The Harvard Soccer Club, part of the Harvard Athletic Association, organizes in-town play for children Under 6 and Under 8. The Club organizes teams to take part in traveling divisional play in the Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League (NVYSL) for ages Under 10 through Under 19.

Most soccer games take place on Saturday. Age groups Under-16 through Under-19 play on Sunday afternoons. In addition to a weekend game, one or more practice sessions typically take place during the week.

The spring soccer season ranges from April to early June; the fall season from early September to early November. Signups for the fall season usually take place in May or June and for the spring season in October or November.

The HYBSA, part of the Harvard Athletic Association organizes baseball for children ages 5-15. Boys and girls ages 5-6 play T-ball, hitting the ball off of a stationary “T” or stand. Ages 7-8 play “coach-pitch”, also known as Rookie Ball. Typically, girls aged 9-12 play softball. The T-ball, Rookie, and Softball groups are organized into teams that play in-town.

Boys ages 9-12 play in the “Minors” or “Majors”, which are programs chartered with Little League Baseball. These groups compete among themselves in-town and with teams from neighboring towns in the Harvard-Lancaster-Berlin-Bolton League (HLBB). Players aged 13-15 participate in the MacIntosh Babe Ruth League which encompasses Harvard, Ayer, Shirley, Littleton, Dunstable and Groton.

Players aged 16-18 can try out for a Senior Babe Ruth team in the Montachusetts League. Harvard players typically participate on the ASH ( Ayer-Shirley-Harvard) team.

Most baseball, softball, and T-ball games take place on weekday evenings, with games beginning around 6:00. Some Minor and Major baseball games take place late Sunday afternoons as well. The season runs from late April through June. The traditional "Opening Day Parade" and ceremonies usually take place on the last Sunday in April or first Sunday in May to mark the official beginning of the season.

Signups usually take place November thru December.

The Harvard Athletic Association organizes basketball for boys and girls in grades 3 through 9. Both in-town and travel leagues are available. Register at harvardbasketball.org.

The basketball program begins in December and runs until late March. Signups usually take place in September.

The HAA adult basketball program plays Monday and Wednesday nights from 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm at the high school gym. The program starts the first full week of November and continues through the last full week of March. A fee of $75 is required. This is pickup type play for men and women 18 or over.

Lacrosse is played in the Spring and is currently open to players in the U-11 to U-15 age groups (3rd through 8th grade).

For information on Lacrosse programs, please go to the Harvard Youth Lacrosse website, or call Harv Wilkinson at 978-456-9093 or Chris Mitchell at 978-456-9166.