Youth Camp

The start of the gridiron season is over two months away but, in just seven days, the "Death Valley" field will be swarming with young athletes. The cause for commotion at the LCHS football field is the annual Lincoln County Youth Football Camp, which will be held June 14-16 at Lincoln County High School. The non-contact camp is open to all students in first through ninth grade and runs from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. each day. The cost of the camp is $35 per camper or $50 per two siblings.

HARRODSBURG - When Terry Yeast was planning the first Harrodsburg Youth Football Camp, he thought it would attract about 25 kids and then he would build it up from there. Well, he must have underestimated how much kids want some summertime football. There were 35 kids at Harrodsburg Wednesday, up from 29 the day before, a turnout that more than pleased the Pioneers' head coach. "I guess it's a credit to the kids that they enjoy what we're doing. I think a lot of kids are going home and telling their friends about the camp and they're coming back with them," Yeast said.

There are enough kids at this week's Boyle County Youth Basketball Camp to fill three gyms, but there's still plenty of room for girls. And not only are there girls at play in all three of those gyms, but for the first time there are also girls at work. Boyle County boys coach Ronnie Bottoms always staffs his camp with members of his own team, and this year he has added a dozen girls players to the roster. There is no girls camp at Boyle this year because of the transition in the girls program that was just completed last week with the hiring of Roger Newton as its new coach.

Jessamine County's up and coming football talent will soon get the chance to learn from some of the county's best about how to play the sport. According to district athletics director Ken Cox, East Jessamine football head coach Mike Bowlin and West head coach Yancey Marcum “are donating their time to help put a youth football camp on.” “I really stress how appreciative we are that Mike and Yancey are donating their time just because of...

Danville coach Sam Harp said it’s always hard to tell exactly what kind of turnout he’ll get with his annual youth football camp. But with a good group coming out for the first night Monday, and an even larger crowd out Tuesday, Harp had few complaints about the numbers. “We’ve got 52 total. I think for this time of year, with baseball and everything going on, I do think it’s a good number,” Harp said. “We had some kids miss last night because of baseball, and some kids tonight leave because of baseball.

The attendance at the Green River Pentecostal Church on Sunday morning was 345. There were 50 youth and 26 workers who attended youth camp at Barbourville last week. Miss Lindsey Long was voted as Miss Youth Camp of 2006 and Daniel King was voted as runner up. The girls won the softball trophy and the boys won the softball and volleyball games. Bro. Jonathon Hall and Sister Marcella Snow won (volunteers to the youth) at youth camp. Ten girls accepted the Lord as their Savior and some boys.

The Garrard County Youth Football Camp starts today at the high school 5:30 p.m. and continues at the same time Tuesday and Thursday. The 90-minute camp is free. Campers will be fed tonight and Tuesday and will receive T-shirts Thursday.

The attendance at the Green River Pentecostal Church on Sunday, July 13 was 276. The church youth returned from Barbourville Youth Camp on Saturday. Sympathy is extended to Zella Young's family. Her funeral was at Green River on Sunday. Sympathy is extended to the Hayward Southerland family. He passed away Friday and his funeral was Monday. His mother is Mrs. Noreen Peck. Remember the weekly broadcast on WPBK (102.9 FM), every Monday at 5"15 p.m. Please tune in. Our weekly services are: Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school at 11 a.m.; and Sunday and Wednesday evening worship at 7 o'clock.