Game Plan
Published 7:00 am Sunday, July 21, 2019
Youth football camp
The City of Vicksburg Department of Inner-City Youth Development is sponsoring the 2019 Summer Youth Football Camp on July 26 and 27. The camp will be a fundamentals clinic led by Warren Central High School football coach Corey Wilson, Sr.
The clinic will be held at The Mission Park, 400 Mission 66. The camp for children ages 8-11 runs from 8 to 10 a.m., and for ages 12-16 from 10 a.m. to noon. Registration forms can be picked up at City Hall. For information, call 601-262-8849.
Legends baseball camp
The Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic, presented by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, will be held Sunday, July 28, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Sports Force Parks on the Mississippi.
The free clinic will include instruction from Vicksburg native Roosevelt Brown — who played four seasons with the Chicago Cubs — and other former major league players.
The clinic is for players ages 6-16. Participants should arrive for the camp at 4:30 p.m. and bring sneakers or cleats, water, and their own bats and gloves.
Online registration is available at sportsforceparksvicksburg.com.
Cannons baseball team
The Vicksburg Cannons Baseball Club is looking for players for its 7U and 10U baseball tournament teams. The 10U tryouts will be July 27, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 7U tryouts are Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. Tryouts for both age groups will be at the Culkin Baseball Complex.
Other age groups are forming and tryouts will be posted accordingly. Coaches are also needed. For information regarding tryouts or coaching a team, contact Matt Mallard or Dustin Chamblee at vicksburgcannons@gmail.com.
YMCA football registration
Registration is for the Vicksburg YMCA’s 2019 youth football season will continue until Aug. 31.
There are four leagues for children ages 5-11. The 5-6, 7- and 8-9-year-olds’ leagues are all flag football leagues, and the 10-11-year-olds’ division is tackle football.
The cost is $60 for YMCA members and $80 for non-members.
The season starts Sept. 16. Flag football games will be played Monday and Tuesday evenings, and the tackle league on Thursdays, all at the Purks YMCA fields.
For more information, contact Wayne Scott at 601-638-1071 or wayne@vicksburgymca.com.
SHAF charity shoot
The Southern Heritage Air Foundation will host its 2019 Sporting Clay Charity Shoot on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 9:30 a.m. at the Turcotte Shooting Range in Canton. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
A golf cart or UTV is required, and rentals will be available.
The cost for the shoot is $100 per shooter for 100 targets. Stand sponsorships are available for $325. The proceeds from the event benefit the Southern Heritage Air Foundation and its programs.For more information, visit southernheritageair.org.
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