COMMUNITY SPORTS BRIEFS
John Carroll Cornhole event set for Saturday:
The first John Carroll Cornhole Classic will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at John Carroll Catholic High School.
This is a competition where players stand 30 feet from a cornhole board and alternate throwing four corn bags at a 6-inch hole on a slanted board. Players receive one point for each bag on the board and three points for each bag in the hole.
The first player to score 21 points is the winner.
Registration is $25 per player or $50 for a two-member team. All proceeds benefit the high school. Register online at www.alabamacornhole.com.
Tarrant star picks Faulkner State:
Tarrant High School senior Desiree Dale recently signed a basketball scholarship with Faulkner State Junior College of Bay Minette, Wildcats coach Steve Faber said.
Dale averaged 13.0 points, 4.8 assists and 4.1 steals per game as a senior for Tarrant.
Spartans' Timberlake wins national honor:
Andrew Timberlake, a track and cross country runner from Mountain Brook High School, recently won the National Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award for outstanding academic and athletic achievement.
Timberlake will receive a $7,500 scholarship, appear in a Milk Mustache ad in USA Today and will attend an award ceremony later this month in Orlando where he'll be honored by NFL quarterback Rex Grossman and figure skater Michelle Kwan.
Cousins joins Erwin camp:
Erwin High School junior-to-be DeMarcus Cousins, a 6-foot-10 center considered one of the top junior prospects in the nation, played in last week's basketball camp at UAB for the Eagles.
It was the first time he has played with Erwin since being suspended for the season last winter.
"He has worked hard and really hustled and played well for us," said Erwin boys basketball coach Greg Moore.
Erwin is 12-1 this summer in games played, Moore said. DeMarcus Cousins played in the last win. The Eagles reached the Class 5A semifinals last season - their first trip to the state tournament Final Four.
DeMarcus Cousins said he has been busy this summer, most recently attending the University of Kentucky's Elite camp.
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