Newport-Mesa All-American Football: Football and cheerleader

sign-ups

CORONA DEL MAR - The final sign-up day for Newport-Mesa Junior

All-American Football players and cheerleaders will be Saturday May 18.

Sign-ups will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the multipurpose

room at Lincoln Elementary School, 3101 Pacific View Dr. in Corona del

Mar.

Football players must pay a $220 registration fee, $110 for

cheerleaders. After Saturday, registration increases to $250 for football

and $130 for cheerleading.

Football registration fee includes use of all equipment (helmets,

uniforms, sleds), game jersey with name on back, a trophy, insurance and

a physical exam.

The registration fee for cheerleaders includes a trophy, insurance and

a physical exam. New cheerleaders must purchase uniforms for $200.

Returning players and cheerleaders need to bring: a parent or

guardian, a check for the registration fee, proof of residence and shorts

and a T-shirt for the physical. Cheerleaders should wear casual clothes.

New players and cheerleaders must bring all of the above and an

original or certified copy of a birth certificate.

Both football and cheerleader practices begin Monday, July 29, from

5:45 to 7:45 p.m. at Corona del Mar High School. Practices run Mondays

through Thursdays.

Beginning Sept. 3, practices run Tuesdays through Thursdays from 5:45

to 7:45 p.m. at Bonita Creek Park. Games are played Saturdays.

Contact either Jim McGee at (949) 640-8505 or (949) 640-0500, or Brent

Ogden Jr. at (949) 759-1695 or (949) 955-0066, ext. 11 for football

questions.

Contact either Donna Martinez at (949) 721-0957 or (949)863-6678, or

Caryn Baiza at (949) 645-1076 for cheerleading questions.