Annual race set for Saturday

The 17th annual Tour de Tangipahoa will take place Saturday 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.

YMCA accepting soccer signups

The West St. Tammany YMCA is holding registration for youth soccer.

Soccer begins on Saturday and runs until Nov. 1 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.

Orpheus Golf tourney Friday

The Original Krewe of Orpheus 2008 Golf Tournament will be held Friday at Covington Country Club in a four-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.

Crowe golf

tourney is Friday

The seventh annual Flight of the Crowe Golf Classic 2008 will take place Friday at Oak Harbor.

Registration will take place 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. the day of the four-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.

Oak Harbor resets tournament

The Oak Harbor Gators and Oak Harbor Golf Club has rescheduled a tournament originally slated for Friday due to weather and scheduling concerns. The new date is Sept. 26 at 8:30 a.m.

All teams that have signed up are asked to verify they are available for this date by calling or e-mailing.

Contact Lou Allen at 649-5883 or elja51@netzero.net, George Thibodeaux, 285-3274 or maxster7@bellsouth.net or you can get in touch with Bill Tansil at 643-9572 or mrbatman23@aol.com.

Baseball Boosters Golf Tournament

The Slidell Tiger’s Baseball Boosters are sponsoring a golf outing at Oak Harbor Golf Club Sept. 27.

The four-man scramble is $75 per golfer with sign-in at 12:15 p.m. and the event starts at 1.

The cost includes green fee, golf cart, food and refreshments. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m.

Mulligans are available at two for $10 and each player is limited to two. Oak Harbor dress code of no cut-offs or tank tops will also be in affect.

Awards will be given to first-third place teams. Golfers will also have the opportunity to win door prizes and contests like “Closest to the Hole” and “Longest Drive.”

For more information, call Manny at 774-7184.

Bitty Batter Little League T-ball

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

Those 2-5 must be registered by Oct. 2 for daytime and evening classes, which begin Oct. 7.

Get involved 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. 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. 

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.

Royal hosts Pig Pen Golf Tournament next month

The Pig Pen 20th annual Golf Tournament will take place on Oct. 13 at Royal Golf Club with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.

The two-man scramble is open to the public for $60 a person. The cost includes green fee, cart fee, range balls, drinks, lunch, ditty bag and everyone will receive a door prize at the conclusion of play.

The tournament will feature a closest to the hole contest, longest drive and golfers can purchase mulligans.

The deadline to sign up is Oct. 11 at 5 p.m.

For more information, call Cliff Laigast at 643-3000.

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.