Rising Star Summer Basketball

The Rising Star Summer Basketball League will be back for its sixth season at Treadwell Park and all players (boys and girls in grades 6-9) interested in participating should register soon. The league, sponsored by the Newtown Parks and Recreation Department, will begin on July 11. There will be two games per week, in the evenings, at Treadwell Park. Participation will include playoffs, clinics, and an All Star game. Registration forms can be found in the Newtown Parks and Recreation Spring/Summer Preview Booklet and are also available at the Parks and Recreation office. The program code is 41020A for the boys and 41020B for the girls and the fee will be $70. Any parents interested in coaching should call coach John Quinn at 270-7275.

 

Nighthawks Basketball Camp

The Nighthawks Basketball Camp – led by certified P.E. instructors and coaches Steve Dreger and Ryan Carey – will be held through June and July at Reed Intermediate School. The camp will focus on the fundamentals and rules of the game. Session I will be held from June 28 through July 2, 9 to 11:30 am for players in grades 2-4 and from 9 am to 1 pm for players in greades 5 and 6. Session II will be held July 5-9 and Session III will be held from July 12-16, both with the same schedules. The fee is $85 for players in grades 2-4 and $135 for players in grades 5-6. Call coach Dreger at 270-6150 for further information.

Premier Soccer Tryouts

AC Caldo of Middlebury will be holding tryouts for its fall 2004 programs on Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26, at Meadowview Park in Middlebury. For further information and to pre-register, visit www.accaldo.com.

Westconn Basketball Camp

The Western Connecticut State University girls’ basketball camp will be held from July 5 through July 9, 9 am to 3:30 pm each day, at the O’Neill Center. Open to players ages 8 to 17. Call head coach Kim Rybczyk at 1-203-837-9018 or email her at rybczykk@wcsu.edu for info.

Namath/Dockery Camp

The Joe Namath/John Dockery Football Camp will run from June 27 through July 2 at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts. National Football League players expected to participate include Anthony Becht and Kareem McKenzie of the Jets; Wayne Lucier and Dhani Jones of the Giants; Damon Huard, Antwan Harris and Deion Branch of the Patriots.The camp is open to players ages 8 to 18. Call 1-866-626-2841 (or visit them on the web at www.joenamathcamp.com) for further info.

Quarterback Camp

Complete QB will be conducting a two-day Quarterback Development Camp at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield Tuesday and Wednesday, June 29-30. Quarterbacks in grades 5 through 12 attending the camp are provided with outstanding instruction in a quarterbacks-only environment. There will also be a free quarterback development clinic – open to all attending coaches – to be held after the second practice on June 30. Call Chris Johnston at 1-877-231-1435 for further information or visit www.completeqb.com on the web.

Summer Volleyball Camp

The Connecticut Junior Volleyball Association (CJVA) is accepting applications for the 2004 summer camp series with locations in Woodbridge, Norwich and Westport. Call 1-203-387-1181 for a brochure. The CJVA is also acception teams for the 2004 summer high school girls’ volleyball league in Woodbridge.

Monroe Soccer Tryouts

The Monroe Premier U13 boys soccer team will hold tryouts in June for the 2004-05 season. Ian Banner will coach the team. Boys through Connecticut, born between August 1, 1991 and July 31, 1992, are eligible to tryout. Contact Scott Flynn at 459-8559 or by email at sflynn@snet.net for further information.