Paden City High School Hosting Speed Clinic

Paden City High School is hosting a speed clinic for athletes and coaches in any sport, beginning at 9 a.m. on May 8 at the school. Instructor for the clinic, sponsored by Woodmen of the World in Paden City, is Alan Johnson, former strength and conditioning coach at WVU and Ohio State University.

Grades 6-8 will participate from 9-11:30 a.m., with grades 9-12 following from noon-3 p.m. Cost is $15 per athlete or coach. Additional members from the same family will pay $10. Any coach who brings five players will be admitted free. Parents may attend with their children.

Checks, payable to Paden City Football Parents Club, should be mailed to Brent Croasmun, 201 North 4th Ave, Paden City, W. Va. 26159 no later than May 1. Include name, address and phone number. Participants may register on the day of the event.

Tyler Consolidated HS

Sponsoring Basketball Camp

The Tyler Consolidated Silver Knights Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team will be sponsoring a basketball camp June 21-24 at Tyler Consolidated High School.

The camp will cost $30 per camper and is for both boys and girls in grades 3-7. The camp will be held from 9-11 a.m. with each camper receiving lunch and a camp t-shirt.

Dribbling skills, ball handling, drills, shooting techniques, teamwork and fundamentals will be featured. Contact TCHS Head Boys Coach J. C. Kimble for further information or to register. The camp is open to any boy or girl not just in Tyler County, but anywhere there are kids who want to get better playing basketball.

New Martinsville

Running Club Forming

The inaugural New Martinsville Running Club 5K Fun Run/Walk will start and finish at the New Martinsville Hydro Dam on April 25, at 3 p.m.

The entry fee is $15 for adults and $10 for kids age 15 and under. Receive a $2 discount if you register by April 21. Awards are given out in standard age groups, plus the fastest time by a New Martinsville student and fastest Magnolia runner.

For further information, contact John Holiday at 740-458-1758 or write to him at NMRC, 47693 Cain Ridge Road, Clarington, Ohio 43915.