Sports Briefs for June 15, 2003
A men’s and women’s softball tournament will be played Saturday, July 5, at the McMinnville Jaycees complex at the Warren County Fairgrounds.
Entry fee is $160, plus a USSSA sanction fee. Player cards are $1 each.
Teams must provide their own .47 core USSSA-stamped softballs, which may be purchased at the tournament.
Deadline to enter is Wednesday, July 2, at 10 p.m. For more information call Terry Beard at (931) 815-3253 or (931) 473-3530 or Gerald Curtis at (931) 273-8943.
Warren County Titans sign-ups
The Warren County Titans invite all boys and girls from the ages of 7 through 14 who would like to play traveling league football to come and sign up on July 11 from 5 p.m. until dusk, or on July 12 from 8 a.m. until noon.
Sign-ups will be behind Bobby Ray at the football field. There will be an additional sign-up held on July 18-19 at the same location and at the same times as listed above.
There is a $35 insurance and registration fee, and players will need to bring a copy of their birth certificate. The Titans play an eight-game regular season with four games out of town. Playoffs this year will be at Austin Peay State University with guest appearances by several members of the Tennessee Titans. For more information on the Titans Youth League, call Pat Moran at 668-2304 or Hal Mayfield at 668-4230.
WCYB 5-6 warm-up tournament
Warren County Youth Baseball will hold a 5- and 6-year-old coach-pitch tournament at the Civic Center complex July 11-13. The tournament is a warm-up for the TYBA national tournament, which will be held in Cookeville later in July.
Entry fee is $90, and all TYBA rules and policies will be strictly enforced. There must be at least eight teams in the tournament for a berth to be awarded to the nationals, and no more than 24 teams will be accepted.
For more information call John or Joy Tubb at (931) 668-9592 or Mike Oettinger at 939-3086.
USSSA Youth Softball Tournament
The United States Slowpitch Softball Association will hold a tournament for boys of all age groups June 20-22 at the Morrison Ballparks. Entry Fee is $125 plus sanction fee. Deadline is June 19 at 6 p.m.
For more information contact Gerald Curtis at 931-273-8943 or Terry Beard at 931-815-3253.
USSSA Men and Women Softball Tournament
The USSSA will hold a tournament June 27-29 at the McMinnville Jaycees complex. Entry fee is $160 plus sanction fee and $1 for classification cards.
Entry deadline is June 25 at 6 p.m. For more information contact Gerald Curtis at 931-273-8943 or Terry Beard at 931-815-3253 or 931-473-3530.
Freshman boys hoops
Warren County High School’s freshman boys basketball team will practice June 16-20 and July 7-11, from 1 p.m. until 2:30 each day. They will attend camp at Tennessee Tech July 14-16.
For more information, contact coach Stan Jacobs at 668-5906.
Turning Two Baseball School
It’s time for spring training. Turning Two Baseball School offers personalized instruction for baseball/softball prospects. The school covers pitching, defense, hitting, base running, and mental/physical conditioning. Call Brent Whitlock today at 939-3875 to schedule your individual or team sessions.
Lady Pioneer basketball camp
WCHS basketball coach Ann Eades will hold her annual camp July 7-10 from 8-10 a.m. at the Charlie Dalton Gym at Warren County High School. The camp is open to girls in grades 3-9, with a cost of $40 per camper or $30 for more than one camper from the same family.
The objective of the camp is to provide fundamental instructions, as well as provide opportunity for individual competition and high quality instruction in the basics of basketball. Instructors will be coach Eades, as well as assistants Frank Fisher and J.B. Smith and members of the Lady Pioneer basketball team.
For more information, contact Ann Eades at 635-2047 or 668-5938. Registration can be done by contacting Eades or at the door on Monday, July 7.
Baseball, softball lessons
The Warren County Middle School baseball coaching staff is offering individual and team baseball and fastpitch softball lessons.
For more information, call Chris Parker at 686-7700.
Ten Star All-Star Basketball Camp
Applications are now being evaluated for the Ten Star All-Star Summer Basketball Camp. The camp is by invitation only, and boys and girls ages 10-19 are eligible to apply.
Past participants include: Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Grant Hill and Antawn Jamison.
Players from 50 states and eight foreign countries attended the 2002 camp. College basketball scholarships are possible for players selected to the All-American team.
The camp will be held this year in several locations, including Lebanon, Tenn. For a free brochure, call (704) 373-0873 anytime or visit tenstarcamp.com.
ISA Second Annual Bat Attack
Men’s class E tournament June 21 at the McMinnville fairgrounds. Entry fee is $150 plus $25 sanction fee. For more information contact Bobby Christian at 931-473-1028 or 931-808-2689.