Area calendar 4/24/08

Baseball

• American Legion tryout: The Cape Girardeau American Legion tryouts will be held May 4 at Capaha Field. The Junior Legion tryout for players 17 and under will be at 12:30 p.m. The Senior Legion tryout, for players 19 and under, will be at 2:30 p.m. Info: Tood Pennington for Junior Legion, 618-306-2265; Dave Meyr for Senior Legion, 450-1462.
• Babe Ruth tryout: The Jackson Senior Babe Ruth travel team will hold tryouts Sunday at the American Legion field in Jackson. It will run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The team is open to players between the ages 15 and 18 from throughout the area. The schedule begins right after school ends and runs until the middle of July. Info: Paul Sander, 243-7921; Stan Minson, 243-5929; Chad Minson, 576-5615.
• American Legion tryout: The American Legion Post 133 in Perryville will hold baseball tryouts for AA and AAA teams May 4 at Veteran's Memorial Field in Perryville City Park. The tryouts are open to players between the ages 15 to 19. The tryout will run from 1 to 3 p.m. Info: Gerald Hoffman, 768-6550.
• American Legion tryout: The Scott County American Legion Post 369 will hold baseball tryouts May 4 at Scott City High School. The tryouts for the Junior Legion team, for players between the ages 15 to 17, will be at 3 p.m. The tryouts for the Senior Legion team, for players between the ages 17 to 19, will be at 5 p.m. Info: Tom Dirnberger, 545-3551 or 262-2128 for Junior Legion; Denver Stuckey, 579-8473 or Lance Amick, 579-8562 for Senior Legion.

Basketball

• MAYB tournament: Southeast Youth Sports will host its annual MAYB basketball tournament in Cape Girardeau and Jackson on Saturday and Sunday. 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.
• Girls tournament: The Wolfpack Shootout, a basketball tournament for girls in grades 7 and 8, will be held May 3. Entry fee is $125 and space is limited. Info: B.J. Smith, 587-4646.

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.
• St. Joseph tournament: St. Joseph Parish School of Scott City will hold its annual benefit golf tournament Friday at the Jaycee Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. Info: Donna Boyd, 264-4438.
• Southeast booster tournament: The Southeast Missouri State booster club will hold its 25th annual golf tournament May 5 at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. It will be an 18-hole, six-person scramble. Cost: $95 per individual, which includes greens fees, cart, food and beer. Deadline: Wednesday. Info: Joella, 651-2005.
• Network Against Sexual Violence tournament: The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence will host its fourth annual Paul Boyd Children Charity Golf Tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club on May 5. Tee times are at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The four-person scramble benefits the Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence. Cost: $125 per player, which includes lunch, drinks and prizes. Deadline: May 1. Info: Kara Whitledge, 332-1900.
• Hope Fore Families tournament: Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri will host its sixth annual Hope Fore Families golf tournament May 12 at Dalhousie Golf Club. The four-person scramble will have an 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. tee time. Cost: $110 per person for the morning tee time, $135 for the afternoon tee time. Registration: Melody Anderson, 334-5866.

Miscellaneous

• Southeast Walk for Women's Athletics: The inaugural Walk for Women's Athletics will be held Saturday. 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.
• Southeast football party: The Southeast Missouri State football coaching staff will host a party for adults Saturday at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson. It will begin at 6 p.m. There will be free food and drink and the Southeast coaching staff will be on hand.

Running

• Little Hearts Trail Run: Cross Trails Medical Center in Cape Girardeau will host the inaugural Little Hearts Trail Run, a 5K run/1-mile walk May 17. The event will benefit congenital heart defects. The event starts at 9 a.m. Cost: $20. Registration: online at active.com. Info: Patty Merkley, chloe0405@hotmail.com.

Soccer

• Saxony Lutheran camp: Saxony Lutheran High School will host a soccer camp for boys and girls in grades 1 through 8. The camp will run from June 9 to June 13 at the high school. It will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Deadline: May 2. Info: www. saxonylutheranhigh.org, select activities, then soccer, then print form.
• Kicks camp: Kicks Soccer Shop will host a camp for players between the ages 5 and 12 from June 23 to June 27 at Shawnee Soccer Park. It will run from 8 to 11 a.m. The camp is designed to improve the technical and tactical abilities of players. Cost: $60. Info: Kicks Soccerr Shop, West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau.

Swimming

• Jackson Barracuda registration: The Jackson Barracuda swim team will hold summer registration Saturday at the Riverside Library in Jackson. Registration will be from 1 to 4 p.m. A parents meeting will be held in May. Info: Chris Feeney, 243-0611.
• Gators registration: The Gator Swim Team will hold registration for its summer league Saturday and May 3 at the Cape Municipal Pool. It will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: Laura Brown, 579-0095.

Tennis

• Tennis clinic: The Cape Area Tennis Association will host a free clinic for players of all levels May 3 at the Southeast Missouri State tennis facility. The first clinic will be for players between the ages 6 and 10. It will run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The second clinic will be for players between the ages 11 to 18. It will run from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Players are asked to preregister. Info: Donna Ryan, 332-1614.

Track and field

• Hershey's Track and Field Games: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host the 19th annual Hershey's Track and Field meet at the Central Junior High on May 21. The event begins at 5 p.m., with registration from 4 to 4:45 p.m. The event is open to boys and girls between the ages 9 and 14. Each participant may enter up to three events, with a maximum of two track events. Cost: $2.50 per child, and it's open to all children in Southeast Missouri. Winners advance to the state meet June 27 in Jefferson City. Info or to preregister: Jared Tanz, 335-5421.
• Cape Junior Road Runner Relays: The Cape Junior Road Runner Relays will be held May 3 at the Cape Junior High track. Competitors will be divided into six divisions based on age. Deadline: Register online at www.directathletes.com by May 1. Cost: $6 per athlete. The sign-in table will be open from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., there will be a coaches meeting at 8:30 a.m. and the events will begin at 9 a.m. Info: Bryan Kelpe, 979-4021.

Triathlon

• Steamboat Triathlon: The 24th annual Steamboat Classic Triathlon will take place Sunday 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 commercial and residential areas. Cost: $50 for individuals and $55 for teams for registrants. 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.
• Youth triathlon: The second annual Jackson Youth Triathlon and kids race will take place June 14. The kids race, for ages 3 to 8, will start at 8:30 a.m. The youth triathlon, for ages 9 to 16, will begin at 9 a.m. Info: Jackson Parks and Recreation, 204-8848.

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