Doubledays playoff tickets on sale today

The Auburn Doubledays are putting tickets for the 2007 New York Penn League Playoffs on sale to the general public beginning Monday, Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. The box office will open from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. all week, including today. Ticket pricing will remain the same as the regular season.

Box seats are $7 and general admission is $4.50 with a fifty cent discount on both children and seniors. Season ticket holders that reserved their seats before sale to the general public may also pick up their seats beginning on Monday.

Tickets may be reserved at the box office or by phone at 255-2489. A Visa or Mastercard will be necessary for phone reservations.

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Christmas Elf golf tourney is Sept. 14

The Christmas Elf Golf Tournament will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 14 at Lakeview Golf and Country Club.

The Christmas Elf works every year to make sure the children of Cayuga County have gifts during the holiday season.

Check-in for the tournament is at 8:45 a.m. and the entry fee is $60. The fee includes a cart, skill games with prizes, lunch at the turn, drinks on the course and a banquet following the round.

The deadline to sign up is Sept. 5.

For more information, call 252-7759.

D-days auctioning off home jerseys

The Auburn Doubledays are auctioning off all of their 2007 home jerseys to raise money for the Leo A. Pinckney Scholarship Fund. All jerseys will be signed by the player who wore it for the 2007 season.

The jerseys are currently being listed on the Minor League Baseball auction site. The jerseys can be accessed through the Doubledays web page at www.auburndoubledays.com.

The auction runs through Sept. 30.

The winners will receive the jersey along with a certificate of authenticity from the Doubledays.

For more information, contact Carl Gutelius at 255-2489.

Labor Day Classic set to run today

The Mason & Grant Labor Day Classic will take place at 10 a.m. today at Emerson Park.

Registration will take place on race day from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at Emerson Park. The entry fee is $10 for the 5k and 10k. The one-mile run is free.

There will be age-group awards and course record awards following the race.

ForeSIGHT golf tourney is Sept. 10

The annual ForeSIGHT Golf Classic will be held Monday, Sept. 10 at Foxfire at Village Green in Baldwinsville.

This year's tournament will include a tribute to the late Worth Dalton, a blind golfer who had been a guest at the classic for several years.

Proceeds of the tournament will benefit Aurora of CNY.

Entry fees will include greens fees, a cart, lunch, a banquet dinner, prizes, raffles and giveaways.

For more information, contact Scala at 436-1783 or Diane LaBeff at 422-7263.

- From staff reports