Twilight 5,000; Jeff Boschee Basketball Clinic
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Twilight 5,000
The Twilight 5,000 Road Race and Fitness Run/Walk is August 15 at 7:45 p.m. at Flint Hills Mall in Emporia. The race is sponsored by the Emporia State cross country team. Entry fee is $12 for anyone who registers before August 8 and $16 for anyone who registers after.
Participants will receive a T-shirt. Sizes are only guaranteed for those who register before August 8. The top three winners in each class (men and women) will receive Adidas apparel. For more information, call ESU cross country coach Dave Harris at 341-5938, or e-mail Harris at dharris@emporia.edu.
Jeff Boschee
Basketball Clinic
Former Kansas basketball player Jeff Boschee, now head coach at The Barstow School in Kansas City, Mo., will have a basketball clinic in Emporia on July 21 and 22 for players entering Grades 3-9 in the fall of 2009. Spots are still available.
The clinic will emphasize shooting, passing and dribbling in a fast-paced, educational and fun environment. A current KU player will assist with the clinic; past Jayhawks who have helped out include Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur and Russell Robinson.
Entry into the clinic costs $75 per player, which includes instruction, a backpack, a T-shirt, a basketball and an autograph session with players and coaches. Maximum capacity will be 65 players. To receive an application or more information, contact clinic director David Devaney at (816) 941-2623, or go to www.jeffboscheebasketballclinics.com. Those interested in sponsoring the clinic may also contact Devaney.
ERC summer programs
The Emporia Recreation Commission's summer programs include the following activities with upcoming registration deadlines:
• Emporia State head coach Bob Fornelli and his staff have teamed up with Emporia Recreation to offer a baseball camps for 5 to 9-year olds and for 10 to 14-year olds. The camp will be held July 20-23 at Glennen Field at the Trusler Sports Complex.
The fee is $50 and the deadline to register is Friday. Camp for the younger players will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and concentrate on pitching and catching. Camp for the older group will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and concentrate on all aspects of the game.
• Fifth- and sixth-grade tackle football league, eight-game season. Practice begins week of Aug. 10, games begin Sept. 5. Registration fee $60 for residents, $75 for nonresidents. Registration deadline July 24.
For more information on these and other summer activities, contact the ERC at 340-6300.
Madison all-night coed softball tourney
Madison will be the site of an all-night coed benefit softball tournament on Friday and Saturday. All proceeds will go to the Madison Summer Recreation Fund. Tournament bracketing will depend on the number of teams that enter. For information, contact Alan Brown at (620) 437-7521, or Luke Turner at (620) 583-9357 or (620) 437-7366.
Allen football camp
Shawn Read’s “No Can’ts Camp” will work on football skills with students in third through eighth grades. The camp, from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 4 to 6 in Allen, costs $25, which includes a T-shirt.
Registration is requested by July 29 to guarantee the correct size shirt. To register, e-mail name, contact information and shirt size to jread@amfam.com or call (620) 528-3417 and leave the information on the answering machine.
Football P.A.
announcers clinic
The National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers will conduct a clinic for football public address announcers on Saturday, Aug. 1 in Topeka.
The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Capitol Federal Natatorium at Hummer Sports Park. It will be for announcers of junior high/middle school games, high school games, college games and youth football. The clinician will be Dan Roberts, stadium announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs. High school and college students who are announcing, or want to do so, are encouraged to register.
In addition to the do's and don'ts of announcing, the clinic will cover the P.A. announcer's role in promoting sportsmanship and dealing with emergency situations. To obtain information about the clinic and to register, go to http://www.naspaa.net or call (816) 305-6293.
Youth/handicap
deer hunt
The Riley County Fish and Game Association, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers are seeking participants for the seventh annual youth/handicap assisted deer hunt on Sept. 12-13.
The hunt is open to youths 11-16 years old or anyone with a certified disability. Participants will need a Kansas hunting license, a deer permit and, if required by law, must also have taken an approved hunter education course. Rifles and ammunition for the hunt can be provided if participants do not have them. All participants will be required to attend a firearm safety presentation and sight-in at the Fancy Creek Ridge at 4 p.m. on Aug. 30.
Applications will be accepted through Aug. 3. For more information or for an application, contact Steve Prockish of the Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers at (785) 539-8511, ext. 3167, or e-mail to Stephen.E.Prockish@usace.army.mil.
• 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 342-8108 attn: sports. Please include how long you would like your announcement to run.