Local sports calendar
FLAG FOOTBALL Mountain Valley Junior Flag Football: Registration now being accepted for a program that provides safe, non-collision football for boys and girls from ages 6-13 living in Hurley, Kingston, Olive, Shandaken and Woodstock. It is a “teaching and learning league” that instruct fundamentals without the tackling. For online registration through Sept. 15, visit www.planetreg.com/ MVJFF2018 For a link to the full ad complete with important dates for the season, email the league president at ditsjets7@hotmail.com —— HEALTH & FITNESS Jazzercise Classes: Offered 5:30 p.m. Mondays at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Albany Ave., Kingston. All ages and fitness levels welcomed. Local instructor Cathy Shaw has been working with toddlers to seniors for 24 years. For more information, call (845) 339-1545 or email ecshaw87@aol.com Senior Mall Walking: The Ulster County Office for the Aging invite seniors to join them for walking at the Hudson Valley Mall every Tuesday at 10 a.m. All participants receive a coupon to buy tea, coffee or water at The Coffee Shoppe in the Mall. For more information, call the Office for the Aging at (845) 3403456. Zumba Gold: 8:45-9:45 a.m. Mondays at the Marbletown Community Center, State Route 209 in Stone Ridge. Class introduces participants easy to follow Zumba choreography that focuses on cardiovascular endurance, range of motion, flexibility and balance. For more information and to sign up, call Lisa Ondreyko at (845) 728-0067.
Southern Mississippi has suspended quarterback Kwadra Griggs for an undisclosed reason.
The school said in a statement Saturday the indefinite suspension will remain “pending resolution of a student conduct matter.”
The senior played in 10 games last season, throwing for 1,879 yards, 16 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He ran for 268 yards and three touchdowns.
Southern Miss finished 8-5 last year and opens this season Sept. 1 with a home game against Jackson State.
The Titans have added two defensive backs and dropped two others after their preseason opener.
Tennessee announced Saturday they agreed to terms with Kenneth Durden and Trey Caldwell and waived cornerbacks Joseph Este and Jarell Carter.
Durden spent last season on Oakland’s practice squad after going undrafted out of Youngstown State.
Caldwell was drafted out of Louisiana-Monroe in 2016 in the fifth round by Cleveland, where he was on the practice squad before being signed in December and playing one game.
Este helped on one tackle in the Titans’ 31-17 loss to Green Bay.
Austin Cindric has won the pole for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Rock N Roll Tequila 70 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The 19-year-old rookie on Saturday had a top lap of 96.386 mph around the 2.3-mile, 13turn road course in his Ford for Team Penske. This was the second time he has won a pole.
The 75-lap race later in the day covers more than 169 miles.
Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet) qualified second in 95.792. Nest were Brandon Jones (Toyota) at 95.740, Cole Custer (Ford) at 95.596 and Matt Tifft (Chevrolet) at 95.549. Series leader Chris Bell qualified 10th in his Toyota at 95.176.