Dixie Youth softball registration open

The Demopolis Dixie Youth Softball League is currently accepting player registration forms. The league is opened for girls aged 4 to 15 and registration is due by Feb. 20.

League president Wanda Dunklin indicated registration forms will be accepted until Feb. 23 but will carry a $10 late charge for all forms turned in after Feb. 20.

“Our perspective is that we need to know how many coaches we’ve got to have. That’s why we are stressing the 20th,” she explained.

The league had approximately 200 players last season, a number DDYSL officials hope to at least match this season.

“In the past, they always wait until the last minute, so I expect there to be a big surge,” Dunklin said, pointing to what is typically a slow-starting registration season.

Demopolis Dixie Youth age groups include the Sweeties (4 to 6 years old), the Darlings (7 and 8 years old), the Angels (9 and 10 years old), the Ponytails (11 and 12 years old) and the Belles (13 to 15 years old.

Registration for each child in the Sweeties age group is $50. All other age groups are $55. For every family registering more than one child, the cost is $50 for each child after the first.

Registration forms can be found at www.demopolisyouthsoftball.com, at Hibbett Sports or at this link.

The league draft and run-through is set for Feb. 23 at the Sports-Plex while games are scheduled to begin March 18.

Registration forms can be turned in at Hibbett Sports.