EHS seeking volunteers to give physicals
Emporia High School has scheduled dates to conduct athletic physicals for students attending Emporia High. Boys physicals will be given at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 7, and girls physicals will be given at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 14.
The Athletic Department at EHS is requesting assistance from physicians, nurses and ancillary health professionals to obtain health histories, conduct screenings and perform assessments. There is no monetary compensation; however, sandwiches and refreshments will be provided. EHS also is offering a complimentary season pass for those who volunteer and their families for all regular-season home athletic events scheduled during the 2006-07 school year.
Each clinic will be held at Emporia High School and generally takes three hours to complete.
Physicals will be offered on the dates listed, but two pages on the physical must be completed and signed by a parent/guardian before the physical will be given. Forms are available at the high school (341-2365).
Track Club set
to start back up
The Emporia Track Club is a non-profit organization that provides track and field/running opportunities for all ages with an emphasis on youth. The focus is on instructional learning and enjoyment of the sport. The Emporia Track Club sponsors youth meets in track and field and cross country, fun runs and conducts youth clinics. The track club also has competitors travel to regional and national meets to compete successfully at the highest level.
Designed for competitive athletes who desire to compete in out-of-town USATF competition, the club is open to grades 1-12 at the middle school track. Practices will be held Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. starting April 23 for grades 1-7, May 14 for grade 8, and June 5 for grades 9-12. Starting June 5, the club will practice Monday through Thursday at 7 p.m. on the middle school track.
Contact Mark Stanbrough at 620-342-7253 or mstanbro@emporia.edu
School district benefit golf tournament
The USD 253 Spring Scramble Golf Tournament has been re-scheduled for May 12 at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course. Proceeds will go to a new Leadership Scholarship for graduating seniors and the Emporia High School tennis team. The team plans to attend the U.S. Open in New York in September.
Tennis coach Matt Irby and team members are organizing what they hope will be an annual event for the new scholarship fund and other group fund raisers. Money and prizes will be awarded for the top three teams in each flight. There will be prizes for additional contests, and lunch will be provided.
The entry fee is $260 per team or $65 per person (season passes will be honored for part of the entry fee.) The entry form is available on the district web site, www.usd253.org. Entry forms and more information also are available by contacting Matt Irby at (316) 841-9392 or by e-mail at mirby@usd253.org.
Optimist Junior Golf Championships
Entries are now open for the 2007 Kansas District Optimist Junior Golf Championships, sponsored by Optimist clubs throughout the state.
The finals will be held in Salina on June 14. Awards are given in both the boys' and girls' divisions for the following age groups: 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, and 16-18.
All age group winners, as well as other top-placing golfers, qualify for the OIJGC International Championship Tournament held in July at the famous PGA National Resort & Spa in West Palm Beach, Fla., home of the PGA Honda Classic.
The Kansas District of Optimist International will sponsor the four age group winners in 14-18-year-old divisions to the Florida Tournament. Boys 14-18 must participate in a pre-qualifier prior to the Salina State Championship.
Pre-qualifying tournaments will be held at the following locations:
F May 30 — Derby, Hidden Lakes GC
F June 4 — Topeka, Lake Shawnee
F June 5 — Olathe, Heritage Park
F June 6 — Salina, Salina Municipal
The entry fee for players 14-18 years of age is $50. Boys and girls from 10-13 years of age pay a reduced entry fee of $30.
Log on to www.kansasoptimist.org/oijgc for details, entry blanks and pre-qualifier information, or call Jim or Judy Morris at (316) 788-1186. Entry forms also should be available at your local golf course.
Baseball, slow-pitch
softball tournaments
USSSA and Fun Valley will be hosting a baseball tournament next month.
The Baseball Salt City Shootout Open N.I.T. will take place on May 5-6 in Hutchinson. This tournament will be for 10-, 11-, 12-, 13- and 14-year-old teams. Entry fee is $225, and the deadline is 5 p.m. on May 1.
Send entries and fees to: Fun Valley, P.O. Box 1985, Hutchinson, KS, 67504-1985. For more information, call (620) 669-9999.
Bill Snyder benefit
for Drug Awareness
Former Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder will be in Emporia for a fund-raising dinner at 6:15 p.m. on May 4. Snyder will speak on K-State football, the dangers of drugs and alcohol and the youthfriends mentoring program. All proceeds will benefit Emporians for Drug Awareness.
Non-alcoholic social hour and silent auction will begin at 5:30 at White Auditorium. Snyder will be joined by Emporia State football coach Garin Higgins and ESU quarterbacks coach and former KSU quarterback Jonathan Beasley.
Ticket prices are $25 for adults and $12 for youth high school and younger. Preferred/reserved seating also is available at $250 for a table of eight.
Tickets are available from: Lyon County State Bank, 902 Merchant; Dorsey Animal Clinic, 2909 W. 12th Ave.; and Mary Helbert, 1700 W. 7th Ave., Room 7.
For more information, contact Emporians for Drug Awareness at (620) 341-2450.
Emporia summer
basketball programs
Registration is now being accepted for the Emporia Basketball Summer Camps and Emporia Basketball Summer Leagues held at Emporia High School and coordinated by EHS boys basketball coach Rick Bloomquist.
There are nine different programs to choose from ranging from the Shooter Extreme Mini Camp to the Summer League.
The first deadlines for the camps is on May 25. The deadline to register for the Summer League is June 22. For more information or to pick up registration forms, contact Rick Bloomquist by phone at 341-2365 or 343-5102 or by e-mail at rblomqu@usd253.org.
Northern Heights
baseball, softball tourneys
The Northern Heights FBLA will be hosting a pair of softball tournaments in early May.
The First Annual Men’s Softball Tournament will take place on Saturday, May 5, and the First Annual Men’s Softball Tournament will be held on Sunday, May 6. Both events will take place at Admire Ball Diamond.
Entry fee for each tournament is $100, and all proceeds go to the Northern Heights FBLA National Conference Trip.
For more information, contact Preston Scarrow at (620) 528-3521 or (620) 343-2808 or Kim Dhority at (620) 528-3521 or (620) 699-3318.
They can also be reached by email at scarrowp@usd251.org and dhorityk@usd251.org.
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