Sports Briefs

Published 12:00 am Saturday, July 29, 2000

L’Observateur / July 29, 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 from 9 a.m. to noon at theNOAH ballpark. For more information call Wilford Mitchell at 652-4660. St. Peter Catholic Community soccer registration will be heldSunday, Aug. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Thursday, Aug. 17, from6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on West 7th Street inReserve. Children ages 4 1/2 to 14 may participate. For more information,contact Joycelyn Himel at 536-6934.

Ascension of Our Lord Recreation is holding soccer registration Sunday, Aug. 13, and Sunday, Aug. 20, from 12:30-3 p.m. In the schoollobby. Registration is open to all children of these age groups: boys andgirls under 6, under 8, under 10, under 11, under 12, under 13, under 14, under 15 and under 16. Any questions, call the recreation director at 652-5041.

St. Charles Parish Special Olympics is holding T-ball practice todayat Monsanto Park from 9-10:30 a.m.A softball/T-ball training school will be held Saturday, Aug. 19, at theRecreation Department at 9 a.m. A general session will be held at thedepartment Thursday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. For more information on allthese events, call 783-5090.

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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