Sports shorts
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 12:43 p.m., April 10, 2008
Updated 12:43 p.m., April 10, 2008
TRYSA Soccer
Summer Camp
TRYSA will be conducting a week-long summer soccer camp from June 9 through June 13. The camp will be run by Challenger British Soccer, with coaches coming from Britain to work with the kids.
The camp is open to boys and girls ages 3 through 14. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for 3- to 4-year-olds, 10:30 a.m. to noon for 5- to 6-year-olds and 9 a.m. to noon or 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for 7- to 14-year-olds.
All campers receive a camp T-shirt and soccer ball. Those who register by April 25 also will receive a British soccer jersey.
TRYSA also is looking for host families for the coaches. Host families receive a discount on their registration fee.
Register at www.challengersports.com, or contact Amy Ranalli at (620) 340-0228 for more information.
North Lyon County Baseball Tournament
The North Lyon County recreation committee will host a baseball tournament on May 3.
Age 9-10 teams will play at Allen; 11-12 will play at Admire. The cost per team is $100.
Registration is limited to five teams in each division with a three-game guarantee.
To register, contact Amy Phillips at (785) 589-2451 or e-mail to tapfarms@yahoo.com.
USD 253 Spring
Scramble Golf Tourney
The second annual USD 253 Spring Scramble golf tournament has been scheduled for April 26 at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course. Proceeds go to the EHS Scholarship Fund, which benefits scholar athletes and academic camps and trips.
The event will be a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. An entry fee of $260 per team or $65 per person includes green fee, cart and lunch provided by Olpe Chicken House.
Cash prizes ranging from $25 to $75 per person and polo shirts will be given to the top three teams in each flight. There also will be hole prizes, putting and chipping contests and door prizes. The tournament is limited to the first 36 teams.
Entry forms can be obtained on the USD 253 Web site, at the golf course or from Matt Irby at (316) 841-9392 or by e-mail at mirby@usd253.org.
USSSA Softball
Tournaments
USSSA and Fun Valley will be hosting a men’s open and mixed open invitational tournament in Hutchinson on April 19-20. Entry fee is $150, and the deadline is 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
Send entry and fee to: Fun Valley, P.O. Box 1985, Hutchinson, KS 67504-1985. For more information, call (620) 669-9999.
Fastpitch Softball
Skills Clinics
Two fastpitch softball skills clinics for girls will be held April 26 and May 3 at Whittier Park in Emporia. The clinics are for all girls in grades fourth through eighth.
The clinics will focus on fundamentals of hitting and fielding, with video review and analysis of hitting and competitive games to help improve skills.
The clinics will be split into two groups on both days. Grades 4-6 will meet from 1-3 p.m. both days, while grades 7-8 will meet from 3:30-5:30 p.m. both days.
The cost is $15 for both days. Register at the Emporia Recreation Center. For more information, call 340-6300.
Fastpitch Softball
Pitching Clinics
Emporia Energy softball will be holding a fastpitch softball pitching clinic on both Saturday and April 19 in Emporia.
The clinic is for all girls in grades third through eighth and will focus on windmill pitching instruction and drills, techniques for basic and advanced pitches and video analysis and review, with the featured instructors being Emporia High head softball coach Ray Owens and Energy U-18 coach Jeff Lynch.
The two clinics will be held at the Whittier Park fields from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on both days.
The cost is $30 per pitcher to be paid at the clinic. Please call 343-3639 in advance to register.
All pitchers need to bring their own catcher.
Emporia Track Club Youth Meets
Two Emporia Track Club youth track and field meets are scheduled to be held at Emporia State’s Welch Stadium this spring.
The first meet will be on Tuesday, May 27, and the second will be on Tuesday, June 10.
The meets begin at 6 p.m., and no pre-registration is needed. Anyone can enter.
The meets are low-key and perfect for beginning track and field athletes.
For more information on the meets, contact Mark Stanbrough at 341-5399 or mstanbro@emporia.edu. Both meets are USATF sanctioned.
Spring Migration
Triathlon
Registration is now open for those interested in competing in the Spring Migration Triathlon that will be held in Emporia on April 20.
The triathlon will begin at 9 a.m. and features a 400-meter swim, which begins in the HPER building pool at Emporia State, followed by a 20-kilometer bike course and a 5K run.
All participants must be 15 years old or older by April 20. Participants must submit an accurate 400-meter swim time for seeding purposes. The individual entry fee is $50, and because the event is USAT sanctioned, participants that are not members of USA Triathlon are required to purchase a one-day USAT membership for $10.
There are male and female divisions in each age category, which are: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 and 60+. The top three male and female finishers will receive awards, and awards also will be given to the top male and female Emporia finisher.
Registration, which is due by Saturday to avoid a $10 late fee, is available online at http://www.active.com. There will be no race day registration because of the seeding process. Race day check-in will be at the HPER building from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m.
For questions or for more information, contact Mark Stanbrough at mstanbro@emporia.edu.
Women’s National
Softball Exhibition
The Topeka Shawnee County Sports Council and Visit Topeka Inc., announce that tickets are available for the USA/ASA Women’s National Softball Exhibition game at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka on June 10.
The Women’s National Softball team will represent the United States at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
General admission tickets are $15, and are can be ordered online at www.kasasoftball.org/b4b_Home.htm, or by calling the Hummer Sports Park Office at (785) 295-3750. Mastercard and Visa are accepted.
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