Game Plan
Published 7:00 am Sunday, October 15, 2017
Spooky Sprint 5K
The Spooky Sprint 5K and Halloween Carnival is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28 in downtown Vicksburg. The event will begin at 8 a.m. at Bancorp South, 820 South Street, and runners and walkers are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes. The registration fee is $35 for the 5K, or $20 for the 1-mile fun run.
Online registration is available at spookysprint5k.webconnex.com/registration17 or at Vicksburg Catholic School.
Pre-race packet pick up and late registration will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the St. Francis Xavier Elementary School main office, or Oct. 28 from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. at Bancorp South.
Hinds CC golf tourney
Hinds Community College’s Warren-Claiborne County Alumni Chapter will host the Clyde Donnell and Othel Mendrop Memorial Golf Tournament Oct. 18 at Clear Creek Golf Course in Bovina.
The tournament is a four-person scramble, and will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Registration begins at 12:30. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team, as well as for closest to the hole and longest drive.
The registration fee is $75 per player and includes green fee, cart, hamburger dinner and refreshments. Hole sponsorships are available for $100, and team sponsorships for $300.
To register or for more information, call HCC alumni coordinator Libby Posey at 601-857-3350, or Clear Creek Golf Course at 601-638-9395.
Disc Hoops exhibition
The Vicksburg Warriors will host an exhibition showcasing the sport of disc hoops — a combination of basketball and ultimate frisbee — at the Purks YMCA Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. There is no charge to participate.
Teams for the four-on-four games will be formed on site and can be same or mixed gender. Substitutes are also allowed.
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