BRIEFS

Hoops league

signup

Signup for the Cherokee County Recreation Center basketball league at Sagesports. The deadline to register is May 20. The league will consist of four boys leagues, ranging in age from 5 to 17.

There will be a girls league this year for ages 12 through 18. You can also register by calling 425-5860 or 488-9596.

Literacy Association

to hold golf tourney

The Cherokee County Literacy Association will hold a charitable golf tournament at Cherokee National Golf Course on Friday, June 9, starting at noon. The proceeds from this tournament will be used to teach local adults how to read. The tournament's format will be captain's choice with prizes going to the first gross and net low scores. Four-person team sponsors are $240, single players $60 each, and hole sponsorships are $100 each.

The mission of the Literacy Association, which is a nonprofit, United Way agency, is to teach adult illiterate citizens of Cherokee County how to read. About one out of four adults in Cherokee County cannot read or have problems reading simple documents.

If you or your company is interested in playing in the tournament, sponsoring a golf hole, or making a donation, contact the Literacy Association at (864) 487-2707.

Limestone offers

baseball camp

BPW blanks Classic Windows

Braves rally

to beat Marlins

The Limestone College baseball team will hold several camps this summer for all ages. The hitting camp will take place on June 12-13 from 9 a.m. until noon. The pitching/ catching camp will be on June 14-15 from 9 a.m. until noon. Day camp will be July 17-20 from 9 a.m. until noon. The hitting and pitching/catching camps each cost $100. The cost of the day camp is $200. Application forms may be downloaded at http//www1.limestone. edu/sfs/athletic/baseball/index. htm.

McCrae Norton and Jared Teague combined to toss a 2-hit shutout in the Board of Public Works' 10-0 win over Classic Windows in Babe Ruth League action.

Norton and Teague also had two hits, while Josh Moss and Michael Wright also had two hits.

Troy Perry tripled and Bubba Wright, Tommy Strickland, Kyle Byars and Derek Roller each hit safely for the winners.

The Atlanta Braves are starting to look more like themselves - rallying for improbable wins and closing in on .500.

The Braves came from behind for the third time in four games, this time beating the Florida Marlins 4-3 in 11 innings when Matt Diaz singled in the winning run Tuesday night.

Jeff Francoeur's homer tied it in the ninth, barely clearing the centerfield fence to ruin a brilliant performance by Dontrelle Willis. Diaz's hit capped a two-run rally in the 11th after the Marlins scored a run in the top half.

''In years past, the Braves always found a way to win these sort of games,'' said Francoeur, who extended his career-best hitting streak to 14 games. ''Early on this season, we were losing a lot of onerun games."

Church plans

golf tourney

The Buffalo Baptist Church will hold a golf tournament on May 26 at River Bend Golf Course. Proceeds will go to the church's building fund. The cost is $45 a player and $180 a team. Hole sponsors are needed. For more information, call 864-8392189 or email btprice@liberty.edu