“You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball."

— Bobby Knight

Greetings T&C Families and Friends,

Well, it's hard to believe the fall season has already come to a close.

A special thank you to all of you who helped coach and volunteer your time to make this fall season another success.

For the most part, our campus will be closed over the next couple of months as we will be busy aerating and seeding the fields in preparation for spring play.

I would also like to thank everyone that came out to support our “Help Every Kid Play” Bowling Tournament. This was our first ever fundraising bowling tournament and it turned out to be a big success and a lot of fun. So, if you missed it this year, I encourage you to sign up next time and come out and play with us.

This month we also had our first ever Trunk or Treat event. Although it looked like the rain may have dampened the fun, we still had lots of kids in costume enjoying the evening and having a great time. Definitely an event we will plan to do next year!

Our second annual Turkey Trot Fun Run is planned for the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I encourage you to come out and run off a few of those extra holiday calories.

With the campus closed most of the time over the next two months, our sports focus will turn to winter Basketball and Futsal starting after Thanksgiving. Good luck to our winter sport participants.

I hope you all have a very safe and happy holiday season and I look forward to seeing you on the court soon or out on campus in the spring!

Doug Chappell

General Manager T&C Sports

Winter Basketball registration is nearing an end with most divisions wait list only. Practices begin the week after Thanksgiving. Winter Futsal registration is open so sign-up now. Learn about our sports by clicking the button below.

Let’s work off that extra helping of pie and turkey this Thanksgiving! Join T&C Sports at the 2nd Annual Turkey Trot Fun Run on Sunday, November 26th. Bring your family and friends to run (or walk) and have fun while getting in shape.

We can’t wait for everyone to come experience this fun, and exhilarating challenge – a Fun Run across our gorgeous, spacious, and scenic campus! We have a variety of courses ranging from short to long, so buckle up and get ready for the ultimate adventure!

When: Sunday, November 26th

Where: 9100 Meadowheath Drive

Start time: Check in at 1:00PM. Run starts at 1:30PM.

End time: Approximately 3:00PM.

Share the event with your friends and family and don’t miss out on the fun! Click here for the sharable FB event link: https://fb.me/e/1gS8WrGKk

The Town & Country Optimist Foundation is deeply grateful for the generosity of our tournament sponsors. Their financial contributions were essential in building the T&C Sports scholarship budget for 2024. This budget directly supports lower income kids to participate in T&C's youth leagues.  We sincerely thank these sponsors:

Bowling Tournament Wrap-up:

The T&C Optimist Foundation held its first-ever bowling tournament fundraiser on October 22nd at Highland Lanes. The proceeds directly fund T&C's scholarship budget for 2024 which enables kids from lower income families to play sports in T&C's youth leagues.  

We are thrilled to say that the tournament was great fun for all who participated, and substantial proceeds were generated toward our 2024 scholarship budget. 72 bowlers on 19 teams competed for best (and worst) awards while also getting the chance to Beat the Pro (rolling against Highland Lanes staff), Beat the Optimist (in cornhole), and test their driving skills in Mario Kart Racing. We had a great mix of men, women, kids, families, friends and teammates, with lots of friendly competition.  

We look forward to having more fun family events that support the cause of youth sports in Austin.  

All the kids got bowling medals.

1st Place Team: Habaneros

- Ryan Reed

- Carson Russell

- Justin Gamble

- David Eskew

Sponsor Champions: Texas Custom Signs

- Kevin Prellop

- Lisa Prellop

- Leonard Prellop

Top Dude: Kevin Prellop (score of 204)

Top Lady: Lisa Prellop

(score of 163)

2nd Place Team: Team Kirkgard

- Keith Kirkgard

- Doug Chappell

- Greg Schneider

- Todd Brooker

3rd Place Team: Team Redfern

- Wayne Redfern

- Kyle Redfern

- Jon Cheek

- Angie Redfern

Last Place Team: Partridge Bend Posse

- Cat Callen

- Jenn Renaud

- Ruthellen

- Suzanne

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our first-ever Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Oct 28th. Jollyville Fire Dept., Forest North Elementary friends, T&C Softball, and so many more of our local community members made this event one that we'll never forget. Thank you to all of our amazing trunks, and everyone who donated candy. We had so much fun and cannot wait to do it again next year!

To see more photos from our Trunk or Treat, please visit our social media pages linked below:

Facebook @TCSports

https://www.facebook.com/TCSports/

Instagram @tandcsports

https://www.instagram.com/tandcsports/

We plan to have a Winter Photo Contest as well, so stay tuned for more details to follow. For more information and to see the full Contest Rules, please click on the button below to visit the Photo Contest page on our website.

T&C is planting winter rye grass seed on all our fields and are taking them offline to allow the grass to grow for our Spring season.

We’ll be watering and fertilizing to get the best results we can. Think good weather thoughts for us. There will be limited access to the facility to discourage unauthorized use of our fields.

Hope everyone has a great Winter and returns to a green campus!

T&C would like to thank our recent renewal Sponsors.

Town & Country Optimist Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on youth development through sports. Your sponsorship contributions are tax deductible. Sponsorship funds are used to upgrade our facilities, enhance sports programs, purchase equipment, and maintain the T&C Sports complex. Sponsors enhance the experience of over 8500 girls and boys participating at T&C Sports.

For additional information, click here to learn more.