Sports Tidbits

 

Sunday Slo-Pitch

The Newtown Men’s Sunday Slo-Pitch Softball League is looking for new teams and new players for the 2004 season - which starts in just a few months. Anyone interested can call Tom Egan at 426-5136.

Youth Lacrosse Coaches Sought

The Newtown Youth Lacrosse Association is searching for coaches (head and assistant) for the spring season. A head coach is needed at the Boys 7th/8th ‘B’ level and assistants are needed at the Boys 7th/8th and 5th/6th ‘B’ level. Contact Jack Read at 1-212-878-3989, 1-203-948-9341, or daniel.k.read@smithbarney.com.

Free Indoor Soccer Clinics

The Newtown Soccer Club is offering free indoor winter skills training clinics to registered players in ‘E’ and ‘F’ divisions. Brian Neumeyer, Newtown High School boys soccer coach and Newtown Soccer Club Coaching/Training Director, will oversee the clinics. He will be assisted by members of the high school soccer teams. Players must wear indoor shoes or sneakers as well as shin guards. Players must also bring a soccer ball and water bottle. No cleats will be allowed to be worn in the gym. All training will be held in the gym at Hawley School from 4 to 5 pm on the following Mondays – Session #2: Boys will meet on March 8, 15, 22 and 29. Any scheduling changes will be noted on the web at www.newtownsoccerclub.org.

 

Lacrosse Officials Needed

The Southern Connecticut Lacrosse Officials Association is seeking candidates to work as high school and youth lacrosse officials (serving Fairfield County). For further information, call Guy Gavitt at 1-203-775-0141.

Babe Ruth Baseball Evaluations

The Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball League will hold its evaluations for 12-year-old players on Sunday, March 14, from 6 to 9 pm, at the Newtown Middle School A gym. A follow-up phone call will be made to notify each player of a specific time slot. All players should bring gloves (a bat, too, but those will be provided). Call David Coates at 270-7795 for further information.

 

Namath/Dockery Football 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. There will also be more than 50 college and high school coaches in attendance. 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 information.

WestConn Girls 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 further information.