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Girls Lacrosse Coaches

The Newtown Youth Lacrosse Association is seeking experience women’s lacrosse players to assist in coaching girls’ youth lacrosse, ages 8 to 14. Commitment is two days a week, with very few weekends. Please call Maura Fletcher at 426-5196 or email her at Mfletch4@aol.com for further information.

Bulldogs Need Players

The Newtown Bulldogs are looking for adult baseball players ages 28 and over to compete in the spring and summer season. Call Michael Paes at 270-0853.

Housy Golf Tournament

The Housatonic Valley Association Golf Tournament, presented by MacDermid to benefit the clean water and land protection, will be held on Monday, June 11, at the Country Club of Waterbury. A best One-of-Four format, the tournament offers individual and team prizes. Cost is $175 and that includes lunch, dinner, greens fees, and prizes. Lunch is at 11:45 am and dinner is at 6:30 pm. Tee-off is 1 pm. Call 1-860-672-6678 for further information.

Women’s Social Tennis

The Newtown Tennis Association is presenting a Women’s Round Robin tournament on Friday, March 30, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, at the Middlebury Racquet Club. Cost is $8 per person. Bring an appetizer or dessert for after tenbis. RSVP to Elizabeth Lynch (by March 20) at 270-9072.

Hoop Shootout

The Blue Chip Girls Basketball Shootout will be held Sunday, March 18, at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. Registration is from 8 to 8:30 am, with games set to start at 9 am. This one-day shootout is a high-exposure event designed for student athletes who aspire to play at the college level. Each athlete will have the opportunity to compete against quality competition during the NCAA “live” period for college recruiters. The athletes will play three games on teams that are coached by area basketball coaches. Call Dave Danko at 1-203-579-9729 or Sport Camps, Inc., at 1-610-446-3636 for further information.

Batting Cage

The Batting Cage is swinging into the off-season with a winter training program for high school baseball teams and individual players only. Teams and players can sign up for 12 weeks of training, two hours a week, at The Batting Cage, across from the Fairfield Cinemas in Fairfield. Cost is $199. Call 1-203-259-BALL to reserve a spot.

Rockets Still Looking

The Brewster Rockets still have openings on the U12, U14, and U18 travel softball teams for the 2001 summer season. Call Kim McKeever (1-203-740-7897), Marcy Byrne (270-8637), Jim Kelly (1-203-730-9728) or John Wahlers (1-914-279-1562) for further information.

U13 Premier Soccer

The Danbury U13 Premier soccer team is looking for a goalkeeper. Player must have been born between August 1, 1987, and July 31, 1988 to be eligible. If interested, call Mark at 740-9126 or Orlando at 426-7809.

Lacrosse Refs Needed

The Connecticut Women’s Lacrosse Officials Association (CWLOA) is in desperate need of officials for high school and middle school girls’ lacrosse programs. Four training clinics will be held around the state starting this month and each will consist of two, three-hour sessions. Cost is $25. A clinic will be held March 13 and 15 at Newtown High School. All clinics will be held from 6 to 9 pm. For further information, contact Susan Popovitch at 1-860-651-1776.

March Madness 5K

A March Madness 5K road race will be held on Saturday, March 31, at Shepaug High School in Washington. Start time is 10 am. Entry forms are available at Road And Track Sports in New Milford and at the Shepaug High School guidance office. Pre-entry registration is $13. Registration day of the race is $15. The first 50 entrants will receive free, long-sleeved t-shirts. First-place male and female winners will receive $75 while second-place wins $50. For further information, contact Chris Papsin at 1-860-7504 (or email cp989@snet.net). Any excess funds raised will be donated to the Washington Ambulance Foundation.