BASKETBALL

Nov. 17 --Registration deadline for the Branson Parks and Recreation's Youth Basketball leagues, with recreational divisions for grades K-6 and competitive leagues for grades 3-6. Practices begin Dec. 1, with games to start on Jan. 3. Fee: $30 for the first player and $25 for each additional child, or $250 for a team entry. Call 335-2368.

Nov. 22 --Branson Parks and Recreation's Thanksgiving Shootout, a parent/child basketball shooting competition, with a chance to win a Thanksgiving turkey, at the Branson RecPlex. Fee: $5 or five cans of food to benefit CAM, with child age groups of grades K, 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6. For more information, call 335-2368 or visit www.bransonparksandrecreation.com.

Nov. 22-23 --MAYB Springfield Tournament, for boys and girls grade K-12. Fee: $150 with three-game guarantee. Call MAYB at (316) 284-0354 or (417) 848-4941, visit www.mayb.com or email contactus@smbctournaments.com.

Dec. 5-6 --Tournament for boys and girls in grades 5-6 at Crane High School. Fee: $80 per team. Call Terrie Sowell at 723-8395.

Dec. 5-7 -- Tip Off Classic Basketball Tournament at Southwest Sports/Fox Hollow Fieldhouse. Age groups are boys in grades 3, 4, 5 and 6. Fee: $175, with a Nov. 24 entry deadline. Register online at www.foxhollowonline.org, call 725-7600 or e-mail swsports@atlascomm.net.

Jan. 16-18 -- Fifth annual Tournament of Champions at Southwest Sports/Fox Hollow Fieldhouse. Age groups are boys in grades 4, 5 and 6. Fee: $225, with a Dec. 15 entry deadline. Entry includes free admission for players and coach to the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions. A maximum of four local teams will be allowed entry in each age group, and the level will be AAU. Register online at www.foxhollowonline.org, call 725-7600 or e-mail swsports@atlascomm.net.

VOLLEYBALL

Dec. 13 --VIP Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament at the Seymour YMCA, starting at 10 a.m. Fee: $75 per team. Call Cody at 935-2177.

Dec. 19 -- Registration deadline for the Nixa Parks and Recreation's competitive volleyball leagues, for 12-under and 14-under girls. League runs from Jan. 20-March 31. Fee: $300 per team. Call 725-5486.

Dec. 22 --Registration deadline for the Men's Adult Volleyball Leagues at the Springfield-Greene County Park Board. League runs from Jan. 12-Feb. 27, with games to be played at the O'Reilly-Tefft Gym. Fee: $150 per team. Call 837-5817.

Jan. 5 --Registration deadline for the Ozark Parks and Recreation Department's boys' elementary basketball league, open to players in grades K-7. Fee: $35 per player, with games on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Call 581-7002.

As space permits, items announcing upcoming sports events in which readers can participate, excluding school games, will appear in Sunday Calendar. Items must reach the sports department by the Monday before the first Sunday of publication. They also will run in the sports section at www.news-leader.com. To submit an item, please mail the date, time, place, age group, entry fee and a phone number readers can call for more information to: Sunday Calendar, Sports Department, News-Leader, 651 Boonville, Springfield, MO 65806. The information also can be faxed to 864-6677. No Sunday Calendar entries will be taken over the phone, and tryouts for competitive teams do not run in the Sunday Calendar.