MICHAEL KIRAL / L’Observateur / November 2, 1999

Coaches, players, fans and parents: L’Observateur wants schedules, scores or any story ideas about sports and outdoor activities in the River Parishes. Contact Michael Kiral, staff writer, at (504) 652-9545, fax to652-3885, drop by 116 Newspaper Drive, or mail to P.O. Box 1010,LaPlace, LA 70069-1010.

All basketball, soccer and wrestling coaches, please send your schedules to L’Observateur, Sports, P.O. Box 1010, LaPlace, LA 700691010, fax to 652-3885 or e-mail to lobriver@cmq.com. The Louisiana Soccer Association will hold its fifth annual State Coaching Symposium Nov. 5-6 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center and theSouth Tangi Youth Soccer Association fields in Hammond.

The theme of the symposium is Fitness Training from under 6 to under-23.

The guest clinician is Nick Zlater. Coach Zlater is a U.S. Soccer NationalStaff Coach and the Director of Coaching for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association.

The cost is $45 for mailed in registrations and $50 for on-site registration. A registration form and details are available on the L.S.A.Website at www.lsa-soccer.org or from the state office. Contact the stateoffice by e-mail at coachsnow@kozmail.com or call 225-766-0815. The St. Charles Parish Triad organization will be holding its secondannual Triad Golf Tournament Saturday, Nov. 20, at Fashion Golf andCountry Club in Hahnville.

The 4-man scramble begins at 11 a.m. The cost per player is $35 and holesponsors for $50. Triad is a joint effort between St. Charles ParishSheriff’s Office and St. Charles Council on Aging to improve the quality oflife for seniors throughout our parish. For more information onparticipating in the tournament or sponsoring a hole, please contact Triad Coordinator, Deputy Tessa Somme’, at 504-783-1355.

The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring several huntersafety classes this fall. Classes will be held at the St. John ParishSheriff’s Office, Division Headquarters Squad Room, located at Deputy Barton Granier Drive in LaPlace.

Class times will be from 5:30-9:15 p.m. Saturday’s class will begin at 8a.m. at Nick’s Shooting Range in Garyville. The next classes are Nov. 16-18and 20.

There is no charge for these classes. Registration is mandatory. Minimumage is 10 years old. Participants must attend each day for certification.Please call 652-9513 or 652-7058 to register or if you have any questions.

The Lutcher Quarterback Club will meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at thePublic Relations Building.

The St. Charles Catholic Quarterback Club will meet every Tuesdaynight in the school cafeteria. Next week’s guest speaker will be NewOrleans Saints general manager Bill Kuharich.

The Riverside Quarterback Club will meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m.In the school cafeteria.

The AAU Baseball and Softball Program will conduct two evaluation camps in December in Brenham, Texas.

Camp dates are Dec. 11-12 for softball and Dec. 18-19 for baseball. The camps are designed to aid and inform the athlete and their parents on what they need to do to take a higher step in baseball or softball. Eachcamp will include a seminar that will cover topics such as the academic side of college athletics, how to contact coaches, how to attain information that will aid in your search for a good college situation and where to go to be seen by college coaches and pro scouts.

The camps will be conducted by college coaches and pro scouts with many years of experience in evaluating the talents of athletes. The camps areopen to all high school age players, freshmen through seniors. For moreinformation, call Frank Dornier at 281-469-6721.

For the 10th consecutive year, mall-based athletic specialty retailer Footaction USA is offering $100,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors. This year, Footaction will award at least 84 scholarships,including one at $10,000, one at $5,000, two at $2,500 and 80 at $1,000.

The deadline for applications is January 15.

Applicants are judged on the basis of financial need, class rank and standardized test scores and level of sports participation. A group of 300semifinalists will be selected by an independent administrator.

Semifinalistss will be required to complete a more detailed application and submit additional information, including a 250-word essay.

For more information or to request an application, call the toll-free hotline at 800-521-2123 or visit the Footaction USA website at http://www.footaction.com. Special Olympics Louisiana’s new “Share the Victory” motor vehicle recycling program allows anyone in Orleans, Jefferson, St.

Bernard, St. Tammany and St. Charles parishes to turn extra or unwantedvehicles into “something special for Special Olympics.”An individual can call the “Share the Victory” toll-free number and Special Olympics will arrange to tow away their motor vehicle for free.

The vehicle will be recycled into the funds needed to support the year- round program of sports training and athletic competition for mentally- retarded children and adults in Louisiana.

For more information or to donate your used motor vehicle call Share the Victory at 1-800-249-1192.

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