Area calendar 12/30/11

Baseball

Winter coaching clinic: Real Baseball Instincts of Jackson will host a winter coaching clinic Jan. 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Among numerous featured speakers will be SIU-Carbondale coach Ken Henderson, Tennessee-Martin coach Bubba Cates, Southeast Missouri State pitching coach Steve Bieser and former major league pitcher Scott Terry. Registration fee: $60 through Jan. 4; $75 after Jan. 4. Lunch will be provided. Info: 243-7247.

Coach needed: The Jackson Senior Babe Ruth baseball program is looking for a coach. Info: Mark Winder, 225-6066.

Miscellaneous

Sunbeams Clinic: The Southeast Missouri Sundancers will hold their annual Sunbeams Clinic Feb. 4. The clinic offers dance instruction for girls and boys ages 4 through 12. The Sunbeams will perform at halftime of the 7:30 p.m. men's basketball game against Tennessee State as part of Rowdy's birthday celebration. Registration fee is $35 and includes Sunbeams shirt, Sundancers poster, snack and admission to the game. Info: Tatianna Parham, 270-9720, or e-mail at tatianna.parham@gmail.com.

Softball

Southeast winter clinics: The Southeast Missouri State softball program will hold its remaining winter clinics in January and February. The clinics, at Houck Field House, are for girls ages 8 through 18. Session II, for pitching and hitting, is Jan. 21 and 22. Session III, for pitching and hitting, is Jan. 28 and 29. Session IV, for pitching, hitting and catching, is Feb. 4 and 5. All the sessions are from 1 to 4 p.m. Each session costs $65. For more information, call 651-2993 or e-mail Hallie Blackney at hblackney@semo.edu.

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