Sports happening at Russell Public School
September/October
· Soccer teams during noon recess for Grade 3 & 4; 5 & 6; over 60 students playing.
· Practises after school for two junior boys and girls soccer teams representing Russell Public School (26 students selected) in a RPS Soccer Tournament. A Junior boys team and a junior girls team going to Iroquois for a tournament.
· Cross-country runs during lunch recess for Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 students.
· Cross-country meet at Pleasant Corner Public School and at Russell High School.
October/November
· Flag football during lunch recess.
February/March/April
· Junior boys basketball team, junior girls basketball team and junior co-ed basketball team representing Russell. Practices each Thursday and Friday after school (Tournament in March at Nationview P.S. and Rockland at the end of April.
· Ball hockey during lunch recess. Over 60 students playing during lunch recess.
· Junior boys floor hockey team representing Russell in a tournament at Cambridge Public School first Friday in May.
· Junior Girls floor hockey team representing Russell in a tournament at Plantagenet Public School first Friday in May.
April/May
· Track & Field practices during lunch recess.
· Track & Field mini-meets: Over 40 students going to Russell High School on three different Wednesdays, after school.
· Junior Track & Field meet at Russell Public School early in May.
· Track & Field meet at Russell High School in.
May/June
· Recreational Soccer during noon recess for Grade 3 & 4; 5 & 6; over 60 students playing.
· Squash during lunch recess.
· 3-Pitch softball for noon hour sports.
· Junior boys and a junior girls 3-Pitch softball teams representing Russell in a tournament in Winchester.
· Primary Track & Field meet
Play Day
PALS program during lunch recess for primary students: an average of three times per week from November to May.