Carriage house at the Amsterdam property
July 4, 2008
by Christine Yeres

Six months ago the New Castle town board voted to construct one field rather than two on its Amsterdam property at Hoag Cross Road. Although the project is well underway, the board learned in its work session last Tuesday that sod cannot be laid in the heat of summer. So it will be laid in the fall, pushing back the opening of the field for play until next spring. The question currently before the board is what to do with the carriage house that remains on the property.

July 4, 2008
by Peter Clarke

The New Castle Quakers 12U (aged 12 and under) baseball team is heading upstate this Saturday to Cooperstown, New York, home to the legends of the sport, to participate in the prestigious Cooperstown Dreams Tournament. The national event features over 80 select travel teams from across the country. 

July 4, 2008
by Ann Marie Fallon

The New Castle Recreation and Parks Department has teamed up with professional trainers at Functional Agility Speed and Strength Training, Inc. (FASST) in Millwood to provide training to student athletes in grades 8 -12 beginning August 4.

June 13, 2008

An Open Letter to the New Castle Town Board

As many of you may know, the New Castle Town Board has been presented with an exciting proposal that could provide a tremendous benefit to the various youth athletic programs in our town. A local group has offered to construct a full-size state of the art synthetic turf field on the soccer field located at Gedney Park. 

June 13, 2008

Submitted by the following Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club coaches: Lisa McGowan, Rob Schenkel, Corey Shanus, Yoonho Park, David Libowitz, Larry Novenstern, Jamie Inglis, Nick Vertucci, Larry Grob, Jacques Levy, Edward Finkelstein, Larry Cohen, Karin Wollschlaeger, Ruth Parnes, Nicholas Giannasca, Chris Harris, Barry Dinaburg and Julie Lowitz.

June 6, 2008
Opposition to turf field proposal for Upper Gedney Field

Editor’s note: This is a copy of a letter submitted recently to the New Castle Town Board.

June 6, 2008
Submitted by the following Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club coaches: Lisa McGowan, Rob Schenkel, Corey Shanus, Yoonho Park, David Libowitz, Larry Novenstern, Jamie Inglis, Nick Vertucci, Larry Grob, Jacques Levy, Edward Finkelstein, Larry Cohen, Karin Wollschlaeger, Ruth Parnes, Nicholas Giannasca, Chris Harris, Barry Dinaburg and Julie Lowitz.

Chappaqua Mustangs Scarsdale Tournament
May 30, 2008
Submitted by the following Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club coaches: Lisa McGowan, Rob Schenkel, Corey Shanus, Yoonho Park, David Libowitz, Larry Novenstern, Jamie Inglis, Nick Vertucci, Larry Grob, Jacques Levy, Edward Finkelstein, Larry Cohen, Karin Wollschlaeger, Ruth Parnes, Nicholas Giannasca, Chris Harris, Barry Dinaburg and Julie Lowitz. See photos inside.

May 30, 2008
by Christine Yeres

The annual Strongman Contest, in which Greeley varsity football players, coaches and members of the New Castle Police compete in tests of strength, speed and stamina, takes place on Saturday, June 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the Horace Greeley High School football practice field (up from the senior parking lot), rain or shine.  Click here for flyer: Strongman_for_NCNOW.pdf

May 30, 2008
by Bill Dince, 15U; Lu Parziale, 14U and Claudio Phillips, 11U

On Sunday, May 25, the New Castle Quakers (15 and under) defeated the Pelham Diamond Buddies in the championship game of the 2008 Westchester Classic Memorial Day Baseball Tournament. The game was played at the Crossway Field in Scarsdale, with a final score of 5 – 0. Excellent pitching was provided by Matt Townsend and Steven Haynes. The rest of the team, Charles Biggar, Zach Csillag, Aaron Dince, Andy Diorio, Michael Guillaro, Gustavo Larramendi, Will Quish and Jason Segal all played every game of the challenging two-day tournament. 

May 30, 2008
by Christine Yeres

The skate park has been rolled into place at the Washington Avenue end of the commuter parking lot at the Chappaqua train station. Live bands, a DJ and a skate demo by “2nd Nature” are planned for an opening day celebration this Saturday, May 31, from 12:30 p.m. till 2:30 p.m.  See photos of the park in “Read more.”

Stewart Berg, Gus Larramendi, John Re and Bob Snyder at work session
May 23, 20008
by Christine Yeres

The New Castle Recreation and Parks Commission appeared before the town board at its Tuesday, May 20 work session to pass on the news of an unsolicited preliminary proposal from a private company, Precision Sports Complex, to partner with the town. This would allow Precision Sports Complex to install an artificial turf field at Upper Gedney and raise a bubble over it during winter months to enable year-round sports programs. 

photo by Jacques Levy
May 23, 2008
Submitted by the following Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club coaches: Lisa McGowan, Rob Schenkel, Corey Shanus, Yoonho Park, David Libowitz, Larry Novenstern, Jamie Inglis, Nick Vertucci, Larry Grob, Jacques Levy, Edward Finkelstein, Larry Cohen, Karin Wollschlaeger, Ruth Parnes, Nicholas Giannasca, Chris Harris, Barry Dinaburg and Julie Lowitz.

May 16, 2008

Submitted by the following Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club coaches: Lisa McGowan, Rob Schenkel, Corey Shanus, Yoonho Park, David Libowitz, Larry Novenstern, Jamie Inglis, Nick Vertucci, Larry Grob, Jacques Levy, Edward Finkelstein, Larry Cohen, Karin Wollschlaeger, Ruth Parnes, Nicholas Giannasca, Chris Harris, Barry Dinaburg and Julie Lowitz.

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Horace Greeley Varsity Baseball Team
May 9, 2008