Category Archives: Sports

3rd Grade Developmental Girls Basketball

​3rd Grade Developmental Girls Basketball Program Spring 2016

The Boston Emeralds 3rd grade program is focused on development. Through fun, competitive drills the girls will learn the basic fundamentals of dribbling, passing, shooting and footwork. There are individual drills, and drills that are done with a partner and a group. Working together, whether with a partner or a group, they will learn the importance of teamwork.

The girls will receive an official reversible Boston Emeralds practice jersey and weekly homework to reinforce the fundamentals learned during our skills sessions. To register and for more information please visit the website at bostonemeraldsbasketball.com. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Michael Cassidy at 617-877-0432. Last year the program filled up fast so please don’t wait.

Spots on the Newton Girls Ultimate Frisbee Team!

Mark Goodman and his daughter Sophie formed the Newton Girls Ultimate Frisbee team for middle school girls in 2013. The team had a successful season last Spring competing in 3 tournaments. Mark has played and taught Ultimate for 20+ years, and he looks forward to coaching the team again this Spring. There are a few roster spots open. If your daughter is interested in playing, please contact Mark at MGoodmanhome@gmail.com.

Who: Newton Girls in grades 5 – 8.
When: Sundays 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Practice begins on March 13th.
Where: TBD
What: The girls will learn to play Ultimate Frisbee. The team is tentatively playing in local tournaments in May and early June – and in Amherst on May 22nd.
How: If your daughter might be interested in playing, please contact Mark.
MGoodmanhome@gmail.com. The team will be limited to a max of 20 players.
Cost: $80. This fee covers field rental, insurance. Each player will receive their own disc (Frisbee).

Why: reasons to learn to play Ultimate
1. Ultimate teaches kids integrity in sports. There are no refs in Ultimate Frisbee. The players must learn the rules and make their own foul calls. In national championships there are observers who help make rulings on difficult calls – but no refs.
2. A player can be a receiver and quarterback on every play.
3. Ultimate teaches field spacing and cutting techniques that can be applied to other sports like soccer, lacrosse and basketball.
4. Ultimate is a lifetime sport. Virtually every major US city has adult leagues – and some (like Boston) now feature masters leagues for those over 40+ years of age.
5. There more than 700 colleges with Ultimate teams, and larger schools often field 2-3 teams grouped by skill level.

Registration now open for football

Registration is NOW OPEN for the Fall 2016 Football Season! All sign ups are handled online through www.newtonmustangs.org. The Newton Mustangs offer teams for players who will be entering into the 2nd – 8th grades in the fall, and welcome all skill levels. Parents with questions not answered through the website, please email NewtonMustangsYFC@gmail.com.

Community Needs Assessment Survey

The West Suburban YMCA wants to hear from as many Newton residents as possible! The Y, a cause-driven organization, is hosting an Online Community Needs Assessment Survey to seek input from community members.

Based on the survey findings, the Y will design and deliver new programs and services that address critical issues in the areas of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. To participate, please click here: http://surveys.ymcaexchange.org/f/178236/1d38/

Mason-Rice Spring Online Auction

Mason-Rice Spring Online Auction is now open and runs through February 9th.
Get a bargain on one of many camps both overnight and day. Purchase a gift certificate for a local restaurant or business, or a gift card for a boot camp or fitness class. Pick up museum or theatre tickets. Don’t Miss Out On These Great Items:

  • Day Camps including Beaver, Belmont Hill, Dexter, Fessenden, Meadowbrook & More!
  • April Vacation Camps – Be Ahead of the Game, School of Rock
  • Overnight Camps – Camp Cody (NH), Camp Emerson (the Berkshires), Camp Waziyatah(Maine)
  • Dining Gift Certificates – 51 Lincoln, Bokx109, Bon Me, Frank Pepe’s Pizza, The Local, Newton’s Nectars & More!
  • Outings – Coolidge Corner Theater, Drumlin Farm, Ecotarium, Peabody Essex Museum, & More! Also Fitness, Hotels & More!

Check out the auction for these interesting items and many more exciting ones at:
https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=246764782

Time is running out, remind your daughter to ask her friends…

..softball anyone?

Register soon for Newton Girls Softball, a recreational league for Newton girls in grades K-7. For more information and to register, please visit www.newtongirlssoftball.org.

The league welcomes players of all skill levels and will provide your daughter with an experience that fosters positive self-esteem, team spirit, and individual growth through personal achievement and as a team member. The Kindergarten T-Ball program continues this year. Register now, you’ll be glad you did.

2016 Registration Dates:
January 31st: Deadline to register without paying a late fee.
February 28th: Deadline to register with guaranteed placement and pair-me-with rights. A $15 late fee will be applied.

Summer ideas for Middle and High Schoolers

Newton South High School will host the 12th Annual Teen Summer Program Expo. The event is FREE, open to the public and will be held in the cafeteria. Find the perfect summer experience for middle and high school students. Meet directors of enriching summer programs in the U.S. & abroad. Programs for every budget and include academic, adventure, travel, community service, internships, sport instruction, language immersion, arts/theatre/music, college prep and gap year programs. Efficiently cut through the overwhelming amount of information online and make informed decisions about programming, safety, & supervision. For more information contact laura@campsourcenetwork.com or at 617-244-3316.

February 8th, 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road
Snow date: February 9th

Newton Families and Friends Jay Peak Spring Ski Trip

Jay Peak is renowned for the most snow in the east. But skiing is only part of the fun as they have a host of off-site facilities including an indoor ice rink and an INDOOR, always 80 degrees, waterpark. Not just for kids, there is surfing, boogie boarding, slides, and the only aqua-loop slide in the states. Spring at Jay is as good as it gets with warm days, soft snow, and hot fun. There are condos slope-side, with full kitchens, ski in ski out and walk to everything else! Come join the Newton Families and Friends Ski Trip!

Trip Includes:
* 2 night’s Slopeside Condos (2 bedroom units, sleep up to 8)
* 3-day lift pass (includes Friday if you can get there)
* 3-day waterpark pass (includes Friday if you can get there)
* Saturday night private Cabanas at waterpark
* Saturday night pizza dinner party in waterpark

COST: $899 for family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children 4-14 years old) *

*Add $100 per additional child 4-14 above 4 people
*Add $150 per additional adult above 4 people
*Add $50 if child is over 14 (they are considered adult)

SIGN UP BY FEBRUARY 22nd!

Condos are 2 bedroom, 1 bath, with full kitchen. They are privately owned and bedding is different in each unit. A typical unit may be queen bed in one room and two twins or a bunk bed in the other bedroom and a queen sleeper sofa, to sleep up to 6. Some units may have a twin over double bunk to sleep up to 7 or 2 bunks beds to sleep up to 8. Email Randy Friedman at randyhfriedman@gmail.com or call 617-970-3079 for details or questions.

Trip dates: April 8-10th
Jay Peak, VT
Trip presented by 7 Travel LLC