01/02/05 — Local sports briefs

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By Gabe Whisnant
Published in Sports on January 2, 2005 10:22 AM

Dart league

The Goldsboro Dart League, a steel-tip dart league, is forming to start play January 10. League games will be Monday nights at 7 p.m. Form your own three-person team and sign up. The league is non-profit and has no affiliations. The league meeting will be held at Torero's Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. For more information call Richard Egan at richchewbacca@aol.com or call 919-751-1370 or 919-722-5910.

Goldsboro Sting 14-under tryouts

Tryouts will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Goldsboro Family YMCA for the Goldsboro Sting 14-under boys soccer team. For more information, contact Terry Forrest at 735-1473.

S. Johnston JV softball tourney

The South Johnston junior varsity softball team will host an Easter softball tournament. The tournament will be played on April 2, 2005 at South Johnston High School. The tournament will be a two-game guarantee with an entry fee of $50 per team. The first three junior varsity teams to commit will make up the tournament bracket. A waiting list for additional teams will be created to fill any vacant spots. For more information, please contact Wayne Deans at (919) 894-3146 ext. 427 or (919) 625-7184 or Mickey Bridgers at (919) 894-3146 ext. 126.

RYSA general meeting

The Rosewood Youth Sports Association will hold its monthly meeting on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Rosewood Middle School cafeteria. Please note the time change from previous meetings. Everyone is invited to attend.

35-over men's amateur baseball

A new amateur men's baseball team for adults 35 and older, centered in the Smithfield area, is looking for baseball pitchers and position players for a wood bat league that plays 22 games from April to Sept., usually on Sunday. For more information, contact John Luce at (919) 264-0558 or woodbatbaseball@earthlink.net.

Rosewood BR 10-under tryouts

Anyone interested in trying out for the Rosewood Babe Ruth 10-under team contact Jeff Sasser at 734-1555.

ECAP team registration

The Eastern Carolina Athletic Park will be host to 14 AAU boys baseball tournaments (including two Super Regionals), 10 Girls AAU softball tournaments, 10 baseball or softball invitational tournaments, the East North State Wood Bat League end of year tournament and much more. New AAU baseball and softball teams can register with AAU for only $30.00. Area fields for venues are needed. Call Doug Kline at (919) 580-1100, ext. 1 for more information.