be 2-3 times per week to start and then 1-2 times per week depending on the number of games being played in a given week   
• It will be cheer and dance only
• The team will cheer and perform at boys, and possiblygirls, basketball home games
• All participants will be provided a uniform that they must return at the end of the season

General Info

Who may participate? 

• Track & Field – 5th-8th graders 
• Basketball – 6^th-8^th graders 

Please carefully note that, unfortunately, 5th graders are not eligible to participate in basketball.

• Cheer – 6^th-8^th graders 

Please carefully note that, unfortunately, 5th graders are not eligible to participate in cheer. 

Registration Info 

• The NPX Athletic website is https://greatheartsnorthphoenixathletics.org/
• The NPX Athletic registration website is https://studentcentral.bigteams.com/
• Please note that all steps of the registration process are to be done electronically. No hard copies of any forms will be accepted.

• All participants must be fully registered, including completed physical, in order to participate.
  • Please disregard the Brainbook and Opioid Course requirement. It is only for high schoolers.
  • For quick, affordable, and reliable physicals please go to any Banner Urgent Care. They are the Urgent Care Partner for the AIA. You can schedule an appointment online at a location near you using the following link – 

https://www.bannerhealth.com/locations?&loctype=Urgent_Care

• Link to AIA Physical Form – https://aiaonline.org/files/16936/forms-157-a-d.pdf
• Registration deadline is at 6 pm on Thursday, February 12^th. This will be strictly enforced. All registrations received after 6 pm on Thursday, February 12 will not be processed until the evening of Tuesday, February 17 making the participant ineligible to participate on Tuesday, February 17.

Payment Info 

• Please note that payment alone does not constitute registration. If you only go online and pay and do not complete the above-mentioned registration process, your child will not be eligible to participate until the registration has been fully completed.
• Payment is done at https://northphoenixprep.configio.com/
• The fees for high school sports are $275.

• The payment portal is now open. 
  • All payments will be due on or before Friday, February 27.   

• Failure to pay on or before Friday, February 27 will result in a participant being ineligible to participate until payment is received. 

If you have any questions or need anything at all, please feel free to contact me. 

Joe Page | Athletic Director 

C: (602) 885-6924

Email: jpage@northphoenixprep.org