Sports Briefs

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.

Co-ed softball tourney

The USSSA co-ed state qualifier will be played Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Lions Club Complex in Fayetteville. The tournament is open to all classes. Entry fee is $175, plus a sanction fee of $25. Teams must furnish their own softballs, and deadline to enter is Sept. 27 at 6 p.m.

For more information contact Gerald Curtis at (931) 273-9449, Anthony Carter at (615) 370-4200 or the Lions Club Recreational Center in Fayetteville at (931) 433-6059.

‘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.