Sports Shorts

Free Golf Seminar

PGA Professional Frank A. Sergiovanni, of Newtown, will hold a free golf seminar at the Newtown Youth Academy on Sunday, February 15 from 12:30 to 2 pm.

Sergiovanni, a 25-year golf instructor, will demonstrate the many flaws in the conventional model of the golf swing.  Sign up in advance at golfdirector@ridgefieldct.org. Clubs are not necessary.

Basketball Clinic 

Future Stars Basketball Academy and the Newtown Youth Academy are accepting enrollment for a winter vacation clinic. The clinic is for boys and girls in grades 3-8 and will be held Friday, February 20 from 2 to 5 pm. The clinic includes shooting, ball handling, one-on-one drills and tournaments. Cost is $39. Former Seattle Super Sonics player Frank Oleynick runs the program. Sign up by Sunday, February 15. To register, call Frank at 367-1673 or email frankoleynick@hotmail.com.

Soccer Referee Clinic

Newtown Soccer Club will host an Entry Level Referee Grade 8 Clinic for certification beginning February 25. All details and registration information may be found at ctreferee.org. Early enrollment is encouraged as space is limited and classes fill up quickly. Contact Anne Kugielsky at 426-7123 or Lisa Carotti at 270-8852 with questions.

Softball Registration

Newtown Babe Ruth Softball registration (girls ages 6 and older) is available online at  newtownsoftball.org. The cost for the spring season is $120. In preparation for the season, the organization is offering several training opportunities including semi-private pitching lessons, general skills clinics at Frozen Ropes and a skills development clinic targeted for girls 10 and under at Middle Gate School.  Newtown Softball is planning to hold an umpiring clinic for high school-age girls and boys to get certified. Visit the website or contact Stacey Laaksonen with any questions at splaak@hot mail.com.