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Sports Calendar

The Fayette Youth Soccer League and the Georgia State Soccer

Association will be offering soccer coaching classes

in the month of February. The "F" class will

be Saturday, Feb.13 and the "E" class will be Feb. 19-21. Call Chris

Williams at 770-461-3869 for additional information.

The Fayette County Youth Soccer League is still

accepting registrations for the Outreach Program for Soccer

(TOPS) for physically and mentally challenged boys and girls, ages 6

to 19. The cost is $40 per year, and we are hoping to participate in

the Special Olympics in May, in the 8 through 15 age group. Call

Pete Folds at 770-719-8276 for additional information.

Spring Indoor Muppet Soccer League for four- and

five- year- old players. The season runs from Friday, April 16 to June 5.

All games will be played on Monday or Friday evenings. The

registration fee is $40 and includes a team t-shirt. Registration will be held

Saturdays Feb.13 and Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the

Soccer Centre. For more information call The Soccer Centre at

770-460-8785 or visit the web site at www.fcysl.org/soccercentre/.

The Peachtree City Recreation Department is

offering league play in adult softball

again this Spring. Play will be available for men and women in a variety

of leagues, such as Open, Church, Industrial and Co-Ed. An

organizational meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25 for the purpose of

entering teams in this program. The meeting will start promptly

at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Kedron Field House and

Aquatic Center, located at 202 Kedron Drive. Team representatives

are asked to come prepared to complete a registration form which

will be provided. Entry fees will be determined based on the number

of teams in a particular league divided into the total cost to operate

the league.

League play is tentatively scheduled to begin the last week

of March.

The Lightning Red and Black Under-15 Premier-A

teams have several open positions. Any registered Fayette County

Youth Soccer League Recreational Player interested in filling one of

these positions is invited to attend a practice session with the two teams

on Feb. 20 at McCurry Park soccer complex, Cumbie Field, 2-4

p.m. Any players not currently registered with a soccer league

must complete a registration form prior to the practice session. Forms

will be available at the practice session. For additional

information, please call Randy Chance at (770) 461-8727.

Now's the time to start putting together your teams for

this spring's softball (openand church divisions)

and volleyball leagues . Registration will be

held on the following dates: Mar. 1 and 2 for returning teams and

Mar. 3and 5 for new teams. For more information call Athletic

Supervisor Jim O'Connell at (770) 461-9714.

The Ladies AM Golf League will be kicking off at The Links

golf club on Wednesdays starting Mar. 3. The league is open to

women ages 18 and older at a cost of $60 per person. The fee covers

greens fee and clinic only. Patricipants must bring their own set of clubs.

The Co-Rec tennis league will begin on Thursdays starting

onb Apr. 15 from 7:30- 9:30 p.m. Teams will consist of two men and

two women. Sign up as a group or you will be placed with a group.

The league is open to adult tennis players (USTA rated 2.5 -4.5) The

cost is $25 per person.

A Spring Break Golf camp will be offered at the Wee Links

at the Links Golf Course from Monday Apr. 5 - Friday Apr. 9. The

class is open to children aes 6-16 at a cost of $55 per child. Each

participant is required to bring their own set of clubs, including a putter.

The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville is registering for the Spring

Adult Indoor Soccer season that begins April12. Teams will be

organized into Mens' Open, Co-ed, Over 30 and the new Over 40

Master's Leagues. Each team will play seven regular season games plus a

post season tournament for all teams. Leagues play on weekday

evenings only (Monday-Thursday). Team fee is $480 and the registration

deadline is April 2. Individuals may call and be placed on a pickup list.

Schedules will be posted on the web site at

"www.fcysl.org/soccercentre/". For more

information, call The Soccer Centre at (770) 460-8785.

The 1999 "Lung" golf privilege

card is on sale now. The card offers free or reduced

green fees at over 600 courses for only $25. Buy three and you get

the fourth one for free. Last year the Golf Privilege card raised

over $130,000 to aid in the fight against lung disease. Payments

through Visa and MasterCard are accepted. For additional information or to

order the card call 1-800-LUNG-USA.

The Brooks Area Recreation Department has announced their

registration dates for the 1999 Dixie youth baseball

season. Registration will be Saturdays, Feb. 13, 20 and 27 from 10 a.m. to

2 p.m. at the Field House complex at The Ball Park in Brooks and

the Administration Complex- Room 212 in Fayetteville. Fees are

$75 for T-Ball and $100 ages 7-14. For more info contact David Haynie

at 770-461-0303.

March 6, 7 and 8th, Peachtree City is hosting the

Gatorade Peach State National , a major NBL Bicycle Motocross Event. The

best racers in the country will descend upon Wiliam L. Davis BMX race

for valuable national points, prizes and cash awards. The three-day

event is expected to draw draw more than 5,000 spectators and

participants. William L. Davis BMX is locate on Kelly Drive near the

intersection of Hwy.74 and Kelly Drive in Peachtree City.

The event officially begins Friday afternoon with practice and

registration In the evening a pre-race will be held from 6:30 to 9

p.m. Saturday begins with registration, bike inspections and practice at

7 a.m. Racing starts at 11 a.m. and will continue until late in the

afternoon. And then on Sunday racing will begin promptly at 8 a.m.

If you're interested in BMX racing, good food and a fun time

visit William L. Davis BMX March 5-7. For more information, please

call (770) 631-4424.

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