Field Upgrade

SPORTY SPROUTS SERIES

Sporty Sprouts Series

Recreational sports clinics provide a great way to introduce kids to a variety of activities that encourage an active healthy lifestyle. Clinic instructors will provide a safe, positive environment for kids to work on new skills. Good sportsmanship and team building are emphasized. Age: 3-5 yrs. Fee: $15 per session

T-Ball

This class teaches baseball/softball fundamentals such as hitting, running, throwing and fielding. Sporty Sprouts is a place for kids to enjoy socializing and meeting new friends while learning T-ball skills. An adult is required to participate with the child during instruction time.

Hillcrest Community Center 251-6956

Date: Sept. 9-23 Time: Thur. 5:45-6:30 p.m.

Oakland Community Center 251-6953

Date: Oct. 5-19 Time: Tue. 6-6:45 p.m.

Soccer

Preschoolers will learn basic soccer skills such as dribbling, passing and scoring. This is a great way to introduce your child to soccer. This clinic is a place for kids to enjoy socializing and meeting new friends.

Garfield Community Center 251-6950

Date: Sept. 1-15 Time: 6-6:45 p.m.

Basketball

Sporty Sprouts teaches basketball fundamentals such as dribbling, shooting and passing. This class is a place for kids to enjoy socializing and meeting new friends while learning basketball skills. An adult is required to participate with the child during instruction time.

Hillcrest Community Center 251-6956

Date: Oct. 14-28 Time: Thur. 5:45-6:30 p.m.

Oakland Community Center 251-6953

Date: Nov. 2-16 Time: Tues. 6-6:45 p.m.

FIELD

Upgrade

Lake Shawnee sports fields are getting an upgrade that will help attract more tournaments and more economic activity

to Shawnee County. The multipurpose field at Bettis Family Sports Complex has a brand new artificial turf surface. In July, Mammoth Construction replaced the 11-yearold original turf surface with new turf bearing white markings for a full-length soccer field and blue markings for recreational fields that run side-by-side across the main field. The multi-purpose field serves as the home field for Shawnee Heights High School men’s and women’s soccer. This past spring, the field also played host to visiting teams in regional play when their games on their home fields were rained out.

This fall, Mammoth Construction will add artificial turf infields and warning track areas to the fields at the Softball Complex on the west side of Lake Shawnee. Adding the turf not only brings the fields up to a higher standard but it will help attract additional softball tournaments. Baseball and softball tournaments presently bring $7 million in economic activity to Shawnee County with visitors purchasing gasoline, food, hotel rooms and entertainment. Regional and national tournaments have attracted teams from as many as seven states.