Fall sports practice at Niles Ring Lardner begins Aug. 22 with football practice from 3 to 5 p.m. for seventh- and eighth-graders.

All participants will meet outside of the gymnasium on the north end of the building. Football players are asked to wear shorts, a T-shirt and tennis shoes the first day of practice.

Volleyball tryouts will be from Monday, Aug. 29th and Tuesday, Aug. 3. Tryouts will be from 3 to 5 p.m. for seventh-graders and 5 to 7 p.m. for eighth-graders.

Cross country practice will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. Participants will meet outside of the gymnasium on the north end of the building.

All students interested in participating must have a current physical, dated after April 15, 2016, for the 2016-17 school year to participate. Physical forms can be picked up at the high school or found at nilesathletics.com under forms. Physicals can be returned to the main office or given to the coach on the first day of practice/tryouts.