Sports Check

RUN/WALK

The annual Texas High School VIPS Dash 4 Cash scholarship run is now accepting registrations. This fun event will take place on Nov. 4 at the Texas High School track. Included are a 5K run/ walk, a family fun run/walk and lots more fun for the entire family.

Proceeds go toward scholarships for Texas High School students. We are encouraging all students, parents and staff of TISD to participate in this fun day. To register, go to signmeup.com/120881.

RUN/WALK

Texas A&M UniversityTexarkana will sponsor a glow/ costume 5K fun run/walk on Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. The event is open to the public and will begin at the University Center on the A&M-Texarkana campus, 7101 University Ave., Texarkana, Texas. Participants should arrive on campus by 7:30 p.m., as the university will close the parking lot for runners.

Registration is $15 per person. All participants who register in advance will receive a T-shirt and a LED head lamp. To register, visit http:// bit.ly/2wA70ZA.

For more information, contact McNiel at Celeste.McNiel@tamut.edu.

SOFTBALL

The new Texas A&M University-Texarkana Eagles softball team will host a double-header fall showcase Saturday at James Bramlett Field at Spring Lake Park. The Eagles will take on the Paris Junior College Dragons at 10 a.m. and the Eastern Oklahoma State College Mountaineers at 12:30 p.m. The free showcase is open to the public.