Section: Sports & Recreation

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Attention Campers: Announcing Summer Camp Programs at Croton Point

May 29, 2010

Children can have a great time while they learn about Hudson River ecology, the lives of the Native Americans, or how to survive in the wild in an all-new Summer Adventures on the Hudson program at the Croton Point Nature Center at Croton Point Park. The program is divided into four separate age groups

In Nature Nuts, children ages 2 to 4 will explore the forests and shore; craft-making, games and scavenger hunts are included. Cost is $50 per week. Dates are July 5 - 9 and July 12 - 16, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Nature Nuts participants must be accompanied by an adult.

Children entering grades 1 and 2 can discover Hudson River ecology by wading in the water with a 50-foot net to collect and study fish, examining the shoreline, collecting sea glass in Wet n’ Wild on the Hudson River. Cost is $250 per child; program meets July 19-23, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Dig it! Archaeology Adventures on the Hudson is designed for children entering grades 2 and 3. They’ll search for clues to the past and learn how to connect Westchester’s earliest inhabitants to their own modern-day lives. Participants will dig for artifacts, work with clay and more. Cost is $250 per child; program meets July 26-30, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Using tools from nature, children entering grades 5 and 6 will construct arrowheads, rope cordage and build shelters in Survival Skills on the Point. This program focuses on team building and self-reliance. Cost is $250 per week and program meets Aug. 2 - 6 and Aug. 9 - 13, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Croton Point Park is located off Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson. To register, call (914) 862-5297.

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Montrose Weightlifter Finds Gold in Georgia

November 23, 2008

Former Crotonite Jeff Scott, world-traveling weightlifter now living in Montrose, has been a consistent silver medal winner in various Masters weightlifting contests. Journeying to Savannah, Georgia, for the American Masters Olympic Weightlifting Championships on November 1 and 2, he came away with a well-deserved gold medal. Nearly 100 lifters from all over the United States participated in the two-day event.

The competition site was Savannah’s Anderson-Cohen Weightlifting Center, which honors the late Paul E. Anderson, “the Dixie Derrick,” 1956 Olympic champion weightlifter, strongman and professional powerlifter, and Howard Cohen, former U.S. champion Olympic weightlifter. Howard Cohen, still lifting at age 76, was also a participant, competing in the 75 to 79-year-old group.

Scott, 49, competes in the 45 to 49-year age group of the Lost Battalion Hall Olympic weightlifting team, headquartered in the Rego Park neighborhood of Queens in New York City, and is also an assistant coach of the team. Scott’s best two lifts in Savannah totaled 202 kilograms (444 pounds) and easily beat the silver medallist, Eric Nofsinger, 48, lifting for world-famous Coffee’s Gym, whose total was 162 kilograms (356 pounds).

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Weightlifter Home with the Silver

July 25, 2008

Last week, Jeff Scott, 49, of Montrose, returned from San Juan, Puerto Rico, bringing with him another silver medal. As a participant in the XXIII Pan American Masters Olympic Weightlifting Championships, he scored second in his age group(45-49) and 105 kg. weight class (231 lbs.).

Efrain A. Flores, a weightlifter from Venezuela, bested him by 5 kg. (11 lbs.) in the snatch event and 2 kg. (4.4 lbs.) in the clean and jerk event. Scott, who only returned to Olympic weightlifting less than three years ago after a hiatus of nearly 25 years, lifted 95 kg (209 lbs.) in the first series of lifts and 127 kg. (275 lbs.) in the second series.

In April of this year, Scott garnered a silver medal at the National Masters Olympic Championships in Savannah, Georgia, and another at the American Masters Olympic Weightlifting Championships in New York City last November. He trains under well-known coach Joe Triolo at the Lost Battalion Hall in Queens, N.Y., famous for its championship weightlifting teams. Scott is also an assistant coach and competes on the LBH team.

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A Wayfaring Local Weightlifter

July 11, 2008

Jeff Scott, a Montrose resident, is in Puerto Rico to compete in the 2008 XXII Pan-American Masters Olympic Weightlifting Championships, July 11 to 13. This annual competition brings together Olympic weightlifters from many countries in the Western Hemisphere and is being held this year at the Pabellon de la Paz in San Juan. At the end of September, he will travel to Greece to participate in the 24th IWF-World Weightlifting Championships to be held at Argostoli on the island of Kefalonia. Mr. Scott graduated from Croton-Harmon High School in the class of 1977.

In Olympic weightlifting, two events, or lifts, comprise the sport. One is the snatch in which competitors must lift the barbell over their heads from the floor in one continuous movement. The other is the clean and jerk in which competitors first “clean” the barbell from the floor to an intermediate position, “racking” the bar in a front squat, then standing up, and finally “jerking” the barbell to a position above the head. In both events, for a successful lift competitors must hold the bar steady above the head, with arms and legs straight and motionless.

Form is all-important in Olympic weightlifting. Three judges verify the successful completion of the lift. Once a competitor has met the requirements, the judge illuminates a white light. When at least two white lights are shown, the lift is regarded as successful, and the competitor may return the bar to the platform. If, in the opinion of a judge, the competitor fails to achieve a successful lift, a red light is shown. Two or more red lights disqualify the lift. In order for the lift to count, the bar must be lifted to at least knee level within 60 seconds after the bar has been loaded.

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Ex-Croton Local Boy Makes Good—25 Years Later

December 13, 2007

Crotonblog has a confession to make. While we were busy covering the chemical additives controversy, we neglected to bring readers a pleasant little success story about a local individual. That story concerns Montrose resident Jeff Scott, who placed second in an Olympic weightlifting competition at the Lost Battalion Hall in Rego Park, Queens, on November 10 and 11. Memorializing an incident from the First World War, the Lost Battalion Hall is also home to a team that won the Olympic Weightlifting team title that same weekend.

The competition, the American Masters Olympic Weightlifting Championships, brought 134 weightlifters from all parts of the country to Rego Park to compete for titles and awards. “Masters” are lifters over 35 years of age who compete in groups delineated by age and the competitor’s body weight. Classical Olympic weightlifting events, in which an athlete raises a barbell from the floor to over his head, should not be confused with power lifting events, in which movements are shorter, the weights are even heavier, and success is achieved mostly by sheer brute strength.

Jeff Scott executes the snatch smoothly, lifting 93 kilograms (205 pounds).

In Olympic weightlifting, two events, or lifts, comprise the sport. One is the snatch in which competitors must lift the barbell over their heads from the floor in one continuous movement. The other is the clean and jerk in which competitors first “clean” the barbell from the floor to an intermediate position, “racking” the bar in a front squat, then standing up, and finally “jerking” the barbell to a position above their head. In both events, for a successful lift, competitors must hold the bar steady above their heads, with arms and legs straight and motionless.

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Video: Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger 10k Race

October 28, 2007

Run on a beautiful October day with sunny skies and temps in the mid-seventies, the Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger 10k race started in front of the Croton Harmon High School and finished in the same spot only 33 minutes later for winner Conor McGee of Woodside, New York.

The following video includes the 10k race start and action at the finish line for every runner that crossed in less than 70 minutes time.

View the official race results from the Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger, held on October 21, 2007, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.

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It's Time to Gear Up for the Chapin 'Run Against Hunger'

August 30, 2007

Limited edition iris print by Jerry Pinkney.

The 27th Annual Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger is set for Sunday, October 21, 2007, at 12:00 PM. The event seeks to focus attention on hunger and poverty issues and raise money for hunger relief both locally and overseas with a competitive 10K race and a community oriented “Fun Run” for children and families. Additionally, as a special treat, New York City Marathon winners Tegla Loroupe and Paul Tergat will be in attendance this year.

For more information about the upcoming race, please call Walt or Shirley Gillis at 914-271-5309 or visit the Run Against Hunger website. Race registrations and donations can be sent in advance to:

The Harry Chapin Run Against Hunger
17 Old Post Road South
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520

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Top 25 Summer Vacation Spots in North America (Outside Croton...)

July 19, 2007

Flying through the air on zip lines is one of Park City Mountain Resort’s thrills—no wings necessary. Photo: Concierge.com, “Step Into Summer: North America Travel Guide.”

Still thinking about where to go for a summer getaway or vacation? Check out a photo slideshow of some of North America’s best places to soak in the sun (and yes, New York City is included!) from travel website Concierge.com. They say, “Most of us have a laundry list of countries we’d like to visit, but sometimes we forget about all the miraculous places right outside our own doorsteps. There are probably thousands of worthwhile destinations in the U.S. and Canada you haven’t experienced—and what better time to do some than summer, when the days are long and the light is as bright as the locals’ dispositions.”

Crotonblog’s pick… Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. What’s yours?

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Aspiring Sand Castle Builders... Please Report to Croton's Silver Lake Park

July 17, 2007

Set for Tuesday, July 17, 2007 is the annual Silver Lake “Sand Castle Building Contest,” sponsored by the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Department of Parks and Recreation.

Beginning at 11:00 AM, participants can start building their sand castle entries and continue until 5:00 PM—when judging begins. The panel of judges will award medals to first, second and third place winners in four age categories: 5 years and under, 6 to 10 years, 11 to 15 years, and 16 and up. Sand castle builders can work alone or together as a group.

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New Public Skate Park Opens in Rye

June 29, 2007

While the sold-off remnants of SK8 Croton rot away next to a big pile of mulch in Croton’s Municipal Place gateway, the town of Rye and Westchester County are set celebrate the grand-opening of a new skate park.

On Monday, July 2, 2007 at 6:00 PM, dozens of area children will show off their ollies, railstands and other tricks when they try out the newest Westchester Legacy project—the all-new Skate Park—as part of the grand opening celebration, at Rye Recreation Park in Rye (download the event flyer). County Legislator Judy Myers and County Parks Commissioner Joseph Stout will represent County Executive Andy Spano, joining Rye City Mayor Steven Otis and other officials and guests.

The Skate Park, which will be operated by the City of Rye Recreation Department and open to all Westchester residents, was partially funded by the Legacy program, which was created by Spano in 2001 to protect and preserve open space while enhancing opportunities for active recreation. The project also received city funding and support from the Friends of Rye Recreation Skate Park.

“It is wonderful to see how well received our Legacy baseball and soccer fields have been throughout the county. Skate Park represents an exciting, new and appropriate direction for Legacy funding, as it furthers our mission to promote fitness, especially in our young people,” Spano said.

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