FOOTBALL Equipment Checkout Incoming Siloam Springs Middle School seventh graders will check out equipment on Aug. 14-15 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the middle school gymnasium. Practice will begin on the first day of school, Aug. 18, at 7: 30 a.m. All athletes need to bring a T-shirt, cleats and shorts to practice in.
GOLF AAU Mavericks hold scramble The Arkansas Mavericks, a ninth-grade girls'AAU basketball team comprised of players from Northwest Arkansas including three from Siloam Springs, will hold a golf tournament on Aug. 23 at Valley View Golf Club in Farmington. The tournament will start at 9 a.m. and proceeds will be used to support the Mavericks in the upcoming season. The cost of the tournament is $ 300 per team (four-man scramble limited to the first 36 paid teams ). The registration deadline for this tournament is Aug. 22. The three girls and two coaches representing Siloam Springs on this team are: Lindsey Larkin, Emery Rakestraw, Makenzie Sharp and coaches Jerry Larkin and P. D. Rakestraw. For more information or to register, call Jeff Mabeus at 876-2066 (home ) or 721-3065 (cell ).
SOCCER Iddy Biddy signups The Siloam Springs Parks & Recreation Department are currently holding Iddy Biddy soccer signups for the fall season. The program, which is open to children ages 3-4 years old, will begin on Sept. 6 and will run every Saturday in September. The 3-year-old children go at 9 a. m., followed by the 4-year-old kids at 10 a.m. The cost to participate is $ 30 per child. Those interested can sign up at the Parks & Recreation office, located at 120 S. Mt. Olive St. For more information, call the Siloam Springs Parks & Recreation office at 524-5779.
SOFTBALL NWA Heat seeks players The Northwest Arkansas Heat is currently looking for competitive softball players to complete their roster. They are expanding to form a 12-and-under and 14-andunder team for the fall of 2008. All girls with birthdays in 1994, 1995 and 1996 may tryout. For more information or to schedule a tryout, call Joydye Pool at 790-8988 or e-mail nwaheat @ gmail. com.
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