Fields, courts, and youth sports
Soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, field hockey, basketball, tennis, and pickleball, all close to home.
Sherborn has an active recreation program, from youth sports and Summer Go-Round to tennis and pickleball. Youth sports run through Sherborn Recreation and Dover-Sherborn clubs shared with neighboring Dover, and the town’s fields and courts are busy from spring through fall.
For kids and teens
Most youth sports are run by Sherborn Recreation or by Dover-Sherborn clubs shared with neighboring Dover. Registration, schedules, and teams are on each organization’s own site.
Fall and spring
The Dover-Sherborn Soccer Club practices and plays its 7v7 and 9v9 youth games at Laurel Farm, and several other clubs train there too. Older kids play 9v9 and 11v11 games at Fessenden Fields and at Chickering Fields in Dover. Laurel Farm Fields · Fessenden Fields · dssoccer.net
Spring
Dover-Sherborn Youth Baseball and Softball plays at the Jameson fields, with a lighted main diamond, a softball field, a field for younger players, and a batting cage. Some baseball games are played at Chickering Fields in Dover, and softball games for older kids are played at Caryl Park in Dover. Jameson Fields · dsybs.org
Spring
Lacrosse is played in the spring, including at Laurel Farm and Chickering Fields in Dover, with Dover-Sherborn Youth Lacrosse among the local programs. Laurel Farm Fields · dsyouthlax.com
Fall
Dover-Sherborn Youth Field Hockey offers programs for local players. Games and practices are held at Chickering Field and Caryl Field, both in Dover. dsyouthfieldhockey.org
Winter
Youth basketball is offered through Sherborn Recreation and local town clubs, and local teams play in the Sherborn and Dover school gyms. Pine Hill School also has an outdoor basketball court beside its school playground. DS Hoops
Summer
Swim lessons are held and the Sherborn Snappers swim team practices in the lanes at Farm Pond, while the Sherborn Yacht Club provides sailing lessons and instruction. The Yacht Club is also a center of summer boating activity on Farm Pond, with members able to use sailboats, kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards, along with weekend racing, regattas, and other seasonal programs. Farm Pond · Sherborn Yacht Club
Spring through fall
Four tennis courts and two pickleball-only courts at Jameson Park, rebuilt in 2026 and lit for nighttime play. See our tennis and pickleball guide for access and reservations.
For current programs, camps, and registration, start with Sherborn Recreation.
Where to play
Most fields require a permit for organized use, and the fields are dog-free.
Near the town center · parking on Cemetery Lane and Pine Hill Lane
Sherborn’s baseball and softball complex, with Field 1 (lights, a scoreboard, and a concession stand), a smaller diamond for younger players, an all-dirt softball field, and a batting cage.
Cemetery Lane · next to Jameson Fields
Four tennis courts and two pickleball courts, free for Sherborn residents, lit for nighttime play, and renovated in 2026.
145 North Main Street
Sherborn’s busiest youth soccer complex, with several 7v7 fields and a couple of 9v9 fields, plus youth lacrosse in the spring and a large gravel parking lot next to the fields.
Western Avenue
A tucked-away two-field soccer complex with a full-size 11v11 field and a 9v9 field, used by older youth teams.
Cemetery Lane, by Jameson Fields
The town’s public playground sits next to the Cemetery Lane parking lot by Jameson Fields, an easy stop before or after a game. Sherborn kids drew up their ideas for it, and community volunteers rebuilt it by hand in 2015, making it a true community project. The Pine Hill School playground nearby is another option.
Ward J. Parks Recreation Area, Cemetery Lane
A small outdoor skate park with ramps, rails, and a box, right next to the Cemetery Lane parking lot. A basketball hoop sits at the far end, and Sherborn Playground and Jameson Fields are steps away.
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