Section: Sports & Recreation

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Croton Skate Park Ramps & Retired Fire Truck in Auction on Ebay

November 6, 2006

Drastically reduced from its original total cost of $150,000 (which included paving and fencing), the SK8 Croton skate park ramps were listed on Ebay in an auction that began on November 6, 2006 for a starting bid of $10,000.

Additionally, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson has also put its retired 1983 Mack CF Pumper 1250 GPM/500 Gallon Tank fire truck on the auction block—starting at $5,000.

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Croton Shuts out Blind Brook 27-0 Reaches Section 1 Finals

October 30, 2006

The Croton-Harmon High School Football Team seeded No. 1A in Section 1 Class C beat Blind Brook the No. 2B seed 27-0 Sunday at Spencer Field in Croton. The win puts the Tigers into the Sectional Finals next weekend at Mahopac High School against perennial power and last year’s state champion Dobbs Ferry. Dobbs, the No. 1B seed, beat Valhalla, seeded No. 3B, today by a score of 20-0 at their home field Gould Park in Dobbs Ferry. Croton’s record now stands at 8-0 overall and 6-0 in league play. The Tigers were ranked 9th in the state last week among Class C schools.

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Stormy Weather Forces Croton-Harmon's Semifinal Playoff Game to be Moved to Tomorrow

October 28, 2006

The severe storm that is moving through the Northeastern United States today has forced the Section C football semifinal game between Croton-Harmon and Blind Brook High School to be postponed until tomorrow at 12:30 PM at Spencer Field behind C.E.T.

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Winners All Around in Croton's 26th Annual Hunger Run

October 22, 2006

The winning time for the Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger 10k race was 35:07. And the course is quite a challenge too. See the map for yourself.

But the 10k wasn’t the only race taking place on Sunday, October 15, 2006. By far, the one-mile “fun run” attracts the most varied participation from runners, walkers and strollers young and old. That doesn’t mean that the race isn’t competitive though. It was the students from both Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School and Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School ran their best and were subsequently rewarded with shiny trophies.

The race, now in its 26th year, not only provides hunger relief for those in need, but also serves as a really wonderful and healthy community event. And what a day it was. With mostly sunny skies, a light wind and temps in the mid-sixties most runners even managed to break a sweat.

For more information on the event and race results, click over to www.runagainsthunger.com.

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Croton AYSO Kicks Off "Soccer Passback Program"

October 17, 2006

Croton AYSO is looking for ALL OLD UNIFORMS AND GENTLY USED SOCCER GEAR to donate to other youth soccer programs in need. Therefore, Croton AYSO asks residents to take the time to go through your old things and bring them with you to picture day on Oct. 21, 2006, at Croton Gorge Park (the Croton Dam). There will be a table available with boxes where you can drop everything into that no longer fits your child. Items such as soccer balls, jerseys, shorts, shin guards and cleats are all welcome.

For more information please contact Pat Barua by emailing pm596 AT optonline DOT net.

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“Light-Up the Courts 2” Fundraiser Set for October 21

October 16, 2006

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The Croton Harmon School District board announced that construction of the new tennis courts recently began. The school district is building three all-weather tennis courts adjacent to Spencer Field. When the courts are completed, Croton will again be able to host inter-scholastic team tennis. Since construction began on the middle school, Croton tennis teams had to schedule only away games.

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This is great news for everyone in the community, as tennis is a sport for all ages, and the new courts will provide a facility that is sorely needed in the Croton Community. However, the facility is not perfect. Budget realities have restricted what the school district was able to build. Many residents in the community were hoping for 5 courts to be built, lights, backboard and other amenities such as benches.

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The Croton Tennis Committee was formed two years ago to raise money for some of the extras. The community generously donated and participated in the first “Light-Up the Courts Fundraiser.” “Light-Up the Courts 2” is being planned for the weekend of October 21, 2006.

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Walking Croton's Burning Plank

October 10, 2006

It really sucks that Croton’s ‘tweens and teens lack a safe and sanctioned place at which to hang out.

What a bummer it is that Trustee Brennan spent nearly the entire length of his term hard at work and only managed to draft a still-unseen survey to establish whether the community wants a community center in Croton.

And if that weren’t bad enough, even as they claimed a shortage of recreational space existed in Croton, the Recreation Advisory Committee (RAC) hurriedly closed the short-lived skate park. Orphaned by lack of sensible planning, it remains an abandoned, fenced-in asphalt plot with skate ramps barely covered with protective blue plastic tarps.

It’s also too bad that the Mayor Dr. Gregory Schmidt was unable to direct former Trustee James “of Dr. Pepper fame” Steinberg, then serving as liaison to the RAC, to ramrod the creation of a teen recreational facility. After all, it was the Mayor who appointed unsuccessful Republican running mate Steinberg to fill his vacated seat as trustee. And the RAC is dominated by Schmidt supporters and appointees to boot.

To judge from their appearance en masse at the village board meeting on October 3, 2006, and from an open letter published in the October 5, 2006, edition of The Gazette, the RAC has finally had it with the mayor’s stalling tactics and inaction. They figuratively broke out the rubber knives and toy swords and mutinied against their captain. Bravo. Stick it to the man (see video below)!

Their letter says that “renovating the existing space in the municipal building is not in conflict with the community center plans nor is it a waste of funds since that room can be utilized by any number of future occupants when and if a community center comes to fruition.

Community center? How did that elephant get in the room? Croton’s residents still haven’t given such an expensive facility the nod, and other possibilities remain unconsidered.

Yes, how about the firehouse community rooms? Remember those multimillion-dollar bonds of the recent past? Well, you gotta see the rooms… For starters, check the Harmon Engine Company. It is certainly a beautiful facility. As a matter of fact, the community room on the 2nd floor of the Harmon Firehouse is approximately 1,500 square feet and has the capacity to hold 145 people (see pictures below).

That’s right, why hasn’t the Recreation Department looked into the possibility of booking space at the firehouse to meet the needs of their growing clientele? It seems like space at our local firehouses would meet many recreational purposes for young and old residents of the village alike.

And perhaps some of those teens, enjoying the hospitality of a firehouse for the very first time, might get bitten by the “fire bug” and become interested in serving our community as volunteer firefighters.

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Battle for First Place as Croton Football Hosts Westlake this Saturday

September 27, 2006

The 2006 Croton-Harmon High School varsity football team which has gotten off to an impressive 3-0 start this season will host undefeated league rival 3-0 Westlake this Saturday September 30 at home in a 1:30 PM showdown to decide who will sit atop the Section 1 C – League A standings.

The Tigers opened their season with emphatic home wins over Rye Neck (24-7) and Haldane (26-0) and a shutout on the road versus Magnus last week 14-0. Croton has been clicking on both sides of the football so far in this young season. The defense which has allowed the fewest points in the league so far with 7 in three games has given up a very stingy 157 average yards per game, also tops in the league

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Summer's End Silver Lake Style...

September 5, 2006

Labor Day marks the end of the official beach season at Silver Lake Park. Sob.

Residents of Croton-on-Hudson who did happen by the river on Monday, September 4, 2006, enjoyed a partly cloudy and cooler day with air temperatures in the upper seventies and a light breeze thanks to a passing Ernesto. Even though it was a cool day by Labor Day standards, many bathers took prolonged swims in the 70-degree river waters.

And by late afternoon, around 4:30 PM, park lifeguards (the most excellent) Tim, Peter, Gerry, Dermott, Joey and Devon (off duty; Lindsay, Katie, Carly & Amy) began removing floating section ropes from the river and the lifeguard chair from the beach.

Apprentices Matt and Max, seen below carrying the guard surfboard, also provided some assistance.

By 5:15 PM, with park supervisor Eugene helping the crew and the river now reverted to its natural state, it remains a place for summer memories past and many more to look forward to in 2007.

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New Athletic Fields at Croton Point Park

August 1, 2006

Top quality athletic fields in Croton have been in hard to come by. But that has just changed for the better. As of August 14, 2006, the Village will assume maintenance and administration from the County over the newly improved athletic fields at Croton Point Park. Here are the details.

The County is completing a major renovation started two years ago. The Croton Point Park sports complex includes a baseball diamond and a multipurpose rectangular turf field, a generous parking area and a bathroom facility and a water fountain.

The Village’s new permit fee is significantly lower than the fee charged by the County for these fields prior to the renovation. The Village is taking applications now in advance of the August 14th takeover date.

These fields are located on Croton Point Park Avenue a quarter mile east the interchange with Rt. 9/9A and 100 yards east of the overpass above and entrance into the Metro North rail yard.

The baseball diamond has a sand covered infield, full height backstop and a slightly elevated pitcher’s mound. The turf on the outfield is new and robust. A new water fountain is located behind the backstop. The football-soccer-field hockey-lacrosse field is elevated for good drainage, irrigated by internal sprinklers, with embedded sockets for soccer-style goals. Its new turf is —at present—chiefly a playground for white-tailed deer and Canada geese from the woods and waters nearby. The multipurpose field’s dimensions are generous and adequate for scholastic scale competition.

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