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.
Friends of NRA
annual banquet
The Flint Hills Friends of the NRA will hold its annual banquet and fundraiser tonight at the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds. Doors will open at 5:00 pm, and dinner is at 7, followed by a live auction.
The Friends of the NRA Banquet is a fundraising event intended to get the community involved in raising money for grants to 4-H shooting sports programs, scouting, school district Eddie Eagle programs and law enforcement groups. For tickets, sponsorships or other information, contact: Dick’s Business Machines, Richard Rees, 320 Commercial St., Emporia, (620) 344-1429 or Bob Cuadra, Groh Printing Inc., 702 Prairie St., Emporia, (620) 767-1034.
Ducks Unlimited
Banquet
The 2008 Verdigris Valley Ducks Unlimited Banquet will be held Oct. 4 at the Sauder Building, Madison. Happy hour starts at 5:30 pm., dinner at 7:00 pm., and auction at 8:00 pm. Admission for members is $35, $50 for couples and $15 for greenwings. The chapter will have decoys, guns, knives, sculptures, wildlife prints, silent auction, raffles and door prizes. For tickets or more information about the banquet, please call Gib Rhodes at 620-437-2012 or Mark Osmundson at 620-437-2476.
4-H Shooting Sports “Pot Luck” Dinner
4-H shooting sport instructors and coordinators will host a "pot luck" dinner in the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds on October 12 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 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.
U-12 softball tryouts
The Chase County Explosion U-12 softball team will hold tryouts for its 2009 squad on Oct. 4 at 3 p.m. on the Kaltenbacher field in Cottonwood Falls. If interested, contact Brian Potter at 620-273-6902 or Ron Kelsheimer at 620-273-8215.
4-Man Scramble
Cottonwood Falls Country Club will hold a 4-Man Scramble golf tournament on Oct. 5, with proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society. The tourney will feature cash payouts for first, second and third place and prize for closest to the pin, longest putt and longest drive.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the tournament, and tee time will be at 9 a.m. The entry fee will be $25 per person. To reserve your team, call Penny Filinger at 620-279-4219.
Lyndon run/walk
The Lyndon 10K Run and 5K run/walk at Melvern Lake Outlet Beach is Oct 11. 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.
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.
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.