Sports and Recreation

Town Leagues

Coed Softball League
Contact: Channon Ames, Newton Parks and Recreation
617-796-1529
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/AdultProgramming/AdultLeagues/CO-ED/CoEdSoftball.htm

Men's Twilight Softball League
781-893-7572
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/AdultProgramming/AdultLeagues/Men/MensSoftballLeague/MensSoftballLeagueMain.htm

West Suburban YMCA Sports?
617-244-6050, ext. 3012 http://www.westsuburbanymca.org/main/programs/sports.htm
The West Suburban YMCA offers basketball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, track, kickball, flag football, and many more programs and leagues for all ages. Contact the Sports Department for more information.

Women's Winter Basketball League
Contact: Channon Ames, Newton Parks and Recreation
617-796-1529
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/AdultProgramming/AdultLeagues/Women/womenswinterbball/WinterBasketball.htm
Games are played Wednesday nights at Day Middle School and Pelligrini Park at 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 p.m.

Women's Softball League
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/AdultProgramming/AdultLeagues/Women/WomensSoftball/WomensSoftball.htm

Youth Soccer
617-244-1650
http://www.newtonsoccer.org/
Newton Youth Soccer, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation with the vision to promote youth soccer in Newton. NYS sponsors two major programs, an intramural program and a BAYS travel program. There is a separate organization, Newton Girls Soccer, for girls only. We are referred to as the "boys" league to distinguish us from Newton Girls Soccer, but NYS welcomes girls to play in its programs. Their programs enroll about 1700 players annually and we have one of the largest single town attendance in the country.

Newton Girls Soccer
P.O. Box 610333
Newton, MA 02461
1-320-306-5462 http://www.newtongirlssoccer.org
Newton Girls Soccer is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting girls' soccer in the City of Newton. It is the largest girls' soccer club in the state, providing in-town and travel soccer programs in the fall and spring seasons for over 1,300 girls.

Newton Kindergarten Soccer
ksoccer@kindergartensoccer.org
http://www.kindergartensoccer.com
Newton Kindergarten Soccer is open to all children enrolled in kindergarten in Newton. In response to the community's request, they expanded their program with additional fields and capacity for more players.

Each hour-long session includes a half hour of soccer "drills" and a half-hour scrimmage, run by volunteer parent coaches. Kindergarten Soccer is held on Saturday mornings, at Richardson Field, located between Beacon and Woodward Streets in Waban.

Newton Pop Warner Football
617-527-KICK
http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=newtonpopwarner

Newton Youth Hockey
President@NewtonYouthHockey.com
http://www.newtonyouthhockey.com

Eastern Commonwealth Girls Hockey
http://www.ecgh.org
info@ecgh.org
Eastern Commonwealth Girls Hockey (ECGH) is an independent girls hockey program based in Newton at the Fessenden School ice rink offering girls hockey teams for all skill and age levels.

Newton Youth Lacrosse
Contact: Drew McAuliffe, Director
617-796-8822
Rick Lenfest, Director of girls program
617-686-4805
http://www.newtonlacrosse.com
Indoor lacrosse starts at Newton North on January 4th.

Newton Youth Baseball
http://www.newtonyouthbaseball.org

Newton East Little League
P.O. Box 590241
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617-332-8062
http://eteamz.active.com/newtoneastll/
Newton East LL (NELL) runs baseball programs during the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons. This league is for players residing in Bowen, Mason-Rice, Memorial-Spaulding Elementary school districts.

Newton North Little League
Contact: Chris Banks
617-584-NNLL
http://www.newtonnorthll.org
Newton North Little League serves eligible boys and girls, from ages 5 to 12, who attend, or reside in the school districts of Horace Mann, Lincoln Eliot and Underwood elementary schools. Middle school and private school students, from these districts, are also welcome and eligible to play.

Newton North was the first Little League to represent Massachusetts in the Little League World Series Championship in 1953. It is also the home of the 1998 Massachusetts State Champions.

Newton Central Little League
Contact: Roger Lehrberg, President
617-332-4200
president@NewtonCentral.org

http://eteamz.active.com/newtoncentralll/index.cfm
Newton Central Little League is for players residing in the Cabot, Peirce, and Ward Elementary School Districts.

Newton South Little League
info@newtonsouthll.org
http://newtonsouthll.org
To play in this league in 2008, you must be between 7 and 12 years old as of April 30, 2008, and must reside in either the Angier, Countryside, or Zervas school district of Newton.

Newton West Little League
info@newtonwestll.org
http://www.newtonwestll.org
Newton West Little League Baseball is open to boys and girls ages 5-12. There is no residency requirement for tee-ball but for all the other levels of play you must be a resident of, though not necessarily attending, the Burr, Franklin, or Williams school districts.

Newton Girls Softball
info@newtongirlsssoftball.org.
http://www.newtongirlssoftball.org
Newton Girls Softball is an independent, non-profit organization committed to providing all girls with an experience that fosters positive self-esteem, team spirit and individual growth through personal achievement and as a team member. Registration is open to all girls in grades 1-8 who live in Newton or attend Newton Public schools through the METCO program.

Newton Girls Basketball Association
President: Jim Doolin
president@ngba.net
http://www.ngba.net
Newton Girls Basketball Association (NGBA) was started in 1988 by a group of dedicated parents interested in introducing the game to girls in Newton. Today, they have almost 700 girls and over 100 volunteers involved in the league. They are a recreational basketball league with a primary emphasis on having fun and teaching the girls basketball skills. The program is open to girls in Grades 2 through high school.

Newton Travel Basketball
Contacts: Ted Tye (for girls teams), tye@natdev.com
Lenny Gentile (for boys teams), lennypmgi@aol.com
http://www.eteamz.com/NewtonTravelBB
The Newton Travel Basketball program plays competitive basketball (4th through 8th grade) in the MetroWest Basketball League which includes 35 area towns. Newton places at least one team in each age group. Players who live in Newton or attend Newton schools through the METCO program are eligible. League games are from early December through mid-March.

SMASH Volleyball
35 Washburn Street
Newton, MA 02458
http://www.smashvolleyball.com
SMASH Volleyball proudly finished the 2008 season as the champions of the two major age-groups in New England (18+under and 16+under). It is one of the oldest Juniors programs in New England and has 4 major offerings: travel teams, league and skills programs, summer specialty clinics, and a young athlete program.

Newton Recreation Swim Team
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/Aquatics/GathPoolInformation/SwimTeamInformation/SummerTeam.htm
Newton Swim Team uses the swim facilities at the Harry Gath Memorial Pool on Albemarle Road in Newtonville. This recreation team competes in the Metro-West Swim League during the Summer against Natick, Walpole, Canton, Norwood, Medfield, Dedham, Framingham, Sherborn, Needham, and Westwood.

Newton Tennis
70 Crescent Street
Auburndale, MA 02466
Attn: Tennis
617-796-1500
newtontennis@earthlink.net
http://www.newtontennis.com
Their mission is to bring top quality tennis instruction to local public parks at reasonable rates.

Recreation

Parks and Recreation Department
70 Crescent St
Auburndale, MA 02466
617-796-1500
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/
The Newton Parks and Recreation Department will provide traditional and innovative recreation, leisure, and cultural activities in a quality environment for all residents of Newton.

Gath Memorial Pool
256 Ablemarle Road
Newton, MA 02460
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/Aquatics/GathPoolInformation/GathPoolMain.htm

Newton North Indoor Recreation Center
617-796-1537
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/NewtonNorth/NorthIndoorComplexMain.htm
The Newton North Athletic and Recreation Complex opened to the public in 1975. This cooperative facility has a 6 lane pool, two diving boards, a double wide exhibition gymnasium with seating for 1500, a back full size gymnasium for basketball and volleyball as well as a Simulated Outdoor Area with a 4 lane track, badminton courts and batting cage.

Arts in Parks
617-796-1540
Director: Linda R. Plaut, lplaut@newtonma.gov
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/ArtsParks/ArtsMain.htm

Newton Commonwealth Golf Course
212 Kenrick Street
Newton, MA 02458
617-630-1971
http://www.sterlinggolf.com/newton/index.htm
Newton Commonwealth Golf Course is an 18-hole public course located minutes from downtown Boston. 1997 marked the centennial anniversary of the club. It offers a short, but challenging round of golf featuring quick greens and relatively narrow fairways. The Newton Commonwealth Golf Course is open to the public seven days a week and is available for outings to accommodate company groups, clubs, and family gatherings.

Hemlock Gorge Reservation
Friends of Hemlock Gorge Reservation
1094 Chestnut Street
Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/hemlock.htm
Hemlock Gorge in Newton and Needham is a 23-acre wild area along the banks of the Charles River. The park is dominated by the steep gorge, the river, its surrounding stands of Hemlock trees and Echo Bridge, a huge granite and brick structure that spans the river and gorge. The Friends of Hemlock Gorge Reservation is a community organization dedicated to preserving and improving Hemlock Gorge.

Over 55 Programs
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SeniorProg/SeniorProgramsMain.htm
Ballroom dancing, bocce, bowling, cards, cribbage, and swimming are just some of the activities available to Newton's Over 55 community.

Thundercat Sports Clinics
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/AllSportsCamp/ThundercatSportsClinics.htm
The 2009 clinic schedule is posted and on-line registration is available.

Red Cross Swim Program
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/Aquatics/AquaticsInformation/SwimProgramInfo.htm
The American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program features six levels of learn-to-swim instruction to help swimmers of all ages and abilities develop their swimming and water safety skills.

Summer Camps

Camp Echo Bridge
Director: Mark Kelly
617-796-1527
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/CampEchoBridge/CampEchoBridgeMain.htm
Camp Echo Bridge offers preschool, school age children, and young adults the opportunity to experience a dynamic summer camping program.

Acres in the Falls Summer Camp
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/AcresintheFalls/AcresintheFallsMain.htm
Acres in the Falls is designed to meet the needs of Newton's middle school population. It features weekly themes and trips for children in grades 5, 6, 7, and 8. While at Acres in the Falls, campers will have the opportunity to participate in field trips, sports, group challenges, arts and crafts, games, cooking, and more.

Albemarle Acres Summer Program
Contact: Channon Ames, Newton Parks and Recreation
617-796-1529
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/AlbemarleAcres/AASPMain.htm
Albemarle Acres Summer Program is a summer day camp for children entering Kindergarten through grade 5.

Camp Pikati at the West Suburban YMCA?
http://www.westsuburbanymca.org/main/summer_camps/camp_pikati
Camp Pikati offers week-long sports and enrichment camps. Campers may register for mini sports, little sports, all sports, soccer, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, flag football, adventure, and more. Plus, campers participating for the whole day have the option to participate in swim every afternoon.

Centre Acres Summer Program
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/CentreAcres/CentreAcres06.htm
Centre Acres Summer Program is a day camp for elementary children entering grades 1 -6.

Fun-tastic Summer Vacation Program
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/funtastic_2008.htm
Fun-tastic Summer Vacation Program is a three-week program for children entering grades 1 - 6 in the fall.

T-ville Trails Summer Program
Contact: Sasha Bordett, Newton Parks and Recreation
617-796-1500
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/t-ville/index.htm
T-ville Trails Summer Program is a day camp for children entering Kindergarten through 2nd grade.

Kids Korner Summer Program
Park Street
Newton, MA
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/KidsKorner/KidsKornerMain.htm
Kids Korner is a developmental child experience where children can learn while they play. Children have an opportunity for social, emotional, physical and mental development in a nurturing environment. Kids Korner is a pre-school age summer activity camp for children ages 3.5 to pre-kindergarten. The program services 35 children per week for either half day, full day, and/or extended day.

Outdoor Adventure
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Parks/SummerCamps/documents/outdooradventure.pdf
The Outdoor Adventure program at Nahantum Park focuses on outdoor activities and environmental awareness. Participants will enjoy a mixture of learning, working, and playing together while discovering how to enjoy nature's gifts without harming them. It is for boys and girls entering grades 2-5.