fun & fitness calendar

BASEBALL

• ST. GABRIEL COACHES PITCH & YOUTH LEAGUES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 4. Boys & girls ages 7-8/coaches pitch & boys ages 9-12/youth league. Fees $100 & $225. Call Lester Joseph II or Alexander Wright [phone], Ext. 225.
• TRIPLE PLAY THRILLER (USSSA NIT): May 5-6, Cypress Mounds Complex, Baton Rouge. Ages 7-under/8-under Open & 9-14AA. Fees $100 & $250. 3-game guarantee. Call Brent Guilbeaux at [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• USSSA LPR CINCO DE MAYO SHOWDOWN: May 5-6, Livingston Parks & Rec, Livingston. Ages 6-under through 15-under divisions. Fee $275. 3-game minimum. Call Deonna Israel [phone] or Jason Buchanan [phone].
• BREC CO-ED T-BALL & CO-ED COACHES PITCH LEAGUES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 7. T-Ball/ages 6-under. Coaches Pitch/ages 8-under. Fee $175/team. Call Ashton Hawkins [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• C.B. PENNINGTON JR. YMCA SUMMER T-BALL/YOUTH LEAGUES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 11 for June 4-Aug. 4 leagues. Fees $40 members/$80 nonmembers. Call Steve Ryan [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• MOTHER’S DAY CLASSIC (USSSA NIT): May 12-13, Cypress Mounds Complex, Baton Rouge. Ages 7-under/8-under Open & 9-14AA. Fees $100 & $250. 3-game guarantee. Call Brent Guilbeaux at [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• A.C. LEWIS YMCA SUMMER YOUTH LEAGUES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 14. T-Ball in ages 3-4 & 5 divisions; coaches pitch in 6-7 co-ed & 8-year-old girls; boys 8-9 machine pitch; and boys 10-11 kids pitch. Fees $40 members/$80 nonmembers (add $25 after May 11). Call A.C. Lewis Y [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• YOUTH TOURNAMENT: May 19-20, Rivault Field, Port Allen. Boys ages 7-under through 14-under divisions. Fees $150-$250. Entry deadline May 15. Nonsanctioned event. Call David Key [phone] or Scott Kirby [phone].
• CAPITAL CITY CHALLENGE (USSSA NIT): May 19-20, Cypress Mounds Complex, Baton Rouge. Ages 7-under/8-under Open & 9-14AAA/MAJ. Fees $100 & $250. 3-game guarantee. Call Brent Guilbeaux at [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• GS GOVERNOR’S GAMES IV (USSSA NIT): May 25-28, Cypress Mounds Complex, Baton Rouge. Ages 7-under/8-under Open & 9-14AAA/MAJ. Fees $150 & $375. 4-game guarantee. Call Brent Guilbeaux at [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• YOUTH TOURNAMENT: May 26-27, Emmitt Douglas Park, New Roads. Boys 13-under, 14-under & 15-under age divisions. Fee $175/team. 3-game guarantee. Entry deadline May 1. Call Jason Cador [phone] or Allison Fitheet [phone].

BASKETBALL

• TRYOUTS: 6 p.m. May 1, Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, 9700 Scenic Hwy., Baton Rouge. Girls AAU 9th through 12th grades traveling teams. Call Jason Cador [phone] or Allison Fitheet [phone].
• YBOA NATIONAL QUALIFIER: May 4-6, Denham Springs Junior High, 401 Hatchell Lane, Denham Springs. Boys teams in 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th & 10th-12th grades, and Girls teams in 5th, 6th & 8th-10th grades. Fee $350/ team. Call Mike Picou [phone] or Jason Laborde [phone]. Website registration: http://www.louisianayboa.com.
• GIRLS TOURNAMENT: May 4-5, Southern Lab School gym, Baton Rouge. Ages 11-12, 13-14 & 15-older divisions. Fee $250/team. Call Jimmy Harris [phone].
• YOUTH SHOOTOUT: May 5-6, Players Escape Gym, 3730 North Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge. Boys & girls ages 7-18. Fee $150/team. 3-game guarantee. Call Jason Cador [phone] or Allison Fitheet [phone].
• SHOOTING STARS TOURNAMENT: May 5-6, Redemptorist High, 4000 St. Gerard Ave., Baton Rouge. Ages 9-17 divisions. Fee $150/team. Call Murray Tate [phone] or Leisha Woods [phone].
• C.B. PENNINGTON JR. YMCA SUMMER YOUTH LEAGUES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 11 for June 4-Aug. 4 leagues. Ages 3-17. Fees $40 members/$80 nonmembers. Call Steve Ryan [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND TOURNAMENT: May 11-12, Redemptorist High School, Baton Rouge. Boys & girls ages 18-older, 17-under & 10-under divisions. Fee $75/team. Call Deuce Perkins [phone].
• PICAYUNE TOURNAMENT: May 11-13, Picayune, Miss. Boys & girls 10-under through 16-under. Fee $195/team. Entry deadline May 5. Call Don Griffith [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• A.C. LEWIS YMCA SUMMER YOUTH LEAGUES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 14. Co-ed leagues in ages 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 divisions; boys & girls 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 & 15-17 age divisions. Fees $50 members/$90 nonmembers (add $25 after May 11). Call A.C. Lewis Y [phone]. Email: sgrai
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• 7TH ANNUAL LOUISIANA BAYOU FLAMES SPRING SHOOTOUT: May 18-19, Capitol Middle School & Christian Life Academy, Baton Rouge. 3rd-grade through 11th-grade divisions. Fee $90/team. 2-game guarantee. Call Ronnie McGhee [phone] or Eddie Crawford [phone].
• LA. BAYOU FLAMES BEST BALLERS CLASSIC: May 18-20, Lafayette & and New Iberia areas. 3rd-grade through 12th-grade teams. Fee $225/team. 3-game guarantee. Entry deadline May 15. Call Joe Randall [phone] or Travis Ward [phone].
• MGG AAU GIRLS TOURNAMENT: May 19-20, Denham Springs Junior High, 401 Hatchell Lane, Denham Springs. Girls 6th-10th grades. Fee $60/game. Call Mike Picou [phone] or Jason Laborde [phone].
• TAR HEEL SHOOT-OUT: June 1-3, Southern University, Baton Rouge. Boys 11-17 & girls 15-17 age divisions. A national qualifier. Fee $300/team. Pool play, then brackets. Call Ervin Grigsby [phone]. Email: tarheel [e-mail].

CHEER

• A.C. LEWIS YMCA SUMMER REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 14. Ages 3-12. Fees $45 members/$85 nonmembers (add $25 after May 11). Call A.C. Lewis Y [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

CYCLING

• 3RD ANNUAL RED BUG HILL CHALLENGE: 8 a.m., May 5, St. Francisville. 60-, 40-, 20- & 5-mile rides. Fees $20-$30, $40 ride day. Benefits Spina Bifida. Website: www.redbughill.com.

GOLF

• 16TH ANNUAL ALEXANDRIA TOURNAMENT: May 4, Oakwing GC, Alexandria. Fee $800/team. Benefits National Kidney Foundation of LA. Winners qualify for nationals at Pinehurst. Call [phone]. Email Will Bryant: [e-mail].
• 2ND ANNUAL CADILLAC CAFE/PELICAN BROADCASTING TOURNAMENT: May 7, The Oaks at Sherwood, Baton Rouge. 3-player scramble. Fee $300/team. Benefits Baton Rouge Hook a Kid on Golf. Call Tommy Krysan [phone]. Email Anthony Gallo: [e-mail].
• FRED ROTH MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT: 8 a.m. & 1 p.m. shotgun starts, May 10, Atchafalaya at Idlewild GC, Patterson. 4-player scramble. Fee $600/team, includes food, drink. Sponsorships available. Benefits Nicholls State University athletics. Call Brandon Ruttley [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• 12TH ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN LIONS ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL SCRAMBLE: 1 p.m. shotgun start, May 11, Santa Maria GC, Old Perkins Road, Baton Rouge. 4-player scramble. Fee $150/player (includes lunch). Sponsorships available. Hole-in-one contest. Honors T.C. Calmes. Benefits SLU athletics. Call Tim Baldwin [phone] or Ken Kenelly [phone].
• 16TH ANNUAL LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE BATON ROUGE TOURNAMENT: May 11, The Bluffs, St. Francisville. Fee $1,000/team. Benefits National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana. Winners qualify for nationals at Pinehurst. Call [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• AJGT OAKS AT SHERWOOD JUNIOR CLASSIC ENTRY DEADLINE: Noon, May 16 for May 19-20 event, The Oaks at Sherwood GC, Baton Rouge. Boys & girls ages 11-18 in four age divisions. Fee $195. 36 holes. Call Arrowhead Junior Golf [phone]. Online registration: http://www.arrowheadjgt.com.
• COPPER MILL TOURNAMENT: May 26-27, Copper Mill GC, Zachary. 2-man best ball/preflighted by handicap. Fee $300/team includes 3 meals. Limited to 72 teams. Email Wes Watts: [e-mail] or Shelton Watts: [e-mail].

PICKLEBALL

• BREC CEDAR RIDGE 45- AND -OLDER LEAGUE: 5-9 p.m. Sundays; 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays & Fridays; 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays, BREC Cedar Ridge Park. Call Tom Burkhart [phone].
• BREC PLANK ROAD LEAGUE: 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays & Fridays; 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Plank Road Park, Zachary. Call Lothar Kuhn [phone].
• PENNINGTON YMCA OPEN LEAGUE: 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays, C.B. Pennington Jr. YMCA. Call Steve Ryan [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• BREC LOVETT ROAD 21-AND-OLDER LEAGUE: 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Lovett Road Park, Central. Call Charles Welsh [phone].
• BREC ANTIOCH PARK LEAGUE: 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays. Call Park Rec Center [phone].

RUNNING-WALKING

• HAPPY’S RUNNING CLUB: 6:15 p.m., May 1, Happy’s Irish Pub, Third Street. Fee $35 annual membership. Call Scott Higgins [phone] or Michael Lang [phone].
• GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K: 9 a.m., May 5, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge. Open 5K event including 300 third-eighth grade girls ending the 10-week Girls on the Run program. Fee $20, $25 race day includes post-race party. Benefits Girls on the Run of Greater Baton Rouge scholarship fund. Email Walker Higgins: [e-mail]. Website: http://www.girlsontherungbr.org.
• 3RD ANNUAL RED BUG HILL CHALLENGE: 9 a.m., May 5, St. Francisville. 5K trail run & 1-mile Fun Run. Fees $20/trail run, $15/fun run, $25 & $20 race day. Benefits Spina Bifida. Website: www.redbughill.com.
• 17TH ANNUAL ST. THOMAS MORE EAGLE 5K: 9 a.m., May 5, St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 11441 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge. 5K roadrace/walk & 1-mile fun run/walk. Fee $15, $18 after April 30. Registration 8:30 a.m., STM Activity Center, Dartmoor Drive. In conjunction with St. Thomas More Parish Festival. Running shoes for overall & masters winners. Call Kevin Talbot [phone] or STM Parish office [phone].

SOCCER

• TRYOUTS: May 8, University High fields, Baton Rouge. Capital City United boys & girls teams. 5:30-6:30 p.m., May 8 & 5:30-6:30 p.m. May 13, under-10/under 11; 6:45-7:45 p.m., May 8 & 6:45-7:45 p.m., May 13, under-12/under 13; 5:30-6:30 p.m., June 5 & 5:30-6:30 p.m. June, 10, under-14/under 15; 6:45-7:45 p.m., June 5 & 6:45-7:45 p.m., June 10, under-16/under 17/under-18. Website: http://capitalcityunited.org.
• COMPETITIVE LEAGUE PLAYER PLACEMENT: May 9 & May 12, Burbank Complex, Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Soccer Club boys & girls teams. Ages 10-11, 5-6:30 p.m. May 9 & 9-10:30 a.m. May 12; Ages 12-13, 6:45-8 p.m. May 9 & 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 12. Website: http://www.brsa.org.

FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

• ST. GABRIEL YOUTH LEAGUES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 4. Girls ages 9-12. Fee $150/team. Call Lester Joseph II or Alexander Wright [phone], Ext. 225.
• 19TH ANNUAL LOUISIANA PATRIOTS EARLY BIRD: May 4-6, Oak Villa & Patriot Parks, Baton Rouge. Girls under-8 through under-18 divisions. Fee $175. 5-game guarantee. USSSA world qualifier/double points. Call Billy Stears [phone]/[phone].
• BREC GIRLS LEAGUE TEAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 7. Ages 13-18. Fee $175/team. Call Ashton Hawkins [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• A.C. LEWIS YMCA SUMMER YOUTH LEAGUES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 14. Girls ages 9-11. Fees $40 members/$80 nonmembers (add $25 after May 11). Call A.C. Lewis Y [phone]. Email: [e-mail]

SLOWPITCH SOFTBALL

• FRIDAY ONE-PITCH TOURNAMENT: May 4, McLin Fields/Gator Park, Satsuma. Men’s & Co-ed divisions. Fee $90/team. Call Ronnie McLin [phone]/[phone].
• LOUISIANA ASA HALL OF FAME CLASSIC: May 5, Kemper Williams Park, Patterson. Men’s Classes, C, D, E & Women’s divisions. ASA State, Southern National & WSL North American qualifier. Fee $225. Double elimination. Entry deadline May 1. Call Bill Skinner [phone]/[phone] or Richie Soley [phone].
• ISO MEN’S RECREATIONAL OPEN & ANCIENT ATHLETES (45-OLDER) LEAGUE REGISTRATION: Through May 6, Istrouma Baptist Church, Baton Rouge. Fee $350/team both 12-game leagues. Call ML Woodruff [phone], Ext. 118. Website registration: www.istrouma.org/sports.
• BREC GIRLS LEAGUE TEAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 7. Ages 9-18. Fee $175/team. Call Ashton Hawkins [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• ADULT TOURNAMENT: May 12-13, Emmitt Douglas Park, New Roads. Men’s & women’s divisions. Fee $150/team. 3-game guarantee. Call Jason Cador [phone] or Allison Fitheet [phone].

SWIMMING

• A.C. LEWIS YMCA LIFEGUARD CLASSES REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 11. Must be 16 years old. Fee $195/member, $225/nonmember. Call Abby Craanen [phone].

TRIATHLON

• LOUISIANA TRIATHLON: May 12, New Roads. 800-meter swim, 30K bike, 5K run. Individual & team divisions. Fees $75/individual & 2-person team, $100/3-person team. No race-day registration. Website: www.louisianatri.com.

VOLLEYBALL

• ST. AMANT CLINIC: 9 a.m.-noon, May 12, St. Amant High School, St. Amant. Girls ages 7-14. Fee $25. Email Allison Didier Leake: [e-mail]