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Tellico Plains Basketball Camp

Tellico Plains’ “Fundamentals of Basketball” camp will be held July 7, 8, 10, and 11 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Tellico Plains Junior High School gym.

The camp is for boys and girls enter grades four through eight. The camp cost $35, and $25 for each additional sibling.

The camp will teach players dribbling, shooting, passing, and defensive skills while also allowing the campers to put those skills to use with 3-on-3, 4-on-4, and 5-on-5 games.

Each camper will receive a t-shirt, an evaluation sheet, and a list of drills to practice at home.

Campers can be pre-registered by contacting Pat Frank at 253-3666 or 519-3666, or Calvin or Missy Carter at 442-1888.

You may also register the day of the camp.

For more information, contact any of the numbers listed above.

Madisonville Youth Football Sign-ups

Madisonville Sports & Civics Club will be holding sign-ups for both football and cheerleading on June 28, from 8 a.m. - noon at Kefauver Football Field.

Limited spots are available.

All first year participants need to bring a copy of their birth certificate.

The fee is $40 per child or $80 per family.

If you have any questions, call Jeff Bell at 836-3723 or Salu Stakely at 253-4950.

Tellico Plains Softball Camp

Tellico Plains will be holding a softball camp July 7-11 from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The cost is $40 per child and the camp is open to ages 8-17.

Camp will be held at the Tellico Plains High School softball field.

For more information, contact Don Swanson at 253-2618 or 519-2618 or Roger Garren at 519-7499.

Aaron Green Basketball Camp

University of Tennessee assistant basketball coach Aaron Green will host his annual camp at Hiwassee College July 14-17.

The camp is open to boys and girls ages 6-15.

Camp cost is $75 if pre-registered and $85 at the door.

For more information, call 423-595-1829.

Tellico Softball Tryouts

Tellico Plains will be holding tryouts for a fall league team for girls in sixth, seventh, and eight grades on Tuesday, July 1 at 5 p.m.

The tryouts will be held at the Tellico Plains High School softball field.

For more information, contact Kenny Taylor at 253-7903 or Roger Garren at 519-7499.

Sweetwater AYSO Registration

Registration for Sweetwater AYSO’s fall league will be held Saturday, July 26 and Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10 a.m.-3p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sweetwater.

For more information contact Bruce Evans at 337-3687.

Sports Briefs

If you have a sports brief that you would like to run in the paper, send all information to sportseditor@adovcateanddemocrat.com or fax them to 423-337-5932.

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