SCOOBA — East Mississippi Community College’s annual summer athletic camps will keep things busy on and off the Scooba campus this summer, as camps will be offered for football, women’s basketball, softball, and baseball.
The Lady Lions Basketball Camp will tip off EMCC’s summer athletic camp activity Monday with the start of a three-day camp on the Scooba campus. Available for all school-aged children, the girls camp will take place from 1-4 p.m. each day at EMCC’s Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. The registration fee is $50 per camper. Registration forms and payments should be completed on or before Monday.
For more information, contact coach Sharon Thompson at 662-476-5140 or [email protected].
Sullivan-Windham Field, the home of the NJCAA National Champion EMCC football team, will stay busy this summer with a pair of football camps taking place in Scooba. The reigning national and state junior college football champions will first offer a 7-on-7 Passing Camp on Wednesday with registration set to begin at 9 a.m. EMCC is also slated to conduct a Lineman Camp on June 26-28 for student-athletes entering grades 9-12.
Contact EMCC assistant football coaches Clifton Collins (662-476-5129) or Marcus Wood (662-476-5131) for additional information about the 7-on-7 camp. Lineman Camp inquiries can be directed to EMCC coach Buddy Stephens (662-476-5128) or associate head coach William Jones (662-476-5132).
The EMCC’s Lady Lions Softball Camp will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22-23 at the Sammie Davidson Sports Complex in Meridian. Available for children entering grades 1-12, campers will be grouped according to age and skill level. With registration beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, the registration fee is $60 per camper. Team rates are also available. Additional information on the Lady Lions Softball Camp can be obtained by contacting Kate Neely (662-476-5043 and [email protected]) or EMCC assistant coach Casey Finch (662-476-5033 and [email protected]).
Directed by coach Chris Rose, the EMCC baseball coaching staff is slated to hold summer camps on the Scooba campus and in Columbus in July for youths ages 7-14.
On campus at EMCC’s Gerald Poole Field, the Lions will offer an All-Skills Camp on July 2-4. The cost is $65 per camper. An Elite Hitting/Pitching Camp will follow July 5-6 at a cost $115. With a savings of $40, a combination package is also available for those campers interested in participating in both baseball camps in Scooba.
Later in July, the EMCC baseball staff, including Lions assistant coach and former University of Alabama head baseball coach Jim Wells, will be at Propst Park in Columbus to conduct another All-Skills Camp on July 18-20. The cost is $75 per camper.
The Lions will close out the month (July 30-31) in Columbus with another Elite Hitting/Pitching Camp at a cost of $125. A discounted combination package will offer a $50 savings to anyone interested in taking part in both baseball camps in Columbus.
All baseball camps will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration and check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. Additional information on any of the baseball camps is available by contacting Rose (662-476-5343 and [email protected]) or assistant coach Eric House (662-476-5067 and [email protected]).
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