Wednesday, December 11, 2013 LOCAL SPORTS The Virgin Islands Daily News 67 Local Briefs Bailers in the V.I. baseball fun days The jaycobie Blash Foundation in conjunction with the V.I. Tourism Department will present the Bailers in the V.I. baseball fun days. The events will feature fun and baseball instrustion form minor and major league baseball players. Day 1 is Thursday at 4 p.m. at Lionel Roberts Stadium on St. Thomas. when chil- dren ages 13 and up are the focus. At 4 p.m. Friday, events move to Emile Griffith Ballpark on St. Thomas, where the focus will be on children ages 9 to 12. On Saturday, St. Croix Little Leaguers will be featured at 10 a.m. at D.C. Canegata Ballpark. Food and drinks will be on sale. St. Croix Metric Mile ST. CROIX — The St. Croix Metric Mile Road Race will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday. Registration will begin at 4 p.m. at Anally Farms in Upper Love. The distance for the race is 1,500 meters and will start at St. John's Episcopal Church and finish at the Agriculture Fair Grounds. Awards will be presented to the top five male and female fin- ishers and top boys and girls 13 and under. For information, contact the V.I. Pace Runners at 643-2557 or logon to: http://virginislandspace.org. Tackle football camp regis- tration ST. THOMAS — Registration for the V.I. Youth Tackle Football Camp is at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Dec. 21 at the CARS field. The camp is open to all youths in grades 5 to 9 interested in learning how to play tackle football. For more informa- tion or to register, call Francisco Janis at 244-8591. Froggy Johnson Basketball Tournament ST. THOMAS — Rosters are available for the seventh annual Ralph "Froggy" Johnson 13-16 Double Elimination Basketball Tournament scheduled for Dec. 20- 23 at Alvin McBean Complex. The first eight teams to register will be eligible. Entrance fee is $10 per player, and entry deadline is Saturday. To pick up a roster or for more information. cal