MESA Soccer Complex

1020 Anderson Ridge Road, Greer, SC
Road Race: Inspirational Speaker: Interactive Games

$10 Entry Fee includes Making a Choice T-Shirt, #19 Wristband

Calendar of Events

• 9:00: 1st Annual “Making a Choice” 5K Road Race (Registration available at setupevents.com)

• 10:30: Race Awards

• 11:00: Inspirational Speaker – Dr. Milt Lowder & Josh Bradley (Brookwood Church)

• 12:00 – 3:00: Interactive Games
  2 Age Groups (4th – 7th Grade and 8th – 12th Grade)
  Along with 8 Giant Inflatables, Rock Climbing Wall, Summer Camps & After School Activities Sign-ups & Information, Food & Fun for the Entire Family
• 6:30: “Evening with Vince Gill” – Bi-Lo Center (tickets available on TicketMaster.com)

The proceeds from this year’s event which includes The Mac 2009 Golf Tournament on Monday, April 20th at The Cliffs at Keowee Springs will benefit The Greenville Family Partnership, The Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas and the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs.

Hosted by The Mac Foundation and CESA.  For more information visit themacfoundation.com

Sterling Community Center
June 19: 7 pm
June 20: 10 am – 6 pm

Boys 9 10

Boys 11 12

Byos 13 14

Girls 9 10

Girls 11 12

Grils 13 14

The annual Hershey’s Track and Field Meet will be held on April 14th at Greenville High School.

This FREE event is designed for all children 9 – 14 years old.

Emailed to: joe@gcrd.org

Forms can me mailed to:

Joe Lanahan/ Hershey’s Track Meet

4806 Old Spartanburg Road

Taylors, SC 29687

ALL Athletes MUST PRE-REGISTER!!!

NO sign ups the day of meet.

Entry Deadline is April 11h

Register on line at:

PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR REGISTRATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL GREENVILLE REC HAS PROOF OF AGE!!!!!!!

Meet will begin at 8:30am.

PLEASE arrive early to make sure athletes are checked in.

Greenville Local Meet Event Schedule – 2012

If you have questions please contact Joe Lanahan: joe@gcrd.org

Official Rules 2012

RESULTS ARE HERE:   Hershey Place Results 2011

The purpose of the plan is to “improve the quality of life in Greenville” as well as “stimulate economic growth through increases in tourism and real property value.” The proposed plan would also seek to “enhance, protect, and preserve the environmental quality of open space, waterways and wildlife habitats.”

The completed network would involve 128 total miles with three different kinds of trails. Greenway trails will be an 8 to 12 foot wide, paved trail with a rubberized surface in some sections. This would be useful for biking, running, or walking, with natural or “green” surroundings. Where off-road trails are impossible, street based trails will have a sidewalk or a bike lane. Finally, natural surface trails are ideal for environmentally sensitive areas, where a natural surface will be used such as dirt or mulch.

The plan outlines five major corridors, most of which link together near downtown where I-385 ends. The Reedy River corridor would include the Swamp Rabbit trail and stretch from Traveler’s Rest to Simpsonville and Fountain Inn. The Greenlink Corridor would pass south of the Downtown Airport through Verdae and the Clemson ICAR campus. The Gateway Corridor would run just north of I-385 towards Greer and Spartanburg. The Richland Creek Corridor would run north towards Paris Mountain, passing near the intersection of Rutherford and North Pleasantburg. Finally, the Brushy Creek trail would split to the South of the Swamp Rabbit trail near Falls Park, cross I-85 just west of Augusta Road, and rejoin the Swamp Rabbit Trail soon thereafter.

Of course, all of this will take time. The first of three phases is slated to be fulfilled by 2014. Presently, priority is on the Reedy River corridor, which is why so much progress has been made on the Swamp Rabbit trail in the last year. Of course, this exciting initiative has also spurred action from outside of the city, including extensive work by Furman University and Traveler’s Rest. The network could also eventually connect into wider trail networks such as the Palmetto trail. Great things are ahead. Get involved, and stay tuned!

Our Learn to Skate Program is ramping up for the spring season. Our professional instructors will teach classes of children and adults with simple and easy to learn moves from the US Figure Skating Basic Skills Program. We will be offering classes on Mondays and Saturdays.  We will also be offering a Home School Class on Thursdays.  The program is now recognized as one of the finest programs and is a great way to learn how to skate in the safest possible way. 
 
We also have a new class for our future hockey players. The Learn to Ice Skate Program will now offer an accredited hockey specific class.  These classes are geared toward young hockey players who are new to the ice and the sport of hockey.  Learning the introductory skating skills can be an important asset to your player’s progress into the Junior Tigers program, so come check it out! 
 
For more information click here, or contact Jimmy Crockett at (864) 322-7529 ext. 203 or jimmy@gcrd.org.

The Pavilion would like to announce the New and Improved Learn to Play Hockey Program. The Junior Tigers Learn to Play Program has been certified by USA Hockey and the Carolina Amateur Hockey Association. 
 
If you are looking to get your kids into hockey, this is the time. We have a great introductory offer: Each player who signs up for the first time will have their registration fee waived. Participants will only have to pay the annual USA Hockey Registration fee of $37. We provide the jerseys and socks for each player. We will also have a limited number of rental hockey sets that will be available on a first come, first serve basis.

A new session of Junior Tigers begins on Monday, April 23rd.  The program takes place on Monday nights from 6:30 to 7:30.  Each session consists of 8 weeks.  The deadline to register is Monday, April 23rd, 2012.  Registration is limited to 55 participants.  Once the player has completed the course requirements, he or she will be ready to participate in the in-house hockey program.
 
For more information click here, or contact Jim Lazorik at (864) 322-7529 ext. 215 or jlazorik@gcrd.org.

Lovin’ bicycling on the road for forty years,

but not without some tears.

Some flowed at a railroad track,

when I landed on my back.

When the railroad crosses a trail,

you better remember your tail.

If you should cross it wrong,

you’ll sing the sad song.

The angle you make,

is a piece of cake,

When you cross be particular,

that you make it perpendicular.

Because, if on a bike, you do not cross a railroad track perpendicular to it, your wheel will get caught in one of the deep grooves on each side of each rail, the bike will stop abruptly, and you will fall and hurt yourself. Please wear helmet and riding gloves and cross perpendicular to rails.

See ya out there.

Ed Sherman

“Our fine ball parks, Greenville’s hospitality and District 7’s commitment to hosting a top-rate event proved that Greenville County is the place to host tournaments year after year,” said Gene Smith, executive director of Greenville County Recreation District.

District 7 Little League Administrator Steve Johnson agrees. “Greenville is doing baseball and softball the right way, and new facilities like David Jackson Park, which attract more players and coaches to the league, were a major part of our success.” It takes a community that is devoted to our kids and committed to making a difference, and Greenville County had the vision to make that happen by passing the hospitality tax a few years ago and building these wonderful ballparks.”

Win or lose, the 4,400 players in Greenville County that play Little League ball are champions and share in this success story. District 7 Little League, comprised of eight leagues and 400 baseball and softball teams in Greenville County, has been knocking it out of the park all year.

Five teams in the District participated in 10 tournament events – eight regional tournaments hosted by Little League International and two Tournament of Champions – including the recent Big League World Series in Easley, S.C. and last week’s 2010 Junior League Southeastern Regional Tournament at David Jackson. This was the first time that Greenville County hosted this tournament.

“We sent five teams to represent not only District 7 and Greenville County, but the entire state of South Carolina in regional tournaments,” Johnson said. “I don’t know if there’s any other district that can make that claim. “

The Junior League baseball team for 13 and 14 year-old boys from Northwest Little League in Travelers Rest, won its first state championship this year and played at David Jackson last week.

“We were excited to get the chance to protect our home turf and play ball right here in Greenville in the regionals,” said team manager JJ Bynum. “Winning the state championship was a testament to the hard work these players put in this season, and it has really paid off.”

Other District 7 teams who participated in major tournaments includes an 11-12 girls softball team from Blue Ridge Little League who played in the softball regionals in Warner Robins, Georgia; the 15-16 Senior League baseball team from Northwood Little League who played in the Senior League Southern regional in Viera, Florida; a 16-18 year old Big League baseball team who played in the Big League World Series in Easley for the third time in the past four years; and a 9-10 girls softball team comprised of players from Blue Ridge Little League, Northwest Little League and Foothills Little League who competed in the Tournament of Champions.

“The boys and girls playing on these fields today are learning the discipline, teamwork and life lessons that will benefit them in the future, and I have no doubt that many of the kids playing ball today will be leaders right here in Greenville County one day, and that benefits our entire community like nothing else I know,” said Johnson.

Click here to view the draft plan.  For more information contact GCRD’s Director of Greenways, Natural & Historic Resourses Ty Houck at 864-331-9631 or via email at ty@gcrd.org.

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