AMATEUR SPORT
To submit a score, game report or announcement, please email sports@thespec.com.
REGISTRATIONS AND TRYOUTS
CEHL, accepting team and individual registrations for 2017-2018 winter hockey season. League starts Oct. 15 at Mohawk 4 Ice Centre. Sunday nights between 5 and 11 p.m. Visit leaguelineup.com/cehl or call 905-920-1860.
Glanford Curling Club, Mt. Hope, special trial unlimited membership for new members, $99 for half a year. Also available are two learn-to-curl programs: Curling 101 on Oct. 11 for $20, or a 6-week program for $120 starting in November. Register at www.glanfordcurling.com or email manager@glanfordcurlington.com
Stoney Creek Storm under 11 girls rep basketball team has room for 3 more players. If you want to play rep ball come out to Gatestone Elementary School on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Contact Dave Strecker at dstrecker@cogeco.ca for info. Ancaster Veterans Slo-Pitch looking for men 45 and over for Sunday league which is looking to expand for the 2018 season. Register early and guarantee your spot for next year. Ray D’Andrade 905-648-0063 or Ron Lacroix 905-634-8763 Hamilton Minor Hockey Initiation Program, registration for children ages 4 to 6 to participate in the 2017/18 hockey season. Online registration available at any time, hamiltoninitiationprogram.ca Hamilton Olde Sports Slo-Pitch, looking for men 55 and over and women 45 and over for our Tuesday and Thursday morning league. Register now for the 2018 season. Call Ron Lacroix 905-634-8763 or Mike Smith 904-664-4968 Mountain Volleyball Club and Mountain Athletic Club Mountain House League for beginner players ages 9 to 13 on Saturdays, Oct. 14 to Dec. 2, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Dofasco Recreation Centre. Contact Ryan at rswackha@hwdsb.on.ca or check mountainvolleyballclub.com to register. Hamilton Women’s Hockey, looking for elite women players over 19 to fill competitive division and also those ladies new to hockey to enhance their skills in recreational divisions. Season starts Oct. 16, all games played on Sundays out of Wentworth arenas in Ancaster. Masters division 35 and over now available on Friday evenings. Visit hwhl.ca or, email hwhlhockey@gmail.com Hamilton Oldtimers’ Baseball Organization 55+ in which players of different talent levels can all have fun, plays Wednesday mornings on East Mountain. Looking to expand in 2018. Players range in age from 55 to the mid-70s. Contact Bob Spence at 905-385-4038 or rspence@interlynx.net.
HELP OUT
SPECIAL OLYMPICS Hamilton Special Olympics is looking for athletes and volunteers for 13 sports. Special Olympics is an organization for individuals with intellectual disabilities to promote opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and develop skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic athletes and the community. Manager and coach for track and field programs needed. Anyone interested please contact Cherrie Evans at hamilton.publicrelations@specialolympicsontario.ca
CAMPS/CLINICS/INFO
LACROSSE Hamilton Lacrosse Association annual general meeting is Nov. 1 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Tim Hortons Field, Media Room, 64 Melrose Ave. N. Lots of parking available. All members are asked to attend. Don’t miss your opportunity to hear about the HLA’s year in review and how you can become more involved. Volunteers are crucial to the success of the association. FOOTBALL Old Timers Touch Football, Sunday morning pickup game in the Westdale area. Age range is 35-65 and talent range even wider. If you want some casual (no refs) outdoor exercise over the winter, contact Rick Lane at rlane.hba1974@ivey.ca or (905) 336-8784. HOCKEY Play senior shinny at Bill Friday Lawfield Arena, 150 Folkestone Ave. Times are Monday and Friday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. $5.05 per day, or, purchase a 10-session clip card for $37.80. Ages 55+ Call John at 905-388-0521 or email jyjy@bell.net Any girl age 6 to 10 years old who wants to have fun, build friendships and be part of a team. No Equipment? No Experience? No Problem! Get six on ice sessions, complete head to toe equipment from Bauer. hgha.ca or thefirstshift.ca SOFTBALL Free Softball Skills Development sessions continue at Buchanan Park on the west mountain every Wednesday until Oct. 25, starting at 6 p.m. Early arrivals at 5:30 p.m. will receive one on one attention. All sessions end with a fun simulated game. Girls born in the years 2009 to 2005 are welcome. Info at jgbenedetti84@gmail.com or Joe at 905 575-7482
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Hamilton Hawks Midget AA’s are honoured to play host to the Qiqihar Randy Ice Hockey Team on Oct. 15, 12 p.m., at Inch Park Arena. The Qiqihar Randy Ice Hockey Team which was founded in 2002, has become the most powerful women’s club team in China, and has 9 former national team members on its roster. Free Admission and there will be a 50/50, raffle and prizes. Spend an afternoon at the rink and watch some fast paced girls hockey! For more information please visit www.hgha.ca. Hamilton Lacrosse is starting a girls’ field lacrosse house league division for girls ages 4 to 8 this coming spring 2018. For more information, email wdmoore@rogers.com
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
St. Mary high school — Kennedy Couture — Junior girls’ basketball