GCAA 2001-2002 Boys and Girls Basketball at St. Paul's Field House ended the regular season on Saturday, March 2. There will be additional third/fourth grade boys games played on Saturday, March 16, where the east teams will play the west teams. Each team will be assigned a game from either noon to 1 p.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. Your coach will notify you of your teams game time.

We greatly appreciate all of the help from the volunteer coaches, assistant coaches, and everyone else who donated their time making this a successful and fun season.

If you have any questions you may contact one of our coordinators:

Boys third/fourth grade east of Rockaway - Greg Raphael 877-5912.

Boys third/fourth grade west of Rockaway - Bob O'Brien 328-6206 or Dan Dignam 741-0989.

Boys fifth/sixth grade - Don Pfail 739-3252.

Girls third-sixth grades - Paul McDougal 747-8369.

Boys/girls second grade is a clinic with no team assignments - John Skramko 746-9659.

If there are any basketball questions please contact John Skramko 746-9659 or Paul DeGrazia 747-5695.

Visit us on the web at http://www.gc-aa.com for information on all our programs. Register to receive periodic email updates of important dates and events. Any questions or comments may be sent via email to gcaa@gc-aa.com. We welcome and greatly appreciate your feedback.

Little League Baseball/Girls Softball Opening Day - Opening Day for Little League Baseball/Girls Softball is Saturday, April 13. Open registration for Little League Baseball and Girls Softball concluded Feb. 15. Late applications may be submitted with a $25 late fee in addition to the applicable league fee and will be accepted on the condition that if no position is available in the correct league, your application will be rejected and all registration fees returned. Applications may be printed from our web site http://www.gc-aa.com.

Major League Tryout Sessions - Tryouts for the Major National League will be conducted Saturday, March 9, and Sunday, March 10. All eligible registrants were mailed a letter assigning a tryout date and time. The tryout schedule can also be viewed on our web site. Any ballplayer who has not received an assigned tryout session/is not on the list, should contact Bob Lawkins at 775-7304.

* Mandatory Umpires clinic on March 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Paul's.

* Mandatory Coaches clinic - Saturday, March 26, from 7 to 10 p.m. at St. Paul's Cluett Hall. Anyone who volunteered or is interested in coaching should attend.

* All players will be notified of their team assignment by March 31.

* Picture sessions will be held April 9 through 19.

* Parade/Opening day is Saturday, April 13, at 9 a.m.

Umpires for 2002 Baseball/Softball - Applications for youth umpires for our 8/9-year-old divisions are currently being accepted. Candidates must be 13 or over. Applications may be picked up at the GC Recreation Office, St. Paul's or can be printed from our web site.