SMITH CENTER RECREATION COMMISSION
PROVIDING SPORTS & ACTIVITY BASED SERVICES IN SMITH CENTER, KS
YOUTH SPORTS + COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES + BUS TRIPS
ACTIVITIES & SIGN-UP FORMS
Sundays 2pm Sept 30th - Oct 28
Flag Football
Flag Football is held in the Fall for boys in grades 2nd-6th.
It is held on Sunday afternoons from 2pm-4pm at the SCHS High School Practice Football Fields.
The season will be on Sundays from September 30th-October 28th
Sign Up sheets are sent home with the boys from Smith Center & Thunder Ridge grade schools in August/September of each school year or can be downloaded from here.
For more info contact the volunteer coordinator, Ryan Murphy at 785-686-4197
Oct 1st-6th 2018
Bus Trip-The Ark Encounter
Join us for a fun trip to Louisville, Cincinnati and St. Louis as we visit the Ark from October 1st-6th 2018.
Price is $1,100 per person double occupancy. Single occupancy is $1,400; triple is $950 per person and quad is $900 per person.
A minimum of 30 people is required to make this trip possible with a maximum of 50.
Registration deadline is August 20th, 2018. Final payment is due by September 1st, 2018.
For more information or to Register, please contact David Tharp
Phone #: 785-620-7007 or Email: dtharp74@gmail.com
Fall
Volleyball
Volleyball is held in the Fall for girls in grades Kindergarten-6th.
It is typically held on Tuesday nights at the SC Elementary Gym
More info on the upcoming Fall 2018 season will be released at the beginning of the Fall 2018 school year. Forms will be sent home with girls from the grade school on the first week of school for the new year after summer break.
The volunteer coordinator is Denyse Kattenberg.
March
Sunflower Shootout All-Star High School Basketball Games
The Sunflower Shootout Basketball All-Star Game is an Annual basketball game held in March in Smith Center at the Smith Center High School Gym.
The teams consist of High School Senior All-Star players from the Mid-Continent League schools and other North Central Kansas schools.
Spring
Track Club
Redmen Track Club is for Smith Center students who are currently in Kindergarten through 6th grade. This club will help our young athletes learn the basics of track and field events by allowing them to have practice and learn from their coaches.
Track Club is held in March & April of each year. Youth Track members can compete in the Smith Center Youth Track Meet and other area Track Meets.
There is a $20 fee to join, which will get the athlete a t-shirt and allow the club to purchase equipment for the club. This fee DOES NOT include the entry fee for the Smith Center Recreation Track Meet which is held in late April or early May.
Any questions contact Track Club Volunteer Coordinator: Denyse Kattenberg 785-282-0833
ABOUT US
The Smith Center Recreation Commission is a non-profit based entity funded through the City of Smith Center, KS. Known as SC Rec, this group was started in the 1980's to oversee youth sports activities in Smith Center. Over the years, the list of services provided by the SC Rec has grown and changed.
Currently, the Smith Center Recreation Commission oversee's the following youth sports activities: Youth Baseball/Softball/T-Ball in the Summer, Youth Girls Volleyball in the Fall, Youth Flag Football in the Fall, Sunflower Shootout High School Basketball All-Star Games in March, Youth Track Club & Youth Track Meet both in the Spring. Also throughout the year, the SC Rec hosts Bus Trips, most notably a long distance bus trip each Fall. Also, we hold other short distance bus trips throughout the year like KU Basketball Games, Royal's Games & other events.
Each year the Smith Center Recreation Commission Board of Directors and other volunteers spend many hours and resources to improve the youth athletic facilities in Smith Center, as well as providing several other recreation activities in Smith Center.
Recreation Commission Board of Directors:
Rec Director - David Tharp
President – Barry Brooks
Vice President – Shawn Stansbury
Treasurer – Ryan Murphy
Secretary – Denyse Kattenberg
Other Board Members - Heather Sasse
CONTACT US
For Questions or to Signup for Activities please contact
Recreation Director, David Tharp
by Phone at 785-282-4061 or email dtharp74@gmail.com