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Alex Chin visits Pete Zimmerman for a fitting; more photos inside and in Photo Gallery
August 20, 2010
by Pete Zimmerman

The New Castle Youth Football Association announces the start of registration for our first season as a parent-run organization. All boys and girls in grades 4, 5 and 6 are eligible to play.  I want to start by thanking the community for their enormous support in helping us get started.

Monday, August 30, 2010
by Christine Yeres

The morning after Greeley’s varsity football team kick-off dinner, the team left for camp and will return Wednesday.

Well, families?  Which field will it be?

In “Read more” see Joe Gramando’s short- and long-term field plans and slide show of field work
August 13, 2010
by Christine Yeres

Joe Gramando, Director of Facilities for the Chappaqua Central School District, is working to make his dream come true:  to give fields time-off to rest and recuperate. Fields B and C, the soccer-lacrosse game fields alongside the senior parking lot have been off-limits this summer and they look good and grassy.  They reopen August 23, but, says Gramando, in the district’s long-range plan, “The only way to really grow grass that will be strong enough to withstand our current usage is to have one field per year closed and rested for a full year.  If this doesn’t happen, the goal creases and centers for these fields will never have grass,” explained Gramando.  “We’ll need everybody’s cooperation to do that.” 

Girls varsity tennis only, mornings, Wed, Aug. 25 to Tues, Aug. 31
August 20, 2010
by Christine Yeres

Pam Mitchell, secretary of the athletic department, says there’s been some confusion about the girls’ varsity tennis schedule.  Pre-season try-outs begin Wednesday, August 25 and continue for five days—Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday—ending on August 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. each day.  The courts are off-limits to all others during those times.

August 20, 2010

The 2010 New Castle U11 Team won the summer playoffs in the Westchester-Putnam Baseball Association Gold Division.  The boys made it into the championship game for the second straight summer having to knock off the Number One seed each year to get there.

Monday, August 16, 2010
by David Factor

On Saturday evening August 14th, the New Castle Quake captured the Westchester-Putnam Baseball Association U12+ division championship with a thrilling come-from-behind 10-6 victory over Armonk.

August 13, 2010
by Josh Lurie

I’m extremely excited to announce the start of an AYSO Very Important Players (VIP) soccer program in New Castle this fall!  The VIP program provides a quality soccer experience for children whose physical or mental disabilities make it difficult to successfully participate on mainstream teams.  My first experience of AYSO’s VIP opportunity was the fantastic program in Tarrytown.  I wanted to re-create that here in our town.

Monday, August 9, 2010
by Dan Kadlec

The Organ Donors claimed their third consecutive championship in the New Castle men’s softball B league on Tuesday night, August 3. Emerging from the loser’s bracket, the Donors swept past the Water Buffaloes by scores of 2-1 and 3-2.

Monday, August 9, 2010
by Jeremy Weinstein

Going into the C-League finals Monday evening August 2, Without A Prayer had to defeat Eight Men Out in order to force a winner-take-all championship game under the lights at the New Castle Recreation Field.  If Eight Men Out were to win the first of the possible two games, they would be crowned champions.

Monday, August 9, 2010
by Susan Zangler

The Quaker Hill Softball Team defended its Division A Softball Championship by defeating the Chappaqua Dawgs 6-2 on Thursday night August 5 at the New Castle Recreation Field.

More photos in Photo Gallery and in “Read more…”
August 6, 2010
by Carrie Dillon

On Saturday, July 17, 20 members of Chappaqua Swim team participated in a “Swim Across America” event at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck.  Members of the team elected to swim either a one-mile or half-mile, to raise money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment.

July 30, 2010

One-week “Five Star” Basketball begins today at 9:00 a.m. at Seven Bridges Middle School, Wrestling Camp with HGHS Varsity Coach Mike DeBellis begins Monday, August 2 at Seven Bridges, and “True Play Lacrosse Camp” starts Monday, August 2 at HGHS.  Sign up at the Rec Department.

July 16, 2010
by Christine Yeres

Last night the New Castle Recreation Commission members heard New Castle Youth Football Association president James Nottingham make the case for changing the youth football program officially into a parent run organization rather than a rec department run program.  “It’s not a new football program, but a codified version of the old, parent-run program,” Nottingham told commission members. 

July 16, 2010
by Susie Pender

With twenty years of city living behind me before I moved to Chappaqua, I consider myself “street smart.” When I took a women’s self-defense class (too many years ago to admit to), the instructor touched on “awareness of your surroundings,” but the biggest distraction then was window-shopping.

July 9, 2010
by Susie Pender

The New Castle Recreation and Parks Department is offering six sessions of skateboarding lessons on Saturday mornings this summer, starting this Saturday, July 10 and running through August 14. The classes are limited to 10 students each; the fee is $100 for residents of New Castle, $120 for non-residents. Register in person at the Rec Department in town hall.