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Sports briefs for Oct. 27, 2010
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Athletic Hall of Fame banquet tickets on sale

 

The Liberty County Athletic Hall of Fame banquet will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at Club Stewart on Fort Stewart. Tickets are $15 and must be purchased in advance. For tickets, call Jimmy Martin or Rickey Gilliard at the Liberty County Recreation Department at 876-5359 or Craig Stafford at 369-4572. E-mails should be sent to Cstafford@coastlawyers.com.

 

Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run registration

 

Registration is open for the Dec. 4 Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run. Participants can register online at www.active.com, in person at Savannah’s Fleet Feet Sports or by downloading a registration form and mailing it in. The entry fee is $28 for anyone who registers before Oct. 31. The fee is $30 for participants who register Nov. 1-Dec. 2. The fee includes a T-shirt and refreshments. Participants cannot register on the day of the race.

The run gives participants the chance to conquer Savannah’s Talmadge Bridge, a 1.4-mile span at a 5.5 percent grade, 196 feet above the Savannah River. The event includes a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, a double-pump race, a team challenge, a double-pump team challenge and a quarter-mile kids run.

For registration details and information, call Fleet Feet Sports of Savannah at 912-355-3527 or go to www.SavannahRiverBridgeRun.com.

Bradwell

at Liberty

basketball scrimmage

Bradwell Institute and Liberty County High School will play a basketball scrimmage on Nov. 9 at LCHS. The girls varsity will take the court at 5 p.m. and the boys game will follow. Tickets are $5 and are available by pre-sale only. No tickets will be sold at the gate. Ticket sales will begin Monday, Oct. 25 at either high school or the BoE office.

 

CYSS

basketball and cheerleading

Registration for youth basketball and cheerleading is now under way until Nov. 12 or when all slots are filled. Basketball is open to all CYSS members ages 5-17 (age as of Jan. 1, 2011), and cheerleading is open to all CYSS members ages 6-13 (age as of Dec. 31, 2010).

Tentative age divisions for basketball are 5-6 co-ed, 7-8 co-ed, 9-10 boys, 9-10 girls, 11-12 boys, 11-14 girls, 13-14 boys and 15-17 co-ed. If there are not enough girls to form a league, the girls and boys squads in each age division will be merged.

Age divisions for cheerleading are 6-9 and 10-13. Participants can register at CYSS Parent Central Services, building T-0029, next to Fort Stewart Library. Hours of operation are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Wednesdays.

For more information on registration requirements, fees, fee waivers, etc., call 767-2312. For more information on sports programs, call the Youth Sports Office at 767-4371 or 767-9270. Volunteers are needed to coach basketball and cheerleading teams. Anyone who is interested can pick up a volunteer form at Parent Central Services or Jordan Youth Gym (building 608 W. 6th St.). Anyone who hasn’t volunteered to work for CYSS in the past year must fill out a volunteer form and submit to a background check.

 

YMCA

basketball

registration

Registration for the YMCA’s basketball program is open until Dec. 15 or until all team slots are full. Basketball practice begins Jan. 8. For more information, call 368-9622.

 

Grow A Girl Network golf tourney

The Grow A Girl Network golf tournament is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at Cherokee Rose Country Club in Hinesville.

Hole sponsorships are $100 or more. Registration costs $50 per person or $200 for a four-person team. The tournament is open to men and women.

For more information call 332-7995 or 347-446-8995.

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