Sports Briefs

The USSSA Summer Slam men?s & women?s D&E class tourney will be held at the fairgrounds fields Sat. June 3. This is a state qualifier.

Entry fee is $175, plus a $25 sanction fee. Deadline to enter is Wednesday, May 31, by 10 p.m. 44 and 47 core USSSA stamped balls will be used and will be sold at the tourney. Three home runs will be given, with outs recorded for any additional homers.

Call Terry Beard at 931- 815-3253, 931-473-3530 or 931-273-6881 for more information.

WWJD Basketball Camp

The Fourth Annual WWJD Basketball Camp will be held at the Westwood Church gym this summer. Cost is $40.

Boys and girls in third through fivth grade will be June 12, 13, 15 and 16, while grades 6-8 will be June 19, 20, 22 and 23. An additional week of sessions will be July 24, 25, 27 adn 28, with age groups for those sessions to be announced.

For more information, call coach Al Wells at 607-1334 or Tim Jennings at either 607-0392 or 668-2392.

YMU Flag Football

Young Men United will be organizing a flag football league, to play in late summer and early fall. If your team is interested in playing, contact Robert Wood at 931-224-7445 or Phyllis K. Nowlin at 931-815-9770. Entry fee is $300 per team, and the deadline to enter is Aug. 10.

Youth soccer sign-ups

Sign-ups for the Warren County Youth Soccer League will be Thursday, June 8 and Friday, June 9 from 5:30-8 p.m. and Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the McMinnville Civic Center. The registration fee will be $45 per player, which includes the uniform. Players ages 4-16 are eligible.

WCMS baseball tryouts

Sign-ups for Warren County Middle School baseball tryouts will be held Monday, May 22, at the WCMS field from 9-11 a.m. Tryouts will be the following three days, May 23-25, from 9 a.m. until noon each day.

For more information contact coach Brent Whitlock at 473-6557.

WCHS baseball tryouts

Pre-registration for tryouts for the Warren County High Schol baseball team will be held May 17 and 18 at the fieldhouse located adjacent to Patrick Ramsey Field. A parent is required to sign players? consent forms. Pre-registration is not mandatory, but is recommended.

Tryouts for the team will be held the following Monday and Tuesday, May 22 and 23, at Ramsey Field. They will begin at 3 p.m. each day, and last until approximately 5 p.m.

WCHS football ?Pizza Day?

Pizza Hut of McMinnville will donate 20 percent of all purchases made on May 25 from 11 a.m. until closing to the Pioneer football team. Please present your receipt or your coupons, which are available through high school players, at the register when you leave the restaurant.

Tennis camps

Coach David Dunlap will provide tennis instruction at three camps this spring and summer. Entry fee is $75, with classes divided into three age groups. Ages 5-8 will have class from 10-11 a.m., while 9-11 year-olds will be from 11 a.m. until noon and 12-16 year-olds will be from noon-1 p.m.

Cap dates are: May 22-26, June 26-30 and July 31-Aug. 4. For more information call the Civic Center at 473-1212 or Dunlap at 473-6357.

WCHS Softball Tryouts

The WCHS softball team will be holding tryouts on May 22-23 from 4-6 p.m. at the WCHS softball field. You must attend both days to be eligible to make the team. You will need to bring your glove, cleats and a bat. Your parents must come and sign a consent form for the tryouts. For more information contact coach David Upton at school 668-5858 ext. 315, home 668-2730 or cell phone at 607-2730.

WCHS Lady Pioneer Soccer Tryouts

Tryouts for the WCHS girls soccer team will be May 25 at the high school soccer field starting at 5 p.m. This is for all high school girls, new and returning players and freshman.

Newtown field rental

Anyone wishing to rent the Newtown ball field for practice call Franklin at either 668-3355 or 273-1186. Cost for renting the field is $10 for a 1-1/2 hour session.

Lady Pioneer basketball camp

Warren County High School girls basketball coach Ann Eades will hold her annual basketball came June 19-22, from 8-10 a.m. each day, at the Dalton Gym at WCHS.

The camp is for girls in grades 3-9, with a cost of $40 per camper. Families with more than one camper may register for a cost of $30 per camper.

For further information, or to register, contact coach Eades at 635-2047 or 668-5938. Players can also register at the door on Monday, June 19, from 7-8 a.m.

Fairgrounds field rental

Ball teams interested in renting the Warren County Fairgrounds fields may reserve two-hour increments throughout the season.

Practice times are arranged as follows: On Sundays, practices begin at noon, running in two-hour sessions with the final time set from 8-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, sessions are 4-6 p.m., 6-8 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.

Cost for a two-hour block is $15. To reserve a field, leave a message for Karen Moore at 474-2263.

Centertown Softball Tournament

Mens class D&E May 26-27 at the Centertown ball fields. Entry fee is $180 plus $20 sanction fee. Deadline to enter is May 25. Teams must furnish own balls. For more information contact Gerald Curtis at 931-273-8943 or Terry Beard at 931-815-3253.

Dr Pepper basketball camp

The Dr Pepper boys and girls basketball camp will be held June 5-8 at West Elementary. Instruction will be provided by former Lady Pioneer and Trevecca player and current Trevecca assistant coach Jennifer Wilson.

The camp is held in two sessions each day: The early session, from 9 a.m. unti 10:30, is for players in grades 1-3, while the 10:30-noon session is for players in grades 4-6.

Cost is $35, which includes a camp T-shirt. To register, be at the gym around 15 minutes before your child?s session begins. A parent or guardian must be present to sign a registration form. For more information, call Wilson at 668-3303.

Security Federal Tennis Tourney

The Annual Security Federal Tennis Tournament will be held at the McMinnville Civic Center June 1-3, with awards given to winners and finalists in each division and a T-shirt given to each entrant.

Matches are the best two out of three sets, with a 12-point tiebreaker if needed.

Play begins Thursday, June 1, at 4:30. The finals will be on Saturday, as well as Sunday if needed.

Divisions will include men?s and women?s singles ?A,? ?B,? and ?C,? and a men?s ?60+? division, as well as junior singles with Boys and Girls divisions in 10-under and 11-12. Doubles divisions will have ?A,? ?B,? ?C,? and ?60+? classes in men?s, women?s and mixed doubles divisions.

Entry fee for the event is $15 per person for singles or doubles, except for members of the McMinnville Tennis Association, whose fee is $10 per event. No player may enter more than two events.

New optic yellow balls are required for each match, with the winner getting a new can, and the loser keeping the balls used during the match.

No entries will be taken after Saturday, May 27, and the draw will be posted on Monday, May 29. Players may enter by phone, but entry fee must be paid before their first match. For more information, call David Dunlap at 473-6357 or the Civic Center at 473-1212.