Johnston County Senior Games registration

Registration for the 26th annual Johnston County Senior Games is open until March 8. More than 30 athletic and arts events will be held April 8-19 throughout the count. The games are open to anyone in Johnston County age 55 or older. Sport events include basketball throw, football throw, racquetball, three-on-three basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, cycling, bowling, bocce, golf, billiards, croquet, softball throw, spin casting, swimming, corn hole, tennis, table tennis and track and field. The registration fee for most events is $10 with an additional fee for golf ($12), billiards ($2) and bowling ($5 per event). Participants will receive a T-shirt. Registration forms are available at area parks and recreation offices, senior centers, Access Physical Therapy and Wellness and Community and Senior Services of Johnston County. For more info, contact Larry Bailey at 919-553-1550 or visit jcseniorgames.com online.

Mudcats Job Fair is March 2

The Carolina Mudcats will host their annual job fair on March 2 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. inside Cattails Restaurant at Five County Stadium. Live interviews will be conducted on site for various game day positions. The following positions are available: food and beverage services, picnic staff, usher, parking attendant, Lady Mudcat mascot, souvenir store cashier, stadium clean up, ticket taker, ticket seller, bat boy and video operations. Cattails Restaurant is located on the first base side of the stadium, on the fourth floor, and is accessible by the elevator or stairs behind home plate. For more info, visit carolinamudcats.com or call 919-269-2287.

N.C. Team Tournament Bass Trail

The Boats Unlimited N.C. Team Tournament Bass Trail is open for the spring season. There will be seven events and a championship event on June 22 at Falls Lake. Teams must compete in at least four events to be eligible for the championship and the $10,000 championship prize. For info, visit piedmontbassclassics.com or contact tournament director Phil McCarson at 919-471-1571 or philsflags@msn.com.

Golf tournament to benefit Wounded Warrior Project

The Wounded Hero Golf Classic will be held March 30 at Riverwood Golf Course. The captain’s choice beings with a 1 p.m. shotgun start and includes dinner and prize eligibility. The entry fee is $50 per person. All proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The tournament is the senior project of Corinth Holders High School student Becca Wilkins. For more info on the event or to register, visit sites.google.com/site/woundedherogolf. For sponsorship information or to donate a door prize, call 919-515-8132.

Two-On-Two Basketball Tournament

The Famly Life Center, Inc. will hold a two-on-two team basketball touranment for fathers and sons, brothers, uncles and nephews or mentors and proteges this spring in Smithfield. The cost is $25 per team to register. To register or more more info, call 919-989-9441.

Central Johnston Rotary Club sets golf fundraiser

The Rotary Club of Central Johnston County and Four Oaks Bank will hold its annual golf classic at noon on Friday, April 19, at the Country Club of Johnston County in Smithfield. Registration is required. Proceeds are awarded as scholarships to Johnston County Schools and Johnston Community College students. For more info or to register, Corina Knott at 252-412-1387.

N.C. Stingerz Elite 18U needs players

The N.C. Stingerz Elite 18U showcase team is looking to add pitchers, middle infields and catchers. We play high level college showcase events. In the fall we play against several colleges. Contact coach David Mixon at 910-385-5617 for more info.

Corinth area youth sports sign-ups

The Corinth Community Recreation Pirates will hold registration for youth baseball, softball and T-Ball from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays through Feb. 23 in the Corinth-Holders Elementary School gym lobby. T-Ball is for ages 5-6 and is $40 per player or $35 for each sibling. Baseball and softball is for ages 7 and up and costs $60 for the first child or $50 for siblings. For more info, visit ccrpirates.com, email ccrpirates@yahoo.com or contact Greg Parrish at 919-366-0838.

Archer Lodge announces youth baseball leagues

The Archer Lodge Community Center will offer spring T-Ball, coach-pitch and baseball leagues beginning in April. T-Ball for ages 4-5 will be held on Saturday mornings and costs $40 per player. The focus is on the basics of the game and sportsmanship. There will be seven players per team. T-Ball for ages 5-6 will be played on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:15 p.m. and Saturday mornings. The program expands on hitting, throwing and catching techniques but remains strictly hitting off of the tee. There will be as many as 10 players per team. The cost is $40 per player. Coach-pitch is for ages 7-8 and will be played on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:15 p.m. and Saturday mornings. There will be as many as 12 players per teams and features parent volunteers for umpires. The cost is $50 per player. Baseball (with kids pitching) for ages 9-10 will be played on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:15 p.m. and Saturday mornings or early afternoons. The program is an introduction to “real” baseball with paid umpires. The cost is $65 per player. All seasons will conclude by late June. For a registration form or more info, visit archerlodge.org.

Hurricane Junior Golf Tour events in area

The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) will hold a pair of regional events in the Triangle this spring. Tournaments are scheduled for March 2-3 at Lochmere in Cary and April 27-28 at the Lonnie Poole Course on the N.C. State campus. For more info, visit HJGT.org, call (904)-379-2697 or email info@hjgt.org.

Johnston Horse Show Series

The Johnston County Horse Shoe Series events will be held March 23, April 20, May 25, June 29, Aug. 3-4 (at Hunt Horse Complex), Sept. 21, Oct. 26 and Nov. 23 at the Johnston County Livestock Arena in Smithfield. Rings open at 8:30 for all events. Johnston County HUNTER Horse Series shows are Feb. 16, April 13, May 11, June 8, Sept. 7 and Nov. 9 at the Johnston County Livestock Arena. For more info, blaine-mclaughlin-stables.com or johnston.county.horse.show@gmail.com.

Wake Tech sets 5K run

Runners and walkers are invited to help celebrate Wake Tech’s 50th anniversary at the first annual Road Scholars 5K Run/Walk. The race will be held at 8 a.m. at Wake Tech’s Northern Wake Campus (6600 Louisburg Road, Raleigh) on Saturday, March 16. The entry fee is $25 before Feb. 28, $30 between March 1-15, and $35 on race day. The entry fee includes a T-shirt. Registration is available online at roadscholars.waketech.edu. Proceeds benefit the student scholarship fund at Wake Tech Community College.

Local basketball camp scholarships offered

Wake Electric is accepting applications from middle-school students for scholarships to summer basketball camps on two of the state’s largest campuses: the Kellie Harper Basketball Academy at N.C. State (Aug. 1-4) and the Roy Williams Basketball Camp at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (June 15-19) through March 29. Students entering sixth, seventh and eighth grade are eligible to apply. Applicants sponsored by Wake Electric must live in Wake, Durham, Johnston, Vance, Granville, Nash or Franklin counties but do not have to live in households served by Wake Electric in order to win. More information and applications, which are judged on academics, extracurricular activities and an essay, is at wemc.com/basketball.aspx or by contacting Wake Electric at communications@wemc.com or (919) 863-6312.

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