SPORTS LEAGUES & CLUBS thetriangleweekender.com
2024
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Try a new sport, join a run club, throw a disc around and much more By Ryan Christiano and Lena Miano Photography by John Michael Simpson
Curling
Triangle Curling Club is a volunteer-run club that offers options for
curlers at every interest and skill level, from younger players (juniors) to adults. Programs include classes focused on learning fundamentals as well as competitive leagues for members who are ready for gameplay. The club also offers a series of curling tournaments throughout each season.
Baseball
Open to boys and girls ages 4-16, East Chatham Little League works in coordination with local businesses, Chatham County Schools and the Chatham County Parks and Recreation Department to offer spring and fall baseball and softball seasons played at various elementary and middle schools in Pittsboro and southern Chapel Hill. Riptide Baseball Academy has indoor batting cages and pitching lanes next to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. It offers group and individual
lessons, clinics, facility rentals and travel teams for baseball and softball players up to age 18. With four fields located at 918 Junction Rd. in Durham, Bull City Little League provides year-round baseball and softball leagues for various ages as well as a rookie (T-ball) team and a volunteer program for former players. Baseball Rebellion is a 10,000-square-foot hitting and pitching
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training center in Raleigh that caters to all levels and features six HitTrax systems and self-feeding pitching machines, projected on 65-
inch TVs, plus video analysis rooms for trainees to track their performance. Located at 5124 Revere Rd., Parkwood Ballfield is a great place to play and practice. It’s located within Parkwood, one of Durham’s first large planned neighborhoods. The North Wake County Baseball Association helps develop the skills of players ages 5-12 through spring, summer and fall programs at the Factory Baseball Complex in Wake Forest. The Wake County Club Baseball League is an interscholastic baseball program that relies on volunteers to help Wake County Public School System middle schoolers prepare to play at the high school level. Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association teaches competitive play and
teamwork to boys and girls ages 4-15 in its tryout-free softball and baseball programs, which are run entirely by volunteers. The Miracle League of the Triangle offers individuals with special
needs ages 5 and older the chance to play baseball in a traditional organized sports format. Games are played at fields in Cary, North Raleigh and at the Durham Bulls Miracle League Park.