Meals will be served from 6-9 p.m. at Flossie Johnson's garage on Somers Road in Ronda. The cost is $10 per plate (minimum donation). Proceeds will go to help the Diamonds, who are playing in the AAU Division II Nationals in Bloomington, Indiana on July 3-12.
There will be live music as well. For more information on the event or on how to support the team, call 957-0380.
The Wilkes Diamonds program has been around since the early 1980s.
Here are other sports briefs and announcements from the Tri-County area:
Starmount athletic physicals June 25
Starmount High School will be holding physicals for prospective athletes at Jonesville Family Medical Center on Wednesday, June 25 at 8:30 a.m.
The cost is $10. All athletes will need a copy of the physical form, which has been signed by a parent, before they will be given a physical. These forms are available from their coach or can be obtained in the office at Starmount High.
The physical will be good for a calendar year and will be the only one they will need to play a sport at the school. For more information, call 468-2891 and ask to speak to coach Carter.
Attention summer coaches: Keep us informed about your team
It's summer, and while school sports are on hiatus for a few months, there are still plenty of local teams in action.
If you coach a local recreation or traveling team -- any sport, boys or girls -- or adult -- we invite you to submit write-ups on your group's achievements. Be sure to include all the basics -- who, what, when, where -- and make sure to include all first and last names.
Photos are welcome as well. "High resolution" digital prints work the best for us (these are usually pretty big files, 1MB or more). Again, just be sure to identify everyone pictured.
For more information or to submit items, contact sports editor Eric Lusk at elusk@elkintribune.com or give him a call at 835-1513 ext. 16.
Clarification
Starmount's Logan Nixon should have been included in the list of all-conference track athletes published in The Tribune and Yadkin Ripple published last week.
Nixon was the Mountain Valley 2A Conference pole vault champion.
ASU's football opener vs. LSU will be on ESPN
BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State University football's 2008 season opener at LSU, set for Saturday, Aug. 30, will be televised on ESPN.
To accommodate the live national broadcast, kickoff has been moved to 5 p.m.
The game looms as one of the most intriguing matchups of the opening weekend of the '08 season. Appalachian and LSU have combined to win five of the last 10 national championships in the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA).
Last season, ASU became the first FCS team to ever defeat a nationally ranked FBS squad when it toppled No. 5 Michigan in the season opener and went on to win its third-straight national championship. LSU won its second national crown in five years when it downed Ohio State in the 2007 Bowl Championship Series title game in New Orleans.
The contest marks the second time in four years that the Mountaineers will venture into LSU's "Death Valley," the 92,400-seat Tiger Stadium. In 2005, The Apps trailed the Tigers just 14-0 after three quarters before falling, 24-0. The Mountaineers had opportunities to go into the fourth period behind by less than one score, but had third-quarter possessions end with a dropped touchdown pass and a field-goal attempt that caromed off an upright.
Appalachian has won 13-straight nationally televised games, including last year's opener on the Big Ten Network, and is 12-0 all-time on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. The game at LSU is the first of two ASU regular-season contests slated to be televised on the ESPN family of networks in '08. Appalachian's home tilt versus Wofford will be broadcast live on ESPN2 on Oct. 31.
Additional Mountaineer games will be televised as part of the Southern Conference's television package, which will be finalized in the coming weeks.
New AAU girls hoops program in Yadkin
Starmount High's varsity girls basketball coach is organizing an AAU program for girls basketball in Yadkin County.
Kyle Hutchens plans to launch the Tri-Star Lady Outlaws in the fall. Teams are planned for 12-under, 14-under and 16-under.
Registration is already underway and will continue through Aug. 9. For more information, contact Hutchens at Starmount High School (468-2891) or via e-mail at lady.outlaws@hotmail.com. The team's Web site, which contains registration information and costs, can be found at www.eteamz.com/goladyoutlaws.
Surry County Sports Hall seeking nominations
Nomination applications for the 2008 class of the Surry County Sports Hall of Fame will be taken through Aug. 29.
The Surry hall began in 2005 as a way of preserving the sports history and tradition of the county
There are two areas in which to nominate individuals, teams or organizations:
* The Hall of Fame recognizes individuals for outstanding achievements in the field of athletics as a player, coach or administrator.
* The Ring of Honor recognizes individuals, teams, corporations/companies or organizations that have made a significant impact on sports through contributions in the field of athletics.
Nomination applications may be picked up at the Surry County Parks and Recreation Department, Elkin Recreation and Parks Department, Armfield Recreation and Civic Center and Reeves Community Center. Nominations also can be received on the Surry County Parks and Recreation Web site at www.co.surry.nc.us or by contacting a member of the Hall of Fame committee.
The current Hall of Fame committee includes Audie Simmons, Eddie Wilmoth, Scott Reynolds, Bob Ward, Donald Davis, Mike McHone, Brent Cornelison, Floyd Jones, Richard Grissom, Dave Diamont, Jim Wilmoth, Ron King, David Beal, Tony Searcy and Betty Smith.
For more information, contact Adam McComb at 401-8237.
8-U summer softball in Boonville
Sign-ups will continue for an 8-under, six-week summer softball league until the first game on June 20.
This is a recreation league (coach-pitch), so no travel teams are allowed. Games will be held at Boonville Elementary.
For more information, contact Annette Dudley at 244-7133.
Upward flag football taking sign-ups
Elkin Valley Baptist Church is currently taking registration for its fall Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading season.
The program is open to boys and girls in grades 1-6 (girls can play football or cheer).
The cost is $60 for football players and cheerleaders who register by July 21 and $70 for those who register after July 21. The final day of registration is Aug. 2.
Forms may be picked up and registration fees may be dropped off at Elkin Valley Baptist Church, 118 N. Elkin Drive, any time between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
All participants must plan to attend one flag football evaluation or cheerleading orientation. Those sessions will be Monday, July 28; Tuesday, July 29 and Thursday, July 31 from 6-8 p.m. at the North Elkin Field. Scholarships are available.
Practices will begin the week of Aug. 18. The first game will be Saturday, Sept. 6. The final awards ceremony will be Monday, Nov. 3.
For more information, contact Elkin Valley Baptist Church at 835-3808.
East Wilkes youth football sign-ups
Registration for East Wilkes youth football (grades 3-8) will take place on July 27 at 2 p.m. at East Wilkes High School.
Practice starts July 31 at EWHS at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Eddie Settle at 835-6900 or Rocky Lyons at 835-4442.
Flag football returning for East Wilkes' youngsters
For the third consecutive year, East Wilkes High School Athletics will be offering a fall season of flag football to all first and second graders (boys and girls).
A representative will be visiting each feeder school with information and registration forms. All eight games will be played at the East Wilkes High School football stadium. For more information, contact Michael Gregory at (336) 428-1290.
Elkin football gear on sale
Plums in downtown Elkin is once again selling Elkin football T-shirts.
The cost is $12, and all proceeds go back to the Buckin' Elks football program.
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