Lone Star Classic
The Montrose Softball League (MSL) hosts its Lone Star Classic Softball Tournament this weekend! Boys and girls from all over the United States will be in town.

Registration is Friday, May 23, at Meteor, 2306 Genesee, from 8 to 11 p.m. Drop on by and show our visitors some of that Houston pride.

The host hotel is the Houston Renaissance Hotel. Games will be played at the Softball Country Club on South Main, south of 610. For more info, contact the MSL at www.montrosesoftballleague.com.

Service for two
The Houston Tennis Club meets on Wednesday and Friday evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For weekend play, check them out on Sundays from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information, contact the club at 713-692-2701 or log on to houstontennisclb@aol.com.

Flags available
The Houston Women’s Flag Football League is always looking for players. For more information, and hopefully when the weather cools a bit, call 713-981-6753.

Looking for goals?
The Montrose Soccer Club of Houston is open to men and women who have experience playing soccer. Join the club at 1 p.m. each Sunday afternoon at Woodrow Wilson School, located at Yupon and Fairview, in Montrose.

The only requirements for membership that those interest be team players, know the rules of soccer and have basic skills (you don’t have to be a pro, just played before). Members don’t even have to be gay, just willing to be mistaken for gay.

For more information, send an e-mail to MontroseSC@soccer.com or go to http://www.geocities.com/MontroseSoccer, or log on to other sites such as the International Gay & Lesbian Football Association, Oak Lawn Soccer Club, or West Hollywood Soccer Club. If you have the international flair, contact the Munich Elves (yeah, in Germany).

‘Ferries’ on board
On Saturday, July 26, the Rainbow Fishing Club plans a deep-sea fishing trip with Captain Elliott’s Ferry Boats out of Freeport. The cost for the 12-hour trip is $75 with a $40.00 deposit.

For those who really want to be on this trip, the club will have to receive reservations and deposits immediately. Departure is at 6 a.m. with a return to the docks at 6 p.m. All fishing equipment and bait are supplied by the boats, as well as ice for your fish. This charter company is virtually booked for the entire summer already, so hurry!

Contact the Rainbow Fishing Club via phone at 713-523-6381, or by e-mail: rainbowfishingclub@hotmail.com.

Gay rodeo
Don’t forget the sport of rodeo in our great state. For all of you dudes and dudettes, contact the Texas Gay Rodeo Association at 281-873-0641, or write the group at P. O. Box 130855, Houston, Texas, 77219-0585.

Gay basketball
Replies are still coming in! It looks like it won’t be long before this sport gets its tipoff.

Again: Anyone interested in a gay basketball league? If so, please e-mail me here at the Voice (via editor@houstonvoice.com). I’m looking forward to a lot of replies to match the number of inquiries so far!

World series softball
NAGAAA (North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association) holds its 27 annual tournament in Washington, D.C., beginning Aug. 17. Plan your trip now and support your local teams in attendance with team representations from all over the United States and Canada.

Rooms will fill up fast, so contact the organizers of this great tournament at information@Series2003.org, or call 202-543-0326.

MSL stats
The Montrose Softball League (MSL) announced that as of Week 7, the Houston Force, lone competitor in the A Division, is at 9-1. In the B Division, BRB has a record of 5-4, Rich’s is at 4-4 and the Bucs are 4-5.

The C Division is still champed by Meteor at 11-3, followed by the Butchers at 10-3, Drillers at 8-6, Outpost at 5-8, Swallows at 4-10 and 24-Hour Fitness at 2-10. The D Division is led by The Trojans at 14-0, followed by Doc’s Jocks at 13-1, Mary’s at 12-2, Bolts at 7-7, Toros at 7-7, N’Motion at 6-8, Wave at 6-8, Herricanes at 4-9, Grizzlies at 3-9 and the Sharks at 3-11.

The season is coming to a close soon and team selections will be made for representation in the gay softball world series in Washington D.C. Best of luck to all the teams.

Speaking of fun, the MSL is hosting its annual casino trip on Saturday, July 12. A chartered bus departs Guava Lamp at 2 p.m. and returns around midnight. Cost of the trip per person is $20.

Contact the MSL at its web site at www.montrosesoftballleague.com for information.

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