Castleton Sports Club

Tickets are now available at the store and the sports fields canteen (when open).  Contact Ted or Christine Westbrook for more information or tickets.  Ticket quantities are limited for this age of majority event.

Saturday April 27 is clean up day at the sports fields.  Bring your gloves, rake and wheelbarrow to help get the fields game ready.   Students,  bring your volunteer hours sheets to get credit for your time.   Meet at the fields at 9:00.  Any time you can give is very much appreciated.

Two registration dates have been set for minor baseball, Sat. April 13 & Sat. April 20 from 10:00 until 12:00 at the Sports Fields.  Below is more information from the organizers regarding sign up.

Baseball coordinator Jeff Turney would like to make anyone who has minor ball players aware of Blue Jays sponsored instructional clinics in our area.  This would be a great opportunity for little ball players to hone their skills.  Visit the Blue Jays website to register your child at a clinic near you.

The deadline for soccer registration is April 6.  Print your forms from here .  U16 & U18 players are needed to field teams for the upcoming season.  If you know someone who would like to play for those divisions please have them register as soon as possible.  These teams may not run if we do not get more players.  For more information contact

Cathy 905-344-1004 – cathyrose45@hotmail.com

or

Christine   905-344-7157 – wstbrk@rogers.com

Baseball organizers plan on hosting 2 more sign up days, which have yet to be determined.  Please contact Jeff at Jeff.Turney@toromont.com for more information.

Forms for the voluntary MacMillan fundraiser have gone out with parents who have already registered their children.  Forms are due back April 8 with product delivery scheduled for April 27 at the fields.  Product pick up time has not been made available yet.  Funds raised will go towards the purchase of playground equipment

The Castleton Sports Club meets the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Castleton Town Hall

Meetings are open to everyone.

The early registration has been held over 1 more day due to the number of people who expressed an interest in signing up their children but were unable to attend due to prior commitments

Christine Westbrooke will be available today for registration at her house on 1851 Percy St. or phone 905-344-7157.   The early fee will be honoured for TODAY only.

Saturday, March 2 will the last day to save on registering your child or children for minor sports in Castleton.   Print forms here to save a bit of time.

Fees are as follows:

1 child - $60.00 (early $55.00)

2 children – $110 (early $100)

3 or more children-$165  (early $150)

Mini Socer/Baseball Camps – $35.00 (early-$30.00)

You will need 3 cheques at the time of registration:

1 for registration fees

1 for volunteer requirements

1 for uniform deposit

Both the volunteer & uniform cheques will be returned at the end of the season, pending fulfillment of volunteer hours and the return of the uniform to the respective coach.

All teams have limited spaces.  Please register early to secure a position on the team.

The winning team of players of the Castleton Cup Pond Hockey Tournament

Saturday, February 16 was a perfect -8 C and teams were set for a day of all out pond hockey at the ice rink.   The teams entered in the tournament were in for a great day beginning with the first puck drop at 1 pm sharp. Each 25 min game brought more and more excitement.

Teams competed in one common pool creating an all out battle for top position.  After the scheduled three games, two teams had a flawless record winning all three of their games.  The teams assembled by John Rolfe and Ryan Wilson were perfect on the day leading into the final match.  It was a do or die 25 minute race for the cup.  At the final whistle, it was the team entered by John Rolf who hoisted the Castleton Cup Pond Hockey trophy under the lights in victory at 7:30pm

The teams were complied of various ages but it was the timeless entry of golden oldies by Derek Jones that drew the attention of spectators.   Not too sure if an ambulance or defibrillator was needed but this team did have a ton of fun.

Names withheld to protect the ego’s of these “senior” players

Though there was no real winner or loser on the day but the true winners were all participants in the first Castleton Cup Pond Hockey tournament.  Forty-eight players, comprising eight teams, taking to the ice of the outdoor rink was a perfect way to celebrate the Canada’s ultimate winter sport.   Grassroots hockey is alive and well in rural Ontario.

The Sports Club has deemed this an event a success and with some cooperation from Mother Nature it will become an annual event.