Craig Sports Briefs for Aug. 8, 2016: MCHS hosts fall sports meeting Tuesday
Moffat County High SchoolMoffat County High School will host a parents meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria for parents of athletes planning to participate in the 2016 fall sports season, including football, volleyball, cross country and boys soccer, practices for all of which officially begin Aug. 15. will host a parents meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria for parents of athletes planning to participate in the 2016 fall sports season, including football, volleyball, cross country and boys soccer, practices for all of which officially begin Aug. 15.
Moffat County High School will host a parents meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria for parents of athletes planning to participate in the 2016 fall sports season, including football, volleyball, cross country and boys soccer, practices for all of which officially begin Aug. 15.
The boys golf team will start a week in advance, beginning this Monday.
The athletics office also reminds families that paperwork for physical exams is due by Aug. 12.
For more information, call 970-824-7036.
Coaches clinic for Doak Walker football season this week
Craig Parks & RecreationCraig Parks & Recreation will offer a coaches clinic for those planning to head a team in the Doak Walker tackle football program. will offer a coaches clinic for those planning to head a team in the Doak Walker tackle football program.
Craig Parks & Recreation will offer a coaches clinic for those planning to head a team in the Doak Walker tackle football program.
Third- and fourth-grade coaches will meet at 5 p.m. and fifth- and sixth-grade coaches at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Woodbury Sports Complex.
Teams this fall include the Coldwell Banker Dolphins, Country Living Realty 49ers, Boy-Ko Supply Broncos, Moffat Limestone Steelers, Country Living Realty Broncos, Craig Daily Press Chargers, Duran & Pearce Contractors Saints, Craig Police Department Packers and multiple Hayden teams.
Games start the week of Aug. 30.
For more information, call 970-826-2004.
Girls golf clinic available Aug. 12
Young girl golfers ages 5 and older are invited to attend a clinic through LPGA and overseen by Moffat County High School girls coach Ann Marie Roberts at Yampa Valley Golf CourseYampa Valley Golf Course..
The clinic runs from 8:30 to 11 a.m. and is $10 per player. Prizes and snacks will also be provided, as well as clubs for those who need equipment.
For more information or to register, call Roberts at 970-629-9513.
Softball tourney moved to Aug. 20, 21
The Yampa Valley Young Professional Balls Out Co-Ed Softball Tournament will take place Aug. 20 and 21.
Organizers opted to push the fundraiser event back to give people more time to sign up and have also lowered the registration price, which is now $150 down from $200 per team.
Players must be 18 years old or older, or 14 and older with parental consent. The deadline to sign up is this Friday.
The tournament is scheduled to start pool play Aug. 20, with the field location currently undetermined, followed by a single elimination tournament the next day.
People looking for a team can visit facebook.com/YampaValleyYoungProfessionalsfacebook.com/YampaValleyYoungProfessionals..
facebook.com/YampaValleyYoungProfessionals.
For more information or to register, call Amanda Tomlinson at 970-629-8578 or Tori Pingley at 970-629-2544.
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