AMATEUR SPORT
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REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS
Roselawn Lawn Bowling Club, in Gage Park opens for the season May 6 and 7. Doors open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come for fun, exercise and friendship. Open house days are May 11 and 12 at 6 p.m., and May 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ancaster Veterans Slo-Pitch is looking for players for their men’s 45 and over Sunday league. Please call Ray D’andrade 905-648-0063 or Ron Lacroix 905-634-8763
Mountain Beach Club is offering beach volleyball training opportunities to athletes of all levels during the summer of 2017. Sessions to be held on Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 at Sandbox Beach Volleyball Facility in Confederation Park, Hamilton. For program visit www.mountainvolleyballclub.com under the Beach Volleyball tab. Chedoke Minor Hockey League, online registration is open for boys and girls ages 7 to 17 (novice to midget). Visit chedokeminorhockey.com and pick the 2017/18 registration tab. Select programs are also offered in all divisions. 905-575-5185 Mount Hamilton Minor Hockey Association is taking registrations for new and returning members Thursday, May 4. Convenor’s office, 25 Hester St., 6 to 8 p.m. Novice to Midget. Also taking coaching applications for house league programs. For more information view MHMHA website or registrar mhmhasecretary@gmail.com Hamilton Minor Hockey Initiation Program, registration is open for children ages 4 to 6 to participate in the 2017/18 hockey season. Register online at hamiltoninitiationprogram.ca any time, or come to the in-person registration on Wednesday, April 26, 6 to 8 p.m., at Mohawk 4Ice Centre, 710 Mountain Brow Blvd. Steel City Ultimate Youth
Academy is offering a seven-week introduction to the game of Ultimate Disc, starting on May 8th and finishing at Tim Hortons Field on June 26th. Children in Grades 4-8 will learn the basic throwing, catching and movement concepts needed for ultimate. Come out and see what all the excitement is about! Register in the Junior Youth Academy or the Senior Youth Academy at www.othersideathletics.com
Kory 3-Pitch League is an adult COED league entering its 32nd year. Opening available for one team or groups of players to form a team. Play is on Sunday, no long weekends. Midseason charity tournament and an all star game. Call Mike 905-525-6894 or email at korythreepitch@hotmail.ca P.E.I. Oldtimers Hockey League is accepting registrations for 2017/2018 season. Limited positions available. Registration forms posted on web page. Burlington Oldtimers Ladies Hockey Club, accepting registrations for 2017/18. League open to women 30 and older and all abilities. For players who like to have fun but still enjoy a good game. Registrations can be found on
www.carhahockey.ca or call Dianne at 905-639-9238 for more information. Golden Horseshoe Touch Football Association is expanding. Teams are looking for players. Get back into playing full-field Canadian football, or if you’ve never played the game and want to start, contact us and get on a team. If you have a team to register, a couple of openings remain. The league features seven-on-seven, full-field outdoor football, with games played in Burlington mostly on Sunday. Fully officiated by experienced referees. Runs early May to Thanksgiving. Contact David.Nelson@investorsgroup.com
or brad@quimmiuq.com www.GHTFA.org Stoney Creek Mixed Adult Baseball Association, Coed league for over 40 years. Play in Stoney Creek at Eastdale and Winona diamonds on Tuesday and Friday’s. Games are nine innings. May to September. Call Bruce 905-531-7591 or Brad 905-308-2057. Hamilton Oldtimers’ Baseball
Organization, both divisions have multiple openings for the 2017 season. To register for 55-and-over division that plays Wednesday mornings on the east Hamilton Mountain, or for more information, contact Bob Spence at 905-385-4038 or rspence@interlynx.net, or to join the 35-and-over division that plays Sunday mornings, visit the website www.leaguelineup.com/hobo for a registration form. For more information for this division, call Mike Filinski at 289-260-5530.
CAMPS/CLINICS RUGBY
Hamilton Hornets Rugby Club is hosting a weeklong rugby day camp the week of July 17 for youth six-17 years of age. hamiltonrugby.com
FOOTBALL
10th Annual Up Front Lineman Camp, non-contact offensive-line skills camp for ages 13 to 18 at Tim Hortons Field on May 20. Instructors are current Tiger-Cats offensive linemen, Ticats alumni, and OUA offensive line coaches. The day includes two sessions of on-field skills development for run blocking and pass blocking. Players will receive a camp T-shirt, tour of the Tiger-Cats dressing room, and a keynote speaker. Camp registration at 11:30 a.m. and on field from noon — 5 p.m. Cost: $40 plus tax. Call coach Riley 905-531-6029. Register online at https://www.universe.com/upfront
BASKETBALL
Mountain Volleyball Club (MVC) and the St. Mary Volleyball Program (MVP) Summer Camp instructional program for girls and boys in Grades 1 to 8, sessions July 17-21 and July 24-28 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. Mary Secondary School. Registration forms are available at www.mountainvolleyball.com or contact Jos Nederveen at mvpvolleyball.jn@gmail.com Transway 25th Annual Girls Basketball Camp, July 10 to 14 at St. Mary High School 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For girls five years to 12 years of age. Experienced adult coaches led by Larry Angus have been selected because they love the game and can effectively teach it. For information and application forms please go to our website transwaybasketball.com or call 905-389-7767. Redeemer Royals Basketball Camp, eight-week development camp at Redeemer University College. Coed. redeemerroyals.ca Thursday nights May 11 to June 29. Questions, contact camp director Jamie Girolametto at mensbasketball@redeemer.ca
SKATING
Pro Hockey Life Academy Power Skating and Skill Development Program, July 4 to August 15, Tuesdays. Eight sessions from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Cost $200. Contact sergihockeyschool@gmail.com
IN THE GYM
MOUNTAIN VOLLEYBALL CLUB Mountain Volleyball Club 18U finished 11th overall in the province winning the Tier 1 Division 2 bronze medal at the OVA 18U provincial championships in Waterloo. In first day of pool play, MVC 18U were swept by the Halton Hurricanes 25-11, 25-15; South County 26-24, 25-21 and lost a close match to Forest City 18U 26-24, 16-25, 15-10. In the power pools, MVC 18U stopped the Storm Surge 25-18, 20-25, 16-14; lost to Guelph Jr. Gryphons 17U 25-15, 25-16, 15-9 and cleared the Forest City 17U 25-19, 25-23. In quarter finals, MVC 18U swept the Etobicoke Titans Oceanus 25-22, 27-25 and lost to Leaside 17U 25-22, 25-22 in the semi finals. MVC 18U finished strong pushing through DRVC 25-12, 18-25, 15-13 to win the Bronze medal. MVC 18U team members include: Hannah Vuylsteke, Melissa McFadden, Ainsleigh Williams, Brenna Peacock, Morgan Randall, Genna Saunders, Kaitlyn Hapke, Kate Keeting, Tyler Garrick, Nicole Pirillo, Grace Pyatt, Natasha Desjardins, coaches are Larissa Puhach-Byckalo, Dan Byckalo, and Doug McKerlie.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
St. Mary — Abbey Maillet and Ivan Cunko, indoor rowing; and Daniel Kim, Badminton