Area calendar

Baseball

• Cape youth league: The Cape Girardeau Noon Optimist Youth Baseball League will conduct registration at Nearly Perfect Shoes in Cape Girardeau. Registration will be conducted from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. The league is for players ages 5 to 15, with ages determined as of April 30, 2009. Info: Percy Huston, 278-6763.
• Jackson youth league: The Jackson Boys Baseball League will conduct summer registration for the 2009 season on three dates in the Community Room at Jackson City Hall. Registration times will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 6 to 8 p.m. March 5. Registration forms also can be found on the league's website www.jblbaseball.org and mailed with payment to Jackson Boys League, P.O. Box 676, Jackson, MO 63755. Registrations after March 21 will not be accepted. Forms received after March 5 must be accompanied with a $15 late fee.
• Umpires meeting: The Heartland Officials Association for Baseball and Softball umpires will have their first spring meeting at 6 p.m. Sunday in Room 107 of the Student Rec Center on the Southeast Missouri State campus. Info: Rick Heuring, 264-3643, 450-8134.

Basketball

• Men's alumni tournament: The Scott City Park Board will host its 24th annual men's alumni basketball tournament at Scott City High School on March 13 and 14. Team captains can pick up rosters at City Hall or the park office by Tuesday. Cost: $100 per team. Info: Park office, 264-2322.

Soccer

• Referee clinic: An entry-level referee clinic will be offered at the Heartland Banquet Hall in Jackson. The sessions will be March 6 from 6 to 10 p.m., March 7 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and March 8 from 1 to 6 p.m. Cost: $25, plus $40 to register with the U.S. Soccer Federation after passing the course. The course is open to anyone age 13 and older. Info: Kim Spear: 334-3075.

Track and field

• Youth track club: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a youth track club, formerly the Junior Roadrunners. The team is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 14, and practices will be held Tuesdays and Thursday at the Central Junior High beginning March 17. There will be open registration March 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the A.C. Brase Arena. Cost: $60, which includes T-shirt, USATF membership and all meet registration fees through May. Info: Parks and Recreation Department, 339-6340.

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