Game Plan

Published 9:06 am Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Holy Trinity golf tournament

The Church of the Holy Trinity will host its annual charity golf tournament to benefit Warren County Habitat for Humanity on Friday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Vicksburg Country Club. The event is a four-man scramble, and there will be door prizes, as well as prizes for closest to the pin and longest drive. There will also be a hole-in-one prize of a new golf cart.

The entry fee is $80 per golfer, and includes lunch at 11:30 a.m. For more information, to register, or to sponsor a hole, call Jim Peay at 601-415-1160.

Tara’s Tomahawk Tromp

The third annual Tomahawk Tromp trail and adventure race is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 13 at Tara Wildlife. The race is a 5K trail run that includes several outdoors skill stations that participants must navigate, including rifle, archery, slingshot, rope obstacles, knife and tomahawk throwing, swimming and more.

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It’s an all-ages event, but participants younger than 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Entry fees are $20 to $30 for individuals, or $30 to $50 for a family. Raceday registration begins at 6 a.m. at Tara Wildlife, and the race at 8 a.m.

Registration is available at tarawildlife.com, or by calling 601-279-4261.

VSO registration open

Registration for the Vicksburg Soccer Organization’s fall season is available online at vsosoccer.org. There are leagues for children ages 4-14, and the registration fee ranges from $60 to $90 depending on age. Registration continues until Aug. 21, and the season starts Sept. 5.

For more information, visit vsosoccer.org, or email info@vsosoccer.org.

Packers registration

The Vicksburg Packers youth football team will hold registration each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday through Aug. 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Vicksburg Junior High football stadium on Rosa A. Temple Drive. Registration is open to boys ages 6 to 12. The registration fee is $25, and a state ID and original birth certificate are required.

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, James Goodman at 601-415-0453, Michelle Collins at 601-415-5192, or Anissa Carter at 601-642-7730.

For information on the Packers cheerleading team, call coach Stephanie Williams at 601-415-5918.

USM baseball camp

The Southern Miss baseball camp will host its second annual Father/Son camp Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. at Pete Taylor Park. The camp is designed to offer a bonding experience for parents and children in grades K-8, as well as instruction in baseball skills and training techniques.

The registration fee is $100 for parent and one child, and $25 for each additional child.

To register, or for more information, visit southernmissbaseballcamps.com or call 601-266-6542. Walk-up registration for the Father/Son Camp is also welcome, and begins at 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 27.

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