Area calendar

Baseball

• Boys tournament: The Chaffee boys 13-year olds tournament will take place May 15 to 18 at the Chaffee Horman field. It will be a double-elimination tournament. Cost: $175 per team. Info: Mike or Tina Johnson, 318-9063 or 318-6054.
• Babe Ruth meeting: The SEMO South will host its coaches meeting Tuesday at Scott City High School. Area coaches are urged to attend the 7 p.m. meeting. Info: Phyllis Crump, 264-2322.

Basketball

• MAYB tournament: Southeast Youth Sports will host its annual MAYB basketball tournament in Cape Girardeau and Jackson on April 26 and 27. The tournament is open to boys and girls in grades 3 through 12. Cost: $150 for a minimum of three games. Info: Darrin Pruitt, 837-0111, or sesports.org.
• Hot shot contest: The Scott City Park Department will host its seventh annual boys and girls hot shot contest April 12 at the Assembly of God Church on Dearborn Street. Info: Park office, 264-2322.

Football

• Spring football: Jackson Area Youth Football will hold registration April 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for JAYF spring football. The J.V. is for third- and fourth-graders, while the varsity is for fifth- and sixth-graders. Registration will take place at the Jackson youth football complex. Cost: $25, which includes all equipment and JAYF 2008 spring patch. Info: Eric Friedrich, 243-2565 or Ron Hobeck, 243-1311.
• Watch party: The Southeast Missouri Black and Gold chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association will hold a watch party for the spring football game April 19 at Buffalo Wild Wings in Cape Girardeau. The party starts at 12:30 p.m. and kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. You do not have to be a member of the Mizzou Alumni Association to attend. There will be door prizes and giveaways for all in attendance. Info: Dale Gerecke, 334-0555.

Golf

• Shrine tournament: The Cape Shrine Club will host its 13th annual golf tournament May 16 at Bent Creek Golf Course. The tournament will use a four-person scramble format. Cost: $75 per person, which includes golf, cart and lunch. Deadline: May 5. Info: Eddie Schreiner, 243-5503.
• Alma Schrader tournament: The inaugural Alma Schrader golf tournament, a four-person scramble, will take place April 7 at Cape Girardeau Country Club. Cost: $75, which includes golf, cart and lunch. Deadline: Friday. Info: Becky Bomar, 450-4542 or bbomar@charter.net.
• St. Joseph tournament: St. Joseph Parish School of Scott City will hold its annual benefit golf tournament April 25 at the Jaycee Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. Info: Donna Boyd, 264-4438.

Miscellaneous

• Southeast Walk for Women's Athletics: The inaugural Walk for Women's Athletics will be held April 26. All proceeds from the event will benefit the women's athletics scholarship program at Southeast. Info: 651-2227, 651-2997, cmgannon@semo.edu, or GoSoutheast.com.

Rugby

• Practice schedule: The Cape Girardeau Scorpions Rugby Club holds practices Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Arena Park. All players age 18 and older are welcome. No rugby experience is necessary. Cleats and running gear are needed for practice. Info: semo-rugby@hotmail.com

Running

• 2008 Spring Classic: The 2008 Spring Classic 5K run, youth fun run and 1 mile dog run will take place Saturday at MidAmerica Rehab in Cape Girardeau. The 5K begins at 8 a.m., the dog run begins at 8:30 a.m. and the youth fun run starts at 8:45 a.m. Registration runs from 7 to 7:45 a.m. on race day. Cost: $20 for the 5K; minimum $10 donation to the Cape Girardeau Police Department Puppy Fund for the fun run; minimum $10 donation to the Puppy Fund for the dog run. Info: Bryan Kelpe, 979-4021.

Softball

• Fast-pitch league: The Jackson softball league will conduct a fast-pitch co-ed league for players ages 19 and older. The league will start in May. Deadline: April 1. For more informtation or to register a team, contact Bobbie, 450-8237 or 833-6609.
• Jackson men's league: The Jackson Men's Softball League will hold a coaches meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Stooges, 507 W. Main in Jackson. Openings remain for teams in the league, which will begin in April and feature approximately a 30-game schedule. League fees: $15 per player. Info: Ron Cook, 382-5537, or Jeff Kinder, 243-2629.

Triathlon

• Steamboat Triathlon: The 24th annual Steamboat Classic Triathlon will take place April 27 at the Central Municipal Pool. The event will consist of a 450-meter serpentine swim, 15.5-mile bike ride over city and county roads and 5-mile run through commerical and residential areas. Cost: $40 for individuals and $45 for teams if registration postmarked by April 16; $50 for individuals and $55 for teams for registrants after April 16. Race day check-in begins at 6:30 a.m. and ends at 8 a.m. The event begins at 9 a.m. Info: Patrick Watson, 335-4040.

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