Recreation & Camps Calendar

Jones County Junior College Girls Camps: June 20: High School Team Shootout, begins 8:30 a.m., 3 game guarantee, $245 per team. June 21: Junior High Team Camp, begins 8:30 a.m., teams in grades 6-9, $150 per team. June 24: Individual Skills Team Camp, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., grades 6-9, $60 per person. Registration fee due by June 8 for all camps. For info: Coach Sandra Sumrall (601) 477-4090 or sandra.sumrall@jcjc.edu Jerious Norwood Camp: June 24, Brandon High School football stadium. Free. Boys, ages 9-17. Registration at 8:30 a.m. at the stadium and camp will end around 1 p.m. All campers required to have a signed parental release form before participating in any camp activities. Parents can sign them up the morning of camp. Campers are being asked to pre-register at www.officialjeriousnorwood.com For info: (601) 270-9786 or rosalea@b-c-sports.com South Madison County Soccer Organization Fall Registration: June 11, 18, 25 and July 9, 16. Courtroom of the Madison Police Department on Crawford Street. Players must be at least 4 years old on July 31, 2011 to participate. $80 for Fall or $160 for Fall and Spring. Birth certificates for new participants are required. Deadline July 16. For info: (601) 898-1996 or smcso@bellsouth.net or visit www.smcso.com Mississippi College Camps: All-Skills Camp: June 13-15, Baptist Healthplex, Clinton, Middle school and High School girls, 9 a.m.-noon, $90. Hitter's Camp: June 27-29, Baptist Healthplex, Clinton, 9 a.m.-noon, $90. For info: Coach Peter Cosmiano (601) 925-3357 or download registration form at www.gochoctaws.com click volleyball, then 2011 summer camps. The Recreation Calendar runs on Sunday. Deadline is Thursday at 5 p.m. Submit by mail, fax or e-mail and include date, time, location, cost, registration deadline and a name and phone number. Items may be edited for length. Items will appear, space permitting, until deadline has passed. Only in-state events will be listed. The full calendar can be found online at www.clarionledger.com by clicking on Sports.

College Hoops 2K8 Reviews - PlayStack

Well constructed simulation. : December 26, 2007

I bought this title for my new PS3 to replace 2K6 and 2K7 for the Xbox. This review will largely focus on the differences and improvements between the PS3 version and the older lesser versions. Reviewed at 1080i on a 53″ CRT RPTV.

1) The graphics and engine are substantially improved over prior incantations. Player appearance is far sharper, as is general presentation. A substantial amount of detail has been paid to little graphical items – for example the cameramen on the sidelines are perfectly rendered and move appropriately, players move from the bench to the scorers table after you order substitutions to wait for the dead ball, after timeouts your players move back onto the court as the mascot/cheerleaders leave it, finally arenas are well rendered with accurate center logos (e.g. UCLA first to 100 championships). Also the animations are far smoother and more creative. Overall much improved.

2) Audio is generally comparable to prior versions of the game, and this is very good as the prior games had good sound design. The biggest difference is this game actually supports DTS (even though the box only says Dolby Digital), this produces sound that is generally richer and fuller. All sound options are individually adjustable (Commentary, PA, FX, band, crowd noise, chants, player chatter, etc.) thus allowing you to create the blend that you find most enjoyable. Teams fight songs are included and played back at appropriate times. The commentary is also generally solid and features the same guys as 2K7.

3) Gameplay is much more realistic than 2K7. In 2k7 on Xbox it would not be uncommon for me to amass 40+ steals in a game as the AI was reckless with the ball, in 2K8 for the PS3 the AI is much smarter with passes, and steals are closer to 10 per game. Offensive AI is much improved the AI cycles the ball well and takes good shots with open shooters. The improved animations are also huge with gameplay, they allow a wide variety of layups, dunks, fadeaways, and post shots that can be utilized to good effect. The control scheme is complex, but once learned is extremely effective. As other reviewers have mentioned the game stresses shot release for the accuracy of all shots, this causes some people trouble with layups, but once practiced layups do go down with regularity. Overall gameplay has maintained all the good of 2K7 and fixed most of the bad.

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