SPORTS BRIEFS

July 16, 2008 10:17 am

— West Virginia State University will host a baseball tryout and hitting camp conducted by Coast to Coast Baseball on Wednesday, Aug. 6.
For more information, call 740-373-4455 or visit www.coasttocoastathletics.com.

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The sixth annual Johnnie Ferri Softball Tournament will be held Aug. 2-3 at Collins Park.
Proceeds from the co-ed event will benefit the Johnnie Ferri Scholarship Fund.
For more information and to obtain an entry form, call 573-1174.
Ferri was one of the driving forces behind the growth of softball in the Fayette Plateau area.
Last year’s tournament attracted 14 teams, the most in event history, said Meigs Conley, Johnnie Ferri’s daughter and one of the organizers.

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The WVU Tech Golden Bear Athletic Club will stage its annual golf scramble on Thursday, July 24 at the Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels. The event will begin with lunch and registration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a shotgun start. An awards ceremony will be held immediately afterwards.
Registration for the scramble is $150 per person or $600 per team. The cost covers golf, cart and lunch at Glade Springs’ Cobb Course.
Corporate sponsor opportunities are also available for $650, which includes sponsorship and signage on one hole, as well as a foursome in the event. For more information or to register, golfers can call the WVU Tech Athletic Office at 304-442-3121 or Mike Miller at 304-340-2009.

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Pro Star Sports, in conjunction with the Oak Hill Midget Football League, will stage a youth fundamental football camp on July 26-27 at the OHMFL field on Central Avenue.
The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days, says Maurice Gravely, who will oversee the camp. Gravely, a McDowell County native, was on the practice squad for the NFL’s New England Patriots in 1987, as well as playing in the Arena League. He has remained active as a scout for teams in the NFL and the Canadian Football League.
Cost will be $60 per camper. Children ages 8 to 15 will be welcome.
For more information or to obtain an entry form, call 304-922-2192.
Entry forms are also available at Oak Hill Cheernastics, and they will be available at the final OHMFL registration session set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the fieldhouse this Saturday.