Spring Sports Updates

Sports Week at a Glance: May 4-8, 2026  *Updated 5/4/26

Make sure to check the Schedules page often for any last minute schedule changes or cancelations. 

See Game & Practice Schedules

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Practice, Rainy Days, and Schedules:

Rainy Day Practice Details

Practice Locations: 

Softball:  Pioneer Park 
                3:45-5:15 daily
                2:45-4:30 Wednesdays
                Thursday's are CAGE days, and the girls will be on the East side of the MS just east of the FB field

Baseball:  Howard Tieten Park 
                 4:00-5:30
                 Bus leaves PMS at 3:45 
                 Monday and/or Friday are days when practice is on campus.  Coaches will communicate that weekly with you.

Tennis:     On Campus
                 3:45-5:15..... every day
                 7:00am on some Friday mornings (split practice)....this will be announced and communicated weekly.

Track:      On Campus
                3:45-5:05 daily

Raining Days:  Policy is this...if you do not hear from us, practice is going to take place.  Many times it may be inside (See rainy day plan for practice details).  We will rarely cancel a practice as we have two full gyms, and we will go inside.  We did that today with Tennis and Track. BB and SB went outside in the Rain.

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Sports offered in the Spring

• 7th and 8th Baseball (boys)
• 7th and 8th Softball (girls)
• 7th and 8th Tennis (boys and girls)
• 7th and 8th Track (boys and girls)
• 6th-grade Track (boys and girls)

Information:  

First Day of Practice:  Monday, March 9

• 6th-grade track is the exception as they start on Monday, April 13. 

Last Day Practice/Games:  Thursday, May 7

Practice Locations:  

• Softball:  Pioneer Park is just across the street from Pioneer Middle School
• Baseball:  Howard-Tietan Park 
• Tennis:  on our most excellent (new in 2022) tennis courts
• Track:  on our most excellent (new in 2025) Track

Coaching Staff:

Tennis
Head Coach:  Felipe Virrutea
Assistant:  Luciano Antionio 

Softball
8th head coach:  Gary Schneidmiller
7th head coach:  Jen Theil

Baseball
8th Coach:  Seth Ahrens
7th Coach:  Jonathan P. Avery

Track and Field
Head Coach:  Spencer Hessler
Assistants:  Stephanie Gomsrude and Kyle Eggars
6th Grade Coach:  Kevin Gwinn

If you have any ​questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at Pioneer!

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