SYGBL Awards Night
Sunday, May 1, 7 p.m. at the Annex Gym.
Pitch, Hit and Run Competition
Cabrini Baseball Organization is hosting a free Aquafina Major League Baseball pitch, hit and run competition for area youth has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 1 at the Cabrini Baseball Complex in the Springfield section of Coal Township. Competition will be in four age groups: 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14, with the opportunity to advance through four levels of competition, including team championships at Major League parks and the national finals at the 2011 MLB All-Star Game. Individual pitching, hitting and running champions, along with all-around champion in each age group at the local competition will advance to the sectional level of competition. Participants must provide a copy of their birth certificate and fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of competition. For information, contact Leo Mirolli at 648-0186 or chiryo@aol.com.
Mount Carmel Area Wellness Activities
The Mount Carmel Area School District is making some of its facilities available to the general public. On Sundays, the elementary gym will be open for basketball for students between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. for a cost of $2, and for adults between 6:30 and 8 p.m. for a cost of $4 per person. There will also be an open swim at the pool on Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m. for all ages. Cost is $2 for students and $4 for adults. Elementary students must be accompanied by a parent for Sunday events. Stationary bike riding will be held for high school students from 2:30 to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and for community members from 6-6:45 p.m. on Tuesdays. The program is sponsored by Highmark Healthy High 5. The stadium track will be closed to walkers until the renovations are complete.
Anthracite Heritage Festival 5K Run or Walk
Saturday, May 28 at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium. Registration for the 3.1 mile race begins at 7:30 a.m., race begins at 9 a.m. Entry fee is $15 for each runner or walker, and only pre-registered entrants are guaranteed a t-shirt and goodie bag. Age categories range from 14 and under to over 60. Register online at http://www.raceforum.com/events2011.asp. For more information, call Sandy Winhofer at 648-4675.
Mount Carmel Jets Cheerleading
Registration, Sunday, May 1 at the old MCA Elementary School gym at Fourth and Vine streets. Girls entering fifth through eighth grades for the 2011 school year can register at 3 p.m., and girls entering second through fourth grades can register at 4 p.m. There is a $40 registration fee and proof of insurance is required. For more information, call Michele at 339-4959.
Hunter Trapper Education Classes
At Keystone Fish and Game, May 17 from 6 to 9 p.m., May 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. and May 21 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-registration is required at www.pgc.state.pa.us. For more information, contact Dan Straub at 648-3399.
Devlin Football Camp
New York Jets' assistant coach and former NFL player Mike Devlin will bring his football clinic to Kemp Memorial Stadium on Saturday, June 18 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. It is a non-contact clinic for children entering first through ninth grades for the 2011-12 school year. Cost is $40 per student if registered before May 20, and $45 until June 10, the registration deadline. Register online at www.devlinfootballcamp.com.
Boosters Seeking Donations
The Mount Carmel Teener League Boosters are currently soliciting donations to make additional improvements to the Midway Field at the baseball complex in the Diamondtown section of Mount Carmel Township. Adult members of the boosters will have a letter stating their intentions and proper identification when they solicit donations from merchants in Mount Carmel and Mount Carmel Township and surrounding communities whose children play at the field. For more information or to volunteer your services, contact Larry Zsido of Zsido Construction at 339-2648.
Kulpmont Baseball and Softball Association
Monthly meeting, Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall. All coaches are urged to attend. Parents are welcome. For more information, call 205-4226.
Southern AYSO
Registration for fall 2011-spring 2012, Friday, May 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the G.C. Hartman Elementary school. For more information, please call 594-8104.
Little Shamokin Indians
Football and cheerleading registrations, Saturday, May 7 at the Ferndale Little League field, 12 - 2 p.m. Booster meeting, Sunday, May 8 at O'Brien's Pizza. Coaches and parents are invited.
Mighty Masser 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, June 4, at 9;30 a.m. at Kemp Memorial Stadium, Coal Township. Registration 8 a.m., entry fee $20. Early registration fee $15, deadline May 20. T-shirt to the first 100 registrants. Prizes for the top male and female finishers and medals to the top three in each of eight separate male and female age groups. Register online at www.raceforum.com/mightymasser. For more information, call Joe Alexander at 570-644-1499.