Sports Briefs: 3-on-3 hoops tourney in Arbuckle

3-on-3 hoops tourney in Arbuckle

Arbuckle Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a 3-on-3 basketball tournament May 19 to benefit the Pierce High School boys basketball program. Games will be played in both the north and the south gym. Registration at the door at 8 a.m. is $40, pre-registration is $30. Registration forms and complete rules can be found at www.arbuckleparksandrecreation.org. Payment and registration forms can be dropped off at Arbuckle Elementary, Johnson Junior High or Pierce High School.

For questions call Noah Gomez at 476-2522.

Fun run and walk in Williams

The 5th annual Fun Run is being held in Williams on May 19. There are courses of one mile and a 5K, and the gun goes off at 8 a.m. The $20 pre-registration deadline is May 11, with the entry fee $25 after that. There is also a free Kid’s Challenge on the track for kids 9 and under. There will be age-group awards, ribbons, prizes and refreshments. Proceeds go to Williams High to help with the purchase of an electronic sign for the front lawn.

For questions or an entry form, call Cindy at 681-8919.

Kids Fish Day in Colusa County

The Colusa County Flycasters are holding their 25th annual Colusa County Kids Fish Day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12 at Little Stony Creek, just past the Little Stony Creek Campground.

The fish day is free to all children ages 12 and under. The first 100 kids will receive a T-shirt, cap and a goodie bag from the U.S. Forest Service. Approximately 900 rainbow trout will be planted in three age-group sections. Each child may keep a limit of five trout.

For more information, call David Armocido at 906-5848.

Sports Briefs | NBC to air Rahlves Banzai Tour

NBC to air Rahlves Banzai Tour

Told through the lens of filmmaker Teton Gravity Research, NBC will broadcast the recently concluded Rahlves Banzai Tour on Tuesday, March 27 at 10 p.m. In conjunction, Red Bull will host a viewing party at Moody’s Bistro Bar Beats in Truckee beginning at 9 p.m. The night will include Red Bull specials, brick oven pizza and a free Banzai T-shirt for all who show up. Call 530-587-8688 for more info.

3-on-3 basketball tournament

Tahoe City Parks and Recreation will host the inaugural March Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at North Tahoe High School. The entry fee for the tournament is $30 per team, with a maximum of four players per team. The tournament will feature a Round Robin format with a guaranteed three games. Call 530-583-3440 to register.

Tahoe Braves seeking players

The Tahoe Braves baseball team is looking for former college-level players, at least 18 years of age, residing the Tahoe-Truckee area. The Braves belong to the Reno-Tahoe division of the National Adult Baseball Association. The season starts the first week of May and will include approximately 19 games as well as some nonleague games added during the season. Most games are played at North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista, with 10:30 a.m. start times on Sundays. The season will end with members of the Braves and Tahoe Twins playing for their third NABA World Championship in Phoenix the first week of October. Cost is $150 for the season. Interested players may contact coach Jack Bernardo at 530-386-3036.

Drop-in pickleball

The Truckee-Donner Recreation Park District will hold drop-in pickleball on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Community Recreation Center. Cost is $4 per session. A blend of tennis, badminton and table tennis, pickleball is played with a wooden or composite racket and a wiffle ball. For more information contact Pete Kristian at 530-550-4452 or petek@tdrpd.com.

Adult softball league

The Truckee-Donner Recreation Park District is offering its summer adults softball leagues, with returning team registration available now and new team registration starting April 16. Cost is $620 for a men’s team is $620 and $520 for a coed team, with a $140 player’s fee due at the first game. The men’s season starts May 21. Coed begins May 29. Both leagues include 12 games and playoffs. To register call 530-582-7720 or stop by the Community Recreation Center. Umpires are also needed.

Area Sports Briefs

Youth wrestling tourney today at OHS

The 6th Ward Athletic Club will sponsor the sixth annual Eddigate Colone Royal Rumble Wrestling Festival at 2:30 p.m. today at Oneonta High.

The tournament is for Oneonta students from Center Street, Valleyview, Riverside, Greater Plains and Oneonta Middle School in grades 3-8. No experience is necessary.

Students who have signed up will ride a bus to OHS and arrive at 2 p.m. The tournament should end between 5:30-6 p.m. Students will need their own rides home.

Participants will wrestle 2-3 matches in groups based on age and size. Students will be grouped by approximate body weight within their division (grades 3-4, 5-6 and middle school).

There is no cost to participate, but wrestlers must have parental permission and appropriate clothing (shorts, T-shirt and sneakers or wrestling shoes). Each wrestler will receive a free T-shirt. Medals will be awarded for places 1-4 and a team trophy will be presented to the school with the most participants.

Matches consist of three one-minute periods and will be officiated by coaches and college and high school wrestlers.

A concession stand will be open and offer hot dogs, pizza, drinks and snacks.

For more information or to volunteer, call OHS wrestling coach John Nealis at 607-433-8271.

Milford basketball tourney is today

Milford Central will host the Milford Education Foundation’s annual 3-on-3 Co-Ed Basketball Tournament at 5:30 p.m. today.

The tournament will feature brackets for grades 5-12 and adults. Each team must have male and female players.

Cost is $10 per player. To register, visit the website www.milfordcentral.org, email dyerdon@milfordcentral.org or call 607-286-3349.

Basketball tourney Saturday at Laurens

The Laurens Booster Club will hold its annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament today and Saturday.

The Adult Open Tournament starts at 6 p.m. today and features divisions for Under-35 and 35-and-Over. Participants must be out of high school.

The Student Tournament starts at 9 a.m. Saturday and has boys and girls divisions for grades 5-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Parents/guardians must sign waivers for a student to participate.

Registration packets are available on the Laurens Central School website, www.laurenscs.org.

For more information, visit the tournament’s Facebook page, call tournament director Will Weir at 607-433-2786 or email Weir at willweir@gmail.com.

AAU girls basketball tryouts Sunday

The Catskill Mountain Girls Basketball Club will hold the last tryout for its competitive AAU travel teams Sunday at the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club.

Tryouts for players in grades 6-8 run from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., followed by tryouts for ninth-11th graders from 1-2:45 p.m. Registration begins 30 minutes before the tryout.

A non-refundable tryout fee of $25, which will cover AAU registration and expenses, is required at registration. The player-participation fee is $300 per person and covers the cost of tournament player registrations and uniforms.

For more information, call Tim Smith at 607-437-4507 or e-mail timsmith@stny.rr.com.

AAU basketball tryouts Monday

The Oneonta Boys and Girls Club will hold tryouts for its Boys 17-and-Under AAU basketball team from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday.

Players must be available for tournaments from March through June. For more information, call Gary Dilello at 607-432-1133.

Duke Invitational to run March 26-31

The Oneonta Boys and Girls Club will host the 14th annual Duke Invitational Basketball Tournament from March 26-31.

Cost is $125 per team, with a maximum of 12 players on each roster, and is due March 17. Late registrations will not be accepted.

Space is limited. Teams will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. The tournament features boys and girls divisions for ages 12-and-under, 13-15 and 16-18.

A portion of the money raised will benefit the Boston Hospital Children’s Heart Foundation in memory of Vincent Duke Johnsson.

Registration forms are available at the OBGC or online at www.oneontaboysandgirlsclub.com.

For more information, call 607-432-1133.

Sports Briefs | Tahoe Braves seek players; 3-on-3 hoops tourney offered

Tahoe Braves seeking players

The Tahoe Braves baseball team is looking for former college-level players, at least 18 years of age, residing the Tahoe-Truckee area. The Braves belong to the Reno-Tahoe division of the National Adult Baseball Association, which is made up mostly of players who have played junior college ball or higher. The season starts the first week of May and will include approximately 19 games as well as some nonleague games added during the season. Most league games are played at North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista, with 10:30 a.m. start times on Sundays. The season will end with members of the Braves and Tahoe Twins playing for their third NABA World Championship in Phoenix the first week of October. Cost is $150 for the season. Interested players may contact coach Jack Bernardo at 530-386-3036.

3-on-3 basketball tournament

Tahoe City Parks and Recreation will host the inaugural March Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at North Tahoe High School. The entry fee for the tournament is $30 per team, with a maximum of four players per team. The tournament will feature a Round Robin format with a guaranteed three games. Call 530-583-3440 to register.

Local sports briefs: FSU men’s golf in ninth place at USF Invitational

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FSU sand volleyball

Two days after winning the nation’s first-ever collegiate sand volleyball match, the Seminoles captured another impressive victory at Tulane in New Orleans.

The Seminoles didn’t drop a set en route to defeating the Green Wave, 5-0. FSU improved to 2-0 and has dropped just one set in two matches.

Senior Visnja Djurdjevic posted a match-high 20 kills to go along with five aces and eight digs.

FSU returns to action Thursday and Friday at the Clash of the Collegians tournament in Winter Haven.

TCC baseball

Tyler York’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 10th inning scored Trent Higginbothem with the winning run in the Eagles’ 8-7 win over Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community College in game one of a five-game series.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for TCC (15-7).

Leading 7-5, Grand Rapids was one out away from a victory in the ninth inning, but Bobby Rice (North Florida Christian) singled up the middle to score Nolan Thomas and Nick Graganella (North Florida Christian) and send the game to extra innings.

In addition to Miller Jones, Rice (2 for 3, three RBIs) and Graham Saiko (2 for 5) had multi-hit games for TCC.

The teams will continue their series with doubleheaders on Tuesday and Wednesday. Game times both days have been moved up to 2 p.m. after originally being scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

FAMU cheerleading

The Rattlers placed third in the Co-Ed Division at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Cheerleading Championship in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Sunday.

The competition serves as the opening event to the MEAC men’s and women’s basketball tournament, which started Monday.

Morgan State claimed the overall team championship for the cheerleading competition.

Local basketball

Taylor County High School will be hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament Saturday, March 24.

The Perry Hoop Dreamz 3-on-3 Tournament will feature eight divisions and take place at the Taylor County gymnasium. The divisions include: Elementary for boys and girls, Middle School for boys and girls, High School for boys and girls and Post-High School for men and women.

The double-elimination tournament will cost $30 per team. All proceeds will benefit the Taylor County athletic department.

Registration will be March 24 from 8 to 9 a.m. Games will begin at 10 a.m., and run straight through until there’s a champion.

The winners will receive championship T-shirts — and bragging right for a year.

— Sports information departments at FSU, TCC and the MEAC contributed to this report.

Sports Briefs

2002 celebration at Park City Ice Arena

The Park City Ice Arena is excited to host a celebration for the 10th anniversary of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The event is an open-skate session scheduled for Feb. 11 from 1 to 2:15 p.m. and it is free (admission and skate rentals) to the public. During this event, the public is invited to skate with Olympic athletes and grab them for a picture or an autograph. This event is also a great opportunity to visit with all of the sports clubs and teams that call Park City Ice Arena home.

Basin Rec’s 3-on-3 tournament

Looking to have the right to call your team the “Champs”? Look no farther than the Basin Recreation’s Hoop Classic. This 3-on-3 basketball tournament is the perfect time to showcase hoops skills. The tournament format is for both boys’ and girls’ divisions from third grade through ninth grade. The tournament will be held March 15-16. Please visit www.basinrecreation.org for more information.

Heated Vinyasa Yoga classes

Heated Yoga improves muscle tone and strength and gives a better cardiovascular workout, encourages detoxification through open pores and encourages better blood circulation. Starting Feb. 7, Silver Mountain Sports Club Spa will be offering three Heated Vinyasa Yoga classes each week. Heated Vinyasa Yoga classes are held at the Silver Mountain Kimball Junction Club’s Yoga Studio on Tuesdays at 7 a.m. and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. All classes are free to members; nonmembers are welcome to attend with a day-use fee. For more information contact Silver Mountain Sports Club at Kimball Junction, 1526 Ute Blvd (435) 575-0350.

Demo Tuesdays at ZBAdventures

ZBAdventures is offering $10 Demo Tuesdays on its top-of-the-line Salomon Classic and Skate equipment and a 30-minute free first-time lesson to get you jump-started. Cross-country ski with the folks at ZBAdventures in the red yurt out at Newpark. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call (435) 901-0363.

Park City Recreation Spring Youth Soccer

Spring is around the corner and so is Park City Recreation’s Spring Youth Soccer League. Games will be Saturdays and some Wednesdays at Willow Creek Park beginning April 21. The registration deadline is March 30. Great incentives are offered for volunteer coaches. Call the PC MARC at (435) 615-5401 or register online at www.parkcityrecreation.org .

PC Recreation Futsal League

Futsal is a fun, fast-paced game of soccer played indoors. Park City Recreation is offering league play on Tuesdays starting Feb. 7; cost is $275 per team. For more information, contact the PC MARC at (435) 615-5400 or www.parkcityrecreation.org .

PC MARC drop-in Futsal

Drop-in futsal is happening at the PC MARC on Sundays, 6 to 9 p.m., beginning Feb. 5. Ages 18 and older are welcome; there is a $7 drop-in fee. For information, contact the PC MARC at www.parkcityrecreation.org or (435) 615-5400.

Full Moon snowshoe hike

The annual Full Moon snowshoe event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4, from 5:30 p.m. until the cow jumps over the moon. The cost is $20 per person. (There is no discount for children as space in the shed is limited and this event sells out early every year.) Tickets are on sale at the Park City Library. Snowshoes are available on site, but folks are encouraged to bring their own, along with headlamps, warm clothing and their favorite beverage. For more information, contact Jillbette Kelly or Denise Carey at (435) 615-5819.

LOCAL Sports briefs

HOCKEY Compuware travel team holds raffle fundraiser

The Compuware Youth Travel Hockey team is holding a fundraiser. A dozen prizes will be given away, including an autographed Nicklas Lidstrom jersey, along with three autographed hockey sticks. The draw is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2. Raffle tickets can be bought at the Little Caesars stories in Port Huron and Fort Gratiot.

Learn to Skate program offered at McMorran

The Port Huron Minor Hockey Association is offering a Learn to Skate program for beginning skaters ages 4 and older. The classes are taught by Breanne Paret and Maureen Flanigan-Salayko. The program will run for 10 weeks with two weekends off for the Silver Stick tournament. For more details, contact Scott Suisse at (810) 650-9999 or at www.phhockey.com.

DODGEBALL Teams are needed for Marysville Rec League

Registration is under way for the Marysville Recreation Department’s Dodgeball League. Team rosters and the $200 team fee is due Wednesday. Games will be played Wednesday nights at the Community Center. Six players are needed for a team. There will be three referees each game. Entry forms are available at: www.cityofmarysvillemi.com or contact Ann Eisen at the recreation office.

BASKETBALL Girls Hoops Classic set for Jan. 21 at Northern

The sixth-annual Girls Hoops Classic is Jan. 21 at Port Huron Northern. The tournament is open to fifth- and sixth-grade girls teams. Squads are guaranteed three games. Cost is $100 per team or $75 if received prior to Dec. 15. Two referees will be on each court with 20-minute halves and a running clock. There will be a free-throw contest for each grade division with trophies rewarded to first- and second-place finishers. For more details, contact Mark Dickinson at (810) 385-5004, (810) 984-2671 Ext. 460 or (810) 841-4029.

S.O.N.S. holds practices at Leonard Center

S.O.N.S. basketball practices are scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the James R. Leonard Center. For more details, call (810) 989-7667.

Pioneer Express 3-on-3 tourney set for Jan. 21

The Pioneer Express 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is Jan. 21 at the Croswell-Lexington Middle School. The event, which is open to boys and girls in grades third through eighth, consists of four-person teams. Cost is $60 per team. The registration deadline is Jan. 14. For more details or to reserve a spot in the tournament, call Deann Clark at (810) 679-4100.

GENERAL SC4 puts on raffle to assist sports programs

The St. Clair County Community College’s athletic department is selling tickets for a raffle to raise money for the athletic programs at the college. The grand prize is $5,000. Tickets are $10 and are available by calling the athletic office at (810) 989-5670. The drawing will be 4 p.m.
Feb. 4 at the SC4 gymnasium.

BOWLING Lapish-Downs Mixed
Tourney held Jan. 21-22

The annual Joann Lapish-Downs Mixed Doubles Tournament will be held Jan. 21-22 at Port Huron Lanes. Squad times are 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. Jan. 21; noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Jan. 22. Cost is $25 per couple with a 90% handicap from scratch of 450. Entry blanks are available at all bowling centers. Multiple participation is permitted. You can also download them from www.phba.net. Please mail completed entries to Henry Sullivan at 1738 Jenks, Port Huron, MI 48060 or for more information call Henry at (810) 300-1433.

Senior Tournament set for Jan. 28 at BW Bowl

The 23rd annual Senior Tournament for men and women bowlers 55 and older will be Jan. 28 at Blue Water Bowl. The total entry fee per person is $15. Men and women do not compete against each other. There is a 90% handicap between your average and 210. Mail entry with payment to Luanne Carlisle 4349 Brott Road, Clyde, MI 48049-2913 or contact her at (810) 324-2103 for more information. Entry blanks are available at the local bowling centers or you can download them at www.phba.net.

Sports briefs

January 2, 2012

Sports briefs

The Salem News

Mon Jan 02, 2012, 04:22 AM EST

BASEBALL

Pitching Fix and NESP (nesportspartners.com) will hold a weekly clinic on Sundays starting this winter in Ipswich. Advanced training methods and motion analysis technology will be used under the direction of Gardy O’Flynn. For more info visit pitchingfix.com or nesportspartners.com or call O’Flynn at 978-500-0148.

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Peabody West Little League will hold tryouts for Triple-A and Major League candidates at the Rams Athletic Complex in North Reading (no cleats) on Friday Feb. 3 from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday Feb. 11 from 4-7 p.m. Players league age 9 who wish to play Triple-A and ages 10, 11 or 12 who wish to play Major League should tryout. In person registration is available. Please visit http://www.pwll.net for more information.

BASKETBALL

The Jimmy Myers 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will be held Jan. 16 at the JCC of the North Shore in Marblehead. The tournament honors Myers, who coached at the JCC for 25 years. The age divisions are: Grades 3-5; Grades 6-8; Grades 9-12 and Adults 18-plus. The fee for a 3-person team is $30 including t-shirts. For more information please call Andrew Dalton at 781-631-8330 ext. 144.

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The Salem Rec League is looking for girls interesting in playing in the age groups of 10-15. For more information, please call Director of Salem Youth Basketball Cowan White at 978-828-5450.

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Premier Hoops is organizing a six-week shooting and low post basketball skills and drills program for boys and girls grades 2-8. The program starts on the weekend of January 7, 2012 and runs on Saturdays and Sundays at the Marblehead High School and Marblehead JCC, respectively. Visit www.PremierHoopsters.com or e-mail PremierHoops@Gmail.com!

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Sports briefs: Dec. 28 – Petoskey News

Youth holiday 3-on-3 basketball tourney slated Dec. 29-31

GAYLORD — Otsego County Parks and Recreation will host a holiday 3-on-3 basketball tournament Dec. 29-31. The tournament is for students in third through eighth grades.

Each grade bracket will be limited to the first six teams that register. There are four players per team and each team is guaranteed three games. Cost is $40 per team, and the games will be officiated.

Registration deadline is Monday, Dec. 26. Team captains will be contacted with their first game time on Tuesday, Dec. 27.

Individual awards will be given to first- and second-place teams. There will be separate brackets for boys and girls in each grade. Third-graders will play with an 8-foot rim and all others will play with a 10-foot rim. All games will be played at the Otsego County Community Center. To sign up for the tournament, contact the community center at 732-6521.

Adult basketball

league starts Jan. 8

GAYLORD — Otsego County Parks and Recreation is accepting registrations for an adult basketball league. Each team will play 10 regular season games, followed by a double elimination tournament.

Games will be played on Sundays beginning Jan. 8. Cost of the league is $450 per team.

If you are interested in registering a team, contact the Otsego Community Center at 732-6521 or stop by at 315 S. Center Ave. The league is also looking for MHSAA registered officials.

All games will be played at the community center.

Sign-up for

men’s hockey league

GAYLORD — The Gaylord Area Men’s Hockey League, an adult recreational league, is now forming teams for its Winter 2012 season.

Games are played in the evening from January to March at the Otsego County Sportsplex.

Cost for the season is $265 for skaters and $50 for goalies. The registration deadline is Sunday, Jan. 8. Games will begin the week of Jan. 15.

Contact league secretary Janet Smigielski at 619-8754 or at jhenley510@gmail.com for more information.

Youth Sports Briefs

December 27, 2011

Youth Sports Briefs

The Salem News

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 04:00 AM EST

BASKETBALL

The Jimmy Myers 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will be held Jan. 16 at the JCC of the North Shore in Marblehead. The tournament honors Myers, who coached at the JCC for 25 years. The age divisions are: grades 3-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12 and adults 18-plus. The fee for a three-person team is $30, including T-shirts. For more information, please call Andrew Dalton at 781-631-8330, ext. 144.

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The Salem Rec League is looking for girls interesting in playing in the age groups of 10-15. For more information, please call Director of Salem Youth Basketball Cowan White at 978-828-5450.

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Premier Hoops is organizing a six-week shooting and low post basketball skills and drills program for boys and girls in grades two through eight. The program starts on the weekend of Jan. 7 and runs on Saturdays and Sundays at Marblehead High School and Marblehead JCC, respectively. Visit www.PremierHoopsters.com or email PremierHoops@Gmail.com.

LACROSSE

Beverly Youth Lacrosse spring registration is now open for U15 (grades seven and eight), U13 (grades five and six), U11 (grades four and three), and U9 (grades two and K). Visit Bevlax.com to sign up. For more information, contact Dan Finn at 978-921-0903.

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Danvers Youth Lacrosse will hold registration for the spring 2012 season, open to girls and boys in grades one through eight. Visit our www.danversyouthlacrosse.com for more information and to complete the online registration, which is due by Dec. 31.

BASEBALL

Pitching Fix and NESP (nesportspartners.com) will hold a weekly clinic on Sundays starting this winter in Ipswich. Advanced training methods and motion analysis technology will be used under the direction of Gardy O’Flynn. For more information, visit pitchingfix.com or nesportspartners.com or call O’Flynn at 978-500-0148.

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