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Published: Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 / Updated: Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 03:00 PM

Sign up for Joe Davis 5K run

5K run set for Jan. 5

Joe Davis Memorial Resolution 5K Run, 9 a.m. Jan. 5 at Walter Elisha Park in Fort Mill. There will be a one-mile fun race at 9:15 a.m. Heaters will be set up for runners and supporters. Proceeds benefit Keystone. For more information, call Melissa Boyd at 803-412-4972, register online at www.joedavisrun.com or email Resolutionsrun5K@gmail.com

Sign-ups under way for Tega Cay rec sports

Tega Cay Parks and Rec spring sports registration runs until Feb. 9. Youth sports offered are ASA Softball (7-12), Little League Baseball (3-13) and Youth Soccer (3-14). Adult sports offered are Coed Kickball and Men’s and Women’s Softball (21 and older).

All registration is available online at www.tegacaysc.org. For more information, contact Joey Blethen at 548-3787 or jblethen@tegacay.com

Youth, teen rugby players wanted

The Fort Mill Dragons Rugby Club is looking for players from beginner up to experienced to play on middle school (ages 10-14) and high school (19 and under) teams. Anyone interested in playing, supporting or coming out to watch a home game can find the team on Facebook by searching for The Fort Mill Dragons Rugby Club or sending an email to fortmillrugby@gmail.com.

Players wanted for alumni football games

Would you like to strap on a helmet one more time?

Alumni football is coming to Fort Mill. Gridiron Alumni is planning several full contact alumni football games. Gridiron Alumni travels the nation pitting old football rivals against each other one more time. Players need to sign up, and the first 40 players on each team get to play. The team that gets 30 people registered first gets home-field advantage.

Teams from Fort Mill, Indian Land and Nation Ford high schools, as well as other area teams, are forming now. The games are set for early spring. If you or someone you know is interested in putting on the pads one more time, go to gridironalumni.com to register. If you have any questions, call Chris at 530-410-6396 or go to the website. Gridiron Alumni was founded in 2010 and has raised more than $150,000 for schools and charities using alumni football games.

Learn to play pickleball

USAPA Ambassadors Jane Harvey and Frank Kinder will be conducting an “Introduction to Pickleball” clinic at the Complex on the Greenway, 971 Tom Hall Street, Fort Mill, 1-3 p.m. over four consecutive Wednesdays beginning Jan. 9.

Participants may attend all four sessions, but it’s not mandatory. The cost is $3 a session for non-members and free for members.

Played with a composite paddle and modified whiffle ball on a badminton-sized court, pickleball is great exercise. For more information about pickleball, see the sport’s official website, uspa.org.

Carolina Pilates has See’s

See’s candy will be available at Carolina Pilates, 852 Gold Hill Road, Suite 102, for the holidays.

A portion of the profits will be donated to the Fort Mill Community Playhouse. Call Terry at 803-548-8775 or 803-370-0554 or stop in the studio to get your candy.

Indian Land boosters looking for support

The Indian Land High School Athletic Booster Club is selling program ads, corporate signs, memberships and season passes. All forms can be downloaded from the ILHS website at ilhs.lancasterscschools.org.

For more information, contact Coach Mayer at 803-548-9452 or mmayer@lcsd.k12.sc.us.

Bills Backers gather at Towne Tavern

Buffalo Bills fans are invited to Towne Tavern at Fort Mill, home of the York County Buffalo Bills Backers Fan Club. Join your fellow Bills fans in Suite 160 and view all Buffalo Bills games on a 10-foot HD projection with theater sound.

Great specials, giveaways and Western New York fare. For membership information, contact Towne Tavern at 803-802-2340 or towntavern@comporium.net.

Jets fans gather

at Skyline Grill

Jets fans who want to watch the game with other local fans can stop in at the Skyline Grill at Regent Park Golf Club in Fort Mill. Fans can keep track of all of the games aired on the NFL Package and enjoy $1.50 domestic beers on game day.

For details, call 803-548-3777.

Giants fans meet in the Blue Room

If you’re a fan of the New York Giants and want to get together with other local fans for games this season, the Blue Room is reserved for game day at Madison’s on The Corner at the corner of Hwy. 160 West and Gold Hill Road in Fort Mill.

Fans can watch the game on a huge projection screen and on several flat screens set up. Enjoy a hot buffet for less than $10, or order from an extensive menu. All fans are welcome, but a head count for the buffet is needed prior to the game. For more information, email elifor6@gmail.com or call 803-802-3990.

Visit the group on Facebook at Big Blue Fans in Fort Mill and request to join.

Train at the Y

Fitness 101 at the Fort Mill YMCA is a course designed for anyone serious about getting leaner, stronger and in shape once and for all. Get the information you need to meet your fitness goals, addressing such issues as proper breathing, range of motion and exercise selection.

The course meets at 9 a.m. the third Saturday of each month and the cost is $5.

From staff reports