The Village of Westfield Recreation Department provides year-round programs, activities and opportunities for all ages, from infants to Sr. Citizens. We offer a variety of programming that includes programs during all seasons, including both indoor and outdoor programs. The Rec. Dept. is committed to providing safe, fun and cost effective programming.
Contact Information
Eason Hall
23 Elm Street
Westfield, NY 14787
Andrew Webster, Recreation Director [E-mail]
Ph: (716) 753-6842
WESTFIELD REC. DEPT. YOUTH BASKETBALL 2026-2027 SIGNUPS
Registrations for local youth basketball for area boys and girls in 1st through 6th grades will be held at the following dates, times, and locations:
-Wednesday, October 7th at Eason Hall in Westfield from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
-Saturday, October 10th at Northlake Family Recreation Center in Westfield from 9:00-10:30 a.m.
-Wednesday, October 21st at Country Fair in Brocton from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
-Thursday, October 22nd at Eason Hall in Westfield from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
This program is open to residents of Westfield, Brocton, Ripley, and any other town that do not have youth basketball programs. This program will be run by the Westfield Recreation Department. Practices will all be in Westfield. Most games will be in Westfield.
Those who participated last season, will receive an email with this season’s registration form by October 3rd and can sign up as they soon as they receive the form by signing up either at the Village Window at Eason Hall (open 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on weekdays) or by mailing in the form & money to us at 23 Elm St., Westfield, NY 14787. Everyone else can sign up in these two ways, starting on Wednesday, October 7th.
There will be three different grade groups: 1st & 2nd grades, 3rd & 4th grades, and 5th & 6th grades. The 1st & 2nd grades will be co-ed, and the older groups will be separated from boys and girls. The 1st & 2nd grades group will be a clinic with a focus on building skills and fundamentals. The older grade groups will start together as clinics/skill assessments and then form into their own teams who will play each other and possibly play teams from other towns. The season will start on Saturday, November 7th and go through Saturday, February 6th. The 1st & 2nd grades group will just meet on Saturday mornings. The older grade groups will practice one evening a week and play most games on Saturday afternoons/evenings with some possible weeknight games.
We are looking for individuals at all grade levels who are willing to coach. Coaches will be responsible for communicating with their teams, running practices and coaching their teams at games (for the older grade levels). Coaches will be required to sign and follow our youth sports coaching contract and conduct themselves to the standards listed on the contract. Please call/text Andrew at 716-753-6842 if you would be willing to coach or assist this season. We would greatly appreciate it!
The fee for WESTFIELD RESIDENTS is $65 for the first child, $55 for the second and $45 for the third (max. of $165 per family).
The fee for NON-WESTFIELD RESIDENTS is $80 for the first child, $70 for the second and $60 for the third (max. of $210 per family).
For more information, contact the Westfield Recreation Department at 716-753-6842 (Andrew), visit our website at www.westfieldny.com/recreation or our Facebook page at Westfield Recreation Department. or email us at awebster@villageofwestfieldny.gov
THANKS FOR A GREAT CARNIVAL!!!
We just wanted to say a big THANKS to some special individuals and businesses who made this year's Welch Field Carnival in memory of Stacy Holland possible! It was a very special day that turned out to be another great event with over 400 people attending! It continues to be even more special, as it now has become to tradition to name the Welch Field Carnival in memory of Stacy Holland. Thank you to Stacy's family for allowing us to honor her in this way and for their donations of drinks to our hardworking staff. Your support means everything to us!!
A big thanks to the following businesses and individuals for donating to this year's carnival: Alexander Construction, B & C Tax Bookkeeping, Chautauqua Excavation Services, Chautauqua Plumbing & Heating, Farmer's Daughter, Full Strength Coffee Company, Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate, Inner Lakes FCU, Marilyn Gollnitz, Portage Pie, Quagliana’s Bark Grill, Simpson Electric, The Tap Room, Tony’s Shoe Repair, Westfield Auto Body, Westfield Brickhouse Properties, Westfield Family Dental, Westfield Main Diner, Westfield Nursery, and the Westfield Optical Studio!! Thank you also to many individuals who donated bags of candy, we truly appreciate it!
We also want to give a big thanks to Lynn Dimmer of Bounce About Inflatables, Mike Putney of Rtistic Airbrushing, Jeff & Jennifer Phillips of Knot Right Bites, John Speck & sons of Farmer's Daughter Lemonade, Steve & Brenda Nowicki of Franklin's Honey & Apples, Leo Wilson of Gelati's Italian Ice, Maitland Langworthy of Serving Up Smiles Ice Cream, Byron Woods of Best of Buffalo By Byron, Jasmine Nutt of Westwind Functional Fitness, and Val Thomas, and the rest of the volunteers from the Patterson Library for enhancing this year's carnival and making it an even more special affair by providing us with delicious food and awesome entertainment!!
A special thanks to our Chief Jacob Alonge of the Westfield Fire Department for stopping by with their Fire Truck to help us cool the kids off with their hose!
Finally, a MASSIVE THANKS to all of our volunteers who helped our staff put on this year's carnival. Thank you to James Ruch, Jim Ruch, Avery Smith, Sara Kelwaski, Annabelle Thies, Tyler Jaynes, Kylie Post, Ricky Rivera, Jowie Rosado, Chester Machemer, and Katrina Landon! Thanks to our amazing Welch Field staff who did another wonderful job of pouring everything they had into making this event so special for the community! A SPECIAL THANKS to John Emmons and John Bini who planned this year's carnival and did a little bit of everything to make it possible!!!
We look forward to next year's carnival and to the opportunity to continue to honor Stacy Holland in the future!!!
2026 YOUTH FISHING DERBY THANK YOUS
The annual Youth Fishing Derby was held on Saturday, June 20th at the Westfield Fish and Game Club. It was another AWESOME event with 113 children participating! There is nothing better than seeing the huge smiles on children’s faces as they catch a fish!
We would like to say THANKS to the following groups and people:
Thanks to the Westfield Fish and Game Club and all its members and specifically the following volunteers: Kelley Issler, John Issler, Frank Cole, Dan Scarber, Kat Scarber, Nate Scarber, Fred Scarber, Ron Catalano, Kelly Brown, Carol Brown, Mike Cluchey, Kristie Parnell, Ron Erskine, and Lacey Issler.
Thanks to the following student volunteers who helped: Chris Bowen & Desiree Bowne. Thanks as well to Club America of Jamestown for coming to the event and setting up a table. Thanks to the Chautauqua County Federation of Sportsmen for their donations of fishing poles that served as amazing prizes to our participants.
The top three heaviest fishes and the participants who caught them for each age group are listed below. Finally, thanks again to all the wonderful children who participated as well as their families. It was a special day and we cannot wait until next year!
TOP THREE IN EACH AGE GROUP
4-8 Years Old
#1 Daliz Sotomayor 4.57 lbs (Heaviest fish overall)
#2 Kate Roderick 0.76 lbs
#3 Anastasia Baran 0.75 lbs
9-12 Years Old
#1 Colton Fitchlee 0.90 lbs
#2 Gannon Carr 0.70 lbs
#3 Wyatt Pacanowski 0.58 lbs
13-15 Years Old
#1 Harper Collins 3.60 lbs
#2 Bryn Pawlak 1.32 lbs
#3 Logan Yonkers 0.93 lbs
*Noah Swinehart caught the most fishes (36)
THANK YOU YWCA GLI PROGRAM & NCCF
We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the YWCA of Westfield and specifically their Girls Leadership Initiative program, as well as the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation program for donating $500 to the Westfield Rec Dept’s Welch Field summer program!
A special thank you to Westfield’s own Isabella Kurtz (pictured) and Nora Robinson for recommending the Rec Dept to be the recipient of this mini-grant award as part of their entrepreneurship project!!
We would also like to thank YWCA Board President Kathryn Bronstein, YWCA Board Vice President Beth Patri, YWCA Executive Director Stephanie Stevens, YWCA GLI Program Director Bonnie Hartley, NCCF Ralph C. Wilson Jr Rural Philanthropy Fellow Jeannie Gallaway, and NCCF Community Engagement Coordinator Leslie Wille!
It was such a blessing to not only receive this mini-grant award, but to attend a meeting of the GLI to hear about the impact the community of Westfield and the Rec Dept has had on their lives. We really appreciate the Girls Leadership Initiative as well as the collaboration between our three organizations.
This donation will greatly benefit our ability to provide a high quality summer program for our local youths!
CONGRATS TO OUR 2026 CORNHOLE CHAMPS
Congratulations to Roger Miller and Kalen Miller for becoming champions of our 2026 winter/spring cornhole league! Congratulations to Ryan Utegg as well who threw with Roger most of the year. They won their first ever championship after finishing second multiple times in the past!! They won the end of season tournament as the three seed and finished with a (17–10) record.
Congratulations to Joel Stein and Joel Stein Jr. for coming in second place and putting up an incredible fight that went the distance! They finished the regular season in first and finished with a (20-6) record. Congratulations as well to Jared Fortner and Jimmy Brosious for coming in third place! They finished with a (18-6) record.
Special thanks to Lindsey Jaynes and Roger Miller for helping to facilitate the league and to all the players for participating this season! We had 9 teams compete this season. Our next season will start around late-October. Please call/text Andrew at 716-753-6842 if you wish to sign up.
JOB SERVICE
Westfield residents needing help with cleanup of their yards and other odd jobs are asked to call the Westfield Recreation Department at 716-753-6842 (Andrew) and we will assist in arranging a local teen to help. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to find a worker, but we will do our best! We serve as a third party to set up the person who needs the work done with someone who can do it. We do not have any input on the payment process.
We are still in need of new teens for the job service. Most jobs are typically raking leaves, mowing grass, other yardwork, snow shoveling, etc. If interested, please call the Westfield Recreation Department at 716-753-6842 (Andrew).