Updated June 13th, 2021.

Calling all Newmarket Stinger Umpires!

Please contact us as soon as possible if you are looking to join our team Blue for the 2021 season. Umpiring is a paid position & all umpires must be certified with Softball Ontario to receive their insurance. 

Junior Umpire clinics will be held online via Zoom on Saturday June 19th 9 AM till noon and Saturday June 26th 9 AM till noon. If you are new to umping, this is the clinic for you! Please forward your name and contact information to Alison at secretary.nmsa@outlook.com to secure your spot. Once you successfully complete your certification, the Stingers will cover your clinic fees ($56.50).

Participants are limited for each Junior online session. 

Intermediate Umpires: Please register with Softball Ontario to receive your rule book and insurance. Online booking will be up and running the week of June 14th. Cost is $70. Once certified, please forward your receipt to Alison at  secretary.nmsa@outlook.com  for reimbursement. 

Watch for updated emails for outdoor umpire training between June 14th and July 5th on our diamonds.

All Provincial Health and Safety Protocols will be in force.

Houseleague games for the York North Loop will begin the week of July 5th. Select level division games will begin early July as well. There will be many opportunities to ump games at Ray Twinney and its a great way to earn money this summer!

For more information about the latest info from Softball Ontario Umpires, please visit https://softballontario.ca/umpire-program/ .

Go Team Blue!

We are going to have a season!

Key Dates:

June 14th:  Starting this week, will will be holding free skills and drills at Diamonds 1 & 2 to allow all Houseleague players to get back into the swing of things, have fun, meet friends and get ready for our season. Health and safety protocols will be followed. 

June 21st: Starting this week, Select teams will be practicing, tryouts (if needed) and teams formed by week of July 5th. 

June 24th: Deadline for registration and payment for the Houseleague season. Houseleague Teams will be finalized and scheduling with our York North Loop partners will be confirmed. 

July 5th:  Houseleague schedule will be finalized and posted. Houseleague games will begin this week. Houseleague season will continue through until end of August. Timbits program will be scheduled, 5-pitch schedule finalized, U10-U19 teams will be playing home and away games. 

July 5th: Select team division will be created and weekly games will be scheduled and played against our York North Loop Select teams. This is new this year to take advantage of the fantastic opportunity to play more games against area competition. We may be able to extend our Select season into September for certain age groups. Stinger Select players must be registered with the Newmarket Stingers.

We are taking necessary precautions as we start our Houseleague and Select programs with our York North Loop Partners, Aurora, Richmond Hill, Markham and Stouffville. 

Please join us returning to outdoor play this Summer. Softball is strong in York Region, Bee part of the Newmarket Stingers!

DETAILS COMING SOON!  

Bring your friends & teammates to dust off the cobwebs with fun skills & drills at Ray Twinney. Times are shown based on your birth year.

Full Covid safety protocols in place.

Our coaches & volunteers will be there to share in some laughs, catch up on life and talk about our Houseleague season starting July 5th! Deadline to fully register is June 24th. Please share on with your social media circles. The Stingers are playing softball in 2021! We can't wait to see you at the diamonds!

Updated June 8th, 2021

We will be holding Pitcher clinics at our diamonds between June 14th and July 5th. Please watch for updates of specific times.  

If you require more information, please contact Glenn at Directoratlarge.nmsa@outlook.com. 

Our 2021 season is finally here! Houseleague and Select games begin the week of July 5th! 

The Newmarket Minor Softball Association invites you to share in celebrating our 47th year of providing safe, fun and inclusive Softball sports programming to our community. Our Strategic Plan has allowed us to embark on a 4 year plan driven by the theme “community” as our core objective. The game of Softball is alive and well in Newmarket!

We are actively engaged in new community events, new activities at the diamonds, more training and giving back more value to our players, coaches, officials, families and sponsors.

We have already kicked off our year with creative ways to improve healthy activity in our community, make playing softball more accessible, affordable and improve the lives of children through the power of sport.

Whether you are a returning player or new the game of softball, we offer organized softball to all ages from 4 years old to adults. We welcome you to BEE part of our HIVE ! 

We are a not-for-profit organization and we are very grateful to the volunteers who entirely run our league.

We have been actively involved with the Newmarket community since 1974. Our Softball league is successful only with the support of our valued sponsors. We offer the best deal in town for house league sports and our regularly scheduled games are on weekdays. Our strategic plan focuses on providing quality programming to all our players, families, volunteers and sponsors.