All Yellow Springs athletes in grades seven through twelve will need a new pre-participation physical exam before they can participate on any school-sponsored sports team.

The Miami Valley Warriors “semi-pro” football team will, once again, play its 2008 home games at Yellow Springs High School. Home dates for regular season games are Saturdays, July 19; Sept. 20 and 27; and Oct. 4, all at 7 p.m.

Despite threatening weather last week, the 2008 Bulldog Scramble held at Locust Hills golf club on Saturday, July 12, came off without a hitch. Sixty-four golfers took to the course in the benefit tournament to raise funds for the Yellow Springs High School golf program.

The 19th annual Miami Valley Open Track & Field meet will take place Thursday, July 17, at Yellow Springs High School. It is open to all athletes, both men and women, boys and girls, regardless of age.

The Yellow Springs High School varsity basketball team finished second in the Kenton Ridge Summer League tournament last week after losing to Graham, the Division II state runner up.

Any student who is interested in playing soccer this fall for the Yellow Springs High School boys soccer team should send an e-mail with their name, address, phone number, age and year in school for the coming school year to Jim Hardman…

The Pirates maintained their lead in Minor League play last week with an 8–1 season record, three games ahead of the Yankees. The Cubs opened the week defeating the Dragons 11–2 on Monday, June 30.

Wilma J. Hasser died unexpectedly at 3 p.m., July 3, at Mercy Hospital, where she received the last rites. She was 78.

Any student who is interested in playing soccer this fall for the Yellow Springs High School boys soccer team should send an e-mail with their name, address, phone number, age and year in school for the coming school year to Jim Hardman…

The area’s continued wet weather again played havoc with the Minor League’s third full week of play, where the Cubs’ 3–4 record is slowly gaining on the Pirates, still undefeated for six games.