The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
BASEBALL/ SOFTBALL
NOR-GWYN BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
2020 Spring Season Online Registration: Online registration for the 2020 Spring Season for Nor-Gwyn Baseball and Softball opens on Dec. 9 and runs through Monday, Feb. 11, 2020. Nor-Gwyn sponsors Co-Ed T-Ball, Baseball and Softball programs for boys and girls from age 4 and up. Practices will start in mid-March and the season runs until late June for ages 12 and under and through July for Connie Mack and American Legion baseball and VIGS softball. Please visit www.norgwynbaseball.org and click on the Registration link for more information about NorGwyn programs, ages, dates, and fees. A single in-person registration session will be available on Jan. 11, 2020 at the Upper Gwynedd Township
Building from noon until 2 p.m. New players will be required to provide proof of age documentation. If you know of families new to the area, please share this information with them to give their kids the opportunity to participate. See you at the fields!
FOOTBALL
Weekly Pick-Up Football Game in Ambler A weekly pick-up football game, held on Sunday mornings in Ambler seeks more players (males ages 18 & up). Format is twohand touch. Game is fun, competitive and lasts approximately two hours. If interested, or for more information, contact Tony Regina via e-mail at Tony.Edward.Regina@gmail.com.
COMMUNITIES LANSDALE
Webiste: www.lansdale.org.
Phone: (215) 361-8352. JUMP INTO GYM AT 660 LANSDALE AVENUE Who: 2-4 Years. When: Tuesday, Jan. 7-Feb. 4. TIME: 5:15 to 6 p.m. or 6 to 6:45 p.m. Cost: $70. Children will be introduced to a number of age-appropriate physical education concepts.
BASKETBALL
CHELTENHAM LADY PANTHER ALUMNAE BASKETBALL GAME The Cheltenham Lady Panthers Alumnae will be hosting its 7th Annual Lady Panther Alumnae basketball game. It is an effort to support those who are fighting cancer and raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society’s Coach vs. Cancer program. The Coach vs. Cancer program is a nationwide collaboration between the
American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer. WHO: The Cheltenham Lady Panthers Alumnae, the American Cancer Society, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 4 at 12:30 p.m. WHERE: 500 Rices Mill Road, Wyncote, PA 19095. MORE: The Coaches vs. Cancer program leverages the personal experiences, community leadership, and professional excellence of basketball coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living through yearround awareness efforts, fundraising activities, and advocacy programs. Because cancer has touched so many of our nation’s basketball coaches, Coaches vs.
Cancer offers them the unique opportunity to fight the disease. Through integrated fundraising activities and public awareness campaigns, participating coaches are truly making a difference in the fight against cancer and are raising awareness in their communities about the importance of cancer prevention, early detection, and making healthy lifestyle choices. Prior to the main event, there will be a FREE girls basketball clinic hosted by former Lady Panther alumnae and current Lady Panthers for youth girls at 10 a.m. Future Lady Panthers will get a chance to learn new skills from the current Lady Panther high school team and meet some of the Lady Panthers from the 2000 and 2007 state championship team. About the Cheltenham Lady Panther Legacy: PIAA Class AAAA state titles — the first in 2000 and the second in 2007. Cheltenham has won district titles in 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2002. Top Student-Athlete Collegiate Women’s Alumnae Participating: Antonia Gale (La Salle University), Stacey Smalls (Temple University), Misha Horsey (Stony Brook University), Shayla Felder (Chestnut Hill College), Ciara Andrews (St. Joseph’s University), Rachel LawsMyers (Binghamton University), Brandi Butler-Millis (University of Richmond), Nicole Pender (Mansfield University), Lorraine Oliver (St. Francis University (Pa.)). Top Student-Athlete Collegiate Men’s Alumni Participating: Chris Pender (Mansfield University), Pat Fleury (Mansfield University), Pat Mansell (Rider University), Rob Mansell (Binghamton University). 2020 Event Host: Wallace Peeples as seen on TED talk, The Breakfast Club radio show, Sway’s Universe radio show, CBS Philly: Eye on Influencers.