Fifth/sixth-grade basketball tournament
Northern Heights High School will be the site of fifth- and sixth-grade basketball tournaments for both boys and girls on Saturday.
The gym opens at 8:30 a.m., and play begins at 9 a.m. Teams will be separated into fifth-and sixth-grade brackets, if there are enough teams to play the minimum number of guaranteed games. Teams made up of both fifth-and sixth-graders will be placed in the sixth-grade bracket. Depending on the number of teams, the tournaments will be played in a round-robin or pool-play format. Spectators will be charged $1 admission. Individual medals will be presented to the first-, second- and third-place teams.
For information, call Marsha Stromgren at 785-528-4016 or e-mail mstromgr@emporia.edu. The deadline to submit registration forms was last Friday. Registration fee can be submitted when the team's coach checks them in on the day of the tournament.
MAYB tournaments coming up
MAYB basketball tournaments are coming to the following areas in the coming weeks. All tournaments feature a three-game guarantee with a registration fee of $150:
• McPherson, Dec. 20. Entry deadline Friday;
• Towanda/Wichita, Dec. 20-21. Entry deadline Friday;
• Holton, Dec. 20-21. Entry deadline Friday;
• Leavenworth, Dec. 20-28. Entry deadline Dec. 12;
• Wichita, Dec. 27-28. Entry deadline Dec. 12;
To register for any of these tournaments, visit www.mayb.com or call 316-284-0354.
Openings for softball players, U-10 coach
The Emporia Energy is looking for players for the 2009 fast-pitch softball season. The team is looking mainly for U-10 and U-14 players but would be interested in players of all ages. There is also an opening for a U-10 coach. Winter practices started in November, so please call or e-mail soon to express your interest. You may contact the Emporia Energy by e-mail at emporiaenergy@yahoo.com or by calling 620-412-2552.
Youth all-star team
The Satchel Paige All-Stars traveling baseball team is accepting registration for players ages 13 to 18 who would like to participate in the team's Christmas baseball clinic and tournament in Bradenton, Fla., and/or be part of the 2009 summer travel team. The Christmas clinic and tournament will be held from Dec. 26 to Jan. 2 in Bradenton, spring training home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. If interested, contact coach Michael E. Mayden at (888) 833-7688, Ext. 3, or go to www.whsn.org.
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