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Reindeer Run 5K
Registration is now open for the sixth annual Reindeer Run 5K. The event will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 a.m. at Catfish Row Art Park on Levee Street, and is a fundraiser for Paws Rescue.

Runners and walkers are invited to bring their pets along for the fun. Postrace events include a pet parade, reindeer games for the kids and adult beverages.

The registration fee is $40 for the 5K run and walk before Nov. 23, and $20 for the Reindeer Dash children’s 1-mile fun run. If you’d rather skip the run but get the T-shirt and support Paws Rescue, that option is available for $25.

Online registration is available through RaceRoster.com. For more information, email Cynthia Freeny at cfreeny.reindeer5k@gmail.com.

Sandlot tryouts
The Sandlot of Vicksburg is holding open tryouts for its youth softball teams in the 8U, 10U and 12U age divisions.

Tryouts are by appointment and will be held at The Sandlot training facility, 3422 Wisconsin Ave. in Vicksburg. For more information or to schedule a tryout, call Haley Jones at 662-801-6177 or visit TheSandlotOfVicksburg.com.

Hinds First Pitch Dinner
The Hinds Community College baseball program will host its annual First Pitch Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. in the new indoor facility in Mayo Fieldhouse on the Raymond campus. The featured speaker will be former Hinds and Major League Baseball pitcher Chad Bradford, and he will also do a question and answer session.

Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children 12 years old and under. A reserved table for eight people is $250. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit sports.hindscc.edu.

Vicksburg-WC alumni football
Alumni Football USA is organizing an alumni football game between former players from Vicksburg High and Warren Central. The game is for adults ages 18 to 65. Equipment is provided for all players, and the game will have special rules to ensure safety.

Those interested can call Christian Hales at 601-259-5107 or visit Alumnifootballusa.com for more information.

Alumni Football USA has done more than 1,300 games in 32 states and raised over $3 million for schools and charities across the country.

Magnolia Wildcats football
Registration is open for the Magnolia Wildcats’ 2025 high school football season.

The Wildcats are open to students in grades 6-12 (ages 12-18) who are home schooled or attend private Christian schools without a football program. The team competes against other home school and MAIS teams in the Mid-South Christian Football League. The Wildcats won the league title in their inaugural season in 2024. Players are drawn from across Central Mississippi and practices are held in Ridgeland.

To register, visit magnoliawildcats.com or call head coach and athletics director James Honeycutt at 769-234-5235 for more information.