Official announcement will be at the March 16 Board of Education meeting. Come show your support of the decision.
Senior Josh Quinn being recruited by four colleges, with three scholarship offers so far
Senior Josh Quinn, who’s played with Pelham Youth Rugby for two and a half years, is being actively recruited by four colleges, including St. Joseph’s University, Lindenwood University, Mary Washington University and Iona College. Mary Washington, Iona and Lindenwold are offering scholarships to Josh, who plays prop for Pelham. “It has been hectic the past couple of months,…
Sign up! Registration open for Pelham Youth Rugby’s spring program
Players can register now for Pelham Youth Rugby’s spring program. The program is run through Pelham Recreation and offers playing opportunities for second graders right up through high school. Pelham Rugby is open to kids from towns outside of Pelham and is one of the very few youth rugby programs in our region. Elementary players will be…
Ruggers Edge to talk about college playing opportunities Oct. 29 at Daronco Town House
Pelham Rugby has the Ruggers Edge coming to Pelham to do a Pelham-only presentation about the opportunities for rugby players in college. How to get in, how to use rugby to help you get in, get scholarships and grants. When: Oct 29, 7:30 pm Where: Daronco Town House, 5th Avenue, Pelham Why: To learn how rugby can…
Pelham tackle teams win three out of four games against Morris squads
Little late, but here it is anyway! Pelham faced off against Morris Rugby last weekend at Glover Field. Morris is one of the oldest and biggest youth rugby clubs in America. Pelham showed them there may be a new sheriff in town! (Actually I am kidding. They were great kids and great guys run the program.)…
Pelham Youth Rugby begins new season with FOUR tackle teams taking the field
Congratulations to the U12 team. For most of them, it was their first experience with tackle rugby. They did really well. Manhattan had lots of kids, and Pelham had a bunch of kids missing, but in the end, Manhattan only edged Pelham 10 tries to 8. The U14 game was a tough one. Manhattan’s U14 team is almost…
First two Pelham Rugby players picked to play for college programs
Pelham Youth Rugby has produced its first two college rugby players, Ross Burke and Tim Ward. Ross, who started playing with Pelham until he outgrew the existing program, received a rugby scholarship to attend the University of Arizona. Tim made the traveling squad this weekend when Top 25 St Joseph’s University visited Columbia University. Tim was the only freshman…
Sign up! Registration open for Pelham Youth Rugby’s fall program
Kids can register now for Pelham Youth Rugby’s fall program, with practices set to start Sept. 10. The program is run through Pelham Recreation and offers playing opportunities for second graders right through high school. Pelham Rugby is open to kids from towns outside of Pelham and is one of the very few youth rugby…
Practices: Make the hours count, don’t count the hours
What does that mean? If you ask any successful athlete or scientist or mathematician or any professional what had the biggest impact on their success, they all say it is practice. The key with practice is to put the effort in. That does not mean just showing up and going through the motions of practice.…