Sports Briefs

Warren County High School baseball coach J.W. Holt will hold tryouts for his 2008 squad this week at the Patrick Ramsey Complex.

Registration for tryouts will be Monday, May 21, from 3-5:30. Parents must attend with each player, to sign a consent form.

Tryouts will be Tuesday from 4:30-6:30, and Wednesday from 1:30-3 p.m. An additional day of tryouts may be held Thursday if needed.

Youth football camp

The recently unified Warren County Youth Football program will be hosting a clinic/camp for kids from 5 through 12 years of age on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. until noon. Players should plan to arrive by 8:30 a.m. to sign in. The camp will be at the Bobby Ray School football field and head high school coach Chris Madewell and staff will be teaching football fundamentals, tips and drills. The camp is free and the first 100 campers will receive a gift. Also, beverages will be available for sale at the concession stand.

WCHS Lady Pioneer soccer tryouts

Tryouts for the WCHS Lady Pioneer soccer team will be held May 22 from 7-9 p.m. at the WCHS soccer field. This is for up coming girls in the 9-12 grades. A consent form will have to be sign by a parent before tryouts. Girls are asked to bring their cleats, and shin guards.

MTSU Women?s Basketball Camp

The Lady Raiders will be holding a basketball camp June 11-13 for girls ages five to 8th grade. Registration deadline is June 11 at 7 a.m. Cost of the camp is $150. From June 29-July 1 the Lady Raiders will hold an Elite camp for individuals in 7th-12th grade. Cost for overnight campers is $225 and $175 for commuters. For more information contact Debbie Bartlett at 615-898-2968.

WCHS Boys Soccer

Tryouts for the WCHS boys soccer team will be held May 22 from 4-6 p.m. at the WCHS soccer field. Tryouts are for all up coming 9-12th grade high school boys.

NSA June Smash

An NSA softball tournament will be held Saturday, June 16, at the fairgrounds for men?s D and E teams. Entry fee is $175, plus $25 if the team needs to be sanctioned. Registration deadline is June 14.

NSA rules and NSA-stamped balls will be used. First through third will be awarded, and all tournaments will be selected if 10 or more teams enter.

For more information contact Mary Roller at (931) 212-3223 or 473-0010.

Ryan?s Meal Ticket Tourney

A softball tournament for Men?s D and E teams will be played Saturday, May 26, at the fairgrounds. Entry fee is $165, and the deadline to enter is May 23.

The 0-10 home run rule will be used, and 44 or 47 core stamped balls must be provided by teams.

Each team will get coupons for 25 percent off at Ryan?s. The first place team will receive $100 plus fre meals, while second will receive $50 and free breakfast. Third place will receive a dozen softballs.

For more information or to register call Terry Beard at (931) 815-3253 or 473-3530.

USSSA Men?s June Jam

A softball tournament for Men?s D and E teams will be played Saturday, June 2, at the fairgrounds. Entry fee is $175, plus $25 if the team is not sanctioned, and the deadline to enter is May 30.

USSSA D and E rules will be used. The home run limit is two, followed by an out and a one-inning ejection.

44 or 47 cre balls must be provided by teams. First through third will be awarded, plus 10 all tournaments if 10 team or more enter.

For more information or to register call Terry Beard at (931) 815-3253 or 473-3530.

Security Federal Tennis Tournament

The Security Federal Savings Bank tennis tournament is scheduled for June 5-9 at the McMinnville Civic Center tennis courts. Entry fee is $15 per person for singles and $15 per person for doubles, except for members of MTA, whose fee is $10 per event. Men?s singles and Ladies singles, with A, B and C divisions. Junior divisions and men?s, Ladies and Mixed doubles divisions. Trophies for 1st and 2nd place and T-shirt will be given to each entrant. Deadline to enter is June 1. For more information and a registration form contact the Civic Center or David Dunlap at 473-6357.

WCHS Softball Tryouts

Coach David Upton will hold tryouts for the Lady Pioneer softball team on May 22 and 23 from 6-8 p.m. at the WCHS softball field. This tryout is for upcoming 9-12 graders and attendance is required for both sessions. Bring your glove, cleats and bat. Consent forms must be signed on first day of tryouts. For more information contact coach Upton at the WCHS, 668-5858.

Summer Tennis Camp

USPTR instructor and WCHS coach David Dunlap will be conducting two tennis camps, with the first being offered May 28-June 1 and the second running July 23-27. The camps will be held at the McMinnville Civic Center courts as a cost of $80 per week ($10 late fee after May 20). Each camp will have three sessions, ages 5-8 from 7:30-8:30 a.m., ages 9-11 from 9:30-10 a.m. and ages 12-18 from 10-11:30 a.m. You can pick up a registration form at the McMinnville Civic Center.

Lady Pioneer Basketball Camp

WCHS girls basketball coach Ann Eades and her staff, along with the Lady Pioneer basketball team, will hold their annual girls basketball camp for girls in grades 3-9 on June 18-21 in the WCHS gym. Cost of camp is $40 per camper or $30 for more than one camper per family.

This camp is designed to improve a player?s individual skills in both post and perimeter positions. Emphasis will be placed on post moves, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and various other individual skills needed to be a successful players. Also new to camp will be a Shoot Away to work on correct shooting form daily.

For more information contact coach Eades at 635-2047 or 668-5938. Early registration is encouraged, or can be done on the 18 from 7-8a.m.

WCMS tryouts

WCMS boys basketball tryouts for next year?s fifth- and sixth-grade team will be May 21 and 22 at the WCMS gym from 3:30-5:30 each day.

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