Saratoga Wilton Soccer Club Tryouts
The Saratoga Wilton Soccer Club will hold team placement and tryouts at the following dates and times: Monday, June 22: U8/10 girls, 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Chaz Dake Fields, U11/12 girls 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Gavin Park, U8/10 boys 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Gavin Park and U17/18 boys 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Gavin Park. Tuesday, June 23: U13/14 girls and also U17/18 girls, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Gavin Park. Thursday, June 25: U15/16 girls, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Gavin Park, U15/16 boys, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gavin Park. Friday, June 26: U11/12 boys, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Gavin Park, U13/14 boys, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gavin Park. Visit swycs.net for more information.
FTFA Soccer Open House
FTFA Soccer Saratoga is holding their 2015-16 season Open House at the Saratoga Independent School on June 22 and 25. If you're looking for a competitive, premier soccer environment without having to pay the premier price tag FTFA may be the program for your son. FTFA Soccer Saratoga is led by Saratoga Springs boys’ soccer Coach Jeff Geller along with Skidmore College assistant coach Keith Simons. The U8s are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., U10s are from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and U12s are 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit www.ftfasoccer.com
Blue Streak Boys Basketball Camp
The camp, held July 13 to 17 at Maple Avenue Middle School, will focus on fundamentals and work to develop shooting skills, defense and other fundamentals of the game. Cost is $125 per player.
Session 1, for boys in grades 3 through 6, will be from 8 to 11 a.m., while grades 7 through 10 will go from noon to 3 p.m. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
1k and 5k Run at Gavin Park
Come join Friends of Wilton Recreation for a 1k or 5k walk/run at the Town of Wilton’s ParkFest 2015 on Saturday, July 11. The 1k begins at 9:15 a.m. for kids 10 and under, with prizes for all participants. The 5k begins at 8 a.m. for ages 11 and up, with t-shirts for all participants and prizes for top finishers in each age group. Cost to participate is $5 for the 1k or $20 for the 5k. For more information and to register, visit www.friendsofwiltonrec.com.
Saratoga Springs Booster Club Field Hockey Camp
The Saratoga Springs Booster Club will be hosting its annual field hockey camp beginning on June 29 and ending July 3 at Dorothy Nolan School from 8 to 11 a.m. each day. The program is open to third through 12th graders. No experience needed. The camp includes extensive individual instruction along with daily participation in game situations. The goal is to teach the fundamentals of field hockey, while ensuring that each player leaves the camp with a new appreciation for the game. The camp brochure can be downloaded from the Booster Club’s website at www.eteamz.com/Saratogafieldhockey1. Registration is now open and the cost is $67. For more information please contact Jo-Anne Hostig, Saratoga head field hockey coach at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Firecracker Road Race
The Firecracker 4 road race in Saratoga Springs on July 4th expects 4,000 runners this year. The race’s presenting sponsor, Fleet Feet Sports/Asics, will host free training runs in June to help runners of all ability levels to prepare. Training runs will leave from Fleet Feet Sports two stores in Albany (155 Wolf Road, at Metro Park Road) and Malta (37 Kendall Way, The Shops of Malta) on Wednesday evenings, June 17 and June 24, at 6 p.m. A rehearsal run of the four-mile Firecracker 4 course is set for Saturday morning, June 27 at 8 a.m. starting in front of the City Center, 522 Broadway, downtown Saratoga.
