Today is the deadline to sign up for the United States Tennis Association Tournament sanctioned Junior Grand Prix Junior Tennis Tournament, which will be held Friday-Sunday at Cross Gates Athletic Club in Slidell. The draws will be posted Wednesday. Tennis players age 10-18 may compete in ranked or unranked divisions.
To register, visit tennislink.usta.com/tournments or www.juniortennis.com.ar. The tournament number is 703712808.
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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.
You can get involved in these sports by visiting 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. Lil Sluggers classes develop important skills such as throwing, catching, hitting and base running.
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 with indoor classes held at the Coquille Sports Complex and the Sandlot in Madisonville.
To register, call John Grab at 517-0220 or visit www.lilsluggersnorthshore.com.
Annual race
coming up
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. Police escorts, SAG wagons and mechanical assistance will be provided to cyclists.
For more information, call Judy Couvillion at 345-8127 or visit www.kiwanis.i-55.com or e-mail viccou@i-55.com.
Soccer, T-ball
registration
The West St. Tammany YMCA is holding registration for youth T-Ball and soccer.
The T-Ball program will start on Wednesday and goes through Oct. 22 for boys and girls ages 3-5 at the Covington Youth Soccer Fields 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Soccer begins on Saturday 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.
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.
Golf tournament upcoming
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.
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