Game Plan

Published 10:20 am Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Vicksburg High baseball player Chris Prentiss signed with Copiah-Lincoln Community College last week. (Submitted to The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg High baseball player Chris Prentiss signed with Copiah-Lincoln Community College last week. (Submitted to The Vicksburg Post)

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VHS baseball tryouts

Tryouts for Vicksburg High’s baseball team will be held Thursday and Friday at the Showers Field practice field, from 4:15 to 6 p.m. each day. The tryouts are open to all Vicksburg High and Vicksburg Junior High students in grades 7-12.

Players should bring athletic pants and shirt, a glove, tennis shoes or cleats, a copy of their third nine weeks report card, and a current physical. Blue jeans or khakis are not allowed.

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For more information, call coach Derrick DeWald at 601-636-2914.

WC boys soccer tryouts

Tryouts for Warren Central’s varsity boys soccer team will be held Monday and Tuesday, on the practice field adjacent to Mississippi 27. All participants must wear shin guards, have a current physical and a completed parental consent form. Players can sign up on the front soccer field Thursday and Friday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call coach Greg Head at 601-631-1257.

Play 2 Wynn basketball camp

Former Vicksburg High star Donna Brown-Wynn will host her 13th annual Play 2 Wynn basketball camp June 1-5 at Vicksburg High School. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon each day, and is for boys and girls ages 6-17. The cost is $75 per person. Players of all skill levels are welcome.

For more information, call 615-974-4015 or email dbrownwynn@gmail.com.

Red Cross Learn to Swim class

Registration for the American Red Cross “Learn to Swim” program will be held May 13-15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day, and May 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at City Pool.

The cost of each two-week session is $12, and classes are held Monday through Friday. All participants must be at least 5 years old at the beginning of the course.

The sessions will run from June 1-12, June 22-July 3, and July 13-24. Three classes, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 5:45 p.m., will be held each day. Adult and preschool classes are at 5:45 p.m. only.

For information, call 601-634-4516.

Hinds CC soccer camp set

The Hinds Community College men’s and women’s soccer programs will host their annual youth soccer camp June 1-5 on the Raymond campus. The camp is for boys and girls ages 7-14. It begins each morning at 8 a.m. and continues until 4:30 p.m.

The cost of the camp is $150 if registered before May 15, and $175 after that date.

For more information or to download an application, visit hindsccsports.com, or contact coach Doug Williams at 601-857-3342 or by email at drwilliams@hindscc.edu.

WC softball tryouts

Tryouts for Warren Central’s slow- and fast-pitch softball teams for the 2015-16 season will be held May 13-15 at the Lucy Young softball field.

Slow-pitch tryouts will be May 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fast-pitch tryouts will be May 14-15, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Registration for the tryouts will be held Tuesday, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Lucy Young Field. All players must have a current physical.