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2010-03-17 / Sports

Summer hoop

league signup

Signup will begin April 1 for the summer youth basketball league for ages 5 to 17. Registration is available at SageSport or the Recreation Department or by caling Chris Dewberry at 497-6938 or Laymond Dewberry at 425- 5860.

Gamecock Club

to meet March 24

The Spartanburg/Cherokee Gamecock Club will have its spring meeting on Wed. March 24 at the Marriott in Spartanburg. Steve Spurrier will be among the speakers. The dinner begins at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $20 and available at Progressive Screen and Embroidery at 864-487-3871,

Hank Jolley at 864-489-2221 or

Substation II 864-489-7827.

GHS baseball team

sponsor's tourney

The Gaffney High baseball team is co-sponsoring the Battle on the River softball tournament at the Cherokee Ford Complex on Saturday, March 20.

To register for the tournament and pay the $200 fee, contact Shannon Phillips at 864-812-

5353 or visit the website

www.battleontheriver.com.

Spring flag football

begins signups

The “7 on 7” adult spring flag football league will begin on March 14. Entry fee will be $200 and cash prize will be awarded. Contact “Dawk” for more info at 864-425-1852.

Baseball/softball

leagues to register

Registration is underway for the youth baseball leagues for ages 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 as well as pee wee league for ages 5-6.

The girls' softball league will register for ages 7-8, 9-10 and 11-14. The Babe Ruth League will register for ages 13-15.

All leagues require a birth certicate at time of registration at Sagesport on Floyd Baker, Main Attractions in Blacksburg and the Cherokee Recreation District.

Tryouts for spring

hoop team

There will be a tryout for a 11 & Under & 12U girls spring travel basketball team. Students currently in grades 4-7 can try out. Tryout is Tuesday, March 23

from 5:30-7 p.m. at Gaffney High

School.

Limestone wrestlers

named All-America

Limestone College's Jeremy Parker and Mike Magaha earned top finishes at the NCAA Division II National Championships on Saturday. Parker took fourthplace in the 141-pound weight class and Magaha was eighth at 133 lbs.

Magaha lost his opening match of the tournament, but picked up a 12-3 major decision against Chadron State's Ryan Fillingame on Friday. He went on to defeat Naveed Bagheri of San Francisco State 6-1 before losing to Kyle Pedretti of Upper Iowa.

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