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July 30, 2009

Sports Shorts: Haverhill High seeks JV football coach

HHS looking for JV football coach

Haverhill High School is looking to hire a JV football coach for the coming school year. Interested parties should send their letter of intent and a resume to Peter Shanahan, 137 Monument St., Haverhill, MA 01832 or email them to pshanahan@haverhill-ps.org.

Post 4 loses heartbreaker in district tournament

Haverhill Legion Post 4 baseball dropped at heartbreaker to Natick, 6-5, in 10 innings, to drop out of the district tournament at Sudbury.

Joel Sullivan (4 for 6) and Brendon Bretton (3 for 3, two runs scored) scored in the first and second to give Post 4 an early 2-0 lead. But three Haverhill errors in the sixth inning helped Natick to establish at 4-2 lead.

Josh Chasse (2 for 2) blasted an eighth-inning solo home run to draw Haverhill within one at 4-3. Bretton's RBI double scored Chad Kimball to tie the game and Bill Lafferty (2 for 5, two RBIs) ripped his second two-strike, two-out RBI single of the game to give Haverhill a 5-4 lead. But a home run tired the game in the eighth and the fourth error of the game in the 10th proved costly.

Starting pitcher Taylor Robinson pitched five innings, yielding two runs on four hits, walking one and striking out two. Austin Brodie, who pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth, tossed three innings of effective relief before yielding the game tying home run in the eighth.

Haverhill ends its season at 10-8.

Date set for Bobby Bell Road Race

Organizers have announced that the 23rd annual Bobby Bell 5-mile road race/walk will take place on Sunday, Oct. 11.

The walk will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the race will begin at 11 a.m. at the Lasting Room Grill, 122 Washington St. in downtown Haverhill.

The cost is $17 pre-entry and $22 post-entry.

T-shirts are given to the first 50 walker entries and 320 runner entries.

There are numerous awards in various age, weight and specialty categories.

The race features gender graded scoring, which helps women and men compete as equals.

After the race, there will be a buffet at The Lasting Room, with a DJ, raffles and prizes.

The race benefits two local scholarships as well as Haverhill Brightside, Haverhill Police Auxiliaries, the Andover Striders and others. The Bobby Bell is Race 8 out of 20 on the Hockomock Swamp Rat 2009-2010 Grand Prix Series.

For more information, visit http://www.coolrunning.com/major/09/bbell/ or contact Dave LaBrode at ickylabrode@verizon.net.

PAL Soccer registers for in-town program

Online registration for the Fall 2009 season of Haverhill Parents Athletic League soccer will be available until July 31 at http://www.haverhillpal.org. See the "Online Registration" tab for more information or send an email to sportspilot@haverhillpal.org.

Valley Y hosts 3-on-3 basketball tournament

The Merrimack Valley YMCA is holding their 17th annual 3-on-3 basketball tourney for boys and girls on Saturday, July 25 starting at 8 a.m. at the North Andover Youth Center, 33 Johnson St.

Boys and girls ages 9 through 18 will be divided into age divisions: Ages 9 and 10, ages 11 and 12, ages 13 and 14, ages 15 and 16, and ages 17 and 18. Class of 2009 high school graduates are not eligible to play.

Registration forms are available at the Lawrence YMCA at 40 Lawrence St., the Andover/North Andover YMCA at 165 Haverhill St. in Andover, the Methuen YMCA at 129 Haverhill St., the North Andover Youth Center at 33 Johnson St. and online at www.mvymca.org. Contact Damion Waugh at 978-686-6191.

Elite basketball club seeks players

The Mass. Elite Basketball Club is currently accepting new player registrations for the upcoming fall travel team sessions. This program is geared toward youth entering seventh- through ninth grades.

Beginning in August, players will participate in a 10-game league schedule, compete in three regional tournaments, participate in weekly practice sessions and participate in a league playoff tournament.

Fees for the fall session have been placed at $325. Academic scholarships are available for student-athletes who compiled a 3.5 GPA or higher during their last full school year.

For more information, contact Eric Polli, director of Basketball Operations, at pollie@merrimack.edu or visit www.eteamz.com/maelite.

Adult football players wanted

The New England Hawks are recruiting players for their upcoming season. The Hawks are a semipro football team for ages 18 and older and play in the New England Football League. All skill levels are welcome; all positions are open. If you are interested, contact Mike Bernier at 603-766-1350 or mike@nehawks.com or visit at http://www.nehawks.com for more information.

Youth football seeks players, coaches

Haverhill Youth Rec Football League is registering players on the city Web site, www.ci.haverhill.ma.us. Click on "Departments," then "Parks and Recreation." In addition to players, there is a need for coaches and parents for a booster club. Call the recreation department at 978-374-2389 ext. 33 for more information. Once players are signed up, equipment will be issued at the Citizens Center at 10 Welcome St. in Haverhill on Saturday, July 25 and Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Football clinic planned

The Haverhill Recreation Department, along with the football staff at Haverhill High School, is holding a free football clinic for students in grades 4 through 8 at Haverhill Stadium on Aug. 10 through Aug. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. In order to participate, students have to be registered with the Recreation Department. Visit the city Web site at www.ci.haverhill.ma.us. Click on "Departments" then "Parks and Recreation."

Swim, diving lessons offered at HHS pool

Haverhill High School's pool will be open for diving lessons for ages 8 and up on Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m.

Cost is $5 per hour.

Family Swim Time (must be age 3 or older) is offered Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. Cost is $3 per swimmer. For more information, call 978-374-5732.

To submit items for this feature, contact Staff Writer Cara Spilsbury at cspilsbury@hgazette.com.

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