LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS

Sabine athletic banquet Monday

The Sabine Athletic Booster Club will host the annual sports banquet on Monday night at the Liberty City First Baptist Church. It starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the event is $7.

Athletes from all Sabine High School sports will be honored, and new head football coach and athletic director Jerry Baker will be on hand.

BASKETBALL

KC programs to host camp

Both men's and women's basketball programs at Kilgore College will hold summer skills camps in June for ages 6-17. The boys' camp will run June 2-6, and the girls' will be held June 9-13.

The camps will focus on development of beginning to intermediate basketball skills, ending with a basketball game 11:30 a.m. the last day of the camps.

Cost for the boys' camp is $120 and $100 for the girls. A $50 deposit is required to hold a spot in the girls camp, and $60 for the boys. The full balance is due 8:30 a.m. on the first morning of the camps. Both camps will be run by Lady Rangers' assistant coach Brad Tindel and men's assistant coach Kendrick Franklin. Roy Thomas, head coach of the Lady Rangers, will also assist with the girls camp.

Camps will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday. Campers will receive a camp T-shirt, a KC basketball, awards and daily lunch. Registration will take place 8:30 a.m. on the first day of both camps.

Application forms and more information are available on both men's and women's basketball Web pages on kilgore.edu. For more information, contact Tindel at (903) 983-8691.

FOOTBALL

KC camp June 9-13

For youngsters with dreams of playing competitive football, the Kilgore College Rangers will host a football skills camp for ages 7-15 from June 9-13. Run by the KC coaching staff, the camp is "non-contact" and participants will be taught the fundamentals of the game and given instruction in all phases of football.

"This is a great opportunity for kids to come out and get a great instruction of the game," said J.J. Eckert, KC's head football coach and camp director. "Last year, we had a great turnout and are hoping for an even better one this year."

Players will be divided into groups according to age and position, allowing individual skills to be taught. Each camper will receive a camp certificate and awards will be given out daily. Emphasis for younger campers is basic skills development and intermediate skills for older campers to prepare them for competition.

"By exposing our campers to proper techniques and skills, we hope to instill a burning desire to become great football players," Eckert said. "And we'll definitely have lots of fun in the process."

Cost is $100 and will include instruction, all-you can eat meals, a souvenir KC football and camp certificate. Camp will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and will be held on the KC campus.

To register for the camp, visit www.kilgore.edu/rangerfb.asp and download the camp flyer. Fill out the bottom portion and mail to: Kilgore College c/o J.J. Eckert, 1100 Broadway, Kilgore, TX; 75662. A deposit of $50 is required to reserve a spot and is non-refundable after June 1. The remaining $50 must be paid at time of registration. Registration is from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. the first day of the camp (June 9) in the Masters Gymnasium lobby. Limited spaces are available.

For more information, call Chris Craddock, KC's sports information coordinator, at (903) 983-8181.

GOLF

Lions Club tournament May 23

The Kilgore Lions Club will host its annual two-person scramble golf tournament on Friday, May 23 at Meadowbrook Country Club.

Entry fee for one is $75; obviously, for a team, then, it's $150. That includes cart and green fee, and a lunch prior to the tournament. Cash prizes will be awarded for first ($300), second ($200) and third ($100) places, prizes based on a full field. Door prizes will be given, and there will be two mulligans per player. Registration is open to the first paid 24 teams.

Funds raised in this event allow the Lions Club to contribute to Boy Scout Troup 265, the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children, World Services for the Blind, the Eyeglass Program for Needy Children, scholarships to Kilgore College, and the Christmas charity program.

For more information on registration or on the tournament, call tournament committee members David Cline at (903) 984-3387, Richard Henley at (903) 987-1344 or Bob Ellzey at (903) 984-7956.