Camp Alexander
Summer Camps
Camp Alexander’s Last Blast runs from Monday through Aug. 8. Campers will vote on their schedules and activities for this week.
Children Kindergarten through eighth grade are accepted in all Camp Alexander camps. Dropoff is 7:30-8:30 a.m., and pickup is 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Cost of summer camps are $85 for day camps and $150 for residence camps.
For more information, check out www.campalexander.org, or contact Camp Alexander at (620) 342-1386 or (620) 343-5595.
Free student physicals
Free sports physicals will be given to Emporia High School students on Monday, Aug. 11, at EHS. The girls physicals will begin at 6 p.m., and the boys physicals will start immediately after the completion of the girls physicals.
If students are planning on participating in a sport at Emporia High School during the 2008-09 school year, they need to pick up a physical form from the office and complete the first page, which is the health history, and sign the last page, which is the consent for the athlete to participate. The student must bring this physical form with them on the night of the physicals.
The physical form must be signed by the parent/guardian before the physical will be given.
Students cannot practice a high school sport unless they have a physical dated from May 1, 2008, or later on file with Mrs. Price in the Athletic Office.
Master State
Golf Tournament
USSSA and Fun Valley in Hutchinson will host the Master State Tournament from Aug. 23-24 for the following groups: Women’s 35 and Over, Men’s 35 and Over, Men’s 40 and Over and Men’s 45 and Over. The entry fee is $175. Deadline to register is Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Fun Valley at 620-669-9999 or Mike Baird at 620-241-7974.
Spartan Soccer
Extravaganza
The Emporia High 2008 Black and Red Game and 2008 Alumni Game are set for Saturday, Aug. 23, at the TRYSA soccer complex.
The alumni game, which will have the alumni facing the Emporia Adult League All-Stars, will be at 5 p.m., and the Red and Black Game will follow at 7.
There will be a $15 charge for all alumni and All-Star players, which includes a T-shirt. Proceeds will go to the EHS Soccer Booster Club to support EHS soccer.
Flyers can be downloaded at www.emporiasoccer.com. The booster club also will be selling food and beverages.
Please RSVP to: Art Tabares, 2819 West Lake Drive, Emporia, KS 66801. Deadline is August 15.
Tabares also can be reached by phone at 343-2071 or by e-mail at atabares@cableone.net.
Corporate Challenge
Sign-Up
The Emporia Recreation Staff is organizing the seventh annual “Corporate Challenge” that will be held Aug. 10 through Aug. 22.
Because it is the Corporate Challenge, 15-member teams must be employees of one’s company or organization. Teams should consist of both male and female members. If a group does not have 15 employees to make a team, the recreation staff can be contacted about other possibilities.
Team entry fee is $125 with a limit of two teams per company. Each team can consist of up to 15 employees, and all participants will receive a T-shirt. There will be no additional event charges for participants during their scheduled activities.
A schedule of the activities, times, rules and printable registration form are available at emporiarec.org. While there, one can look at highlights from “Corporate Challenge 2007.”
Team entry forms also can be picked up at the Emporia Recreation Center main desk. Entry deadline is today.
For more information, contact Barb Rourk at 340-6395 or e-mail erccorporatechallenge@yahoo.com.
Fall Basketball League
Emporia High School boys basketball coach Rick Bloomquist’s Boys Basketball Fall League begins Oct. 1 and runs through the month of October. The league is designed for boys to improve their skills and have fun.
Emporia High staff and players will serve as coaches. Games will be held on Sunday afternoon and one weeknight each week. Participants are guaranteed 10 games. No practices will be held. Teams will have a maximum of eight players. Third-graders and younger will play with 8-foot goals.
Registration costs $50 and includes a T-shirt uniform. For more information, call Bloomquist at 341-2365 or 343-5102, or e-mail to rbloomquist@usd253.org.
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