You'd never

know it by the weather, but the little league athletic season is right

around the corner.

All of the

local youth sports organizations are preparing to conduct their registrations

and get their teams ready to play.

Coweta County

will have registration at the Coweta County Fairgrounds Jan. 13, 27 and

Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fee for the 4-year-old t-ball teams

is $45, while the cost for players 5-14 is $70. For information, phone

Kathy Barnett at 770-253-5149.

Peachtree City

will have little league tryouts for the competitive/traveling baseball

teams Jan. 13. Players 9 and under, 16 and under and 18 and under should

call Aashik Patel at 770-460-1480; players 10 and under and 11 and under

should call Greg Hirschfeld at 770-486-6384; players 12 and under should

call Keth Chabot at 770-487-2417; players 13 and under should call Mike

Palladine at 770-487-7842, and players 14 and under should call Jim Thompson

at 770-631-0933.

The Peachtree

City Youth Soccer Association will have its spring soccerregistration

for new and returning players Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 6 - 9 p.m. and Saturday,

Jan. 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Peachtree City Library. For registration

details, eligibility, fees and moreJanuary registration dates see www.ptcysa.org

or phone business manager Meg Pearce weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

at 770-632-7263.

Jan. 13 also

will be the day for roller hockey registration in Peachtree City. Registration

will be at the Kedron Field House from 9 a.m. to noon. The league is open

to children ages 7 to 15 and will cost $90. A copy of the birth certificate

will be required at registration.

The league

is split into three age groups; Squirts, 7-9, call Todd Audette, 770-487-2784;

PeeWees, 10-12, Neil Stronach, 770-631-8522; Bantams, 13-15, John Peterzelak,

770-486-1238. The spring season of Peachtree City Roller Hockey will begin

March 24.

Tyrone also

will be busy at the end of the month, signing up players for youth baseball

and softball leagues. Baseball registration will be at Shamrock Park at

the large concession stand Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 10 and Feb. 11. Registration

times will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 and from 1-4 p.m.

Feb. 10 and 11. Call Randy Blount at 770-964-9355 for information.

Softball sign-ups

will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10, and from

1-3 p.m. Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11. Fees for the slow pitch league are

$70 for one child, $110 for two children, and $135 for over two children.

The fees for fast pitch are $90 for one child, $135 for two children and

$165 for over two children. Call Jack Bartlett at 770-631-9097 or Ellen

Capp at 770-306-8711.

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