ROGERSVILLE — Organizers announced this week that the former "Ride Like Hale" bicycle will return under a new name on Aug. 10 with 21-mile, 36-mile and 62-mile rides. The rides, sponsored by Just Ride Bikes & Fitness, will leave Hawkins Elementary School in Rogersville starting at 8 a.m.
With the closing of the Chip Hale Center, the new beneficiary of the ride will be Camp Hope of East Tennessee. Camp Hope is a 100% free summer camp. The ride will be rebranded as the "Ride for Hope."
The entry fee is $35 and includes rest stops and lunch. Learn more and register online at rideforcamphope.com.
Renegades announce open practices, tryouts
The Renegades will be holding open practices from now through June 1 for anyone interested in trying out for the 10U and 12U softball teams. Tryouts will be June 1 from noon to 3 p.m. Participants are asked to arrive 30 minutes early to fill out registration forms. The team practices 1-2 days a week and plays locally two weekends a month. The teams are looking for birth years of Sept. 1, 2013-Sept. 1, 2014, for the 10U team and birth years of Sept. 1, 2011-Sept. 1, 2013, for 12U. Strong 2015 players will be considered. For details, call or message Brian McMillian (12U) at 423-754-3374 or Brad Wilson (10U) at 423-523-5386.
SMS Booster Club plans bounce day
SURGOINSVILLE — The SMS Booster Club will host a bounce day at Riverfront Park in Surgoinsville on Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The cost is $10 per child to bounce all day. Concessions will be available.
Kingsport Chamber hosting golf scramble
KINGSPORT — The Kingsport Chamber 32nd Annual Golf Scramble will be held Monday, May 13, and Tuesday, May 14, at Ridgefields. Due to the event’s popularity, teams will have a choice between four flights across two days. Two flights will be available on each day with tee times at 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The tournament is sponsored by Food City, Pepsi, Powell Valley National Bank and Hunter Smith Davis. Texas Roadhouse is the lunch sponsor, and breakfast will be provided by Food City. The media sponsor is the Kingsport Times News. The hole-in-one sponsor is Edwards Tipton Witt Insurance.
Awards will be given to the top three places in four flights in both the morning and afternoon rounds on each day. Hole competitions include prizes for longest drive on two holes, most accurate drive on two holes and closest to the pin on each of the four par threes.
Hole sponsorships are available for $275 and individual player entry fees are $175 per player or $700 for a team of four. A chairman’s discount package is offered for $875 and includes a team of four and hole sponsorship.
To enter your Kingsport Chamber 32nd Annual Golf Scramble, sponsor a hole or donate a prize, contact Caroline Luethke, Kingsport Chamber communications & events coordinator, at 423-392-8827 or email cluethke@kingsportchamber.org.
The rain dates are Monday, May 20, and Tuesday, May 21.
CHMS to host Blue & Gold Game
CHURCH HILL— The Church Hill Middle School Blue & Gold Game will be held Wednesday, May 15, at 1 p.m. at the school's stadium.
Volunteer physicals will be May 17
CHURCH HILL— Rural Health will offer sports physicals at Volunteer High School on Friday, May 17, starting at 9 a.m. in the little gym. Any athlete wanting to play sports at Volunteer must have a physical dated after April 15, 2024, to participate during the 2024-2025 school year. Packets are available from trainer Chase Johnson or in the front office. There will be a packet handout and informational meeting on May 14. The cost is $10 for Rural Health and $10 for Volunteer High School, which must be paid separately. Learn more by emailing Johnson at chase.johnson@hck12.net or call 423-357-3641.
Bulls Gap 3 on 3 tournament set for May 18
BULLS GAP — The Bulls Gap Alumni 3 on 3 basketball tournament will be held May 18, starting at 4 p.m., at Bulls Gap School. The roster must be made up of players who attended Bulls Gap. Rosters should include three or four players, ages high school through adults. The cost is $75 per team. Contact Coach Chris Hughes at 423-754-5317 to reserve a spot.
'Dawgs announce Skills & Drills camp
BULLS GAP — The Bulldogs' Basketball Skills & Drills Camp will be held May 19, at Bulls Gap School. The first session, for grades K-5, will be held from 1:30-3 p.m. The second session, for grades 6-9, will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. Grade is based on next school level. Parents will need to check in at the front, sign a waiver and pay on the day of training. The cost is $20. Contact Coach Chris Hughes at 423-754-5317 to reserve a spot.
RMS cheer, cross country tryouts are May 20-21
Rogersville Middle School's cheer tryouts will be held May 20-21. Contact coach Madison Ringley at school or email madison.ringley@hck12.net for more information.
RMS cross country tryouts for the 2024 season, for RMS and Bulls Gap students interested in participating, will also be held May 20-21 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Student-athletes must have a physical completed after April 15 to participate.
CHMS volleyball tryouts set for May 24
CHURCH HILL — Varsity and junior varsity volleyball tryouts for rising sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade girls at Church Hill Intermediate and Middle schools will be held May 24 from 2-4 p.m. in the CHMS gym. To learn more, email Coach Emma Bice at emma.bice@hck12.net.
Beginning May 7, there'll be open gym every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:15-5 p.m. and conditioning every Wednesday from 3:15-4 p.m. These are not mandatory, but girls are encouraged to attend.
CHMS soccer tryouts set for May 28-30
CHURCH HILL — Girls soccer tryouts for the Church Hill Middle School team, which includes players from Surgoinsville Middle School, will be held May 28-30 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. each day at the CHMS football field.
The tryouts are open the upcoming sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade girls from both CHMS and SMS.
Athletes must have an updated physical on file to participate. Paperwork will be reviewed on May 28. Must have cleats, shin guards and a bottle of water for physical tryouts on May 29-30.
Tusculum basketball announces JT Burton Youth Camp
GREENEVILLE — The Tusculum University men’s basketball team will host the 2024 JT Burton Youth Camp, June 3-6, at Pioneer Arena on the Greeneville campus. The JT Burton Youth camp is open for boys and girls, grades K-6 and will run daily from 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Campers will receive individual instruction from Tusculum coaches and student-athletes. Activities include organized games and contests designed to teach and improve playing fundamentals. Campers will receive a camp T-shirt, prizes and an awards ceremony at the end of the camp.
For more information, contact assistant coach Jackson Miller at 865-216-7515 or email tusculumbasketball@gmail.com.
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