Sports Briefs
The WCMS basketball coaches will be holding a pair of camps in May for young players.
The May Mania Girls Basketball Camp is set for May 7-10, for girls entering fifth through eighth grade. Instructors will teach the fundamentals of basketball each day at the WCMS gym from 3:30-5 p.m. The cost is $30, and includes a camp T-shirt. For more information call coach Anthony Brewer at 939-3806 or 581-2986.
All girls interested in trying out for the WCMS girls sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade teams need to be at the WCMS gym on Friday, May 11, from 4:30-6 p.m. and Saturday, May 12 from noon-2 p.m.
? The May Madness Boys Basketball Camp will be from May 14-17 for boys entering fifth through eighth grade. Instructors will teach the fundamentals of basketball each day at the WCMS gym from 3:30-5 p.m. The cost is $30, and includes a camp T-shirt. For more information call coach Monica Moore at 808-1375.
WCHS Volleyball Clinic
Coach Franklin Fisher and the WCHS Lady Pioneer volleyball team will hold a volleyball clinic May 7-10 with two sessions. 3:30-5 p.m. and 5:30-7p.m. Cost of the clinic is $25, which includes a T-shirt. For more information contact coach Fisher at the WCHS.
Church league fundraiser
A softball tournamen for men?s and women?s D and E class teams will be held Saturday, May 5, at the fairgrounds. Entry fee is $160, and the deadline to enter is May 2. The 0-10 home run rule will be used, and 44 or 47 core stamped balls must be provided by teams.
Awards for first through third will be given, as well as 10 all-tourneys if 10 or more teams enter.
Proceeds from the tournament go to the Warren County Church League. For more information or to register, contact Terry Beard at (931) 815-3253 or 473-3530.
Outlaws Hit Hard tournament
There will be a mens D and E softball tournament at the Warren County fairgrounds April 28. ISA rules and any 44 core ball will apply. Entry fee is $150 and deadline to enter is April 25. Concession provided by Smed?s Place. Contact Ron Jarvis at 939-3262 or 607-4685.
Football boosters meeting
The Warren County High School Football Booster Club will meet on May 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the WCHS Cafeteria. All parents and interested supporters are invited to attend.
WCMS Girls Soccer Tryouts
Tryouts for the Warren County Middle School girls soccer team will be May 14-15 from 3:45-5:30 p.m. at Pistole Park. The tryouts are for up coming 6-7-8 grade girls. There will be a parent meeting on May 17 in the WCMS cafeteria. For more information contact coach Alan Brownyard at the WCMS.
Church league meeting
The Warren County Church league will hold its final organizational meeting for the 2007 season Monday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at the Ben Lomand building on North Chancery St.
Churches interested in having a team in the church league should have a coach at this meeting, as this will be the last sign-up. The league will start at the middle of May. The league will have three classes: Men ages 15 and up, Women ages 12 and up and Youth ages 10-16.
NSA Bronco Buster
A Men?s D and E tournament will be played May 19 at the fairgrounds. Entry fee is $175, plus a $25 sanction fee if not already NSA sanctioned. Deadline to enter is May 17. NSA rules will apply, and NSA-stamped balls will be used. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be awarded if 10 or more teams enter.
Concessions and scorekeeping will be provided by the Boyd Broncos baseball team as a fundraising project. Contact Mary Roller at (931) 212-3223 or 473-0010 for more information.
Free basketball instruction
The Warren County boys? basketball staff will be offering free fundamental instruction for present sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade boys in the county not presently playing a school sport (baseball, soccer, track, tennis, or golf).
It will be held each Tuesday and Thursday in the month of April from 4:30 to 6:15 at Warren County High School?s Charlie Dalton Gym. The instruction provided will include the skills of ball handling, passing, shooting, post play, and defensive positioning. Each session will conclude with a scrimmage period. Written parental consent is required for each player and we ask that each player be properly dressed. If there are any questions, please call Coach Ryan Smith (931) 668-5936.
Fairgrounds field rental
Teams interested in reserving a field for practice at the fairgrounds fields can call Karen between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. at 473-4177 or 212-2376. Practice times are Monday through Thursday from 4-6, 6-8 and 8-10, and Sunday from 12-2, 2-4, 4-6, 6-8 and 8-10. The cost is $15 per practice.
Golf Tournament
The Warren County Youth Baseball and Sofftball organizations will be holding a golf tournament April 28 at the McMinnville Country Club. Entry fee is $60 per person or $240 per four-person team, which inculdes lunch. Red tees and mulligans will be available. Hole-in-one vehicle program, Longest Drive and Closest to the Hole. Tee sponsors and golf cart sponsors are needed at $100 apiece. Deadline to enter is April 23. Contact Mike Oettinger at 931-668-3800, Kenny Hodges 931-473-7777 or David Normand at the McMinnville Country Club at 931-668-4141.
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