Fun & Fitness Calendar

BASEBALL

• YOUTH TOURNAMENT: May 19-20, Rivault Field, Port Allen. Boys ages 7-under through 14-under divisions. Fees $150-$250. Entry deadline May 15. Non-sanctioned 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. Three-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. Four-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. Three-game guarantee. Entry deadline May 17. Call Jason Cador [phone] or Allison Fitheet [phone].
• LPR/USSSA ALL-STAR WARM-UP: June 2-3, Livingston Parks & Rec fields, Livingston. Ages 6-under through 15-under divisions. Fee $275. Pool play then single elimination. Call Deonna Israel [phone]. Website: http://www.LivingstonParks.com.
• WARRIORS TOURNAMENT: June 14-16, Port Allen High School. Port Allen. Boys ages 16-under & 18-under divisions. Fee $300/team. Call Josh Laborde [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

BASKETBALL

• 7TH ANNUAL LOUISIANA BAYOU FLAMES SPRING SHOOTOUT: May 18-19, Capitol Middle School & Christian Life Academy, Baton Rouge. Third-grade through 11th-grade divisions. Fee $90/team. Two-game guarantee. Call Ronnie McGhee [phone] or Eddie Crawford [phone].
• LA. BAYOU FLAMES BEST BALLERS CLASSIC: May 18-20, Lafayette & and New Iberia areas. Third-grade through 12th-grade teams. Fee $225/team. Three-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 sixth-10th grades. Fee $60/game. Call Mike Picou [phone] or Jason Laborde [phone].
• BATTLE IN OKLAHOMA SHOWCASE ENTRY DEADLINE: May 25 (early)/June 1 (late) for June 8-10 event, Oklahoma City, Okla. Boys & girls 8-under to open high school age divisions. Fee $300/team. Four-game guarantee. Call Junior Sports Assn. [phone]. Website: http://www.jsabasketball.com
• 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].
• NSABA LOUISIANA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: June 1-3, Baton Rouge. Boys grades 3-12 divisions. Fee $300. Top two teams in each age group automatic national tournament bids. Call National Student Athlete Basketball Assn. [phone] or Ervin Grigsby [phone].
• HUSTLE & HEART II TOURNAMENT ENTRY DEADLINE: June 5 for June 8-10 event, two gym sites, Baton Rouge. Boys ages 12-under through 18-under divisions. Fee $75. Three-game guarantee. Call Bridget Bowman [phone].
• YBOA STATE TOURNAMENT: June 8-10, LSU Student UREC, Baton Rouge. Boys grades 4, 5, 8, 9 & Girls grades 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12 divisions. Fee $350/team. Call Mike Picou [phone] or Jason Laborde [phone].

GOLF

• 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.
• 3RD ANNUAL CARTER PLANTATION COMMUNITY TOURNAMENT: 1 p.m., May 21, Carter Plantation GC, Springfield. Four-player scramble. Fee $600/team. Field limited to 36 teams. Benefits Springfield Fire Department & Historic Carter House Society. Call John Loupe 225-921-6005 or Maurice Welsh at 985-5079104. Registration website: http://www.theplantationpoa.com/site.
• USSSA SWASHBUCKLER CLASSIC ENTRY DEADLINE: May 23 for May 26-27 event, The National GC, Westlake. Boys/Girls ages 15-18 (36 holes), Boys/Girls ages 12-14 (36 holes) & Boys/Girls ages 9-11 (18 holes). Fee $80 & $160. Call Robert Boudreaux [phone]. Website: http://www.usssa.com.
• AUDI AJGT MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY DEADLINE: Noon, May 25 for May 29-31 event, Mandeville. Juniors ages 11-18/54 holes. Fee $265. Call Arrowhead Junior Golf [phone]. Website: http://www.arrowheadjgt.com.
• COPPER MILL TOURNAMENT: May 26-27, Copper Mill GC, Zachary. Two-man best ball/preflighted by handicap. Fee $300/team includes three meals. Limited to 72 teams. Email Wes Watts: [e-mail] or Shelton Watts: [e-mail].
• 14TH ANNUAL WALTER BANKS SR. KAPPA CLASSIC: 9 a.m. shotgun start, June 16, Cooper Mill GC, Zachary. Four-player scramble. Fee $100/player. Long-drive & closest-to-pin contests. Sponsorships available. Benefits Baton Rouge Kappa Foundation. Call Kenneth Wright [phone]. Email: [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 15, Happy’s Irish Pub, Third Street. Fee $35 annual membership. Call Scott Higgins [phone] or Michael Lang [phone].
• 4TH ANNUAL ZULU RUN TO RIDE: 8 a.m., May 19, 732 N. Broad St., New Orleans. 5K roadrace and half-mile Junior Zulu run (ages 6-14). Fees $15 Krewe member, $25 nonmember, $15 youth, $250 teams (up to 15 entries). Call Zulu [phone]. Website: http://www.kreweofzulu.com.
• 4TH ANNUAL RUN FOR THE CHILDREN: 8 a.m., May 26, North Boulevard Town Center, Baton Rouge. 5K roadrace and 1-mile Fun Run/Walk. Fee $20/adults, $10/12-under, $25 and $15 after May 19. Add awards for best jungle/safari costume. Benefits St Jude Children’s Hospital. Call Wayne Register [phone]. Registration website: http://www.runforthechildrenbr.com.

SOCCER

• TRYOUTS: June 5, University High fields, Baton Rouge. Capital City United boys and girls teams, 5:30-6:30 p.m. June 5 and June, 10, under-14/under 15; 6:45-7:45 p.m. June 5 and June 10, under-16/under 17/under-18. Call Chris Mitchell [phone]. Website: http://capitalcityunited.org.
• ADULT CO-ED LEAGUES REGISTRATION: Baton Rouge SA 10-game summer Co-ed Open and Co-ed Over-30 leagues. Fee $105/team. Games begin June 11. Website: http://www.brsa.org.

FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

• GOVERNOR’S GAMES: June 8-10, Fontana Park, Independence. ASA girls Class B tournament/Rec, League & League All-Star teams. Fee $250. Entry deadline June 4. Pool play then double elimination. Call Bill Skinner [phone]/[phone].

SLOWPITCH SOFTBALL

• FRIDAY ONE PITCH TOURNAMENT: May 17, McLin Fields/Gator Park, Satsuma. Men’s & Co-ed divisions. Fee $90/team. Call Ronnie McLin [phone]/[phone].
• 18TH ANNUAL GOVERNOR’S GAMES: June 2, John Slidell Park, Slidell. WSL/ASA NIT Men’s Classes C, D & E, Women’s Open and Co-ed divisions. Fee $225. Entry deadline May 29. WSL & ASA qualifiers. Call Bill Skinner [phone]/[phone] or Richie Soley [phone].

TRACK & FIELD

• U.S. EXPRESS TC YOUTH/ADULT TEAMS PRACTICE: 6-7:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, Broadmoor High School, Baton Rouge and 5:30-730 p.m. East Iberville High School, St. Gabriel. Youth team, boys and girls ages 5-18; Adult team, 19-older. Call Byron Turner [phone]. Email: [e-mail].
• 2ND ANNUAL U.S. EXPRESS CLASSIC: 8:30 a.m., May 19, Scotlandville High School, Baton Rouge. Youths ages 5-19. All track & field events. Call Byron Turner [phone]. Email: [e-mail].