Game Plan

Published 8:43 am Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Adult basketball league

Registration for the Vicksburg Park and Recreation Department’s men’s and women’s adult basketball leagues will continue through Dec. 30. The registration fee is $125 per team, plus an extra $5 fee for each non-city resident. The total team fee will not exceed $175.

Registration packets can be picked up at either the Parks and Recreation office at 100 Army-Navy Drive or at the Jackson Street Community Center. A mandatory coaches meeting will be held Dec. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Parks and Recreation offices.

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For more information call Joseph Graves at 601-634-4514

City tennis sessions

The City of Vicksburg’s tennis program will conduct a free youth clinic and practice sessions during the fall. Sessions are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Halls Ferry Park courts. The clinic is for children ages 5 to 18, and there is no charge to participate. For more information, call Rick Shields at 601-618-4757.

Arrowhead Golf tourney

The Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour will host the AJGT Crown Buick Junior Fall Classic at Beau Chene Golf Club in Mandeville, La., Dec. 3 and 4.

The two-day, 36-hole tournament is ranked by the Junior Golf Scoreboard.
The tournament entry fee is $185 and includes two days of green fees, tee gifts, and trophies in four age divisions. The registration deadline is Nov. 30. To enter the event or for more information, call Diane Ford at 985-630-3066 or visit arrowheadjgt.com.

Jingle Bell Half Marathon
The Jingle Bell Half Marathon and 5K is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17 in Monroe, La. The Half Marathon will begin at 8 a.m. near the River Market and wind through downtown Monroe. The 5K race will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the same location.

The registration fee for the Half Marathon is $85 fthrough Dec. 15, and $95 on race day. The fee for the 5K is $30 through Dec. 15, and $35 on race day.

Proceeds from the race benefit the Louisiana Purchase Council of the Boy Scouts of America. For more information, or to register, visit apexendurance.com/ or call 318-325-4634.

Chill in the Hills 10K

The ninth annual Chill in the Hills 10K run and 5K race walk is scheduled for Jan. 14 in downtown Vicksburg.

The race will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Guaranty Bank on the corner of Cherry and Belmont Streets. Raceday registration and packet pickup will also take place at Guaranty Bank before the race on Jan. 14 and the evening of Jan. 13.

The registration fee is $25 for the 10K or 5K, and $15 for the children’s 1-mile fun run. Registration is available at active.com, and for more information visit gracechristiancounselingcenter.com/fundraiser or call 601-636-5703.

The Chill in the Hills 10K is a fundraiser for Grace Christian Counseling Center.

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