SPORTS SHORTS

YOUTH BASKETBALL

The Boys and Girls Club of Lampasas has scheduled basketball registrations from now through Nov. 30.

Anyone interested in participating can stop by the Boys and Girls Club office from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call Terri Been, Cindy Harris or Delores Linton at 564-1669.

BASKETBALL

The Lampasas High School basketball team invites the public to join it for a free hamburger dinner Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Bozarth-Fowler Gymnasium.

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The Ida Taylor Memorial Play Day Basketball Tournament is scheduled for Saturday at the Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center in Burnet.

The tournament is open to women age 35 and older. Team and individual entries are welcome. The cost is $10 per person. The tournament is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m.

For more information, call Frances Killingsworth at 556- 5583.

Mrs. Taylor lived and worked in Lampasas most of her life.

TRAIL RIDE

A Saddle Up trail ride benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is scheduled for Saturday at the Divided by 3 West Ranch in Kempner.

The ride will start at the Divided by 3 West and encompass 10 total miles, circling through the Hoffpauir Ranch. Participants and attendees will help raise funds for the organization which helps children with diseases such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell anemia.

For more information, call Tracie Chaney at 254-290- 7448.

RUNNING

The Lampasas High School track will be closed to the public from Thursday until Nov. 26 because the track is being resurfaced.

LHS Athletics Director Joey McQueen said the project is scheduled to be completed by Nov. 26, barring weather delays.

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San Saba County 4-H Club's Pecan Bottom Run is scheduled for Saturday.

Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the race starts at 9 a.m. Runners and walkers can choose between distances of three miles, five kilometers and 10 kilometers.

Early registration is over, and race-day sign-up is $20. Call 325-372-5416 for information.

RODEO

The Texas Amateur Rodeo Association has scheduled its third annual Thankgiving Celebration for Nov. 17 at Spirit Reigns Arena in Liberty Hill.

Books open at 9 a.m., and events start at 10 a.m. Negative Coggins is required. The price is $6 for TARA members and $9 for non-members. Practice runs are $2 for members and $4 for non-members or one donation of a toy or book.

Events include cloverleaf barrels, Pony Express relay, pole bending, flag racing and a cowhide race. Turkey legs, hot dogs and caramel apples will be for sale. For more information, call 868-0033.