MAYB winter basketball
Mid America Youth Basketball is now accepting entries for its winter schedule, which is listed on the MAYB website, www.mayb.com. The deadline for the MAYB $500 four-tournament package is Nov. 15. Individual events cost $150. Call (316) 284-0354 or visit the website for more details or to register.
Spotters and score keepers needed
Emporia Municipal Golf Course is hosting the 1A - 3A State Girls Championship on Oct. 20. The course needs about 15 volunteers to help as score keepers and spotters for this tournament. If interested, call Rich Jaggard at 342-7666 for more details.
Hunter education
A hunter education course will be held on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 at Camp Alexander east of Emporia. Classes begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. Both class sessions must be attended in their entirety for certification. Participants must be at least 11 years old by Oct. 26, 2008 to be eligible for certification. For more information and to register, call Roger Wells, 620-443-5834.
Sports injury clinic
Newman Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, 1301 W. 12th Ave., Suite 105, will host free clinics to examine any injury occurring during the fall sports season.
The clinics will open every Saturday at 10 a.m. Athletes must arrive by 10:30 in order to be seen. Dr. Michael Yost will conduct the clinic. A screening by Yost will not carry a charge, but diagnostic tests such as radiology services will include a charge. If the examination reveals a problem, an appointment for the athlete will be scheduled for regular office hours at a later date.
4-H Shooting Sports potluck Dinner
4-H shooting sport instructors and coordinators will host a "pot luck" dinner in the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds on Sunday at 6 p.m. to discuss the Lyon County Shooting Sports program which includes diciplines in BB gun, air rifle, air pistol, small-bore rifle, small-bore pistol, muzzleloading, shotgun and archery. Parents of 4-H youth or youth 16 and over who are members of 4-H are invited to attend. Programs offered, when and where activities will be held, safety instruction and equipment needed to participate in these activities will be some of the topics covered. Parents are asked to bring two cover dishes and a dessert. Instructors are also needed for future programs.
For more information, please come by the Lyon County Extension Office, 2632 W. Highway 50, Emporia, or call 620-341-3221.
Fall basketball league
Emporia High School boys basketball coach Rick Bloomquist's Boys Basketball Fall League 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.
Lyndon run/walk
The Lyndon 10K Run and 5K run/walk at Melvern Lake Outlet Beach is Saturday. Registration is $20 and begins at 7 a.m., with the race beginning at 8 a.m. Those who register early will receive a long-sleeved shirt. For details, call Carmen at 785-549-3242 or e-mail to rcmr@hughes.net, or e-mail to janet@bbwwlaw.com.
Hoops Classic basketball tourney
The Topeka Hoops Classic basketball tournament will be held Nov. 14-16 at Washburn Rural High School, 5900 S.W. 61st St., Topeka. The tourney is for boys in grades 3-8 and girls in grades 3-6. Registration is $200 if registered by Nov. 1 and $220 thereafter. Four games guaranteed. For information, contact Susan at 785-478-3122 or e-mail selad925@aol.com
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.
F Sports Shorts run each week on Thursday. If you have a sports-related announcement that you would like to see in Sports Shorts, e-mail your announcement to sports@emporiagazette.com or fax it to (620) 342-8108 attn: sports. Please include how long you would like your announcement to run.