Wilshire Athletic Association 2023-2024 Scholarship

Calling all seniors!

Wilshire Scholarship

Wilshire is accepting applications for our scholarships. We are giving away two(2) $500 scholarships to be awarded to one female and one male Wilshire athlete. Please write an essay detailing how Wilshire has affected your life. Deadline is February 28, 2024.

1. The Wilshire Athletic Association will award two (2) scholarships annually to one (1) male and one (1) female. The Board will determine the amount of the scholarships for that given year. They will be awarded at one of the end of season banquets. This money is to be used for post educational purposes.

2. Applicants will be required to apply for the scholarship in writing to the Wilshire Athletic Association email: wilshireaa1@gmail.com or P.O. Box 80004, Springfield, MA 01138-0004, by February 28th of each year. Please tell us how Wilshire has affected your life.

3. Applicants must have played at least three (3) seasons in baseball, softball, soccer and/or basketball for the Wilshire Athletic Association.

4. The Wilshire Athletic Association Board of Directors will select the recipients from the pool of qualified applicants. Recipients must submit a letter of acceptance before the appropriate banquet. The recipient or a representative must be present at the banquet to receive the scholarship.

5. Applicants may apply annually; however, the scholarship may be received only once.

6. All scholarship money is raised from sources other than our registration fees.

7. The Board of Directors has the discretion to deviate from the criteria to accommodate the applicants for the given year. (i.e., may award scholarships to both female if no male applicants, etc.)

2023 Spring Sports Signups Update

We have posted in person Spring Sports signups for 2023 to our website events (Baseball & Soccer). They will take place Friday January 27th from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Saturday January 28th from 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Friday February 3rd from 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm and Saturday February 4th from 10:00 am-12:00 pm at the Christ Presbyterian Church at 1597 Allen Street, Springfield, MA 01118. To register online, please click here. For Soccer, the cost is $180 for 10U & 12U age divisions and $90 for 6U & 8U age divisions. Child must have turned 4yrs old by January 1, 2023. For T-Ball, cost is $90 and child must be by 5yrs old by May 1, 2023. Baseball is $180 for the season. All payments are due at time of registration. Please email us as wilshireaa1@gmail.com with any further questions. 

Basketball Banquet Info

We will be hosting our end of Basketball Season banquet on April 3, 2022 at Cedars Banquet Center on Island Pond Rd. This is a fully catered event. Players and coaches are free. The cost of additional tickets are $12.00 each. For tickets, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/288199230657




Also, we will be raffling off a 55 inch Smart TV at this banquet. For raffle tickets, please visit https://myevent.com/wilshireTV

Winter Doughnut Fundraiser

We are currently doing a Krispy Kreme doughnut fundraiser going till Jan 31, 2022. All basketball coaches should have relayed this information to players/parents. If you need an extra order form, please find the form attached to this post. We will be picking up the doughnuts and distributing to all who ordered early in February. Please stay tuned for further details and Thanks Again to all who are helping us out with this fund raiser.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Order Form

Mask Reminder

This is a reminder that we are required to wear masks properly, covering mouth and nose during all basketball practices and games. This includes all players and parents. We are permitted by the City of Springfield to use the school gymnasiums. If we lose our permits due to mask violations, this could result in the end of the basketball season and we will not be able to issue refunds for this reason. Thank you to everyone for your cooperation.

Update on the 2021-2022 Basketball Season

Hello Wilshire families!

Many of us have already begun to look forward to this year’s winter basketball season. We are currently waiting to hear back from the league on whether a season will be possible this year. We are still hopeful that the kids will be able to play and we are waiting on guidance on how to move forward. Please note that if there is a season, it is highly likely that masks will be mandatory, and there is a possibility that spectators may be limited. We are making every attempt to keep the kids active and playing the safest way possible and will need to follow the rules that both the city and league issue. Please continue to check our Facebook page and/or website as we will be providing updates on registration as soon as we have more information.

*We are currently looking for basketball coaches. Please contact us if you might be interested. Equipment/practice locations will be provided. *

2021 Spring Soccer Update

We are still awaiting word from the SYSL if Soccer will be holding a Season this spring including any details so we can keep those interested informed.

We do know this. If they do have a season, we will need to follow all the guidelines that the CDC, HEALTH DEPT and SYSL put in place for spring sports.

We also would need to follow all the rule changes that are in place for soccer games! Things like NO HEAD BALLS ALL DIVISIONS, NO THROW IN, CORNER KICKS, AND MORE.

In the 10U and 12U there would be no playoffs as that is considered tournament play and that is still a NO in the CDC guidelines for all sports. SYSL would be looking to start the season mid-late April(19th or 26th) with a 8 game schedule for the season in all divisions.

Please stay tuned as we continue to find out more information. We will be basing how we proceed as an organization regarding soccer of of that and will be transparent throughout.