AREA BRIEFS: SHOW-ME GAMES REGISTRATION

Southeast Missouri volleyball and basketball teams can qualify for the Poplar Bluff Festival, a qualifying tournament for the 1998 Missouri Show-Me State Games.

Volleyball will be contested in three age divisions for girls : 12 and under, 14 and under and 18 and under. The tournament will be held June 5-7. Entry deadline is June 1.

Boys and girls basketball will be held June 12-14. There will be six age divisions for both boys and girls: 10 and under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18 and 19-and-over. Entry deadline is June 8.

Entry books are available at Shelter Insurance.

For more information, contact Sam Giambelluca at 785-9464 or 785-6760.

The Show Me State Games are scheduled for July 17-19 and July 24-26 in Columbia.

Entry deadlines for powerlifting, 5K road race and wrestling require qualification at the festival. Entry deadline for these sports is 10 days prior to the competition.

Questions about the 1998 Show Me Games can be answered by calling 882-2101.