SPORTS BRIEFS
The Warren County Youth Soccer league will be holding sign-ups starting June 12-13 at the Civic Center. Sign-ups will continue on June 14, and July 11-12. Cost is $40 for first child and $35 for each additional family member. Fee includes, shirt, shorts, socks , insurance and parks and recreation fee. No sign ups accepted after July 31. For more information contact the Civic Center at 473-1212.
Stars and Stripes
Fun Run
The annual July 4th Stars and Stripes 5K and Fun Run will take place on July 5th this year in downtown McMinnville. Organizers are already preparing for the big day as last years event saw a field of more than 150 total competitors. This years winner in the 5K will be award a special trophy in honor of Danny Stubblefield a long time supporter of the race. For more information contact Blaine Wilcher at 212-9801 or David Marttala at 473-4402.
Pioneer Youth Football Sign-Ups
Sign-ups for the Pioneer Youth Football league will begin on Saturday, June 12 from 9a.m.-noon, in the locker room at Bobby Ray Elementary Sign-ups are for ages 5-12 and the registration fee is $40. Sign-ups will continue every Saturday until July 26. For more information please call 507-8014 or 668-2304.
WCHS JROTC Mini Camp
The WCHS JROTC will be holding a camp for kids June 9-12 at the WCHS. The camp is for boys and girls 4-8th grade at a cost of $40 per camper, which includes a T-shirt. There will two categories, drill team and raider team. Pre-registration can be made by calling Tim Howard at 668-5902 or 308-4510.
McMinnville
tennis camp
U.S.P.T.R. amd WCHS tennis coach David Dunlap will be holding a tennis camp for boys and girls ages 5-18 years old on July 21-25 at the Civic Center tennis courts.
The camp will be divided into three age brackets: 5-8, 9-11 and 12-18 years old. Cost of the camp is $85 with daily prizes being handed out to each camper. Your child will need to bring comfortable clothing and tennis shoes, a hat, sunscreen and bottled water. Tennis rackets are also required, but are available from Dunlap if needed. For more information contact Dunlap at 473-6357 or the Civic Center.
Lady Pioneer
basketball camp
WCHS coach Ann Eades and her Lady Pioneer program will hold its annual camp June 16-19, from 8-10 a.m. each day at the Charlie Dalton Gym. The camp is for girls in grades 3-9, at a cost of $40 per camper, or $30 each for multiple campers from the same family.
The camp is designed to improve fundamentals and work on creating habits on the basketball court. A shootaway will be used to work on correct shooting form, and emphasis will also be placed on post moves, dribbling, passing, rebounding and other skills.
For more information, contact Eades at 635-2047 or 668-5938. Registration can be done on Monday, June 16 from 7-8 a.m. or you may preregister by contacting Eades at the above numbers.
Flag Football for girls
The Warren County Pioneer Youth Football League is currently conducting a survey to determine whether there is enough interest to form an all girls flag football program. It would be for girls 8 through 15 years of age, and the sign-up cost would be around $40 to cover insurance and a jersey. The league has flyers at the front desk at the Civic Center which anyone who is interested can go by and fill out, or you may call one of the phone numbers below and leave your name, phone number, and age. There will also be representatives at the locker room behind Bobby Ray Elementary School each Saturday in May from 9 a.m. until noon to answer questions and get your information. The phone numbers to call are: 931-212-6463, 668-2304, or 507-8014.
‘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 whenever space in the section allows. Announcements will run, free of charge, in the two editions leading 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.