The West Suburban YMCA, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Newton, is sponsoring Pickleball for a Purpose, a mixed-doubles pickleball tournament at the West Suburban YMCA (135 Wells Avenue, Newton) on September 20 from 8AM to 1PM. All skill levels are welcome (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced). Your $50.00 donation will…
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Registration is now open for Newton Metrowest Travel Basketball. Join over 300 Newton youth basketball players in the Metrowest Basketball program. For over 25 years, the program has stressed basketball skills and sportsmanship in a fun, competitive environment. Girls and boys in grades 4-8 who live in Newton or attend Newton schools through the METCO…
Catchball is a women’s game very similar to volleyball but a lot easier to learn and play. If you can catch a ball, you can play catchball! Bostonet Catchball plays Tuesday evenings in Newton and is recruiting a few more new players. No experience or athleticism is necessary, although some knowledge…
For two hours a day, six days a week, sabre fencer Anya Suvorova trains under Dynamo Fencing Head Coach Alex Kushkov. Ariel Eybelmen does the same, four or five days a week. Coach Krushov, a Ukrainian national, founded Dynamo in 2013, with the goal of bringing his beloved sport to…
Newton Community Education (NCE) invites local families to celebrate Juneteenth with a day of free youth sports clinics for rising 3rd-9th graders. They will take place on Thursday, June 19. Clinic Schedule:9AM-11AM: Girls Basketball, Girls Lacrosse, and Softball11AM-1PM: Boys Basketball, Field Hockey, and Soccer
Crystal Lake and Gath Poll opened for the season on June 16 at 4PM. Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture (Newton PRC) will host summer swim lessons and memberships during the summer. The first two weeks are preseason hours while summer lifeguards finish their school year. Regular full schedules start on…
The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) will host a paddling event at the Charles River Boathouse (2401 Commonwealth Ave, Auburndale) on July 26, 12 Noon to 5PM, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of AMC’s Boston chapter. Parking is available across the river in the public lot on Nurembega Road, by the Duck Feeding…
The FreeKick Initiative, founded by Newton South High School soccer players, aims to make competitive soccer accessible to all, regardless of socio-economic status or skill level. The group will host a free soccer clinic for Grades 1-8 at the Oak Hill / Brown Middle School Fields (125 Meadowbrook Road) on Sunday, August 3,…
The Newton Youth Lacrosse Boys Grade 7 & 8 Division 1 Select team will play in the Mass Youth Lax State Championship game Thursday, June 12, at 7:45PM at Jordan Field at Harvard University. The team, made up of Newton residents who also play in the Newton Youth Lacrosse program, looks…
The Carroll Center for the Blind and the International Fencing Club will host the first-ever International Blind Fencing Competition in Boston, August 16-19. This event will unite blind and low vision fencers from around the globe, elevating Blind Fencing and building momentum for its inclusion as a Paralympic sport. Since…
On Sunday morning, May 11, the second annual NCLS Dragon’s Path & CAAN Newton AAPI 5K/1K – a run and walk event– transformed 154 Wells Avenue into a celebration of community spirit and cultural pride. Nearly 200 runners and volunteers of all ages and abilities attended the event, which was…
On Thursday afternoon, May 22, Newton North and Newton South High School will hold the 20th annual Garden City Cup exhibition tennis match on the South tennis courts. The event honors the memory of Linda F. Zuker, Newton South’s former assistant girls tennis coach, who succumbed years ago to a…