The city’s Pony Baseball program, with its rich history of World Series berths over the years and one World Series record that has stood for 18 years, has announced its registration dates for the 2009 spring season.
The registration fee is $100 for any 12, 13 and 14-year-old boy interested in becoming a stronger baseball player while enjoying the popular sport.
All-sign-up will take place at Gardner Field, located behind PAL Gym.
Registration and tryouts will be held together. Those dates are Jan. 24 and 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Feb. 3, 5 and 7. On Feb. 3 and 5, officials will be at Gardner Field from 6-8 p.m. On Feb. 7, the time will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The league is also accepting applications for managers. Call Neel McGovern at 281-728-6628 or Richard Smith at 832-641-2657 for any additional information or for manager applications.
PGSA plans busy January sign-up period
While announcing it has reduced its registration fees for the 2009 spring season, the Pasadena Girls Softball Association has reserved four registration dates in January for any girls desiring to play softball.
Officials will be on hand at the PGSA complex, located at 714 Fairmont for the remainder of the sign-up period.
The January sign-up dates are Jan. 10, 17, 19 and 24. The fee is $60 with a $5 sibling discount. In conjunction with registration, tryouts will be held Jan. 17 and 24.
Officials will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 10th and 17th, while the 24th will have officials on hand from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On the 19th, registration will be open from 6-8 p.m.
Online registration is currently under way. The fee is $55 for early registration and $65 for January registration.
The website is wee.eteam/com/pgsa_home. For further information, call Brenda McClain at 713-299-7280 or call the field house at 713-944-4490.
Shrine Game tickets on sale
Tickets for the 84th annual East-West Shrine Game, where the top NCAA college football players display their skills while benefitting Shriners Hospitals for Children are now on sale.
To date, the East-West Shrine Game has raised millions of dollars for Shriners Hospitals for Children and has helped inform millions of people about the mission of this extraordinary philanthropy.