Area sports calendar 8/19/04

Basketball

Perryville men's league forming: The Perryville Parks and Recreation Department wiill hold an informational meeting at 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Perry Park Center for anyone interested in getting a team together for the upcoming fall season. Info: Brian Roth, 547-7275.

Cycling

Tour de Homecomers: Rides of varying lengths will take place 7:30 a.m. Saturday at Legion Field in Jackson City Park. The rides will be distances of 15, 30 and 60 miles. The event is fundraiser for "Way to Go Kids," an after-school diet and exercise program for children. Registration begins at 6 a.m. Cost is $25, which includes a pasta meal and up to seven stops with food and water. Info: Mary Talbut, 243-6995

Football

Southeast Women's Clinic: Southeast Missouri State University's football coaching staff will conduct its annual Women's Football Clinic on Wednesday. Social hour at 6 p.m. will be followed by the clinic at 7 p.m. Beginners and advanced levels are welcome. No admission charge. Football basics and fundamentals will be taught, followed by a question-and-answer session with the coaches. Appetizers and drinks. Info: Tony Joe White, 986-6165.

Youth league registration: The final JAYF youth football registrations will be 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Jackson City Park pavilion No. 1. Levels are freshman tackle for students in grades 2-3; junior varsity for students in grades 4-5; and varsity for students in grades 6-7. Players need to be present. Info: Kyle Wright, 243-7752, or Ron Hobeck, 243-1311.

Cape youth league: Registration for Cape Youth Tackle Football will be 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 28 and Sept. 4 in Capaha Park. The league is open to boys in fifth, sixth and seventh grades. Info: Jeff Brune, 334-6075.

Flag football: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is accepting teams for its seventh annual Adult Flag Football League. Registration deadline is Sept. 10. Manager's meeting is 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at Osage Community Centre. League will begin Sept. 23 and include three divisions. Games will be played Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons at Arena Park. Season lasts seven or eight weeks and ends with Flag Bowl '04. Teams may consist of seven players. Cost is $189 per team. Info: Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, 335-5421.

Golf

Tempo clinic: Southeast Missouri State University golf coach Carroll Williams and Chris Schneider, the PGA golf professional at Arena Golf, are conducting a two-session, four-hour clinic centering around tempo and rhythm regarding ball striking. Sessions are Tuesday and Aug. 28. Cost is $150, which includes a copy of the book Tour Tempo by Jon Novosel, a copy of tones on CD, range balls for the clinic and a video of swing and drills. The clinic is limited to 10 or 12 participants. Proceeds to the Southeast golf team. Info: Williams, 651-2467, or Schneider, 332-0860.

Miscellaneous

Central Booster Club picnic: The Cape Girardeau Central All-School Booster Club will host its annual Back-To-School Fall Sports Picnic today beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the commons area at Central High School. Hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, drinks and tableware will be provided. Families should bring the following, according to the first letter of their last name: A through J, salad or vegetable; K through N, chips; O and P, sliced onions and/or tomatoes; Q through Z, dessert. Info: Rene´ Pingel, 334-8315.

Southeast basketball/track barbecue: For the third year in a row, a barbecue to benefit the Southeast Missouri State University men's basketball and men's and women's track teams will take place today through Saturday outside Country Mart in Jackson. Times are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. all three days. Food can preordered by calling the basketball office, 651-5030, or Country Mart, 243-8171.

Indian Insider Kick Off Party: The third annual event, a fundraiser for Southeast Missouri State University's football program, will be 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. The cost is $100 for one ticket or $150 per couple. Info: Cody Vardeman, 651-2962, or Laurel Adkisson, 334-1095.

Softball

Coed fall league: The Perryville Parks and Recreation Department is accepting teams for an adult coed slow-pitch league that will begin in early September. Participants must be at least 17 years old. Team fee is $350, and deadline for entry is Aug. 31. League will consist of 16 to 18 games, plus a postseason tournament. Info: Brian Roth, 547-7275.

Triathlon

Trail of Tears: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department's 15th annual Coors Light/Trail of Tears Triathlon will be 9 a.m. Sept. 11 at Trail of Tears State Park. Includes a one-half mile swim, a 15-mile bike ride and a four-mile run. Info: Jared Tanz, 335-5421.