Newtown Youth Football Registration Extension

Newtown Youth Football will be extending registration for the second/third-grade and the fourth grade teams only. Both teams will be creating a second team at these levels. It will be first come first serve and only 10 additional players will be taken at each level. All registration paperwork is available online at www.newtownyouthfootball.org. For further information, contact Mike McNamara at  364-1690.

Frank Durante Memorial Golf Tournament

The first annual Frank Durante Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Newtown High School football team, will be held Tuesday, August 14, at Oxford Greens in Oxford. Tee-off will be at 7:30 am. The $150 fee includes breakfast, golf with car, and dinner. Visit www.nighthawkfootball.com for sponsorship and entry forms.

Governor’s Cup All-Star Football Game

Senior Kevin Regan, an All-State defensive end, and senior Leah Fahey, an All-State cheerleader, will represent Newtown High School at the Governor’s Cup All Star football game on Thursday, June 28, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The game pits teams from Connecticut and Rhode Island and benefits charitable interests, such as the Dave Campo Foundation for vision screening and eyeglasses for inner city youth. There will be a Youth Football Clinic at 1:30 pm and a Cheerleading Clinic at 3:30 pm. Visit www.cthssports.com to register for either clinic (free with the purchase of a game ticket). Tickets for the game are $8.

Nighthawks Sports Camps

Wacky Water days, t-shirts, weekly Olympics and awards – there is all that, and more, planned for this summer when the Nighthawks Sports Camps returns to Newtown. NSC offers advanced and challenging instruction and activities involving all sports skills to students in grades one through six. The program will run for two, two-week sessions and will be facilitated by certified physical education instructors, providing a wide range of skill developing games and activities. Session A will meet from July 2-6 and 9-13 (exluding July 4) while Session B will run from July 16-20 and 23-27. Lunch will be provided each day. All sessions will be held at Head O’ Meadow Elementary School. Cost is $199 per session or $299 for both (discount rate not valid after June 1). Call Steve Dreger at 203-300-7670 for further information.

 

Dave And Greg’s Tennis

Dave and Greg’s Tennis will be providing several new tennis options this summer. There will be two sessions of match play, a program option geared to juniors aged 9 to 11 and 12 through 16 who are able to get their serve in consistently. Juniors will be given strategy tips from a certified adult instructor while playing matches. Additionally, there will be two afternoon camps this summer and two morning camps. As in previous years, Dave and Greg’s Tennis will offer clinics for seven weeks (three, two-week long sessions and a one-week long session) starting June 25. This includes lessons for tiny tots (ages 4-7), beginners (grades 2-4), beginners (grades 5-10), and intermediate/advanced players (grades 5-10). Also new this year are adult clinics starting June 25 at Newtown High School. There will be two, four-week sessions for adult beginner and intermediate levels. All junior clinics will take place at Dickinson Park courts. For more information contact Greg Sansonetti at (203) 375-6545 or to register call Newtown Parks and Recreation office at (203) 270-4340. Dave and Greg’s website can be found at www.faifieldcountytennis.net.

 

Namath/Dockery Football Camp

The Joe Namath/John Dockery Football Camp will open its 36th season July 8 through July 13 at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. This is a contact and non-contact program for boys ages 8 to 18. Former and current NFL players such as Justin McCareins, Gibril Wilson, Jarvis Green, Reggie Torbor, Roman Oben and David Tyree will be on hand along with a full staff of professional instructors.  Call 1-866-626-2841 or visit www.joenamathcamp.com.

 

Brian Tvardzik Memorial Golf Tournament

The first annual Brian Tvardzik Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held Monday, July 30, at Tashua Knolls Golf Course in Trumbull. Fee is $150 and includes a round of golf, cart, prizes/awards and dinner. Tee-off will be at 11 am, with registration opening at 10 am. The tournament is sponsored by the friends of Brian Tvardzik, who lost his lift on January 2, 2005, at the age of 18. A scholarship in his name will be awarded to a Trumbull High School student, in the 2007-08 school year, who will be pursuing an education degree. Contact Gregory Raucci at 203-673-7357 or Michael Kubelle at 203-414-5907 for further information and registration. Also, email btmemorialscholarshipfund@yahoo.com for reservations, to make a donation, or to sponsor a hole.

Eagle Volleyball Camp

The first annual Trumbull Eagle Volleyball Camp will be held at Trumbull High School from July 30 through August 3. The camp will be directed by coach Nelson Kwok, head coach of both the Trumbull High School girls volleyball program and the Greenwich High School boys volleyball program. The early morning session (8:30 to 10:30 am) is open to boys and girls entering grades 6 through 8. The morning session (10:30 to 12:30 pm) will be for boys and girls entering grades 9 and 10. The afternoon session (1 to 4 pm) is a High Performance camp intended for high school varsity team members (boys and girls) entering grades 11 and 12. All entrants will be grouped by age and ability. For more information, call the Trumbull Continuing Education Office at 452-4554. Applications and more info can be found atwww.members.aol.com/trumbullhs/summercamp/eaglevb.pdf