SPORTS NOTEBOOK: Sept. 8

Tryouts, golf tournaments, other events, clubs and activities in the Plymouth area.

Sports Capsule: September 7

Monticello Aquatic Club fall session startstoday

Dillard travels to Illinois, aims to win one for Bruce

Dillard All-American safety Wayne Lyons and his teammates boarded a flight on Saturday morning to East St. Louis, Ill., for a football game that is as much a business trip.

Bulletin Board

LABOR DAY TENNIS TOURNEY: At Maybank Tennis Center $10 a person or $20 per team. Call 406-8814. PALMETTO STATE SPARTANS SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL TRYOUTS: Nov. 6 at Old St. Stephen High School on Russellville Road. Register at 1 p.m. Cost: $25, cash only.

Schools get $106,000 in federal funds

AVON Avon schools are receiving about $106,000 in additional funding from two federal programs. The town is slated to receive $58,686 — its share of $250 million given to the Commonwealth from the federal government’s Race to the Top Fund. The money is earmarked for teacher training and evaluations. Additionally, Avon will receive approximately $48,000 from the federal Education Jobs ... Avon ...