By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Decatur Girls Softball Association will have its "opening ceremony" Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to kick off the season. There will be local vendors, raffles, great food and lots of fun games for all ages with some specialized skill training sessions, too. Prizes will be awarded to girls from each age group. Individual and team pictures will also be taken. There are a few vendor spaces left, and there is no fee to set up a table or booth. For more information or to set up a booth, call Terri at (817) 360-2433. This is a non-profit organization, and this is its main fundraising event for the girls and the season.
Decatur High School basketball coach Roger Brown will be hosting his youth basketball camp in April for all boys first through fifth grades. The camp dates will be Thursday, April 9 and 23 and Monday, April 13 and 20 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. The purpose of the camp is to have fun, teach fundamentals and form good dribbling, passing and shooting habits through repetition. The camp, which is limited to 30 boys, is $40. For more information, call coach Brown at (903) 366-2791.
School volleyball league starts soon
The second annual North Texas Showdown Volleyball League starts in April. The league is open to all incoming seventh through 12th grade girls. For information, call (940) 210-0745.
Who needs ESPN, we have highlights
The Wise County Messenger captures the best games and sporting events around the county to share with the community, including Bridgeport and Decatur's spectacular runs through the state basketball playoffs. All of those games, as well as highlights from football, volleyball and the Decatur cross country team's state championship, can been seen at www.wcmessenger.com/video.
Sixth grade competitive basketball team
A new select basketball team for sixth grade girls and boys is forming, and tryouts will be held this month. The team, which will practice in south Wise County, will play in competitive select tournaments this spring and summer. To RSVP for tryouts or for more information, call Ciara Tidwell at (940) 577-6206.
18-and-under select basketball
The DFW Lady Lakers select basketball team has two open spots on one of its two elite select basketball teams. To tryout for the 18-and-under team, which has posted a record of 258-36 over the last three years and plays in the biggest college coach look tournaments in the country, send an e-mail to team@ladylakers.com or visit www.ladylakers.com.
Wise County soccer sign-ups end Sunday
Wise County soccer sign-ups have ended. To get on a waiting list or for more information, call (Decatur) Paula at (940) 399-6541, Shandon (940) 389-3749 or Elijio (940) 289-8290, (Bridgeport) Cesar (940) 577-2363 or Tim (940) 231-9468 and (Paradise) Wayne (817)789-3518.
Women's soccer league forming
A new Wise County women's 7-on-7 soccer league will begin this month for all girls 16-and-over. The games will be played every Saturday in Wise County. For information, call Lori Palacios at (817) 308-6892.
Select softball team is filling roster
A new girls' select softball team is forming in the Justin/Rhome/Haslet area for girls with '96 and '97 birthdays. There will be open practice and tryouts on Sunday afternoons at the Northwest High School softball fields from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For information, call coach Terry at (817) 675-6824 or visit http://www.leaguelineup.com/show_stoppers
South Wise 11U baseball team
A Haslet-area 11-and-under select baseball team will conduct tryouts for the spring season. Call Coach Kurt at (817) 723-9295 or e-mail him at Chaosports@yahoo.com for times and location. (Due to weather, the location and time may change).
Swim team tryouts
Tryouts for Decatur's new USA Swim Team Quest Aquatics will be held the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 6:30 to 7 p.m. at Fit-N-Wise. For more information, call (940) 627-2708, ext. 2607.
Got sports?
Have a tournament coming up soon? Is registration right around the corner and you want to get the word out? Did your son, daughter or team do something you would like to share with the community? Let us know by sending information and/or pictures to sports@wcmessenger.com or simply give us a call at (940) 627-5987.
Coaches submit game reports
Submitting results for high school and middle school baseball, softball, track, golf and tennis is simple for Wise County coaches. Log onto www.wcmessenger.com, go to the sports tab and click on the coaches area. Input all details and hit submit. There is no need to fax any paperwork as it can all be done online. If necessary, results can be faxed to (940) 627-1004 or submitted by calling sports editor Robert Morgan at (940) 627-5987.
Powerlifting lineup
Saturday, March 21 Girls state championship - Corpus Christi
Saturday, March 28 Boys state championship - Abilene
Softball lineup
Tuesday, March 24 Boyd at Chico, 4:30 p.m. Iowa Park at Decatur, 5 p.m. Trinity at Northwest, 5 p.m. Bridgeport at Vernon, 5 p.m. Paradise at Millsap, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, March 27 Chico at Jacksboro, 4:30 p.m. Millsap at Boyd, 4:30 p.m. Burkburnett at Decatur, 5 p.m. Northwest at Keller, 7 p.m. Hirschi at Bridgeport, 5 p.m. Peaster at Paradise, 4:30 p.m.
Baseball lineup
Tuesday, March 24 Paradise at Millsap, 7:30 p.m. Boyd at Chico, 4:30 p.m. Bridgeport at Vernon, 7:30 p.m. Iowa Park at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Bell at Northwest, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 27 Peaster at Paradise, 4:30 p.m. Millsap at Boyd, 4:30 p.m. Chico at Jacksboro, 4:30 p.m. Hirschi at Bridgeport, 7:30 p.m. Burkburnett at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Northwest at Keller, 7 p.m.
Track lineup
Thursday, March 26 Alvord girls, Chico, Bridgeport at Bowie
Friday, March 27 Alvord boys at UTA
Saturday, March 28 Decatur at Gainesville
Tennis lineup
Tuesday, March 24 Decatur, Bridgeport at Decatur, 4 p.m.
Friday, March 27 Northwest at Aledo
Friday, April 3 Pilot Point at Decatur, 4 p.m. Bridgeport at Bridgeport, 4p.m.
Fri.-Sat., April 3-4 Northwest at Abilene tournament
Mon.-Tues., April 6-7 Paradise at district tournament
Tues.-Weds., April 7-8 Decatur, Bridgeport at district tournament
Golf lineup
Tuesday, March 24 Decatur and Bridgeport girls at Runaway Bay, 7 a.m.
Wednesday, March 25 Decatur and Bridgeport boys at Runaway Bay, 7 a.m.
Friday, March 27 Northwest boys at Walnut Creek, 8 a.m. Northwest girls at Waterview, 8 a.m.
Saturday, March 28 Northwest boys at Walnut Creek, 8 a.m. Northwest girls at Waterview, 8 a.m.
Got sports?
Have a tournament coming up soon? Is registration right around the corner and you want to get the word out? Did your son, daughter or team do something you would like to share with the community? Let us know by sending information and/or pictures to sports@wcmessenger.com or simply give us a call at (940) 627-5987.
Coaches submit game reports
Submitting results for high school and middle school sports is simple for Wise County coaches. Log onto www.wcmessenger.com, go to the sports tab and click on the coaches area. You can call sports editor Robert Morgan at (940) 627-5987.
