Game Plan
Published 8:00 am Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Summer tennis camp
The City of Vicksburg’s annual summer youth tennis camp will begin June 15 at Halls Ferry Park and continue through July.
The camp is open to children ages 5-18, and there is no charge to participate. Sessions run from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. A junior team tennis session will also be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
For more information, call City of Vicksburg tennis director Rick Shields at 601-618-4757.
Adult softball league
Registration is now open for the City of Vicksburg’s adult softball league, and will continue until June 19. Registration packets are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday at the Parks and Recreation offices at 100 Army-Navy Drive.
The cost is $175 per team, with an extra $10 fee for non-city residents and a $20 fee for residents of Sharkey, Issaquena, Claiborne and Hinds counties.
A mandatory coaches meeting will be held June 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Parks and Rec office. All teams must have a representative present. For information, call Joseph Graves at 601-634-4514.
St. Al, PCA physicals
Elite Performance and Rehab will conduct free athletic physicals for all high school athletes at St. Aloysius and Porter’s Chapel Academy on Saturday, June 27, from 8 to 11 a.m.
No appointment is necessary, but athletes must have a completed physical form that is available either at Elite or from their respective schools. Elite is located at 1901 A Mission 66.
For more information, call Elite at 601-638-5518.
Star Spangled Night Run 5K
Registration is now open for the Third Annual Star Spangled Night Run, a 5K run and race walk through downtown Vicksburg.
The race is scheduled for Saturday, June 27 at 8 p.m. and will begin and end at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center.
The entry fees are $30 for adults, and $15 for children 12 and under. The first 150 registered participants will be guaranteed a race shirt, as well as a glow item.
Entry forms and complete details are available at southernculture.org. Entry forms and fees can be dropped off at the SCHF business office or mailed to: SCHF, 1302 Adams Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180.
Online registration is at RaceRoster.com. For more information, call the SCHF office at 601-631-2997 or email info@southernculture.org.
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