Sports Briefs for March 7

Odell field cleanup: March 14, 8:30 a.m. Main Contact: Nathan Stanton.

Hood River field cleanup: March 21, 8:30 a.m. Main Contact: Nathan Duckwall.

Parkdale field cleanup: TBA (one session already completed). Main Contact: Mychal Lucas.

Majors baseball, minors baseball/softball tryouts

A reminder, if your son or daughter is between age 7-12 as of Jan. 1, 2015, and they would like to play minors baseball (ages 7-11), minors softball (ages 7-11), or majors baseball (ages 10-12), you will need to attend tryouts this Saturday, March 7 or Monday, March 9 at the Hood River Valley High School varsity baseball field. Girls ages 7-11 wanting to play softball this year should arrive by 9:45 a.m. for tryouts starting at 10 a.m. Boys ages 7-11 wanting to play baseball this year should arrive by 10:15 a.m. for tryouts starting at 10:30 a.m. Boys ages 10-12 wanting to play baseball this year should arrive by noon for tryouts starting at 12:30 p.m. Tryouts MAY last as long as 2 hours depending on the amount of players trying out. Majors teams will be chosen on March 9 and players notified by their new manager by March 14. Minors teams will be chosen and players notified by their new manager by or before March 21. Opening day ceremonies: Saturday, April 18, 10:30 a.m. at the HRVHS varsity baseball field.

Youth football committee

Youth Football Action Committee Meeting on Thursday March 12 at 7 p.m. at Hood River Valley High School in Room H-15. All parents or community members interested in becoming involved are encouraged to attend.