Sports Briefs

WCMS baseball coach Brent Whitlock will be holding his Turning Two baseball camp on July 10-12 from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Cost is $75, which includes a camp T-shirt for ages 7 years and up. For more information contact coach Whitlock at 939-3875.

American Cellular/Verizon Wireless Softball

There will be a mens class D and E tournament June 17 at the Warren County Fairgrounds. Entry fee is $180 plus sanction fee. Deadline to enter is June 14 at 8 p.m. Team must furnish own 44 core softballs. Verizon will be giving away cell phone accessories all day and the winning team will receive a $150 gift card to Applebee?s. For more information contact Gerald Curtis at 931-273-8943 or Terry Beard at 931-815-3253 or 273-6881.

Watch World Cup at Lighthouse

Warren County Middle School soccer coach Matt Jackson will be hosting World Cup Soccer watching parties at the Lighthouse Ministries building, located at the former site of Northgate Skater Center. Everyone is invited, but soccer players and coaches are especially encouraged to come cheer for the USA as they play against some of the best players in the world.

The first game is June 12 against Czech Republic, beginning at 10:55 a.m. June 17, the USA will face Italy at 1:30 p.m, and on June 22 they will play at 8:55 a.m.

The top two teams from their group advance, so based on how they do in the first three games, will determine if they play anymore.

Pioneer Youth Football sign-ups

The Warren County Pioneer Youth Football League will continue to hold sign-ups each Saturday in June and July, at their field behind Bobby Ray Elementary School. Sign-ups are from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., and cost is $40 for both football and cheerleading. Eligible ages are from 5-12 years old.

Anyone interested in helping coach is also encouraged to come by sign-ups or call 668-2304 for more information.

Future Pioneer basketball camp

WCHS head coach Ryan Smith and his staff will hold the Future Pioneer Basketball Camp July 10-12 at the Charlie Dalton Gym.

The camp is divided into two age groups, with players placed in those groups based on the grade they will be in for the 2006-2007 school year.

Players in the grade 1-4 group will have camp each day from noon-2 p.m. each day, while those in the grade 5-8 group will have the early sesson, from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.

?Early Bird? registration is available for $35, and increases to $40 if you wait until the first day of camp to register. To preregister, send your child?s name, grade (06-07 school year), school, birth date, parent/guardian name, phone number, and T-shirt size (youth S-M-L or adult S-M-L-XL) to ?WCHS, attn. Boy?s Basketball, 199 Pioneer Lane, McMinnville TN 37110.? Make checks payable to WCHS.

For more information, contact Smith at 668-5936.

British Soccer Camp

There will be a soccer camp on June 19-23 at Hickory Creek School for kids ages 4-14. There are two sessions scheduled with half day and full day registration. Cost for half day is $105 and full day is $135. For more information call 668-3444 or 815-1054. The camp is sponsored by the local select soccer team Cosmos 95.

Rotary Golf Tournament

The 20th annual Rotary Golf Tournament will be held August 5 at the McMinnville Country. Cost is $75 per player and you may contact Tommy Crouch at 473-4338, Gene Maxwell at 668-5151 or golf pro Hank Patton at the McMinnville Country Club 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 fifth 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 and 28, with age groups for those sessions to be announced. Sessions will be from 5:30 to 8:30 each night.

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

YMU Adult Flag Football

Young Men United will be organizing an adult 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.

Tennis camps

Coach David Dunlap will provide tennis instruction at two more camps this 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.

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

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.

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