Sports Briefs
Young Men United will hold a four-man scramble on Sept. 23 at RiverWatch golf course in Smithville. Entry fee is $70 per person, which includes tournament round with cart. Lunch, two closest-to-the-hole prizes and longest drive prize will be provided. Deadline to enter is Sept. 10. For more information or to enter contact Wayne Wolford at (931) 212-6609, Charlie Boyd at 212-6072 or contact the RiverWatch pro shop at (931) 761-8124.
Men?s fall softball league
McMinnville Parks and Recreation is now organizing a men?s fall softball league, which will be played on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5. There will be a six-team minimum for the league to be held.
The organizational meeting will be on Thursday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center. Entry fees and rules will be discussed, so it is very important that a team representative be present. Each participant must be 15 years of age or older (under 18 must sign a release form). For more information, call Jen at the Civic Center at 473-1212.
?Pioneer Pride Club?
The Pioneer football program is currently accepting memberships for the 2006 ?Pioneer Pride Club,? a booster organization formed last year which offers several benefits to members.
The club is open to any fan or group of fans, at a cost of $150. Money raised from the club fees goes directly to the football program, and it used for equipment, field supplies and any other needs that arise during the year.
For their donation, club members will receive a pair of season tickets, a parking pass close to the main gate, their name in the football program and announced during games, two ?Pioneer Pride? caps, and a halftime meal of two hot dogs, chips and drinks to be served in the booster club booth at each of the team’s five home games.
Anyone interested in joining the Pioneer Pride Club may send their payment ? along with their name, address and number of packages ordered ? to 199 Pioneer Lane, c/o Pioneer Pride Football. For more information, contact Madewell at 668-5905, or send an e-mail to [email protected].
WSA State Warm-up
Men?s D and E tournaments in the World Wide Softball Association will be played Saturday, Aug. 12, at the fairgrounds. Entry fee is $170, plus a $30 sanction fee if not already WSA sanctioned. Teams must also hit their own WSA-approved balls, which will be sold at the tournament.
First thorugh third place will be awarded, as well as an MVP and all-tournament selections.
Deadline to register is Aug. 10, and you can register by calling Mary Roller at (931) 212-3223.
USSSA qualifier
A ?Last Chance? qualifier for USSSA state tournament will be held Aug. 5 at the Centertown ballfields. Class D & E teams will compete, with a $180 entry fee plus a $20 sanction fee. Deadline to enter is Aug. 2. All teams who enter will qualify for state tournament, which is to be played Aug. 12 in Dickson. For more information contact Gerald Curtis at (931) 273-8943 or Anthony Carter at (615) 714-1926.
Youth soccer camp
Warren County Youth Soccer, along with the WCHS girls soccer team, will be holding an instructional youth soccer camp Aug. 7, 8 and 10 from 5-7 p.m. each night. The camp registration fee will be $45, and will include a camp T-shirt.
Players 4 years of age and older are invited to attend. WCHs girls coach Keith Hamilton and WCMS girls coach Alan Brownyard will be conducting the camp.
Anyone interested may sign up at the July 13-15 soccer registration, or call Matt at 474-9168.
Tennis, anyone?
Everyone is invited to the McMinnville Civic Center tennis courts every Sunday and Thursday evening, weather permitting for an evening of tennis, starting at 6 p.m.
Pioneer Youth Football sign-ups
The Warren County Pioneer Youth Football League will continue to hold sign-ups each Saturday until Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., at their locker room behind Bobby Ray Elementary School. Beginning July 24, sign-ups will also be held at practices on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 until 7 p.m. The cost is $40 for both football and cheerleading. Eligible ages are from 5-12 years old.
The league also has an opening for a head coach for a 7- and 8-year-old team. Anyone intrested should come by during sign-ups or call Pat and Rhonda Moran at 668-2304 for information.
Rotary Golf Tournament
The 20th annual Rotary Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 5 at the McMinnville Country. Cost is $75 per player and you may contact Tommy Crouch at 473-4338, Gene Maxwell at 668-5151 or golf pro Hank Patton at the McMinnville Country Club for more information.
YMU adult flag football
Young Men United will be organizing an adult flag football league, to play in late summer and early fall. If your team is interested in playing, contact Robert Wood at 931-224-7445 or Phyllis K. Nowlin at 931-815-9770. Entry fee is $300 per team, and the deadline to enter is Aug. 10.
Tennis camp
Coach David Dunlap will provide tennis instruction at one final camp this summer. Entry fee is $75, with classes divided into three age groups. Ages 5-8 will have class from 10-11 a.m., while 9-11 year-olds will be from 11 a.m. until noon and 12-16 year-olds will be from noon-1 p.m.
The camp dates are July 31-Aug. 4. For more information call the Civic Center at 473-1212 or Dunlap at 473-6357.