By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Sports briefs for April 14, 2010
Placeholder Image

BI Tiger football meeting

 

The Bradwell Institute football staff will have a players/parents meeting for the incoming ninth-graders who are interested in joining the Tigers’ squad. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. April 15 at the school’s gym.

 

Liberty Chamber of Commerce

Golf Classic

 

The fourth annual Liberty County Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic will be April 23 at Cherokee Rose Country Club in Hinesville. Fees are $200 per four-person teams or $60 per individual player. Registration is open until April 19. For more information, call 368-4445 or go to www.libertycounty.org

 

2010 ADA Kiss-A-Pig ‘Porker Run’

 

Hop on a hog and help Team Liberty candidate Jon Long kiss a pig as he raises money for the American Diabetes Association. The run is open to motorcycles, cars and trucks. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at the Liberty Regional Medical Center, 462 E. G. Miles Parkway. Fees are $20 per person and $5 for additional hands. For more information, call Ken Porter at 492-8445 or Rene Harwell at 369-9491.

Savannah Wildcats to hold tryouts

 

The Savannah Wildcats of the newly formed Continental Basketball League will have open tryouts on Saturday at the Savannah YMCA.

The Y is at 1110 May St., off Interstate 16. For more information, go to www.savannahwildcats.com. For more information on the Continental Basketball League, go to www.cblhoopsonline.com. To pre-register for the tryout, e-mail owner Lamont Moreno at lmoreno@savannahwildcats.com. For more information call Chris Munson, league director, at (802) 318-1012 or e-mail cmunson@cblhoopsonline.com

 

MLK golf

tourney is April 17

 

The Liberty County Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Association will host its annual golf tournament at noon, Saturday, April 17, at the Cherokee Rose Country Club Golf Course, 225 Cherokee Trail in Hinesville. The fee is $50 per player or $200 per team.

There are still corporate sponsorship slots available for $1,500 and $500 and hole sponsorships for $100.

Check-in starts at noon. Tee time is 1 p.m. There will be door prizes and lunch. To register, make checks payable to Liberty County MLKOA, Inc. and mail them to P.O. box 1626, Hinesville, GA 31310. All proceeds fund academic scholarships for Liberty County High School seniors. For more information, call Kenny Howard at 884-2797.

 

Henry

‘Hank’ White

scholarship applications

 

The deadline for applications to receive Henry "Hank" White Memorial scholarships is April 30.

Student applications: Graduating seniors of Bradwell Institute or Liberty County High School who are planning to attend an accredited college or university may apply for a $1,000 scholarship. Applications are available at the schools’ guidance offices. Two letters of recommendation and an essay must be turned in with the completed application.

Community scholarships: Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to Liberty County residents who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university. Applications are available at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce Office on Highway 84 in Hinesville, First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and the VFW Post on Highway 196. Two letters of recommendation and an essay must be turned in with the completed application.

Active Duty Military scholarship: One scholarship will be awarded to an active duty soldier stationed at Fort Stewart or Hunter Army Airfield who is currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university. Applications are available at the SFC Paul R. Smith Army Education Center on Fort Stewart, Liberty County Chamber of Commerce Office on Highway 84 in Hinesville, First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and the VFW Post on Highway 196. Two letters of recommendation and an essay must be turned in with the completed application.

For more information on the scholarships call Derrick Taylor at 876-4513 or Josephine White at 876-3336.

 

Georgia

Fury needs softball

players

 

The South Georgia Fury girls fast pitch travel softball team is looking for players for their 14 and under and 12 and under teams. For more information, call coach Carrie Wilkes at (912) 842-7544 or (908) 917-8855.

Sign up for our e-newsletters