St. Johns County’s top rated athletics program, Creekside High School, will host a “Winter Sports Media Day” on Saturday, November, 17^th from 11am-1pm presented by Leonard’s Studios.  The event will focus attention on the athletes and coaches of the Creekside Knights’ boys and girls basketball, wrestling, competitive cheerleading, boys and girls soccer and girls weightlifting teams.  

In this exciting opportunity, Creekside’s Winter Sports teams will be on hand to take their annual, professional sports portraits with Leonard’s Studios. Additionally, local sports media outlets will be on hand to conduct interviews with coaches and athletes.  Creekside’s Winter Sports teams host a wealth of accomplished, high profile athletic talent that features several Division I prospects, All County athletes, District Champions, State Playoff contenders, State Runner-Ups and State Champions!

The event will feature food, games, activities and an overall enjoyable atmosphere for the everyone.  Family, friends, and supporters of Creekside Athletics alike are encouraged to join us as we prepare for another successful sports season!

For more information regarding this event, volunteer opportunities or to participate, please contact Aaron Carn at [email protected]

Creekside is proud to announce the addition of new Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Coach Oscar Lujan.  Coach Lujan comes to Creekside from Texas having grown up in the West Texas town of Alpine and graduating from Alpine High School in 1993 where he lettered in football, baseball, basketball and track and field. After graduating, he attended Ranger Jr. College and Texas A&M – Kingsville where he competed in both baseball programs.  Coach Lujan graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in May of 2000.  With 17 years experience in teaching and coaching, Coach Lujan brings an enthusiastic and demanding style of expectations to Creekside for the upcoming school year.

“I am here to demand respect, get the most out of your child, and more importantly to help your children become better brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, and members of society.  I come with an attitude of wanting to create an environment of higher achievements and player development that will be long lasting throughout the young student/athlete’s lifetime.” – Coach Lujan

Coach Lujan has coached an overabundance of high school athletes who have gone on to further their careers at the Division I, II, III, and junior college levels in multiple sports.  He has coached district champions, regional champions, and even state champions in the state of Texas.  He brings  an intensity needed to take Creekside Athletics to the next level!

Creekside Athletics is thrilled to promote longtime assistant coach, Chris Navarro to lead Creekside Boys Cross Country.  Coach Navarro started as an Assistant Coach in 2010 for both Cross Country and Track and Field and has spent the last several years working closely with former Head Coach, Eric Frank.  Coach Navarro is a familiar face that will bring a seamless transition moving forward into the 2018 season.  In addition to his coaching experience, Coach Navarro has participated in numerous sports growing up, focusing on Track and Field from 6th grade through college, as a Division III sprinter.  As an adult, Coach Navarro is an active skier, cyclist, and runner, competing in all events up to and including the marathon.

Coach Navarro is very excited take on the challenge of being the Head Coach for Creekside Boys Cross Country, focusing on growing young men and guiding them to championship success.  He feels that in addition the success the Creekside Cross Country program has had, the focus has always been on the student athlete and helping them prepare for the future.  The boys are the reason for the success in the past and will remain so in the future.

“All my experience, learnings and familiarity with the program are focused on the team and helping them achieve their life goals and sports success.”  – Coach Navarro

Creekside looks forward to a run at the podium this year and to return to where championship form when the team won back to back state championships in 2015 and 2016.

Attention student-athletes!  Creekside High School’s Fall Sports tryouts are upcoming!  Please see the information below regarding our fall sports tryouts!  For more information, please contact each individual coach!

Boys Golf | Julington Creek Golf Club | July 30^th – August 2^nd 2:00 PM

Contact Coach Hudson: [email protected]

Girls Golf | JCP Golf Club and Cimarrone Golf Club

Monday 7/30 – 3:00 pm – Cimarrone Golf Club – arrive no later than 2:30 to warm up

Tuesday 7/31 – 4:30 pm – Julington Creek Golf Club – arrive no later than 3:00 to warm up

Wednesday 8/1 – 3:00 pm – Cimarrone Golf Club – arrive no later than 2:30 to warm up

Thursday 8/2 – 4:00 pm – Creekside High School – Team meeting

Contact Coach Triay for more information: [email protected]

Girls Swim & Dive | JCP Aquatic Complex | August 7^th and 8^th 5:30 AM – 8:00 AM and August 10^th 9:00 AM

Boys Swim & Dive | JCP Aquatic Complex | August 9^th and 10^th 5:30 AM | 8:00 AM and August 11^th 9:00 AM

Contact Coach DaCosta: [email protected]

Read the 2018 Tryout Letter from Coach DaCosta HERE

Volleyball | CHS Gymnasium | July 30^th 4:30 PM

Contact Coach Bowers: [email protected]

Girls Cross Country | Conditioning now!

Contact Coach Yates: [email protected]

Boys Cross Country | Conditioning now!

Contact Coach Navarro: [email protected]

Football | Conditioning now!

Contact Coach McIntyre: [email protected]

All student athletes must be registered (and cleared) on Athletic Clearance prior to tryouts.

St. Johns County’s top rated athletics program, Creekside High School, will host a “Fall Sports Media Day” on Saturday, August, 11^th from 11am-3pm presented by Leonard’s Studios.  The event will focus attention on the athletes and coaches of the Creekside Knights’ football, cheerleading, dance, volleyball, cross country, swim & dive and golf teams.  

In this exciting opportunity, Creekside’s Fall Sports teams will be on hand to take their annual, professional sports portraits with Leonard’s Studios. Additionally, local sports media outlets including The St. Augustine Record, Actions Sports Jax, 1010XL, Duval Sports, In the Game Sports Network, and more will be on hand to conduct interviews with coaches and athletes.  Creekside’s Fall Sports teams host a wealth of accomplished, high profile athletic talent that features several Division I prospects, All County athletes, District Champions, State Playoff contenders, State Runner-Ups and State Champions!

The event will feature food, games, activities and an overall enjoyable atmosphere for the everyone.  Family, friends, and supporters of Creekside Athletics alike are encouraged to join us as we prepare for another successful sports season!

For more information regarding this event, volunteer opportunities or to participate, please contact Aaron Carn at [email protected]

Creekside

Chase Rocker: Has earned 10 varsity letters in track and field, weightlifting and sideline cheer. She qualified twice for the state track and field championships in pole vault. She is also active as a youth leader at her church and has served on several mission trips to Costa Rica. And she is a cheer coach in special needs classes. Chase is Creekside’s valedictorian and finished her high school career with a 4.7 weighted GPA.

Brandon Dickman: Creekside’s first four-year district wrestling champion placed three years in a row at state, finishing fifth as a sophomore and third as a junior and senior. Brandon had a 3.37 weighted GPA and will continue his wrestling career at Newberry College. He was also a three-year varsity football player.

Source: St. Johns County’s top athletes honored

Most people don’t have much to look forward to in the early part of February.  The average person is likely still recovering from the Super Bowl or looking ahead to their big plans for Valentine’s Day.  That is, unless you are a seventeen or eighteen year old senior, student-athlete with plans to play collegiate sports.  The first Wednesday in February is more commonly known as National Signing Day, where students that have received college scholarship offers or plan to take their game to the next level can officially sign their letters of intent.  Over the years, the day has somewhat taken on a life of its own.  There is excitement and jubilation as well as anxiety and drama.  Creekside High School celebrated the day in the usual fashion; with several athletes spread out across the stage and an auditorium filled with proud parents, family and friends.  In fact, Creekside had 24 athletes signing letters of intent ranging from the University of North Florida to the University of Virginia and all the way out to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.

For most athletes, National Signing Day is the icing on the cake to an illustrious career.  However, the feeling of putting pen to paper can also be a bit overwhelming.  “I felt nervous but mainly excited. I’ve watched teammates and friends the last 4 years sign and I wanted to be up there one day. It’s always been my goal to be able to play soccer in college so to be up there felt like I accomplished something huge,” said senior Lauren Hollis, who signed with East Carolina University.  Senior baseball player, Ty Angevine, who signed with the University of West Florida, added that “it was a surreal experience for my fellow athletes and I . It was a blessing to be recognized for all the hard work and dedication that it has taken to reach my goals and dreams.”

Each student had different reasons for choosing their particular college or university.  Some of them will be taking their talents hundreds of miles from home. Senior track and field athlete Abby Thorpe says, “I chose Liberty because it was the best fit for me.  After leaving the campus I knew that I didn’t want to go anywhere else. Liberty definitely has a standard of excellence throughout their whole campus, from the class rooms and faculty, to the facilities”.  State Champion Abbey Ellis committed to swim for the University of South Carolina stated, “I can’t wait to swim for Coach Moody and be part of the program that he and the staff have built at USC. When I spent time with the team and coaches it became clear there’s something special happening in Columbia. The family atmosphere of success made me feel at home. I know this program will help me reach my fullest potential as a student and an athlete.”  Other athletes plan to stay a bit more local, choosing from the wealth of schools that Florida has to offer.  Tara Openshaw found a home just down I-10 West in Tallahassee at Florida State University.  “I chose Florida State University because it combined my desire of competitive athletics and challenging academics. When I took my official visit, it felt like home. I had the option to compete in NCAA Division I while getting a highly ranked public university degree and that was an opportunity I just could not pass up.”   Julia Duff, a Jacksonville University lacrosse commit, said “I decided to choose Jacksonville University because of the location, team and majors. I wanted to stay close to home because I love the warm weather and did not want to be far from family. I love the lacrosse coaches at JU. They are all about being a close knit family which is what I was looking for. They play a super fast style of play always trying to catch the other team off guard anytime during the game, playing the same style of play JU is a perfect fit.”

Near or far, lacrosse, track or baseball, there is one common thing that is shared among the Class of 2018… they will miss their friends, teachers, coaches and teammates here at Creekside High School.  “I will miss many things about Creekside but what I will miss most  is all the great teachers and coaches that have helped me achieve my goals and dreams,” said Ty Angevine.  Lauren Hollis added, “I will probably miss my friends the most from Creekside, especially the girls soccer team. I’ve made most of my friends at school through soccer and I’ll just miss being out there on the field with them.”  To Abby Thorpe, it’s all a bit bittersweet.  “In 3 months I’ll be done with high school forever. Creekside has been full of highs and lows… but the atmosphere of fall night football games, school dances, and friendly familiar faces, will be missed… but I’m so excited for the future and I know that the best days are still ahead of me. I cannot wait to see what’s all to come!”

Good luck CLASS OF 2018 Creekside student-athletes!

For a full list of student-athletes who signed, see the chart below:

Thinking about trying out for a spring sport?

All students wishing to try out for spring sports must have their registration complete on www.registermyathlete.com. Information regarding registration can be found on the Athletics website under Forms and Resources.

• Softball tryouts will be held January 22^nd – 24^th, 4:00-6:30 PM. For more information, see Coach Wimmer in room 510.

• Girls and Boys Tennis tryouts will be January 22^nd – 26^th after school. For more information, see Coach Vogel in portable 8.

• Track and Field tryouts will begin January 22^nd after school. For more information, see Coach Frank in room 179.

• Girls Lacrosse tryouts will be January 29 and 30. For more information, email Coach Cook: [email protected]

• Baseball tryouts are: January 29^th at 4:30 PM; January 30^th at 4:00 PM; January 31^st at 3:00 PM. For more information, see Coach King in room145.

• Boys Lacrosse tryouts will be: January 29^th -February 3^rd Form more information, email Coach Alford at [email protected]

• Contact Coach Gumble in the weight room for information about Boys Weightlifting

Creekside High School is proud to announce the hiring of former Bartram Trail assistant, Jordan Cook, as its new, head Girls Lacrosse coach.

Coach Cook is a local product, having been raised in St. Augustine and graduating from Bartram Trail High School where she lettered in lacrosse as well as swimming and volleyball.  During her high school career, she set a school record for assists and was a US Lacrosse Honorable Mention All America.   She furthered playing lacrosse after receiving a scholarship to play at Division 1 San Diego State University.  She eventually transferred and finished her career at Savannah College of Art and Design where she contributed in winning 2 National Championships for the Bees.   Coach Cook’s resume consists of coaching the North Florida Wave Lacrosse Club teams for 4 years, assistant coach for Bartram Trail High School during their FHSAA State Title win in 2016 and also as the Bartram Trail Junior Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach in 2017.  

Creekside Girls Lacrosse finished 12-5 last season and fell to Bartram Trail in the playoffs.  “We hired Coach Cook to get us over the hump [state playoffs] in girls lacrosse,” commented Creekside Athletic Director, Luke Marabell.  Girl’s Lacrosse season starts in early February.