Little League T-ball, football

Registration is open for football and the second session of T-ball by Bitty Batter and will be held at Pelican Park.

Children ages 2-7 have until Thursday to sign up for flag-football classes, which start Sept. 15. Those 2-5 must be registered by Oct. 2 for T-ball daytime and evening classes, which begin Oct. 7.

Go to www.bittybatter.com or call 778-0580.

Lil Sluggers fall registration

Lil Sluggers is a child development program created to introduce the basics of baseball and softball to boys and girls ages 2-5.

Developmentally appropriate equipment and games are used to teach the game in a fun, exciting and positive environment. All classes are held indoors with a maximum of six students per class. The fall session starts tomorrow at the Coquille Sports Complex and the Sandlot in Madisonville. To register, call 517-0220 or visit www.lilsluggersnorthshore.com. 

Annual race

event upcoming

The 17th Annual Tour de Tangipahoa will take place on Sept. 20 with check-in scheduled for 6 a.m.

The event will feature a 30 and 62-mile race. The 62-miler departs at 7:30 a.m., while those in the 30-mile event leave at 9 a.m. The cost is $35.

Riders will receive a free T-shirt, refreshments along the route, including sports juice, candy and water and following the race, participants will get lunch.

For more information, call 345-8127, visit www.kiwanis.i-55.com or e-mail viccou@i-55.com.

Tennis tourney coming up

The United States Tennis Association Tournament sanctioned Junior Grand Prix Junior Tennis Tournament will be held Sept. 12-14 at Cross Gates Athletic Club in Slidell.

Tennis players age 10-18 may compete in ranked or unranked divisions. The deadline to sign up is Saturday and the draws will be posted Tuesday.

To register, visit tennislink.usta.com/tournments or www.juniortennis.com.ar. 

The tournament number is 703712808. 

For questions or more information, call 643-3500 or e-mail Federico@crossgatesclub.com.

Soccer, T-ball

registration held

The West St. Tammany YMCA is holding registration for youth T-Ball and soccer.

The T-Ball program will start on Sept. 10 and goes through Oct. 22 for boys and girls ages 3-5 at the Covington Youth Soccer Fields from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Soccer begins on Sept. 13 and runs until Oct. 25 for boys and girls 3-5 years old at the Covington Youth Soccer Fields from 9-10 a.m.

For more information, call 893-9622.

Velocity Gulf Coast Fastpitch is holding tryouts

The Velocity Gulf Coast Fastpitch Travel team will hold tryouts by appointment only for the fall season.

The team recently won the United States Fastpitch Association 10U Southern Nationals and placed fourth at the USFA World Series.

For more information, call Tommy Castanedo at (228) 424-7545.

2008 Orpheus Golf Tournament is next month

The Original Krewe of Orpheus 2008 Golf Tournament will be held Sept. 19 at Covington Country Club in a 4-man scramble format beginning with a shotgun start at noon.

The cost is $125 per individual or $500 a team. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

Registration will take place at 10 a.m. the day of the tournament, but applications are available at www.originalorpheus.com.

Each golfer will receive a T-shirt and other items when they sign in.

There will be a jambalaya dinner following the event and the competition will feature games and prizes.

Members of Orpheus will be serving food and drinks on the course.

Flight of the Crowe golf tournament is next month

The Seventh Annual Flight of the Crowe Golf Classic 2008 will take place Sept. 19 at Oak Harbor.

Registration will take place 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. the day of the 4-man scramble event.

The entry fee is $150 per person or $550 for a four-person team. The cost includes green fees, cart, goody bag, mulligan, a putting and chipping contest, drinks, a barbeque lunch along with a shirt. Non-players can pay $30 for the barbeque lunch only.

Golfers will have the opportunity to win three vehicles and a boat.

For more information, call 788-7551 or visit www.agcrowe.com.

VIA Fall Training

The Volleyball Institute of America is holding its Annual Fall Training Program for ages 7-14.

Fall Training is a five-week volleyball program that begins Oct. 5. The rest of the dates are Oct. 12, 19, 26 and Nov. 2.

The time frames are 1:30-3 p.m. for ages 13-14 and 3:30-5 p.m. for those 7-12.

The last day of Fall Training will include tryouts for the 2009 Club Season.

You can register by mailing the completed form, found on the VIA Web site, www.viacentral.net, to VIA Tryouts, 16461 Bricker Rd., Covington, La. 70443.

For more information, e-mail Jessica at jessica@viacentral.net.

Northshore River Anglers

The Northshore River Anglers will meet every Wednesday at the Hwy. 90 East Pearl Landing from 5 p.m. until dark. The cost is $25 per team and $5 more for big fish. Registration begins at 4:30. For more information, call James at (504) 382-9595 or Chris at 710-1313.

AAU Basketball Fall Training

The Northshore Basketball Training Center is taking registrations for the fall Amateur Athletic Union training season, which is a prelude to the start of the 2009 AAU season.

The center plans to have nine AAU teams again this year from ages 8-14 for both boys and girls. Training has already begun and goes through mid December, but registration is still being accepted.

Go online to register at www.nsbbtc.com or call Charles Tracey at 789-2589. 

Monday evening anglers

The Monday Evening Anglers will meet every Monday at Bonfouca Marina in Slidell at 4 p.m. with blast-off at 4:30. There is a $20 membership fee and $25 tournament fee.

For more information, call 285-5688.

Northshore Tennis Association offers youth program

The Northshore Tennis Association has an ongoing Junior and Mr. Pee Wee development tennis program for boys and girls ages 4-18. It starts with private or semi-private sessions to familiarize youngsters with tennis terms, stroke production and procedures. The year-round programs are held on the Kehoe-France Northshore School and public courts in Covington and Mandeville.

Competitions are held for boys and girls 10 and under that have not been ranked on a state level and are new to tournament competition.

Yearly registration is $25 and $5 and an unopened can of tennis balls is required per tournament or $8 total per tournament.

For more information call Peter Taggard at 373-6487 or Alan Avodyan at 845-2322.