Babe Ruth Travel Softball Tryouts

Newtown Babe Ruth Softball will hold travel team tryouts on Saturday, May 7, at the Newtown Middle School, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm and 5 to 7 pm. Rain date will be May 14, same times and location. If you cannot attend the tryout, contact travel director Nancy Bowen at 426-7101 prior to the May 7 tryout date.

 

AYF Football/Cheerleading Registrations

Newtown American Youth Football and Cheer (formerly Newtown Pop Warner) will hold registration on Saturday, April 30, from 9 am to 12 noon in the Newtown High School cafeteria. Boys and girls ages 7 through 14 (age as of July 31, 2005) up to grade eight are eligible to participate. All football players must attend to be weighed. New participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate. Registration fee is $225 for football and $155 for cheerleading. Families with more than one child pay one full registration and $10 off all others. Contact Mike McNamara (364-1690) with football inquiries or Lori Rohrbacher (470-3024) with cheer inquiries.

Youth Basketball Board Meeting

The annual board of directors meeting for the Newtown Youth Basketball Association, Inc will be held Monday, May 2, at Newtown Middle School, Room A12 at 7:30 pm.

Newtown Blue & Gold Golf Tournament

The Newtown High Blue & Gold Booster Club will hold its annual golf tournament on Monday, June 6, at 9 am, at Whitney Farms in Monroe. The booster club promotes the development of Newtown High School athletics and proceeds will benefit the various sports teams as well as other school organizations such as the Tech Club and the Markettes. In the last two years alone, the Booster Club has provided funding in excess of $20,000. The Booster Club also provides scholarships to deserving seniors and in the last two years the Club has awarded seven $1,000 scholarships. The Club is also seeking to raise funds for the construction of an equipment building (complete with rest rooms) which would be between the baseball and sub-varsity football fields (projected cost: $125,000). Anyone wishing to participate in the golf tournament can contact Dan Barrett at nhsbluengold@charter.net or 770-0925. Fee includes green fees, golf cart, beverage cart, continental breakfast, lunch and a $10,000 hole-in-one contest.

Namath/Dockery Football Camp

The annual Joe Namath/John Dockery Instructional Football Camp will be held July 10 through July 15 at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachussetts. The staff of professional instructors will include Justin McCareins, Kareem McKenzie, Erik Coleman, Victor Hobson, Chris Snee, Tim Carter, Jarvis Green and Dan Klecko. The camp is open to boys ages 8 to 18 and will feature programs on Injury Prevention & Care, Non-Contact, College Selection, Nutritional Guidance, Weight/Fitness, and Running. Players will be grouped according to ability, size, maturity and previous athletic experience. Visit www.joenamathcamp.com for further information.

 

Bluefish Game Benefitting Milford Teen

The Bridgeport Bluefish will open their eight season on April 28, hosting the Long Island Ducks, and at the same time will be sponsoring a fundraiser for John Tartaglio of Milford who survived a bout with a rare disease that claimed both of his legs and his left bicep. The teen has substantial long-term medical and rehabilitation needs, not all of which are covered by insurance, and revenues from Opening Day tickets purchased in his name, as well as fundraiser vouchers, will be split 50/50 with the proceeds going to the John Tartaglio Fund. Traditionally, fundraiser vouchers are for Sunday through Thursday games during the season. Contact the Bluefish ticket office at 203-345-4800 for tickets. Fans must mention the Tartaglio event to qualify for the fundraising event.

 

Michelob ULTRA Golf Tour

The Michelob ULTRA golf tour of Hartford – created for amateur golfers in the region – will make its first stop on Saturday, April 23, at Blackledge Country Club and Anderson’s Glen in Hebron. Other stops will include Tunxis Plantation in Farmington on May 14, Fairview Farm in Harwinton on May 28, and Quarry Ridge in Portland on August 6. Golfers will compete in one of six flights determined by handicap. Top players can earn a trip to the National Championship in Orlando, Florida in October. Visit www.ultragolftour.com or email Hartford director Scott Stampp at sstampp@ultragolftour.com for info.

 

Adult Volleyball

The Connecticut Sports Center is accepting adult co-ed teams for all levels in its eight-week Spring volleyball season. Call 1-203-387-1181 for further information.