River Region Sports Notes, News and Information

Published 12:00 am Monday, April 25, 2005

YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNEYS AVAILABLE

Prime Time Sports’ spring shootout series of basketball tournaments offers quality competition for boys and girls, grades 4-12. Tournament dates and locations in Louisiana are as follows: April 23-24-New Orleans and Shreveport. Entry fee is $195 per tournament. For more information, call 972-355-3788 or 972-874-2564 or visit our website at www.primetimesportz.com.

NUMEROUS GOLF TOURNAMENTS SET

The 2005 St. Joan of Arc School “Vikes on Spikes” Golf Classic and Social is set for Friday May 6, 2005 at the Belle Terre Country Club located on 111 Fairway Drive in LaPlace. Lunch is set for 12 p.m. With a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Dinner will be served following the round. The entrance fee is $125 per player or $500 per team. Each golfer will receive two social tickets. There will be hole-in-one contests as well as longest drive, putting and closet-to-the hole contests. The Social will be from 7-11 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Lee and Perry’s (a production of Take 5). Social tickets are $25 per person or $50 per couple. All proceeds will benefit St. Joan of Arc School’s Alack Memorial Library. For an application and more information contact Kevin or Andre’ Lacour at 985-653-8443, Michael Martin at 985-651-2859, Mark Roussel at 985-651-7207, Rebecca Taliancich or Larry Bourgeois at 985-652-6310.

FRISCO FEST RUN SET

The second annual Frisco Fest 5K/mile run is set for May 22nd at 7:30 for the mile run and 8:00 for the 5K run at the San Fransico Plantation in Garyville, Louisiana. Entry fee is $12 before May 1st, $15.00 after. Ages 12 and under are free. Race amenities include a custom t-shirt, food, cold beer, free admission to browse around the fest featuring crafts, food and entertainment. For an application and more information contact Beverly Oubre and 985-535-7159.

BIKE RACE SET

The second annual Tour De’San Francisco bike run is set for May 21, 2005 at the San Francisco Plantation in Garyville, Louisiana. Check in time is 7:30 a.m. with a 8 a.m. Start. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. Your $20 entry fee for the 25-mile race includes a t-shirt, drinks and meal. Fee is $25 after May 1st. For more information and an application contact Beverly Oubre at 985-535-7159 or Aleisha Accardo and Kim Fontenot at 985-535-2341.

USA-AAU SUMMER TRACK REGISTRATION SET

Meeting and Registration is Saturday, April 23 at Destrehan High School’s Track area at 1 p.m. For age groups boys and girls 8-18. Coaches Needed!!! For more information please call Theresa Theriot at 783-5090 or ttheriot@stcharlesgov.net

WANT TO MEET NEW LSU HEAD FOOTBALL COACH LES MILES????

The River Parish Tigers will hold a steak dinner presenting LSU head football coach Les Miles. The meeting will be on Monday May 16th at the East St. John High School Cafeteria at 5:30 pm with coach Miles speaking at 6 p.m.. Cost is $20.00 per person, advanced purchase required. Tickets- Quick Stop Carwash, or call 652-9744 or 225-869-8681.