Registration for the 2006 Hawk football and cheerleading seasons will be held at Allen Park on Saturdays, March 4 and April 1. For more information visit www.farmingdalehawks.org or call 752-0604. Registration weekend for the Farmingdale Titans Youth Football and Cheerleading 2006 season will be Friday, March 10 from 8 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Allen Park Community Center. For more information contact Bob Thompson at 777-3700 or Flo Hilbrandt at 420-0289.

Registration is currently under way for 15 positions to form the Under-19 Long Island Colts high school boys rugby team. Yearly dues are $110 and financial assistance and rugby sponsorships are available.

High school rugby in the USA is a spring sport played on a football-size field without helmets, pads or timeouts. A game of rugby typically lasts 80 minutes. Rugby players play offense and defense and every player on the field is expected to run like a wide receiver, kick like a punter, tackle like a defensive back, pass like a quarterback and score touchdowns like a running back.

High school boys interested in playing this full-contact game based on football should contact New Zealand coach John Royal at 395-6977, e-mail jmroyal@msn.com. The new rugby club is always seeking new players.