Game Plan

Published 10:30 am Wednesday, December 17, 2014

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Adult basketball registration

Registration for the Vicksburg Parks and Recreation Department’s adult men’s and women’s basketball leagues will continue until today. Games will begin on Jan. 12.

The registration fee is $125 per team, plus an extra $10 fee for each non-city resident. Team fees will not exceed $175. Registration packets can be picked up at the Parks and Rec offices at 100 Army Navy Drive, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday.

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There will be a mandatory coaches meeting on Dec. 29. For more information, call Joseph Graves at 601-634-4514.

CFL team holding tryout camp

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League will hold a free agent tryout camp Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson. The camp is in partnership with The Worsley Group and is open to all players who have exhausted their college eligibility or plan to leave school early. There is a $100 fee for the camp. For more information, call Grant Worsley at 769-203-2108.

Chill in the Hills registration

Registration is now open for the 7th annual Chill in the Hills 10K run and 5K race walk. The event, which goes through downtown Vicksburg, is scheduled for Jan. 17 at 8:30 a.m. In addition to the individual run and race walk, there will be a two-person relay division and a 1-mile children’s fun run.

The early registration fee is available until Jan. 2, and is $25 for individual runners and walkers; $50 per two-person relay team; $15 for the 1-mile run; and a $100 team rate for up to five people.

For more information or to register, call 601-636-5703 or visit gracechristiancounselingcenter.com/Fundraiser.html.

Warren Central golf tryouts

Tryouts for Warren Central’s varsity golf team are now open to all students in grades 7-12. Any student interested in playing in the 2015 season should contact coach Matt Williams via email at mwilliams@vwsd.org, or by calling 601-631-2867.

Warren Central track tryouts

Tryouts for Warren Central’s varsity boys track team will be held Jan. 7 at 4 p.m. at Viking Stadium. All prospective athletes will need to bring a current physical and workout gear.

For more information, call coach Larry Tyrone at 601-638-3372 or email him at ltyrone@mail.vwsd.k12.ms.