Perry High School’s girls volleyball team will be hosting Volley for the Cure on Tuesday, September 30^th  as part of the Perry versus Lake volleyball game.  Events for the evening kick-off at 3:45 PM with a Perry Police versus Perry Firefighters volleyball match. All Proceeds from t-shirt sales, concessions, 50/50 and raffles will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

A complete schedule of the evening’s events is listed below.

3:45pm – Perry Police vs. Perry Firefighters

4:15pm – Edison Teachers vs. PHS Teachers

5:30pm – Freshman & JV Games

6:15pm – Survivors honored on the court

7:00pm – Varsity Game

Perry Youth Basketball will hold registration for boys in grades 3-6 and boys and girls for the co-ed second grade program on Sunday, September 28th from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the Perry Township Hall. This is a league for players of all skill levels. Practices start November 3 and the first games are at Perry High School December 7. Go to perryyouthbasketball.com for more information.

From his first job at the University of Arizona, to coaching the Perry wrestling team for the last 28 years, Coach Dave Riggs has racked up the accomplishments.  His latest being the most impressive.  Coach David Riggs was named the National High School Wrestling Coach of the Year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.  After leading the Panthers to their first team title in 2014, Riggs learned of his national award through email.  When he first read it, he was shocked.  Then after letting it sink in, he feels very grateful and honored of the award.  Coach Riggs stats are beyond impressive: 3rd in the State in the last 12 years, 9 times state runner up as a team, 28 individual state champs and 100 state placers, last 19 years as Federal League champs with a record of 142-2.  Congrats to Coach Riggs and the entire Panther Wrestling Program.

This past Spring, Edison art students entered a poster contest sponsored by the Stark Soil and Water Conservation District.  The 2014 theme was “Dig Deeper: Mysteries in the Soil”.  We are proud to report that our students brought home all top three awards!  Their posters were recently (more…)