SA tickets to go on sale (07/30/03)

South Adams tickets for the 2003-2004 school year’s sporting events will go on sale Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Tickets will be available in the high school office from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. They may also be purchased through the athletic booster’s summer mailing.

This year’s season ticket options include the all sports family pass for $150, the adult all sports pass for $50, the student all sports pass for $25 and the Starfire golden pass, which is free.

Individual ticket prices for the upcoming season are:

Fall sports — football, volleyball/JV volleyball - $4; JV football, freshman football, freshman volleyball - $3; junior high volleyball, junior high football - $2; tennis, cross country, golf - free.

Winter sports — girls basketball/JV girls basketball, boys basketball/JV boys basketball, swimming, wrestling - $4; freshman boys basketball - $3; junior high wrestling, junior high girls basketball, junior high boys basketball - $2.

Spring sports — baseball, softball, track - $4; JV baseball, JV softball - $3; junior high track - $2.

Fall practices scheduled

With the start of the fall sports season just a few weeks away, Jay County and South Adams have released their practice start dates for the year.

The Jay County girls golf team will lead off the year, hitting the links for the first time Friday at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. All other Patriot teams are scheduled to begin practicing Monday.

The cross country teams will begin running at 7:30 a.m., and the football team will start at 8 a.m. The girls soccer team will practice from 8 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.

The boys tennis team will practice at 9 a.m., and the boys soccer team will practice from 4 to 7 p.m. The practice schedule for the volleyball team has not yet been released.

For South Adams, the girls golf team also leads off the season beginning Friday at 3 p.m.

The football team will also hold equipment issue Friday, with seniors at 9 a.m., junior at 9:30 a.m., sophomores at 10 a.m. and freshman at 10:30 p.m. Football practice will begin Monday, with sessions from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Four other South Adams teams will start warming up for the season Monday with the girls cross country team at 8 a.m., and the boys cross country team, the boys tennis team, and the volleyball team all starting at 5 p.m.

All SAHS athletes must have a physical and code of conduct completed before their first practice.

SA junior high to practice

The practice start dates for South Adams’ junior high teams have been released.

The boys cross country team will get on the run in a hurry, starting with the high school team Monday at 5 p.m. The girls cross country team will start practice Monday, Aug. 11 at 8 a.m.

The junior high volleyball team is scheduled to start practicing Wednesday, Aug. 20, with the seventh graders at 3:30 p.m. and the eighth graders at 5 p.m.

Equipment pickup for eighth grade football players will be Monday, Aug. 11 at 3 p.m., and for seventh graders it will be Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. Practice will begin Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 3:30 p.m.

Pool passes discounted

Season Passes for the Portland Pool are now half price and the discounted price will last through the rest of the swim season. Season passes are now $25 for a single pass, $42.50 for a family pass for two to three members and $50 for a family of four or more.

Hours will be 12:30 until 5 p.m. during the week of the Jay County Fair. For all other regular weeks, hours will remain 12:30 to 8 p.m.

Golf outing

The Portland Country Club Women’s Association will hold it’s Rally for a Cure golf outing next month.

The event will be August 12 at PCC with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. Those interested in playing should contact Susan Meinerding at (260) 726-9169.[[In-content Ad]]