Sports Briefs: Covenant Academy golf tourney
Entry fee is $55 per player for the four-person scramble, which includes lunch after the tournament. Trophies for the top three teams, as well as a long drive competition, will be given away.
Proceeds will go to the building fund for a new Christian school in Warren County. To enter, or to sponsor a hole, call 668-6180 or 473-2362.
USSSA World Qualifier
A softball tournament for men’s Class D and E teams, as well as women’s C and D teams, will be held at the Warren County Church League fields June 18. Entry fee is $175, plus a sanctin fee. Teams must furnish their own 44 or 47 core, USSSA-stamped softballs. Deadline to enter is June 15 at 7 p.m., and the field will be limited to 20 teams.
For more information call Gerald Curtis at 273-8943 or Terry Beard at either 815-8253 or 473-3530.
Warren Co. Titans meeting
The Warren County Titans youth football league will hold their monthly meeting Monday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in the Shoney’s banquet room. Anyone interested in coaching, or information about the program, is encouraged to attend. Plans for the upcoming seasn will be discussed, as well as dates for registration. For more information, call 668-2304.
MST tryouts scheduled
The McMinnville Swim Team will host tryouts for the 2005 swim season for new swimmers ages 6-18. Tryout time is Tuesday afternoon, May 17, at 3:30 p.m. at the Gilley Pool. Swimsuits may be ordered at that time for both returning swimmers and new swimmers. For questions, please call the Civic Center at 473-1212.
WCMS, WCHS baseball tryouts
Sign-ups and tryouts for both the Warren County Middle School and Warren County High School baseball teams will be held May 19-21 at the Patrick Ramsey baseball complex at WCHS.
Sign-ups will be on May 19, from 4-7 p.m., while tryouts will be May 20 and 21.
Middle school tryouts will be from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on each day, while high school tryouts will be from 1:30 until 4 p.m. on May 20, and from 2-4:30 p.m. on May 21.
WCHS softball tryouts
The Warren County High School softball team would like to invite all upcoming ninth- through 11th-graders to tryouts for the 2005-2006 softball team.
Tryouts will be held on May 20 and 21 at the WCHS softball field, from 4-6 p.m. each day. Make-up day will be on May 23, from 4-6, for anyone who missed either of the first two days. Players must attend these tryouts to be eligible to make the team.
Contact head coach David Upton at 668-2730 or 668-5858 (extension 315) for more information.
NSA softball tourneys
The 22nd annual NSA Jim Beam Classic will be held May 28-30 in Nashville for men’s B, C, D and E teams, as well as women’s teams. A co-ed tourney will be held on Sunday, May 29.
Entry fee is $160. Call (615) 501-0260 or 337-4129 to enter.
SEAA Memorial Magic tourney
The SEAA’s Memorial Magic Youth Slow Pitch Softball Tournament will be held May 21 at Cookeville’s Cane Creek SportsPlex. The SEAA-sanctioned tourney, for all ages of girls and boys teams, will feature two pool play games, plus a double-elimination bracket, guaranteeing each participant at least four games.
All softballs are furnished, and awards for top finishers will be given. Entry fee is $150, except for 8-under coach-pitch, which is $90. Contact Mike Mason at (931) 761-5878 or e-mail to mikenginny@hotmail.com for more information.
Basketball camp at West Elementary
Jennifer Wilson will be holding her annual basketball camp for players in grades 1-6 May 30 through June 2 at the West Elementary gym.
Cost is $35 per camper, and includes a camp T-shirt.
The camp for players in grades 1-3 will be from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. each day, while those in grades 4-6 will have camp from 9:30 until 11 a.m.
To register, call Wilson at 668-3303.
WCMS hoops, softball tryouts
Warren County Middle School will be conducting tryouts for the upcoming fifth- and sixth-grade teams on May 9-10.
The tryouts will take place from 3:30 until 5 p.m.; boys will try out at the Warren County Middle gym, while girls will try out at the Bobby Ray gym.
If you have any questions, please contact WCMS or athletic director Jimmy Walker.
WCMS will also be having softball tryouts this summer, beginning with sign-ups on June 20 and continuing through June 23. Tryouts will be from 4-6 p.m. each day at the Warren County High School softball field.
Any parent of a player who will be out of town during the tryout period may contact Walker at 473-6557 or 273-6772 to arrange a makeup tryout.
TYBA coach-pitch Spring Fling
This Warren County Youth Baseball and Softball Association will host the 2005 TYBA coach-pitch Spring Fling May 27-30 at the Civic Center fields.
All of all proceeds from the tournament go into the Warren County youth baseball program.
This tournament is for all age groups in coach-pitch, provided there are enough teams participating in each level. There must be at least 6 teams in each age division for that division to compete.
Divisions include: Coach-pitch 5-6 boys, coach-pitch 7-8 boys, coach-pitch super sevens, boys player pitch 9-10, coach-pitch girls softball 8-under and fast-pitch girls softball 10-under. For more information on fast-pitch, contact Mark Keith at (931) 473-1671.
All coaches must bring proof of insurance and copy of players’ birth certicicates to the check-in tent upon arrival.
Tournament Fee is $125, with awards given for first and second place. The winner of each division of eight or more teams will receive a paid berth to the Nationals Tournament in Cookeville, which will be held in July.
There is a tournament spectator fee. TYBA rules and policies will be followed for the tournament, including the TYBA rainout policy.
For more information, contact Joy Tubb at (931) 668-9592 or Mike at 668-3800.
WWJD basketball camp
The third annual WWJD Basketball camp will be held nightly in four sessions this year, at the Viola Community Center.
Sessions will be from 6-8:30 p.m. each night. Cost is $30 per camper.
The first two sessions will be for third- through fifth-graders and will be held June 13-16 and July 25-28. Sessions three and four, for sixth- through eighth-graders, will be June 20-23 and July 18-21.
The camp promotes Christian values as well as improving self-esteem and basketball skills. Activities include fundamental instruction and individual competitions each night, as well as meeting and making new friends, Christian atmosphere and “team time,” learning to make the right choices on and off the court, and “WWJD” sportsmanship.
For more information, contact coach Al Wells at 474-5227 or 607-1334.
Security Federal Tennis Tourney
The Annual Security Federal Tennis Tournament will be held at the McMinnville Civic Center June 1-4, with awards given to winners and finalists in each division and a T-shirt given to each entrant.
Matches are the best two out of three sets, with a 12-point tiebreaker if needed.
Play begins Wednesday, June 1. The finals will be on Saturday.
Divisions will include men’s and women’s singles “A,” “B,” and “C,” and a men’s “60+” division, as well as junior singles with six divisions: Mixed 8-under, Mixed 9-10, as well as separate Boys and Girls divisions in 11-12 and separate Boys and Girls divisions in 13-14. Doubles divisions will have “A,” “B,” “C,” and “60+” classes in men’s, women’s and mixed doubles divisions.
Entry fee for the event is $15 per person for singles or doubles, except for members of the McMinnville Tennis Association, whose fee is $10 per event. No player may enter more than two events.
New optic yellow balls are required for each match, with the winner getting a new can, and the loser keeping the balls used during the match.
No entries will be taken after Sunday, May 29, and the draw will be posted on Tuesday, May 31. Players may enter by phone, but entry fee must be paid before their first match.
For more information, call David Dunlap at 473-6357 or the Civic Center at 473-1212.
Sunday afternoon tennis
Beginning April 10, everyone is welcome to come out to the McMinnville outdoor courts to play tennis. Play begins each Sunday at 2 p.m., weather permitting. The Security Federal Tournament will be held June 1-4, while the Dr Pepper Tourney will be Aug. 10-13. Additionally, children’s tennis camps will be held May 23-27 and June 20-24.
Lady Pioneer Basketball Camp
Head Lady Pioneer basketball coach Ann Eades and her staff along with the Lady Pioneer basketball team will hold their annual basketball camp June 20-23 from 8-10 a.m. at the Warren County High School. The camp is for girls in grades 3-9 at a cost of $40 per camper or $30 if you have more than one family member attending camp. Fundamental instructions and individual competitions are part of this camps activities. The purpose of the camp is provide high quality instruction in the basics of basketball. For more information contact Ann Eades at 635-2047 or 668-5938. Registration can be done by contacting Eades or at the door on Monday, June 20 from 7:15-8 a.m.
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