Sports Briefs

Tryouts for the Warren County Middle School fifth- and sixth-grade boys basketball team will be held Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 3:30 until 5 p.m. at the WCMS gym.

Tailgate party

Bring the kids, a blanket and your lawn chairs and let?s get fired up for the benefit of the Warren County High School football team. Myers Communication, Bill Myers and Neil Helton State Farm Insurance is sponsoring a tailgate party Sept. 1 from 6-7 p.m. at new pavilion Nunley Stadium. Hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and drinks. First 500 fans get a WC rally towel. Organizers are asking for a $2 donation to the WCHS football team.

Centertown co-ed softball

The Centertown co-ed league will be holding a meeting to discuss their fall league Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Centertown Recreation Center. Anyone interested needs to attend. For more information call Terry Starnes at 939-2704 or Gerald Curtis at 273-8943.

USSSA tourney

A USSSA softball tournament for men?s Class D and E teams will be held at the Warren County fairgrounds on Sept. 2. Entry fee is $175, plus a $25 sanction fee. Teams must provide their own 44 or 47 core, USSSA-stamped softballs, which will be available for purchase at the tournament.

The home run limit will be three, with additional homers counting as an out. Deadline to enter is Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 10 p.m.

For more information call Terry Beard at either (931) 815-3253 or 473-3530.

Pioneer season tickets

Reserved-seat season tickets for WCHS football are now available from George Smartt. Cost is $5 per game, and tickets must be ordered prior to the first Pioneer home game, which is scheduled for Sept. 1.

Reserved parking passes are also available for $5 per game.

Last year?s season ticket holders had until Aug. 20 to keep their present seats. For more information, contact Smartt at 66-4891.

Private tennis lessons

Beginning Aug. 14, Warren County tennis coach David Dunlap will be offering tennis lessons for youth and adult players. Youth lessons will be Monday through Thursday at 3:30 p.m., with adult lessons to follow at 5:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays. Anyone interested in lessons can contact coach Dunlap at 473-6357.

Eagle Shootout golf tourney

The 3rd annual Eagle Shootout Golf Tournament will be played at Fall Creek Falls on Sept. 23. All money raised goes to support the Van Buren County boys and girls basketball teams.

Entry fee for the four-player scramble is $50 per player, and includes green fees, cart and free range balls. Tee times begin at 8:40 a.m., and go off every eight minutes. Tee times are given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Awards for the top three teams, as well as two closest-to-the-pin contests, two longest drives and a putting contests will be up for grabs.

Please try to reserve your tee time by Thursday, Sept. 21. For more information contact coach Dustin Sullivan at (931) 946-2442, ext. 6, or either (931) 273-9239 or 946-2088.

?Hit Me? dodgeball tournament

The McMinnville Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting its first-ever dodgeball tournametn on Saturday, Sept. 23. They will be offereing a junior division (ages 12-15) and an adult co-ed division (16 and over). Registrations will be accepted until Sept. 16, 2006, and pre-registration is required.

Cost is $8 per person, wth 6-8 players per team. Participants can register as a team, or as individuals who will be assigned to a team. Each team must have at least six players, and registration forms are available at the Civic Center. For more information call Jen at 473-1212.

Young Men United golf tournament

Young Men United will hold a four-man scramble on Sept. 23 at RiverWatch golf course in Smithville. Entry fee is $70 per person, which includes tournament round with cart. Lunch, two closest-to-the-hole prizes and longest drive prize will be provided. Deadline to enter is Sept. 10. For more information or to enter contact Wayne Wolford at (931) 212-6609, Charlie Boyd at 212-6072 or contact the RiverWatch pro shop at (931) 761-8124.