Countywide track and field meet coming up

Swainsboro-Emanuel County Recreation Department has planned its annual countywide track and field meet for March 13 at 10 a.m. at Swainsboro High School’s Tiger Field.

Participants should report at 9:30 a.m. with the meet beginning promptly at 10. Boys and girls ages seven to 14 may compete in three events (two running and one field or one running and two fields). Participants must be 7-years-old by December 31, 2021 and cannot be 15-years-old as of that same date in order to be eligible. Only those who place first in the local meet will advance to district.

Registration is required prior to the meet; participants will not be allowed to register the day of the event. To register, visit SECRD’s office, located at 632 McLeod Bridge Road, Swainsboro, between Monday, March 1, and Friday, March 5, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The registration fee is $5.

For more information, contact the rec department at 237-8098.