Section: Sports & Recreation

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Free Fishing Days this Weekend in Croton

June 23, 2007

Fishing remider. New York State has declared the weekend of June 23 and 24, 2007, a “Free Fishing Days” weekend. Therefore, access to parks and conservation areas in Croton-on-Hudson cannot be denied to persons who desire to fish.

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12th Annual 'Fat Tire Festival' set to Roll on June 10

June 1, 2007

A “poker” bike rally, bike limbo kids’ races, guided trail rides, raffles, live DJ music will highlight the 12th annual Fat Tire Festival on Sunday, June 10, 2007, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Blue Mountain Reservation in Peekskill, New York.

The outdoor event is presented by Westchester County Parks and Westchester Mountain Biking Association (WMBA)—a mountain biking advocacy group dedicated to promoting the use of mountain bikes on trails in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. All proceeds from the day’s events will benefit the Friends of Westchester County Parks, Inc., a not-for-profit agency that supports Westchester’s parks, promotes their value to the economic, social and aesthetic vitality of the community, and stimulates public participation, interest and support in their preservation.

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Check the Croton Youth Lacrosse Fundraiser on June 8

May 26, 2007

Save the date to come on down to The Grandstand, located at 197 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, for the 2nd Annual Fundraiser to benefit Croton Youth Lacrosse for 3rd to 6th grade children on Friday, June 8, 2007 beginning at 7:45 PM. Admission to the event is $45 per person, paid at the door, and includes an open bar, dinner, and raffle tickets. Also, Croton Youth Lacrosse sportswear will be available for purchase.

So, throw on your old jeans and come on down for a casual night of fun. Once there, you can shoot some pool, play shuffleboard and listen to some good tunes—all in support of this fantastic sport for Croton’s youngsters. For more information, to help out or make a raffle donation please call 914-827-5055 or email LWend1@hotmail.com.

Fundraising supports insurance, equipment, training, etc. Croton Youth Lacrosse, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation and a member of the Hudson Valley Lacrosse Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse. Donations are tax-exempt.

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Make Some Healthy Strides at Upcoming River Walk Challenge

May 1, 2007

Facing to the northwest across the Hudson River from Half Moon Bay

The office of Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano has issued county residents and Crotonites alike a challenge: participate in the “Community Health Challenge” program. Locally, having been dubbed the “River Walk Challenge,” Croton will hold its outdoor event on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 1:00 PM. Residents and friends are invited to join village officials, staff and committee members at the Half Moon Bay Marina parking area for the start of the a two-mile walk. For more information, please call the village offices at 914-271-4781.

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Team Croton Hoops Raises $800.00 for Malaria Prevention

March 28, 2007

Tom Moore Sr. reports that the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) recently raised $800.00 dollars for the “Nothing But Nets” program—a global campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa—from the Croton Basketball community (team name: Croton Hoops).

Mr. Moore explains that “The initial outreach for ‘Nothing But Nets’ was accomplished through an article written by Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly that was published on May 5, 2006.” He adds, “So far the entire campaign has raised $1.2 million—with more than 120,000 bed nets having already been delivered to Nigeria.” The outreach message calls on those who had “ever cut down a net, jumped over a net, watched the New Jersey Nets, worn a hair net, surfed the net, or thought of Angelina Jolie in fishnets to donate $10.00 to purchase insecticide-treated nets,” according to Moore.

For more information on the “Nothing But Nets” campaign, please visit www.nothingbutnets.net. To make a direct donation to Team Croton Hoops, click here.

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Croton Tigers Play Lincoln Hall in Sectional Basketball Tournie Wednesday

February 20, 2007

The Croton-Harmon Tigers Boys Varsity Basketball Team (14-6) is set to square off against Lincoln Hall (12-8) in a second round bout in the Section 1 Class B Playoffs. The Tigers got a bye to the second round while Lincoln Hall arrives after beating Bronxville by 71 to 52. The game will be played at Croton Harmon High School on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at 7:00 PM. To see the Section 1 High School Championship Brackets, click here.

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Duck Pond Park Opens for Ice Skating Today

February 6, 2007

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson Department of Parks and Recreation has just announced that, “The Duck Pond is now opened today, February 6th, 2007, for skating until 9:00 PM tonight.”

In an email sent to residents, the village notes that “A green flag on the pole at the pond indicates that the ice is safe,” while “A red flag indicates it is unsafe and skating is not permitted.” And with continued cold temperatures forecast for the next several days, the Recreation Department will continue to check the ice at Duck Pond Park (map) and they ask that residents please observe the flags before skating.

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Croton's Nick DiMaggio now "Crashing the Boards" at Union College

January 16, 2007

Thanks to Crotonblog Reader Tom M. who wrote in with college basketball news about 2006 Croton Harmon High School grad Nick DiMaggio.

And so, according to reports out of Schenectady, New York, where Nick attends Union College as a freshman, he having quite a successful season in his team position as a guard. While his team, The Dutchman, hold a 2-0 record in the Liberty League, 5-7 overall, his play is being described as “torrid.”

In a game held last Friday, January, 12, 2007, Nick scored 26 points with five assists and five rebounds—helping to lead Union to a 79-76 men’s basketball win at Rensselaer’s Robison Gym. Overall, Nick scored 14 points in a first half in which the Dutchmen had a 45-40 advantage, made 10 of 14 shots from the floor and four of five from three-point land. Additionally, he was awarded this week’s Liberty League Rookie of the Week, as a result of scoring 59 points in his last three games and has hit 20 of his last 34 shots (59%).

In a game closer to home, Nick and his teammates from Union will travel to Poughkeepsie on Saturday, January 20, 2007 for a match-up against Vassar.

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Batter Up for Croton Little League Registration

January 5, 2007

Croton Little League has announced its two upcoming registration days for the 2007 baseball season. Registration will be in the 2nd floor meeting room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building on Friday, January 5, 2006, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Saturday, January 6, 2006, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Registration includes a team hat & shirt, insurance coverage and a season-ending participation trophy. Any youth player who is registering for the first time is asked to bring a proof of age and residency. Croton residents are encouraged to call League Infromation Officer John Colombini ant 914-271-2814 with any questions.

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Flashback: The 8-1-0 Croton Harmon Tigers Football Team

November 30, 2006

Check out the Croton Harmon Tigers varsity football team (season stats) in a great online photo album from a game against Blind Brook on October 29, 2006.

by mforzag1

Thanks to reader WR for sending us the link to these great pictures. And even more thanks to “mforzag1” for shooting them and posting them to WebShots to share.

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