First Posted: 1/6/2013
Registration for the Hughestown girls softball league is today, Sunday, January 6 at 2 p.m. at the Hughestown Borough Building. Parents or other adults who are interested in volunteering should attend. For more info call Joanne at 457-3761.
Registrations are being accepted for the 2013 Avoca Basketball League in the Avoca Community Center located on Main Street for boys and girls in grades K through 6 beginning today, Sunday, January 6 from 7 p.m. to 8:00.
Registrations continue the next two Sundays, Jan. 13 and 20 from 7 p.m. to 8:00. The ABL is sponsored by the Borough of Avoca and the Avoca Jolly Boys and is played in honor of Michael Joyce. For ABL information call Stan Waleski at 457 – 1206 or e mail stanwaleski@yahoo.com
The Duryea Little League will meet today, Sunday, January 6 at 7 p.m. at the VFW on Stephenson Street. Preparations for the 2013 season will be discussed. Sign-ups for the 2013 season will be held on January 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Duryea Borough building located on Main Street.
The Pittston Area Wrestling Booster Club will meet Monday, January 7 at 6 p.m. at Pittston Area High School cafeteria.
The PA Cheerleading Booster Club will meet on Tuesday, January 8 at 7 p.m. at Savo’s.
The Wyoming Area Girls Basketball Parents Association will have a meeting on Tuesday , January 8, 7 p.m. in the high school in room 133.
Parents of players from grades 7th thru 12th are encouraged to attend.
Pittston Area Baseball Parents Booster Club will meet at the Red Mill Tavern on Wednesday January 9 at 7 p.m. Items to be discussed are the annual fund raisers which include Pizza Sale and the senior breakfast. Senior parents are asked to attend
With questions call Pat McGinty at 313-1350.
The Wyoming Area Field Hockey Parent’s Association meeting on January 10 at 7 p.m. at the high school.
Dupont Softball/Teeball will have an organizational meeting on Thursday January 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dupont Borough Building.
Coaches are asked to attend. Also parents or anyone interested in coaching this year or helping the organization are also asked to attend. For more info call Bob Cappelloni, 881-8744
The County Line Girls Softball League will have its kickoff meeting on Thursday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dupont Borough Bldg.
All town/team reps are asked to attend. Any town/team/organization that wants to join the league for this season, after a very successful inaugural season, is welcome to attend. For more info call Bob Cappelloni at 881-8744.
Boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level 2013 Knights of Columbus Basketball Free Throw Championship. Entry is free.
Winners progress through local, district and state competitions.
Participants will compete in their respective age groups. Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions.
This year’s local event will be held on Feb. 9 in the gymnasium of the former Seton Catholic high school on William Street in Pittston.
Start time will be 9 a.m.. Every contestant will be recognized for their participation.
Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent to compete. For entry forms or additional information contact either Don Mac Rae at (570) 815-4454 or Mitch Megliola at (570) 335-3002.
Tryout for the 2013 AAU Girls season at Rock Solid Basketball at the Rock Rec Sports Complex, 340 Carverton Road, are Sunday, January 6 and 20 from 1-2:30 p.m. for girls in grades 9 and 10; 2:30 – 4 p.m for girls in 7th and 8th grades and 4 – 5:30 p.m for girls in 5thand 6th grades.
Try outs for the boys are Sunday, January 13 and 27. Boys in grades 9 and 10 will try out from 1-2:30 p.m.; boys in 7th and 8th grades will try out from 2:30-4 p.m.; and boys in 5th and 6th grade will try out from 4-5:30 p.m.
The tryout fee is $10 per player. A player may attend both tryouts at no additional cost.
The Pace Setter Athletic Club of Northeastern Pa. is currently organizing an Adult Open Women’s Basketball League at the Greater Pittston YMCA . Interested women players and teams from the Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, and Hazleton are welcome.
For further information contact Pace Setter A.C. at P.O. Box 189, West Scranton Pa. 18504 or phone 575-0941 or 347-7018. You may also e-mail to pacesetterbasketball@verizon.net