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 have 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. Fee for the 4-year-old t-ball teams is $45,

while the cost for players ages 5-14 are $70. For information, phone Kathy

Barnett at 770-253-5149.

Peachtree City

will conduct 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 2001 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 contact 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, 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 2001 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 its 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. - 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.

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. The 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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