Around the Area
Baseball/softball
Reporting scores
• Junior baseball and softball managers and statisticians can report their scores to the Kittanning Leader Times at 724-543-1303, Ext. 1321 or dstefano@tribweb.com from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Apollo Little League
• Apollo Lions Little League will hold its board meetings at 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at the Kiski Township Municipal Authority Building. The public is welcome.
Professional camp
• America's Baseball Camps will host a camp from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 14-17 at Shady Side Academy. Ages: 9-18. Cost: $475 for local residents. Contact: www.baseballcamps.com, or 1-800-222-8152.
Softball tournament
• The Firecracker Classic softball tournament is Friday-Sunday at the Ford City softball complex. The first 16 men's teams and first eight women's teams to register will be accepted. Cost: $125 per team. Contact: Bernie at 724-602-1969.
Weightlifting
Bench press meet
• A bench press meet will be Saturday during the Ford City Heritage Days celebration at Ford City Borough Park. There will be two divisions -- adult and high school -- with 10 weight classes each. Cost: $20, including T-shirt. Contact: Mike Klingensmith at 724-763-1573 or jacobp01@windstream.net.
Basketball
Kittanning open gyms
• Kittanning boys basketball will have open gyms at the high school every Tuesday and Thursday until July 16. Fourth-sixth grader gym times will be 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, and 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursdays. Seventh-12th grader gym times will be 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays. Contact: Bill Henry at 724-664-0901.
St. Joseph camp
• St. Joseph High School will have a summer camp for girls in third-eighth grade July 27-30. Guest instructor will be April McDivitt-Foster, a former Indiana Miss Basketball who played in two Final Fours at Tennessee and three years in the WNBA. Discounts offered for teams. Contact: 412-855-0337 or DLSPA15@aol.com.
Football
Armstrong Indians
•The Armstrong Indians will have registration for football players and cheerleaders ages 6-13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 7-8 at West Kittanning Football Field. Please bring a copy of the child's birth certificate. Cost: $100, with $60 recovered through fundraising. Contact: Cheryl at 724-543-6553.
Shannock Valley
The registration deadline for the Shannock Valley youth football team is July 31. For more information, visit www.leaguelineup.com/svyf. Contact: Kelly Bowers at 724-763-3843.
Ford City golf outing
The Ford City football boosters are having a four-man scramble golf outing at 8 a.m. July 11 at Lenape Heights Golf Course in Ford City. Cost: $75 for a cart, refreshments and dinner. Contact: Debbie Krocpa at 724-763-7371.
Running
Heritage Days 5K
• The 21st annual Ford City Area Heritage Days 5K Run/Walk will be 9 a.m. Saturday at the Ford City Borough Park. Contact: www.fordcityheritagedays.com or race director Jim Solak at jsolak@iup.edu.
Physicals
Kittanning
• Kittanning High School and junior high athletes must have a new physical dated no earlier than May 30, 2009, to participate in sports when practices begin Aug. 17. Physicals will be offered at the high school July 31. Boys will be at 8 a.m., and girls will be at 9:30 a.m. A physical form (available in the high school office) is required for the exam, and it must be signed by a parent or guardian. Cost: $10, with checks made payable to Dr. Hepner.
