Upcoming Events

UNDER WAY
Youth Leagues Forming
Green Ridge residents are organizing a boys and girls baseball and softball league for the spring of 2009. The league will consist of four four-team divisions: ages 6-9, 10-12, 13-15 and 16-and-older. Besides Green Ridge, teams from Cole Camp, Houstonia, Hughesville, La Monte, Lincoln, Smithton, Sweet Springs and Windsor are encouraged to enter. For  more information, call Randy Dillon  at 826-0946 or Bobby at (660) 527-3509.

MONDAY
PKSA Coaches Meeting
The Paul Klover Soccer Association’s fall season coaches meeting/draft night will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Convention Hall in Liberty Park. For more information,  call Jason at 826-5146.

AUG. 11
S-C Girls Tennis Practice
The first practice for the Smith-Cotton girls tennis team will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Aug. 11 at the Liberty Park tennis courts. Coach Kaley Hobbs asks that players bring a raquet and a properly completed physical for if you have not already turned one in to the district.

AUG. 11
S-C Girls Golf Practice
The first practice for the Smith-Cotton girls golf team will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at Sedalia Country Club. For more information, call B.J. Curry at 827-7039.

AUG. 16
HAVOC Tryouts
The Missouri HAVOC competitive fastpitch traveling softball team will hold tryouts for the 2009 season for under-10, U12 and U14 teams at 9 a.m. Aug. 16 at Centennial Park. For more information about U10 and U12  teams , call Keith Fayle at (660) 909-3083, Lonny Price at (660) 619-3094 or Tim Lowery at (660) 747-7450. For information about U14 teams, call Mark Sherman at (573) 216-7253.

AUG. 16-17
Y.E.S. Softball Tryouts
Youth Excited about Sports will host softball tryouts for its fall league Aug. 16 and 17 at the Y.E.S. Complex at 501 N. Maguire in Warrensburg. Tryouts will begin at 9 a.m. Aug. 16 for players 10-and-under and 6 p.m. for the 12-and-under team. The 14-and-under tryouts will start at 2 p.m. Aug. 17 and the 16-and-under tryouts begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call (660) 909-6797.

AUG. 23
Y.E.S. Volleyball Tryouts
Youth Excited about Sports will hold volleyball tryouts Aug. 23 at the Y.E.S. Complex at 501 N. Maguire in Warrensburg. Those entering the third or fourth grades will try out from 9 a.m. to noon, and fifth- through seventh-graders will try out from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call (660) 909-6797.

AUG. 30-31
PKSA Referee Clinic
The Paul Klover Soccer Association will host an entry-level soccer referee clinic Aug. 30 and 31 at Convention Hall in Liberty Park. The clinic will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 30 and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 31. Anyone interested may register online at www.cdsoccer.org under the entry level clinics calendar. For more information, call Jason at 826-5146.

SEPT. 13
Children’s Fishing Derby
A children’s fishing derby will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13 at Liberty Park. Fishing poles will be supplied by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Parents are encouraged to attend. For more information, call Harry Hoffert at 596-8545 or visit harrysfishinhole.com

SEPT. 20
Fun Fly Day
The Sedalia RC Flyers will hold a Fun Fly on Sept. 20 at the Flyers’ facility. The event is open to the public. Flyers must have an AMA card to participate. For more information, call James Kilby at 221-7237.