The Guide • October 27, 2018 • Page 18
Building friendships with youth sports Youngsters looking to make some friends and have fun while playing their favorite sports have a lot to love about The Leader area. Here are some of our local youth sports organizations. Baseball/softball The largest baseball/softball league in the area is the Little League, a national as-
sociation for girls’ softball and boys’ baseball. Following is a partial list of area leagues: • Oaks Dads’ Club Little League: 3410 East T.C. Jester, 713-680-2757. • Northwest National Little League: (Northwest Athletic Association) 8787 North Houston-Rosslyn (behind St. Timothy’s UMC). Boys T-ball/
baseball, ages 5-18; girls Tball/softball, ages 5-14. Ray Morgan, 713-702-2527. • Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA: 1234 W. 34th. Call 713-869-3378 for information. • Candlelight League offers baseball, ages 3-14; girls softball, ages 7-14. Call 713-6888590. • Timbergrove Sports As-
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sociation: 1300 Bevis. Boys and girls, ages 4-14. For information, visiteteamz. com/T_S_A or contact timbergrovesportsassoc@gmail. com. Basketball • Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA: 1234 W. 34th. Boys and girls, ages 4-17. Call 713-869-3378. • Oaks Dads’ Club: 3410 East T.C. Jester, 713-680-2757. • Candlelight League: Winter basketball, ages 5-14. Call 713-688-8590. Cheerleading • Northwest Tigers, home games at Lutheran High North, ages 5-12. 832-654-2778. • North Houston Oilers, home games at Hamilton Middle School, Reagan High School, ages 5-12. 832-2369442. Football • Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA: 1234 W. 34th. Flag football, boys 6-13. Call 713-869-3378. • Northwest Tigers, home games at Lutheran High North, ages 5-12. 832-654-2778 • North Houston Oilers, home games at Hamilton Middle School, Reagan High School, ages 5-12. 832-2369442.
These little ‘Lady Bugs’ learn good sportsmanship while building lasting friendships at the Oaks Dads Club.
Soccer • Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA: 1234 W. 34th, Boys and girls, ages 3-17. Call 713-869-3378. • Timbergrove Sports Association: 1300 Bevis. Boys and girls, ages 4-12. eteamz.com/ T_S_A. timbergrovesportsassoc@gmail.com. • Oaks Dads Club, ages 4-12 Call 713-680-2757. Swimming • Northwest Aquatic League: Some 96 swimming teams in northwest Houston subdivisions participate in this league. It is the second largest swimming organization in the United States and is open to
ages 4-18. Contact manager@ nwal.org for information. • Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA: 1234 W. 34th, offers swimming lessons, 6 months to adult. Call 713-8693378 (summer only). Track & Field • Northwest Flyers Youth Track Team: Boys and girls, ages 6-18. Call 281-587-8442 or visit www.northwestflyers. org. Volleyball • Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA: 1234 W. 34th. Spring, girls 8-15. Call 713869-3378.
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ister of Historic Places, the Heights Neighborhood Library offers an extensive collection of books, magazines, newspapers and other resources along with a meeting for community events. During the school year, youngsters can drop by for the After School Zone at 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Baby Time is offered at noon on Mondays, Laughter Yoga for adults is 11 a.m. Saturdays. Job seekers can also complete applications and prepare for interviews in a relaxed setting during Open Job Labs at
noon on Thursdays. Carnegie Neighborhood Library & Center for Learning 1050 Quitman Houston, Texas 77009 832-393-1720 www.houstonlibrary.org/ carnegie-neighborhood-library Hours Monday – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Wednesday – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Thursday – 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday – Closed This campus offers residents a chance to engage in a variety of entertaining and educational activities. Families can relax with a movie on Saturday afternoons from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of Movies for Grownups. Board games is held from 4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays for youth ages 7-18 and includes dominoes and chess. Open Job Labs are open at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays. Toddler Storytime is 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays for kids ages 0-5 and toddlers ages 18-36 months.