The Warren County High School basketball staff holds a 5- to 7-year-old instructional league on Saturday mornings throughout the season at the Dalton Gym.
The free league offers age-appropriate fundamental instruction to children about the basic rules and skills of basketball.
The league will play each Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., concluding this week, Feb. 2. Parents are asked to sign a consent form before their children participate.
Baseball boosters meeting
A mandatory meeting of the WCHS baseball booster club is set for Monday, Feb. 4. All ads and ad money need to be turned in by this meeting. If club members have any questions about the ads, they may contact Angie Newman at 607-2040.
Members who have not picked up their truck fundraiser tickets yet can call Bill Rogers at 235-5566 or Kristie Rogers at 235-6015 to arrange pick-up as soon as possible.
Youth baseball,
softball sign-ups
Registration for the city’s youth baseball and softball summer leagues will be held at the McMinnville Civic Center on Friday, Feb. 22, from 5:30 until 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Late sign-ups will be held Feb. 29 and March 1 at the same place and times.
Age divisions are: Co-ed T-ball (4 years old), girls 5- and 6-year-old coach-pitch, girls 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch, girls 9- and 10-year-old player-pitch, girls 11-13 year-old player-pitch, girls 14-year-old through high school senior slow-pitch, boys 5- and 6-year-old coach-pitch, boys 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch, boys 9- and 10-year-old player-pitch and boys11-12 year-old player-pitch.
Parents must bring a copy of players’ birth certificates in case they are needed. All coaches will submit to criminal background checks, and all coaches must go through a coaches’ clinic program and be certified before they can coach.
For more information go to www.wcyb.org.
Youth football volunteers needed
The Warren County Pioneer Youth Football League’s executive board of directors are looking for four to six individuals to serve as commissioners for the upcoming 2008 season.
These positions will be non-executive (non-voting), but commissioners will take part in board meetings, and oversee different projects necessary in the league’s operation. These commissioners can, after one season of service, become eligible for nomination onto the executive board.
If you enjoy youth football and would like to be a part of a growing program, Pioneer Youth Football would like to talk with you. For more information, please call 931-668-2304 or 507-8014 after 4:30 p.m.
Football boosters meeting
The Pioneer Football Booster Club will have the next meeting on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Warren County High School Cafeteria. All parents of players are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, call Mike at 939-2540, Tricia at 939-3515 or Stacey at 473-6782.
Men’s softball tournament
A men’s D and E softball tournament will be played at the fairgrounds on Saturday, Feb. 23.
The 0-10 home run rule will be used, with homers after the declared limit scored as an out. No time limits will be enforced, and teams must hit their own 44 core ball with any association’s stamp. Balls will be sold at the park. No Ultra I, II’s or Titanium bats will be allowed.
For more info contact Brooks Cherry at (931) 260-5175 or e-mail to playnsatn@aol.com.
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