Sports and Outdoors

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Norwell girls’ hoopsters to scrimmage
The Norwell Knights girls’ basketball team will be scrimmaging against the Elmhurst Trojans at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Fort Wayne. Entry fee is $1 or two canned food items. All proceeds will benefit the food drive.

Runners invited to W.O.O.F trail race
The Ouabache River Runners will be hosting its second W.O.O.F. trail race at Ouabache State Park on Nov. 7. Race starts at 10 a.m. with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. There is a five-mile race, a 15-mile race and a relay consisting of three team members running five miles each. Online registration continues this week on runrace.net and there is also race-day registration. Post-race food includes bison burgers, vegetable soup and a variety of other goodies. For more information, contact Mac McAvoy at 450-1071 or at macmcavoy@gmail.com

Sign up for Rainbow Lake 5K
Entries are being taken for the second Rainbow Lake 5K at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, in Geneva. The race begins at the Gene Stratton Porter Limberlost Cabin and circles around Rainbow Lake.
Cost is $12 with a shirt before Nov. 18, $15 after Nov. 18, or $8 with no shirt. Post-race amenities are being handled by South Adams Trails. Entry forms are available on the Fort Wayne Track Club Web site race calendar (fwtc.org) and at several locations around the area. For further details or registration information, contact Clint Anderson at 260-589-2101.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three runners in six different age groups. A $100 first-place prize will be presented to the top male and female finishers and a $100 bonus go to the winner of the male or female who breaks the course record.

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