Game Plan

Published 12:53 am Sunday, April 24, 2016

Fuzzy Johnson baseball

Registration for the 2016 season of the Fuzzy Johnson Baseball League is now open. The league is open to children ages 5-14, and will include three age groups. Registration is open at the Mission 66 baseball field and Jackson Street Gym. For more information, call Ernest Galloway at 601-618-4455, or Eric Chiplin at 601-218-6947.

Adult kickball league

Registration for the River City Adult Kickball League will continue until Thursday, April 28. Registration is online only at rckickballandsocialsports.com.

The league is for adults ages 30 and over and is a non-competitive, social league that encourages players to be active and healthy.

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For more information, visit the league’s web site or email rivercitykickers@gmail.com.

Learn to Swim

Registration for the American Red Cross Learn to Swim program will be held at City Pool Wednesday, May 11 through Friday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Another sign-up session will be held Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The program is open to people ages 3 and up, and adults are welcome as well. Each two-week session will consist of three morning and one evening class per week, and will instruct students based on their ability level. All classes are approximately 45 minutes in length. There are three sessions this summer — June 6-17, June 27-July 8, and July 18-29.

The cost of the program is $12 per student, and registration must be made in person. All payments are due at the time of registration. Because of high demand, parents of young children are encouraged to sign up early on May 11.

For more information, call Sylvia Gurtowski at City Pool at 601-634-4516.

Packers registration

The Vicksburg Packers youth football and cheer training camp and registration will be held each Monday and Wednesday, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Vicksburg Junior High football stadium on Baldwin Ferry Road. Registration is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 12. Players and cheerleaders must not turn 13 before Aug. 1. There will be teams for players 8-, 10- and 12-and-under.

The registration fee for the 2016 season is $100 per child. For information on the Packers football team, call Robert Jones at 601-291-1371. For information on the cheerleading team, call coach Stephanie Williams at 601-415-5918.

Mims golf tournament

Porters Chapel Academy will host the 12th annual Bubba Mims Memorial Golf Classic May 11 at Vicksburg Country Club. The event is a four-man scramble and will begin with lunch at 11 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

The entry fee is $395 per four-man team and includes cart, beverages and lunch. All proceeds benefit Porters Chapel Academy. For more information, call Mark Buys at 601-636-3752.

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