L’Observateur / July 24, 2000

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.

NOAH Football is holding registration today and next Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the NOAH ballpark. For more information call WilfordMitchell at 652-4660.

St. Peter Catholic Community is holding registration for soccerSunday, Aug. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Thursday, Aug. 17, from6:30-7:30 p.m. Children ages 4 1/2 to 12 may participate. For moreinformation, contact Joycelyn Himel at 536-6934.

Hahnville High School head basketball coach Alvin Gauthier is conducting a basketball camp starting Monday at the school.

The camp will run daily through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is$75 per camper. The camp will feature NBA stars Jaren Jackson of the SanAntonio Spurs and Ervin Johnson of the Milwaukee Bucks as well as a scheduled speaker every day. For more information contact Gauthier at758-7537.

Lutcher High School will hold its annual football camp for ages 7-13 at the school Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.The camp is the oldest football camp in the River Parishes. The fee is $40and will include instructions at all positions, camp T-shirt, Iron Boy contest, touch games, punt, pass and kick, chalk talk, films, flexibility exercises, etc.

Registration will be held Monday at the Dogs’ Den from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The St. Charles Catholic Comets Football Camp for ages 7-13 willbe held at the school Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. till noon.The cost of the camp is $50. Registration will be held Monday from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. in the SCC CometPlex.The camp includes instruction at all positions, weight lifting, camp T- shirt, highlight films, Iron Boy contest, touch football games, skill tests, races and punt, pass and kick contests.

For more information call Frank Monica at 652-3029.

The Destrehan Fighting Wildcats Football Camp will be held at the school for ages 7-14 Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.Instruction will be provided at all postitions by the Destrehan coaching staff. The cost of the camp is $40 per camper and includes registration,instruction and a T-shirt. For more information call the school at 764-9946 or head coach Stephen Robicheaux at 403-0546.

The 2000 Millennium Basketball Camp will be held at West St. JohnMonday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.The camp is conducted by Brian Lumar, Loyola’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder and the coach the 1997 and 2000 state champion Shaw Eagles. Lumar also is the coach the drilling experts Shaw Dribblers and theAAU Louisiana Jammers.

The camp includes divisions for boys and girls ages 6 to 15. All camperswill be taught, observed and corrected in all phases of basketball. Thecampers will be grouped according to age, gender and talent level.

Activities include practice sessions, 3-on-3 tournaments, 5-on-5 games and various shooting contests. Each camper will also receive their ownofficial Millennium basketball.

The cost of the camp is $75 if pre-registered and $85 for Monday walk- ups.

The Rene’ Trosclair Jr. 7/8 Memorial Tournament will be held atthe Reserve Bantam Ballpark July 29-30. The team entrance fee is $50 perteam. The deadline to enter is Monday. For more information contact MikeVilleret at (504) 652-7117 or Rosalind Trosclair at (504) 536-3295.

East St. John High School has openings for the following positions:head baseball coach, head softball coach, assistant softball coach and two assistant football coaches. Send resumes to East St. John High School, 1Wildcat Drive, Reserve, LA 70084, or call Ronnie Stephens, athletic director, at (504) 536-1165 or (504) 653-1392.

The Riverside Academy Alumni Flag Football game will be held Aug. 17 following the Riverside-Archbishop Hannan scrimmage whichstarts at 6 p.m. AAU will conduct baseball and softball evaluations at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Aug. 12-13.The camps are designed to aid and educate the athletes and their parents on how to better their chances of playing baseball ot softball at the pro or collegiate level. The camps will be conducted by college coaches and proscouts.

Each athlete will receive a written evaluation and a seminar that will explain methods on how to be seen, academic requirements and other topics. Each athlete’s evaluation will be put into a catalog and sent to allcollege coaches and pro organizations.

For more information call Frank Dornier at (281) 469-6721.

The Junior Achievement Golf Sampler Card allows area golfers to drive the fairways at 12 of the local golf courses.

The Golf Sampler Card is $39 and entitles the cardholder to play a total of 49 rounds of golf among the participating courses – Audubon, Bayou Barriere, Colonial, Colonial Acres, Eastover, Ellendale, Lakewood, Oak Harbor, Ormond, Pinewood, Stonebridge and Timberlane. Supporters of thegold card will also receive a complimentary Junior Achievement golf towel. The card is valid from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2000.Proceeds from the Golf Sampler Card benefit Junior Achievement’s K-12 in-school free enterprise programs. This year alone, Junior Achievementand its 900 volunteers will teach more than 25,000 local students in over 140 schools about the relevance of education to the workplace and to prepare them for lifelong learning.

Call the Junior Achievement office at (504) 832-0102 for more information.

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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