April 28, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.
Friday, April 28, 2023
Sports on tap
Local schedule
Today
Jay County — Track at New Castle Invitational – 5 p.m.
Saturday
Jay County — Boys golf at Winchester Invitational – 8 a.m.; Baseball at Wapahani Invitational – 9:30 a.m.; Softball at Woodlan – 10 a.m.
Fort Recovery — Freshman baseball doubleheader vs. St. John’s – 11 a.m.
TV sports
Today
6 p.m. — College baseball: Iowa at Penn State (BTN)
7 p.m. — NFL Draft (ESPN)
8 p.m. — NBA?playoffs: Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors (ESPN)
10:30 p.m. — NBA?playoffs:?Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN)
Saturday
7:30 a.m. — Soccer: Premier League – West Ham United at Crystal Palace (USA)
9:30 a.m. — Auto racing: Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix (ESPN)
10 a.m. — Soccer: Premier League – Nottingham Forest at Brentford (USA)
Noon — NFL?Draft (ESPN)
Noon — College football: Maryland spring game (BTN)
12:30 p.m. — USFL football: Birmingham Stallions at New Orleans Breakers (USA)
1:30 p.m. — NASCAR?Xfinity Series: A-Game 200 (FS1)
1:30 p.m. — Major League Soccer: Atlanta United at Nashville SC (FOX)
3 p.m. — AMA?Supercross (NBC)
3 p.m. — Golf: PGA?Tour – Mexico Open (CBS)
3 p.m. — College football: Rutgers spring game (BTN)
4:05 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins (FOX)
4:07 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Cincinnati Reds at Oakland Athletics (Bally Indiana)
7:30 p.m. — NBA?playoffs: Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics (TNT)
8 p.m. — NHL playoffs: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers (ABC)
9:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers (FS1)
10 p.m. — NBA?playoffs: Western Conference semifinals – Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets (TNT)
Sunday
7 a.m. — Auto racing: Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand PRix (ESPN)
9 a.m. — Soccer: Premier League – Manchester City at Fulham (USA)
11:30 a.m. — Soccer: Premier League – Tottenham at Liverpool (USA)
Noon — USFL?football: Philadelphia Stars at Pittsburgh Maulers (NBC)
1 p.m. — NBA?playoffs: Eastern Conference semifinals – Miami Heat at New York Knicks (ABC)
2 p.m. — Auto racing:?NASCAR?Cup Series – Wurth 400 (FS1)
3 p.m. — PGA?Tour Golf: Mexico Open (CBS)
3:30 p.m. — NBA playoffs: Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings (ABC)
4 p.m. — USFL football: Michigan Panthers at New Jersey Generals (FOX)
4:07 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Cincinnati Reds at Oakland Athletics (Bally Indiana)
7:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball:?Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros (ESPN)
9 p.m. — Major League Soccer: FC?Dallas at Minnesota United (FS1)
Local notes
Registration open for outing
Registration is open for Jay Community Center’s J. Gordon Meeker Golf Tournament.
The four-player scramble at Portland Golf Club is scheduled for 1 p.m. May 19. Registration will start at noon.
The base cost for a team is $240 (meals included). Other packages include hole sponsorship, mulligans and skirts.
To sign up, visit jaycc.org.
Summer swim sign-ups open
Jay County Summer Swim Team is now accepting registrations for its 2023 season.
Practices for the team will be on most Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 8 through 25. The season will include about 10 meets, concluding July 15.
Registration is $55 for the first child and $45 for each additional child. Team members must purchase a pass to Portland Water Park.
Swimmers new to the program should attend an evaluation session at 4 p.m. May 2 at the Jay County Junior-Senior High School pool.
In-person registration will be held from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. May 11 and 16 at the pool. A parent meeting will be held at 5 p.m. May 16 at the junior-senior high school.
For more information, contact Bev Arnold at (260)?729-3672 or Abby Champ at (260)?726-0640.
Pennville soccer registration open
Registration is open for Pennville Soccer Club’s 2023 season.
The league is for children ages 3 to 12 years old, with games to be played on?Saturdays from May 27 through June 24. Registration fees, which include a jersey and shorts, are $65 for one child, $125 for two and $60 per child for three or more.
To register in advance, mail to Pennville Community Center, P.O. Box 54, Pennville, IN?47369.
An in-person registration session and skills assessment will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 29.
5K circuit continues May 6
The next race in the Jay County 5K Circuit is scheduled for May 6.
The Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition 5K will be at 9 a.m. May 6 at Hudson Family Park in Portland. Registration is $20 for those who sign up before May 1. Race day registration will be $25.
The circuit features eight races running from April through August. Awards are presented in nine divisions.
For more information, visit runjaycounty.com.
T-Ball/coach-pitch registration open
Registration is open for Jay Community Center’s Boomer t-ball and coach-pitch leagues.
The leagues are open to players ages 3 through 6. The registration fee is $60 and the deadline is May 22.
For more information, visit jaycc.org.
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To have an event listed in “Sports on tap,” email details to [email protected].
Today
Jay County — Track at New Castle Invitational – 5 p.m.
Saturday
Jay County — Boys golf at Winchester Invitational – 8 a.m.; Baseball at Wapahani Invitational – 9:30 a.m.; Softball at Woodlan – 10 a.m.
Fort Recovery — Freshman baseball doubleheader vs. St. John’s – 11 a.m.
TV sports
Today
6 p.m. — College baseball: Iowa at Penn State (BTN)
7 p.m. — NFL Draft (ESPN)
8 p.m. — NBA?playoffs: Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors (ESPN)
10:30 p.m. — NBA?playoffs:?Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN)
Saturday
7:30 a.m. — Soccer: Premier League – West Ham United at Crystal Palace (USA)
9:30 a.m. — Auto racing: Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix (ESPN)
10 a.m. — Soccer: Premier League – Nottingham Forest at Brentford (USA)
Noon — NFL?Draft (ESPN)
Noon — College football: Maryland spring game (BTN)
12:30 p.m. — USFL football: Birmingham Stallions at New Orleans Breakers (USA)
1:30 p.m. — NASCAR?Xfinity Series: A-Game 200 (FS1)
1:30 p.m. — Major League Soccer: Atlanta United at Nashville SC (FOX)
3 p.m. — AMA?Supercross (NBC)
3 p.m. — Golf: PGA?Tour – Mexico Open (CBS)
3 p.m. — College football: Rutgers spring game (BTN)
4:05 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins (FOX)
4:07 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Cincinnati Reds at Oakland Athletics (Bally Indiana)
7:30 p.m. — NBA?playoffs: Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics (TNT)
8 p.m. — NHL playoffs: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers (ABC)
9:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers (FS1)
10 p.m. — NBA?playoffs: Western Conference semifinals – Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets (TNT)
Sunday
7 a.m. — Auto racing: Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand PRix (ESPN)
9 a.m. — Soccer: Premier League – Manchester City at Fulham (USA)
11:30 a.m. — Soccer: Premier League – Tottenham at Liverpool (USA)
Noon — USFL?football: Philadelphia Stars at Pittsburgh Maulers (NBC)
1 p.m. — NBA?playoffs: Eastern Conference semifinals – Miami Heat at New York Knicks (ABC)
2 p.m. — Auto racing:?NASCAR?Cup Series – Wurth 400 (FS1)
3 p.m. — PGA?Tour Golf: Mexico Open (CBS)
3:30 p.m. — NBA playoffs: Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings (ABC)
4 p.m. — USFL football: Michigan Panthers at New Jersey Generals (FOX)
4:07 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Cincinnati Reds at Oakland Athletics (Bally Indiana)
7:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball:?Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros (ESPN)
9 p.m. — Major League Soccer: FC?Dallas at Minnesota United (FS1)
Local notes
Registration open for outing
Registration is open for Jay Community Center’s J. Gordon Meeker Golf Tournament.
The four-player scramble at Portland Golf Club is scheduled for 1 p.m. May 19. Registration will start at noon.
The base cost for a team is $240 (meals included). Other packages include hole sponsorship, mulligans and skirts.
To sign up, visit jaycc.org.
Summer swim sign-ups open
Jay County Summer Swim Team is now accepting registrations for its 2023 season.
Practices for the team will be on most Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 8 through 25. The season will include about 10 meets, concluding July 15.
Registration is $55 for the first child and $45 for each additional child. Team members must purchase a pass to Portland Water Park.
Swimmers new to the program should attend an evaluation session at 4 p.m. May 2 at the Jay County Junior-Senior High School pool.
In-person registration will be held from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. May 11 and 16 at the pool. A parent meeting will be held at 5 p.m. May 16 at the junior-senior high school.
For more information, contact Bev Arnold at (260)?729-3672 or Abby Champ at (260)?726-0640.
Pennville soccer registration open
Registration is open for Pennville Soccer Club’s 2023 season.
The league is for children ages 3 to 12 years old, with games to be played on?Saturdays from May 27 through June 24. Registration fees, which include a jersey and shorts, are $65 for one child, $125 for two and $60 per child for three or more.
To register in advance, mail to Pennville Community Center, P.O. Box 54, Pennville, IN?47369.
An in-person registration session and skills assessment will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 29.
5K circuit continues May 6
The next race in the Jay County 5K Circuit is scheduled for May 6.
The Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition 5K will be at 9 a.m. May 6 at Hudson Family Park in Portland. Registration is $20 for those who sign up before May 1. Race day registration will be $25.
The circuit features eight races running from April through August. Awards are presented in nine divisions.
For more information, visit runjaycounty.com.
T-Ball/coach-pitch registration open
Registration is open for Jay Community Center’s Boomer t-ball and coach-pitch leagues.
The leagues are open to players ages 3 through 6. The registration fee is $60 and the deadline is May 22.
For more information, visit jaycc.org.
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To have an event listed in “Sports on tap,” email details to [email protected].
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