VHS softball alumni game

Vicksburg High School’s softball team will host an alumni game on Saturday, July 16 at the Softball Swamp field on Army Navy Drive. The alumni game will begin at 7 p.m., and will be preceded by a home run derby at 6 p.m.

The game is open to all former VHS slow- and fast-pitch softball players. The registration fee to play is $20, and registration will begin at 5 p.m. There is a $2 admission charge for fans.

For information, contact VHS fast-pitch coach Brian Ellis at 417-298-3262 or by email at bellis@vwsd.org, or slow-pitch coach Michelle Fisackerly at 601-218-6257 or mfisackerly@vwsd.org.

Gator Golf Classic

The inaugural Gator Golf Classic, a tournament to benefit the Vicksburg High School baseball program, is scheduled for Aug. 5 at Clear Creek Golf Course. Registration for the two-person scramble is $150 per team, or $90 for an individual. Hole sponsorships are also available for $100, $225 and $500.

Sign-in for the tournament will begin at 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 5, and golfing starts at 1. An awards ceremony and dinner will follow at the Clear Creek clubhouse. A grand prize of two YETI coolers will be awarded, and there are also prizes for the top three finishers in each flight, for the longest drive and closest to the pin.

For more information or to register, call Vicksburg High baseball coach Derrick DeWald at 769-226-3046, or assistant coach Derek Sims at 601-832-0947.

Clear Creek Ladies report

Clear Creek Ladies Golf Association members met on June 22 for individual stroke play. Joyce Johnson took top honors with the lowest score as well as fewest putts. Second and third places went to Emily Bonelli and Lynne Brush, respectively.

Summer tennis lessons

The City of Vicksburg is offering free tennis lessons for children ages 5-18, each weekday this summer at the Halls Ferry Park courts. The lessons will go from 8 to 10 a.m. each day, and 5 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays. There will also be a junior team tennis session from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

For more information, call the City of Vicksburg’s tennis director Rick Shields at 601-618-4757.

Packers registration

The Vicksburg Packers youth football and cheer training camp and registration will be held each Monday and Wednesday, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Vicksburg Junior High football stadium on Baldwin Ferry Road. Registration is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 12. Players and cheerleaders must not turn 13 before Aug. 1. There will be teams for players 8-, 10- and 12-and-under.

The registration fee for the 2016 season is $100 per child. For information on the Packers football team, call Robert Jones at 601-291-1371.

For information on the cheerleading team, call coach Stephanie Williams at 601-415-5918.

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