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BASEBALL

WV HITTING & PITCHING CAMPS

The Walker Valley Hitting & Pitching Camps will be held Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5 and 12 at the WVHS hitting facility. Instruction will be provided for kindergarden through eighth-grade participants. The Cost is $100 for each camp or $150 for both. Registration will be held Jan. 8 from 2-3:30 p.m. at the hitting facility. For more information contact Joe Shamblin at 584-6494 or Mike Turner at 595-2640.

SUMMER BASEBALL

A Cleveland based, 16-under baseball team is looking for local players to play in Knoxville, Chattanooga and nearby North Georgia tournaments commencing after the high school season. The team is looking for a strong catcher, several skilled position players and quality pitchers. Tryouts will be held in February. For more information, email summerbaseball@charter.net.

U.S. BASEBALL ACADEMY

U.S. Baseball Academy will offer advanced hitting, pitching, fielding/baserunning and catching training programs and instruction at Cleveland State Community College, under the direction of Cleveland State Community College Head Baseball Coach, Mike Policastro.The instruction dates are Jan. 8, 15, 22, Feb. 5, and 12.

TRYOUT TUNE-UP

The second annual Tryout Tune-Up will take place the on the final four Sundays of January. Robbie Winters, former Bradley Central, Cleveland State, and Lee University baseball player and former head coach at Lake Forest Middle School, will be directing the clinic. The “tune-up” will emphasize offensive and defensive fundamentals for each camper. All young men, ages 5-15, planning on playing baseball this spring are encouraged to attend. The dates for the Tryout Tune-Up are Jan. 8, 15, 22, and 29 and will last from 2-5 p.m. For more information or to register, contact Coach Winters at 473-9645.

BASKETBALL

TENNESSEE XTREME

Tennessee Xtreme girls basketball tryouts will be held Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. for girls grades three through eight. Tryouts will be held at Belvoir Christian Academy, 800 Belvoir Avenue, Chattanooga, Tn. For more information, contact Juan Hansford at (423)635-0999.

FOOTBALL

BCHS FOOTBALL BANQUET

The Bradley Central football Bears will hold its post-season banquet Wednesday at the school cafeteria. The special event will begin at 6:30 p.m., with a cost of $10 per person at the door.

SOFTBALL

INDOOR SOFTBALL CLINIC

An indoor softball clinic with April Richards will run on Tuesdays during January, starting on Jan 10. at the indoor facility at Bradley Square mall.The clinic will focus on all basic skills of softball from ages 4-17. The cost $100 at the door. For more information, call Toye 313-8891.