North Ward News Youth Development & Recreation
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The fields at Branch Brook Park’s Stephen N. Adubato Sr. Sports Complex in Newark are normally quiet during summer mornings.
But this year, the fields are filled with kids playing soccer, football and baseball thanks to a new summer camp opened by The North Ward Center.
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The North Ward Center Little League and the Liga Roberto Clemente de Newark joined together on Saturday, April 24 to celebrate their 32nd annual opening of baseball season in Newark's North Ward.
Carrying red, white and blue balloons and dressed in their team uniforms, more than 500 boys and girls from the North Ward Center's Little League were joined by parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters as they marched down Mount Prospect and Bloomfield avenues to Branch Brook Park's Middle Division Complex.
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For the first time in its history, The North Ward Center’s youth leadership program has a permanent home for its burgeoning recreational program.
In partnership with St. Lucy’s Church, The North Ward Center has leased an underutilized gym in St. Lucy’s Community Center on 7th Avenue. The gym was officially opened March 31 at an event attended by community leaders and children who play in the North Ward Center’s basketball and baseball programs.
This article originally ran April 27, 2009 on nj.com.
A 30-year tradition in Newark's North Ward that brings families together for the official start of the Little League baseball season kicked off Saturday with a parade and opening day ceremonies at Branch Brook Park.
Carrying red, white and blue balloons and dressed in their team uniforms, more than 500 boys and girls from the North Ward Center's Little League were joined by parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters as they marched down Mount Prospect and Bloomfield avenues toward the county park's Middle Division Complex.
This article originally appeared April 23, 2009 on nj.com.
The North Ward Center's Small Fry basketball team returned from an international tournament as victors, winning three out of five games in tough competition against teams from Puerto Rico and Chicago.
The 13-member team competed in the International Small Fry Basketball Tournament held April 13-16 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. The team finished in 11th place out of 32 teams from Puerto Rico, New Jersey, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
