Sports Briefs

Published 12:00 am Monday, November 8, 1999

MICHAEL KIRAL / L’Observateur / November 8, 1999

Coaches, players, fans and parents: L’Observateur wants schedules, scores or any story ideas about sports and outdoor activities in the River Parishes. Contact Michael Kiral, staff writer, at (504) 652-9545, fax to652-3885, drop by 116 Newspaper Drive, or mail to P.O. Box 1010,LaPlace, LA 70069-1010.

All basketball, soccer and wrestling coaches, please send your schedules to L’Observateur, Sports, P.O. Box 1010, LaPlace, LA 700691010, fax to 652-3885 or e-mail to lobriver@cmq.com. The St. Charles Parish Parks and Recreation Department is lookingfor youth basketball officials. A four-week training session will be heldat the West Bank Bridge Park Recreation Office. The first session willbegin Monday. Officials who complete the four-week training session willbe paid $15 per game during the basketball season. For more informationcontact the department at 783-5090.

St. James High School will honor its past football champions at itsNight of Champions, Nov. 12, at the football stadium. The event will beheld in conjunction with the Wildcats’ first playoff game.

The St. James teams of 1959, 1960 and 1965 won Class B state titles. The1979 squad captured the Class 3A title.

All former football players of these teams are invited to come back to St.

James one more time to relive memories and renew old and new acquaintances.

Plans are to seat all these players and their families in a special Section of Champions. At halftime, they will walk on the field where they onceplayed one more time and be introduced to the fans. After the game, theywill be honored in the gym at a reception by the Wildcat boosters and fans and will meet the 1999 Wildcat football team.

Players are asked to wear their football jackets or old jerseys as they please. Cheerleaders who participated at the time are also asked toattend, in uniforms or jackets if possible.

For more information contact MacArthur Webster at 225-265-3697, Evelie Scioneaux at 225-473-3301 (or e-mail marieeveliescioneaux@gateway.net) or Ronald Scioneaux at 225-265-3908(or e-mail roncno@eatel.net). Girls Biddy Basketball registration has been extended until Nov. 12,1999 at the St. John Parish Recreation Department, 1801 West AirlineHighway in LaPlace. Contact Debra Poche, Recreation Department, at 652-9569, ext. 36 or Richard Green at 651-2751. NOAH Basketball registration will be held at NOAH Field on West Fifth Street, Saturday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Birth certificates arerequired for first time players. Contact Michael Schaeffer at 652-3590for more details.

The St. Charles Parish Triad organization will be holding its secondannual Triad Golf Tournament Saturday, Nov. 20, at Fashion Golf andCountry Club in Hahnville.

The 4-man scramble begins at 11 a.m. The cost per player is $35 and holesponsors for $50. Triad is a joint effort between St. Charles ParishSheriff’s Office and St. Charles Council on Aging to improve the quality oflife for seniors throughout our parish. For more information onparticipating in the tournament or sponsoring a hole, please contact Triad Coordinator, Deputy Tessa Somme’, at 504-783-1355.

The Lutcher Quarterback Club will meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at thePublic Relations Building across from the high school.

The St. Charles Catholic Quarterback Club will meet every Tuesdaynight in the school cafeteria. This week’s guest speaker will be NewOrleans Saints general manager Bill Kuharich.

The Riverside Quarterback Club will meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m.in the school cafeteria.

The 15th annual Louisiana Hunters Against Poachers general membership meeting will be held Dec. 1, 1999 at 6 p.m. at the St. JamesBoat Club, 39180 Highway 61 in Gramercy.

The public is invited. There will be a jambalaya dinner, vendor displays,door prizes, raffels, deer mount displays and a special children’s trophy display. Guest speakers include Louisiana Department of Wildlife andFisheries representatives, political representatives and special guests.

Club dues of $35 per club (includes club members) and individual member dues ($5 per person) should be paid at the meeting or mailed to Joe Wiley, secretary, 208 E. Cornerview Street, Gonzales, LA 70737. Any questions,please call Wiley at 225-647-2155.

The AAU Baseball and Softball Program will conduct two evaluation camps in December in Brenham, Texas.

Camp dates are Dec. 11-12 for softball and Dec. 18-19 for baseball. The camps are designed to aid and inform the athlete and their parents on what they need to do to take a higher step in baseball or softball. Eachcamp will include a seminar that will cover topics such as the academic side of college athletics, how to contact coaches, how to attain information that will aid in your search for a good college situation and where to go to be seen by college coaches and pro scouts.

The athletes will be put through skill tests and live scrimmages to determine their level of play. All players will receive an evaluation oftheir skills that includes the information derived at the camps and tips and information that may enhance their chances of advancing in their sport. Evaluations will be put into a catalog and sent to all collegebaseball and softball coaches along with all pro scouts in Texas and Louisiana.

The camps will be conducted by college coaches and pro scouts with many years of experience in evaluating the talents of athletes. The camps areopen to all high school age players, freshmen through seniors. For moreinformation, call Frank Dornier at 281-469-6721.

For the 10th consecutive year, mall-based athletic specialty retailer Footaction USA is offering $100,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors. This year, Footaction will award at least 84 scholarships,including one at $10,000, one at $5,000, two at $2,500 and 80 at $1,000.

The deadline for applications is January 15, 2000.

Applicants are judged on the basis of financial need, class rank and standardized test scores and level of sports participation. A group of 300semifinalists will be selected by an independent administrator.

Semifianlistss will be required to complete a more detailed application and submit additional information, including a 250-word essay.

For more information or to request an application, call the toll-free hotline at 800-521-2123 or visit the Footaction USA website at http://www.footaction.com. Special Olympics Louisiana’s new “Share the Victory” motor vehicle recycling program allows anyone in Orleans, Jefferson, St.

Bernard, St. Tammany and St. Charles parishes to turn extra or unwantedvehicles into “something special for Special Olympics.”An individual can call the “Share the Victory” toll-free number and Special Olympics will arrange to tow away their motor vehicle for free.

The vehicle will be recycled into the funds needed to support the year- round program of sports training and athletic competition for mentally- retarded children and adults in Louisiana.

Vehicles can be in any condition to qualify as long as the owner has the title. Consumers may also be able to take advantage of a tax deduction asthe fair market price of the vehicle is considered a tax deductible donation to Special Olympics.

For more information or to donate your used motor vehicle call Share the Victory at 1-800-249-1192.

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