Sports Shorts
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 02:46 p.m., May 1, 2008
Updated 02:46 p.m., May 1, 2008
Kansas Hunter
Education Class
A free Kansas Hunter Education Class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday and from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Santa Fe Trail High School in Carbondale. Both class sessions must be attended in their entirety for certification.
Participants must be at least 11 years old by Sunday to be eligible for certification. The Santa Fe Trail Dance Team will have lunch and drinks available to purchase, or attendees can bring their own sack lunch on Saturday.
To register, contact Mary Burgett at (785) 836 7887 or e-mail her at mburgett@usd434.us.
Emporia Rec Center Youth Baseball
& Softball
The following is information for the Emporia Recreation Center’s youth baseball and softball leagues:
Baseball
Bluestem League - Cal Ripken Major
11 & 12 Year Olds, Prior to April 30, 2008
The Bluestem League will be part of the traveling Neosho Valley League. Games will be played on Mondays and Thursdays both home and away. Some of the teams that have been in this league in the past are Hartford, Lebo, Waverly, Yates Center, Leroy, and Gridley.
Deadline to Register: Friday
Fees: $25 Resident & $28 Non-Resident
Players Assigned: Week of May 5
Practice Begins: Week of May 5
Games Begin: Week of May 19
Game Days: Mondays/ Thursdays
Location: Flint Hills Optimist Diamonds
Junior League - Babe Ruth
13, 14 & 15 Year Olds Prior to
April 30, 2008
The Junior League will be a part of the traveling Neosho Valley League. Games will be played on Mondays and Fridays both home and away. Teams that have been in this league in the past are Hartford, Lebo, Waverly, Yates Center, Leroy, Gridley, Hamilton and Madison.
Deadline to Register: Friday
Fees: $30 Resident & $33 Non-Resident
Game Days: Mondays and Fridays
Players Assigned: Week of May 5
Practice Begins: Week of May 5
Games Begin: Week of May 19
Location: Soden’s Grove and Glennen Field
Softball
Rainbow League
11 & 12 Year Olds, Prior to Jan. 1, 2008
Rainbow League will play in the Neosho Valley traveling league. Teams that have been in this league in the past have been Hartford, Lebo, Waverly, Yates Center, Leroy, Gridley, Hamilton and Madison. League games will be on Tuesdays and Fridays both home and away.
Deadline to Register: Friday
Fees: $25 Resident & $28 Non-Resident
Players Assigned: Week of May 5
Practice Begins: Week of May 5
Games Begin: Week of May 19
Game Days: Tuesday & Fridays
Location: Whittier Park Diamonds (9th & Whittier)
Sunflower League
13, 14, 15, & 16 Year Olds, Prior to Jan. 1, 2008
Sunflower League will play in the Neosho Valley traveling league. Teams that have been in this league in the past have been Hartford, Lebo, Waverly, Yates Center, Leroy, Gridley, Hamilton and Madison. League games will be on Tuesdays and Fridays both home and away.
Deadline to Register: Friday
Fees: $25 Resident & $28 Non-Resident
Players Assigned: Week of May 5
Practice Begins: Week of May 5
Games Begin: Week of May 19
Game Days: Tuesday & Fridays
Location: Whittier Park Diamonds (9th & Whittier)
Emporia Basketball
Summer Camps
The Emporia High basketball program has seven summer programs taking place over the course of the next few months.
The Shooter Extreme Mini-Camp takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from May 28-30. Cost is $40, and deadline in May 21.
The Shooter Extreme All Day Camp is set for 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 28-30. Free lunch is included. Cost is $70, and deadline is May 21.
The Basketball Day Camp for kids Kindergarten through eighth grade takes place from 9 a.m. to noon on June 9-13. Cost is $60, and deadline is May 21.
The Basketball All Day Camp is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 9-13. Breakfast and lunch is included, with campers needing to show up between 8 and 8:30 for breakfast. Cost is $100, and deadline is May 21.
The Little Swisher (beginner’s only) Camp for kids second-grade and younger will be 9:30-11:30 a.m. on June 16-18. Lunch is included. Cost is $40, and deadline is June 11.
The Shooter Extreme Mini-Camp is set for 1-3 p.m. on June 16-18. Cost is $40, and deadline is June 11.
Private summer workouts also are available with former Emporia High standout Bret Wise (343-5102).
For more information on the EHS summer camps, contact EHS coach Rick Bloomquist at 343-5102 (cell) or 341- 2365 (school).
Parents also can register online at www.emporiabasketball.net.
Emporia Summer
Basketball League
Registration is now being taken for the Emporia Summer Basketball League, which will take place on Mondays through Thursdays during the month of July at Emporia High School.
The league is for boys and girls from Kindergarten through eighth grade. Organized area teams are encouraged to attend.
Teams will be set according to age group with a 10-game guarantee. Players might play two games in one night. The first meeting is July 3 for team organization.
Cost is $60, with a family rate of $20 for additional children. Deadline to enter is June 27.
For more information or for a registration form, contact EHS coach Rick Bloomquist at 343-5102 (cell) or 341- 2365 (school).
Parents also can register online at www.emporiabasketball.net.
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.
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 Saturday.
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.
Fastpitch Softball Skills Clinics
A fastpitch softball skills clinic for girls will be held Saturday at Whittier Park in Emporia. The clinic is for all girls in grades fourth through eighth.
The clinic will focus on fundamentals of hitting and fielding, with video review and analysis of hitting and competitive games to help improve skills.
The clinic will be split into two groups. Grades 4-6 will meet from 1-3 p.m., while grades 7-8 will meet from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The cost is $15. Register at the Emporia Recreation Center. For more information, call 340-6300.
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.
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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