Game Plan
Published 10:32 am Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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Over the River Run registration
Registration is now open for the 26th annual Over the River Run, a 5-mile run and race walk and 1-mile children’s fun run across the Old Mississippi River Bridge.
The race is scheduled for Oct. 11, and will begin at 8 a.m. at the Mississippi Welcome Center on Washington Street. It is a Mississippi Track Club grand prix event. Raceday registration will begin at 6:30 a.m.
The registration fee is $25 before Oct. 1, or $30 after that date. The fee for children 10 and under is $15 before Oct. 1, and $20 after that date. There is also a $55 family rate for up to five family members living at the same address, and a $75 rate for corporate teams.
For more information, visit southernculture.org/events/otrr, call the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation at 601-631-2997, or email the SCHF at info@southernculture.org.
Southern Miss baseball camps
Southern Miss’ “Hitting Under the Lights” baseball camp, a four-week clinic focusing on hitting mechanics, approach and contact points, is set to begin Sept. 29 in Hattiesburg.
The camp will be conducted on Monday nights on Sept. 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 13 and Oct. 20, and is designed for players in grades 7-12. The cost of the camp is $135, and the application deadline is Sept. 26.
Southern Miss will also host its Fall Showcase Camp on Nov. 22. This camp is designed to allow current high school freshmen through junior college sophomores to showcase their abilities and receive instruction from current Southern Miss coaches, junior college coaches, and other schools.
The Showcase Camp will take place at Pete Taylor Park. Registration starts at 11 a.m., and the camp at noon. The registration fee is $155 per camper.
For more information, visit southernmissbaseballcamps.com, call USM assistant baseball coach Clint Brown at 601-266-6542, or email him at Clinton.Brown@eagles.usm.edu.
Arrowhead Golf Island Classic
The Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour will host the Island Junior Classic Oct. 11 and 12 at Island Country Club in Plaquemine, La. The entry fee for the two-day, 36-hole tournament is $195 and includes green fees, tee gifts and trophies in four age divisions. For more information or to register, visit arrowheadjgt.com or call Diane Ford at 985-630-3066.