Upward basketball; ERC activities
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Upward Basketball
Upward Basketball is coming to Emporia, and it is time to register. Upward features a first-class sports experience that emphasizes healthy competition, sportsmanship, skill-building and fun versus the “win-at-all-costs” mentality found in many children’s sports leagues. Upward Basketball leagues are for kindergarten through sixth-grade girls and boys, and feature equal teams, equal playing time, postgame awards, reversible jerseys, and much more! Plus, practices and games are each limited to one hour per week.
The deadline to register is Dec. 12. Brochures with registration forms may be found at all Emporia elementary and fifth/sixth-grade schools and at First Church of the Nazarene, 2931 W. 24th Ave., anytime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information please call the First Church of the Nazarene office at 342-2858.
ERC activities
The Emporia Recreation Center is offering a number of upcoming activities, including:
• Youth basketball for boys and girls, 3rd-4th and 5th-6th grades. Saturday mornings at the rec center gym and surrounding community gyms. $22 for USD 253 students, $25 for non-USD 253 students. Workouts begin week of Dec. 14, and games begin Jan. 9. Deadline to sign up Dec. 14.
• Adult dodgeball, 6-on-6, best three-out-of-five format at the rec center gym. Men’s and coed divisions. $50 fee for eight games. Start date Jan. 19; registration deadline Jan. 8.
• Adult women’s and coed volleyball, Thursday nights at the rec center gym. Coed league Thursday nights, women’s league Mondays. $65 for eight matches. League starts Jan. 4; registration deadline Dec. 24.
For more information on these and other activities, contact the recreation center at 340-6300.
Junior Spartan Classic
The Emporia Junior Spartan Basketball Classic will be held Dec. 19 and 20 at EHS. Depending on numbers, three games are guaranteed for one day of play and four games for two days. Boys and girls will be divided into 3rd-4th grade divisions and 5th-6th grade divisions. Entry fee is $150, with the deadline to enter Dec. 12. For more information, contact Rick Bloomquist at (620) 343-5102 or e-mail to rick.bloomquist@usd253.org.
Alumni Classic
Emporia High’s Alumni Classic basketball games will be held Dec. 26 at EHS. The deadline to register is Dec. 18.
Depending on the number of entries from each decade, games will pit alumni from the same decade against each other. The 1980s game would begin at 2 p.m., the 1990s game would be at 4 p.m. and the 2000s game would be at 6 p.m. In each contest, alumni who graduated in even-numbered years will take on alumni from odd-numbered years.
The participation fee is $10 per player, which includes a T-shirt. Name, graduating class, T-shirt size and the entry fee can be sent to Coach Rick Bloomquist, Emporia High School, 3302 W. 18th Ave., Emporia, KS 66801. For more information, call Bloomquist at (620) 341-7219 or (620) 343-5102, or e-mail to rick.bloomquist@usd253.org.
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