Sports news in brief
Pocola’s boys basketball camp will be May 19-20 at the Pocola High School gym for boys from any school entering first through sixth grade.
The first- and secondgrade portion is 9-10:30 a.m. The third- through sixth-grade part is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The cost is $25 if signed up and paid by Friday and $30 at the camp. All campers will receive a shirt.
Offensive and defensive fundamentals will be taught, and there will be competitive games.
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Pocola’s softball team will ahve an adult co-ed softball tournament on May 21 to raise money for its slow-pitch state championship rings. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. at the Pocola High School softball field. Registration is $200 per team. A cash prize will be given to the winning team.
No senior league bats are allowed. Team composition can be five men and five women or six men and four women. Contact Eddie Combs at 479-9260281 for more information.
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Howe is hosting a girls basketball camp May 2325 that is open to female students of any school. The cost is $50 and includes a shirt. The camp is open to girls entering fourth through ninth grade.
The camp will focus on individual skill development, teaching skills that will be used in practices every day.
Contact Chris Brown at 918-658-8256 with any questions. A link to the online form can be found on the Howe Public Schools Facebook page.
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The Pocola softball camp will be May 24-25 at the Pocola High School softball field from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. The cost is $40 and includes a shirt.
Girls entering pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from any school can participate.
Register by Thursday and return it at Pocola Schools. If the form is completed after that, it can be returned to Jennifer Jerrell or Christi Smith.
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The Poteau Kiwanis Club Golf Tournament will be May 27 at Wolf Ridge Country Club. Registration is at 9 a.m. Tee time is at 10 a.m. Entry for this three-person scramble is $195.
Hole sponsorship costs $100. There will be prizes for first and second place in each flight, closest to the pin and putting.
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The Heartland AllStar Baseball Classic will be June 28-29 at Connors State College’s Biff Thompson Field in Warner. The tryout for the event, which open to boys entering ninth through 12th grade, is June 7 at 9 a.m.
Contact Perry Keith at 918-441-3158 or pk@ connorsstate.edu for more information.