Sports
Berkley High School has many distinct courses available for incoming students of all backgrounds.
Berkley's athletic teams currently compete in the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) with the exception of the Rugby teams (club) and the Junior Varsity hockey team (Southeast Michigan Prep Hockey League). Ronald Kane became the Athletic Director in 2010 and is also currently an assistant principal at the high school.
Although the school nickname is "The Bears," the boys' and girls' Swimming and Diving teams are known as the "Bearacudas" or "Cudas." The Bearracuda boys are coached by MSU alumnus Chris Parker, and the divers are coached by long-time faculty member Ron Kinas. The girl Bearracudas' head coach is Berkley alumna Ashley Seidl (née Braun) with assistants Todd Seidl and Ron Kinas. Their basketball court is known as the "Bear's Den", and the student section at basketball games is known as the "Catalpa Crazies." This is because the main entrance to the court and school is on Catalpa Drive, which runs through the middle of the city.
The Berkley football team, soccer teams, and track & field teams compete at Hurley field located less than a half-mile away from the high school at Anderson Middle School. The field was renovated during the spring of 2002 and re-opened with many new facilities at the beginning of the 2002-2003 school year. The field is also used for many other high school tournaments, community sporting events, and semi-pro soccer leagues. Next to Hurley Field is Pop Lewis field where the high school baseball games are held along with other community baseball leagues. The softball teams play at the two neighboring fields located south of Pop Lewis field. The tennis courts are also next to Hurley Field. Berkley Varsity Hockey and JV/Prep Hockey compete at the Berkley Ice Arena, which is also adjacent to Hurley Field and tennis courts. The Cross-country team, lead by Mark Keegan, competes at Catalpa Park, which is about a mile from the school and half mile from Hurley field. The golf team competes at Detroit Golf Club and won their league with an undefeated record in 2009. The bowling team competes at Hartfield Lanes. The rest of the teams compete within the school building or outside (rugby) on other school grounds.
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