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First Posted: 10/13/2014
The Duryea Little League will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19 at the VFW on Stephenson Street. All coaches are asked to attend.
PA Field Hockey
Booster Club
The Pittston Area Field Hockey Booster Club will hold an important meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the high school cafeteria. Plans will be finalized for the end of season banquet. Banquet returns and basket donations can be made at this time. Clothing orders may also be picked up in the cafeteria.
PA boys bball
parents meeting
The Pittston Area Boys Basketball Parents Association will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29 in the high school cafeteria. All parents/guardians of boys in 7th through 12th are invited to attend. The upcoming fundraiser will be discussed. The Redner’s Market and Susquehanna Brewing Company fundraisers will be on Nov. 29.
Wyoming Area
Lacrosse clinic
Wyoming Area boys and girls lacrosse teams will hold a lacrosse clinic on Sunday, Oct. 19 on the lower lacrosse field. Registration is at 11 a.m. and the clinic will run from noon to 2 p.m.
The clinic will be run by members of the WA boys and girls organizations. The seminar is open for both boys and girls grades 7th through 12th. The clinic will be non-competitive and will include skills and drills sessions to get kids introduced to the sport of lacrosse. Instructions will be given on how to pass, cradle, catch and shoot. These drills will be geared towards not only those who have played before but also those who are new to the sport.
As for gear, all players will need a stick (extra sticks will be available on a limited basis. To reserve one, please email Rob Switzer at [email protected]), mouth guard and spikes. Helmets and gloves are not required but can be brought to the clinic. Equipment can be purchased at a local sporting goods store (Dick’s, Susquehanna Valley Sports, etc.).
Questions can be directed to Rob Switzer at [email protected] or Carl Deluca at [email protected]. In the Spring of 2015, Wyoming Area will field its first varsity lacrosse teams.
Cost for each clinic is $20 per child and includes a T-shirt with registration. Participants can pre-register for the clinic by printing off a registration form located on the organizations Facebook group page WA Lacrosse and mailing it back to the address on the bottom of the form.
WA Wrestling
Club signups
Wyoming Area Wrestling Club will hold elementary wrestling sign-ups for the upcoming season. Any elementary student in grades K-6 who lives in the Wyoming Area School District is eligible to join.
Sign-ups will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. near the gymnasium at the Wyoming Area High School on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
Cost is $50 per wrestler and $25 for each additional child living in the same household. Bring proof of residency and a copy of the child’s birth certificate. Practice will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
For more information, contact Jennifer Heck at 570-466-5267.
Patriot baseball
fundraiser at SBC
The Patriot Baseball Booster Club is having a fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24 at the Susquehanna Brewing Co. in Pittston.
For tickets, call 570-883-0760, 570-655-6508 or 570-655-0203. There will be food, beverages, and raffles. All proceeds will benefit the Patriot baseball program.
Wyoming Area boys
basketball fundraiser
The Wyoming Area boys basketball parents association will hold a fundraiser at Susquehanna Brewing Company, 635 Main St., Pittston, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30. Cost is $20 per person and tickets can be purchased at the Wyoming Area Secondary Center Gym from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. There will be basket raffles and a 50/50. Food and complimentary beer will be provided by SBC.
For more information, contact Lisa Nardell at 570-237-6143, Jennifer Bonita at 570-510-2242, Doreen Zezza at 570-881-4448 or Erin Brogna at 570-332-7832.
ELLL Board election
The Exeter Lions Little League will hold meetings for the nomination and election of the 2015 board at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2 at the Scout Home on Lincoln Street in Exeter, nominations will be accepted for next year’s board positions.
The election will occur during the Sunday, Dec. 14 league meeting at 6 p.m. at the same location. Any questions concerning nominations or voting can be directed to the League’s Vice President, John Morgan at [email protected]. Additional contact information can be obtained at www.exeterlionslittleleague.org.
Wyoming Area
girls’ basketball
The Wyoming Area Girls’ Basketball Parents Association is holding a Vera Bradley Bingo Fundraiser at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9 in the Wyoming Area Secondary Center cafeteria, 20 Memorial Street, Exeter. Tickets are $20 and will be available at the door, but seating is limited. To purchase tickets in advance or for more information, call 570-362-1680.