Sports Briefs

A tournament for doubles teams will be played Sept. 20-22 at the Civic Center courts. Awards for first and second place will be given, as well as gifts for each player. Players will also have the chance to win a new Babolat racquet.

Entry fee is $15 per person, or $10 for MTA members. Men’s, Women’s and Mixed doubles in three divisions will be offered, depending on skill levels. To enter, contact David Dunlap at 473-6357 or 273-3635 or mail your entry and fee to 208 Donnell St., McMinnville.

YMU golf tourney

The second annual young men united golf tournament will be played Saturday, Sept. 22, at RiverWatch Golf Club. The four-person scramble will begin at 8:30. Entry fee is $70 per player, with white tees and mulligans available for $5 each and lunch provided after the round.

Prizes for the top three teams will be awarded, as well as closest-to-the-hole and longest drive awards and a $500 cash prize for a hole-in-one. To enter or for more information contact Charlie Boyd at (931) 212-6072 or the RiverWatch pro shop at (931) 761-8124.

Jaycee basketball, cheer sign-ups

The McMinnville Jaycee basketball league will have sign-ups at the McMinnville Civic Center from 6-8:30 p.m. on the following dates: Tuesday Sept. 20, Monday Sept. 24, Thursday Sept. 27, Monday Oct. 1 and Tuesday Oct. 2. There will also be sign-ups from 11 a.m. unti 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29.

An informational meeting for coaches and potential coaches will be held at the Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 2, and will last about an hour.

Prospective players should bring their $24 sign-up fee, proof of birthdate (even if he or she has played before), and a parent or guardian to sign the liability waiver. Boys may sign up from age 8-17 (18 if still in third or fourth year of high school). Girls ages 8-19 may sign up. Use Aug. 1, 2007, as the date to determine a player’s age. If a prospective player will be 8 years old by Feb. 15, 2008, he or she may sign up for the 2007-08 season.

Teams will play from eight to 10 games during the season, then will participate in a double-elimination tournament. Most season games, but not all, will be played on Saturdays. There will be no games scheduled on Christmas weekend (Dec. 22). Tournament games may be played on any day exctpe Wednesday, and the tournament should end around Feb. 9 if no dates are lost due to snow.

Sponsors are needed for several teams. Any business or individual who would like to sponsor a team is welcome. Sponsorship fees are $100 per team, and that is the sponsor’s only cost. The sponsorship fee is used to buy uniforms and accident insurance for players.

For more information, call David Pendergraph at 668-4003, Mark Bouldin at 473-7713 or Darrell Austin at 668-5858, ext. 257.

‘ Jaycee cheerleader sign-ups will be on the same dates listed above. Cheerleading fees and information will be posted at the sign-ups.

For more information on the cheer program, call Jennifer White at 668-1815.

‘SPORTS BRIEFS’ POLICY

The Southern Standard’s ‘Sports Briefs’ are provided as a courtesy to our readers who wish to publicize their sporting events (tournaments, camps, sign-ups, etc.)

‘Sports Briefs’ are printed in the Standard sports section each Sunday, providing space in the section allows. Announcements will run, free of charge, in the two Sunday editions prior to the event. Exceptions to that policy can be made, particularly when the announcement applies, for example, to not-for-profit organizations’ events or for multiple-week youth league registration periods.

If you have an announcement you would like to be included in the ‘Sports Briefs,’ e-mail your information to [email protected], fax to 473-6823, or call 473-2191, ext. 241.