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 Fans, umpires, and players gathered at Smithfield Community Park for Thursday's opening ceremony of the Tar Heel Leagues' four-day tourney. 4 state baseball tournaments for youth are being played here this weekend
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Heel Leagues, Inc. is the organizer of four
simultaneous state baseball tournaments being played
through Sunday (July 28) at Smithfield Community
Park, Clayton Community Park, and East Clayton Park.Players are competing for championships in four age-group divisions: 8 and under, 10 and under, 12 and under, 15 and under. Teams competed in district tournaments throughout North Carolina to qualify for the state championship event. Johnston County by itself is one of six districts. As a result, at least one local team in each age division qualified for the state tournament. Teams from Cleveland, North Johnston, and South Johnston are among the qualifiers. For brackets and schedules, visit the Tar Heel Leagues' website>
FOOTBALL REGISTRATION
Red Devil Football
registration began June 10 and has been extended
to this Saturday (July 27). Once again we
will be playing in the Johnston County Youth
Football League. Groups will be broken down
a little differently this year, and are as
follows: FLEX –
Ages 5, 6, and 7. JV –
Ages 7, 8 and 9. VARSITY – Ages 10,
11 and 12. The child’s age as of August 1
determines playing age. The cost is $30 for
Smithfield residents and $60 for non-residents.
Games will be played in the fall on Saturday
mornings, and some weeknights, beginning in
September. Practices will begin in early
August.
We offer Red Devil
Cheerleading for girls ages 5-12. The only time
Cheerleading is offered is during football season.
Registration began in mid-June, with practices
beginning in August. (Uniform cost should be
around $50, which you purchase and keep.)
Registration is $25 for Smithfield residents and
$50 for non-residents. FALL SOCCER REGISTRATION Fall Soccer registration continues
through August 9 for boys and girls ages 5-12.
(Players must be 5 years old as of August 1.) The
cost is $25 for Smithfield residents and $50 for
non-residents. MEN'S OPEN LEAGUE SOFTBALL
REGISTRATION Registration continues through
August 16 for
Men’s Open League Softball. The fee is $475
per team. (The maximum number of teams is 12.) The
registration fee must be paid before the season
begins to be put on the schedule. Play will begin
after Labor Day. KINDER SOCCER Kinder Soccer registration
will be held August 1-23, with playing dates
scheduled in September. (All our Kinder programs
are for 3-4 year olds.) They will meet and
play 4 times in September. As of right now,
those dates are not set. The cost is $20 for
Smithfield residents and $40 for non-residents. BASKETBALL REGISTRATION Youth Basketball Registration
will be held September 9 through October 18 for
boys ages 5-15 and girls ages 5-12. (Players' age
as of December 31, 2019 determines playing age.)
The cost is $25 for Smithfield residents and $50
for non-residents. Practices will begin
mid-November with games beginning in December.  |
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