Handball in Waterbury

Handball Tradition
​in Waterbury

Waterbury has a nearly century-old relationship with and history of Handball.  

Handball Court Locations
​in Waterbury

  • Lakewood Park
    • 3 Courts
​
  • Kennedy High School

  • Rivera-Hughes Memorial Park
    • 2 Courts
Picture
Above: The two new handball courts at Lakewood Park at the Great Brook Reservoir sits perpendicular and adjacent to an eighty-some-odd year old, renewed and resurfaced, handball court.  So popular is the sport that, at the influence of the Lakewood Neighborhood Association, the City of Waterbury Department of Parks and Recreation added the new courts.  

Way Back in 2013,
When Waterbury​Had Only 1 Handball Court

Handball Organizations in Waterbury

​Lakewood Handball Association

Waterbury Handball
​in the News

Handball Repairs at Lakewood Park
rep-am.com [1993 article] (subscription may be required)

Irish Grand Marshall Tied to Handball

Handball has been influenced by many cultures since it's beginnings.  In the United States, that influence tends to drift in popularity from ethnicity to ethnicity.  In Waterbury, the sport is no longer as popular among Italian nor Irish immigrants as it once was.  Currently, the popularity of the sport tends to be among first generation north American islanders.

This year, the Grand Marshall of the Saint Patrick's Day Parade happens to be a former Handball star.  He, Jimmy Lyng, holds at least three Handball championships to his name.

Sports Groups in Waterbury

Aviglianese Athletic Club - since 1954
50 North Barns Street
Waterbury, Connecticut  06704
501(c)7 corporation

Bunker Hill Sports Association

Country Club of Waterbury
1 Country Club Road
Waterbury, Connecticut  06708
501(c)7 corporation

Lega Siciliana Social Club
Pontelandolfo Community Club
Portugese Sports Club Inc.
Fairlawn Basketball Association
Town Plot Sports Association
Waterbury Knights Football 
          and Cheerleading

Waterbury Knights Youth Football 
a.k.a. American Youth Football, Inc. 
- since 2005
2574 East Main Street, 2nd Floor
Waterbury, Connecticut, 06705
501(c)3 corporation

Did You Know
​... About Handball

Handball is an Olympic event!

Center of Sporting and Gaming

The City of Neighborhoods has long contributed to the sports world.  Now we finally have a place to park the news about upcoming events, team schedules, schoold stanindgs, and more. 

Please email WaterburyLife@WaterburyLife.com  or NewsReporter@WaterburyLife.com.
Grants Available to Sport Organizations
The Finish Line Youth Foundation, the charitable arm of athletic products retailer Finish Line, provides funding to support youth athletic programs and sports-based camps, especially those serving disadvantaged children and those with special needs.  Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations for community-based athletic programs and camps that teach active lifestyle and team-building skills.  Preference will be given to organizations that provide opportunities for participation for children and young adults age 18 and under and whose activities provide direct services to individuals with tangible results.  To be eligible, applicants must be a nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Priority will be given to organizations or programs located near Finish Line retail stores, including Waterbury.  Deadline: September 30th, 2016.  20160817