Sports Briefs
Warren County high school football fans are invited to come and support the team at a pancake breakfast at Applebee?s Saturday, May 6, from 7:30 until 9 a.m. Tickets are $5 each, and available at the door or from varsity football players.
All proceeds go to provide player meals and drinks at their upcoming summer training camp.
Lazarus House scramble
Lazarus House Hospice of Cookeville is holding a two-man scramble at the Cookeville Golf Club Saturday, May 20. The shotgun start will begin at 8 a.m.
A $75 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages, as well as range balls, a golf towel, a goody bag and a golf shirt. Door prizes will also be up for grabs.
A silent auction will also be held to raise additional money for Lazarus House, which provides assistance to terminally ill patients and their families.
To donate prizes or items for the silent auction, or for more information on entering the tournament or becoming a sponsor, call (931) 528-5133 or (800) 468-4123.
Fastpitch clinic
There will be a fastpitch clinic on Saturday, April 29, at 6 p.m. at the City Field behind the McMinnville Civic Center. There will be three more sessions on the following Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 5 p.m. each evening. The lessons are 1-1/2 hours long. The price is $5 per child.
The instructor is Amy Owensby, a former pitcher at Sewanee.
Warren County High School Volleyball Clinic
Head WCHS volleyball coach Franklin Fisher will be holding a volleyball clinic on May 1-4 in the WCHS gym. There will be two session, one running from 3:30-5p.m. and the second from 5:30-7 p.m. each night. Cost of the clinic will be $25, which includes a T-shirt. For an application or more information contact coach Fisher at the Warren County High School. Tryouts for the Warren County Middle School volleyball team will be May 5 starting a 5 p.m. and tryouts for the WCHS team will be held May 22 from noon -2p.m.
USSSA Spring Fling
The USSSA will hold its Spring Fling tournament Saturday, April 29, at the Fairgrounds. Entry fee is $175, plus a sanction fee of $25. Teams must also furnish their own 44 or 47 core, USSSA-stamped softballs, which will be available for purchase at the tournament.
The tournament will use a three home run limit, with additional homers resulting in a one-inning ejection.
First- through third-place will be awarded, as well as 10 all-tournament awards if at least 10 teams participate.
For more information contact Terry Beard at either (931) 815-3253, 473-3530 or 273-6881 or Gerald Curtis at 273-8943.
Newtown field rental
Anyone wishing to rent the Newtown ball field for practice call Franklin at either 668-3355 or 273-1186. Cost for renting the field is $10 for a 1-1/2 hour session.
Lady Pioneer basketball camp
Warren County High School girls basketball coach Ann Eades will hold her annual basketball came June 19-22, from 8-10 a.m. each day, at the Dalton Gym at WCHS.
The camp is for girls in grades 3-9, with a cost of $40 per camper. Families with more than one camper may register for a cost of $30 per camper.
For further information, or to register, contact coach Eades at 635-2047 or 668-5938. Players can also register at the door on Monday, June 19, from 7-8 a.m.
WCYB golf tourney
The Warren County Youth Baseball and Softball Association will hold a fundraiser golf tournament Saturday, April 29, at Willowbroook Golf Club. Entry fee is $50 per player, or $200 for a four-person team. Red tees and mulligans will also be available.
The tournament will be post-flighted, with prizes for winning teams available, as well as a vehicle for a hole-in-one.
Tee and hole sponsors, as well as golf cart sponsors, are needed for $100 each plus a small door prize. Cart sponsors will have their name on two carts, while tee sponsors will have signs posted on a tee box.
All proceeds go directly to the Warren County Youth Baseball and Softball programs. For more information contact Sammy Burrows at Willowbrook at (931) 728-8989, Kenny Hodges at 473-7777 or Mike Oettinger at either 668-3800 or 224-8876.
Fairgrounds field rental
Ball teams interested in renting the Warren County Fairgrounds fields may reserve two-hour increments throughout the season.
Practice times are arranged as follows: On Sundays, practices begin at noon, running in two-hour sessions with the final time set from 8-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, sessions are 4-6 p.m., 6-8 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
Cost for a two-hour block is $15. To reserve a field, leave a message for Karen Moore at 474-2263.
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