Kimberly Knott steps to the plate for the Coors Light Ballers.
Photo submitted by Jeff Talley.

The Coors Light Ballers Women’s Softball Team are having a Wing Eating Contest this Thursday, July 24, to raise money for a tournament in Ocean City.

The Wing Eating Contest will take place Thursday at 8 p.m., at Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon in California. Registration for the event begins at 7 p.m. All contestants must be registered by 7:30 p.m. to compete in the contest.

There is a pre-registration entry fee of $10, and an on-site registration fee of $15. Those wishing to pre-register may call Kelly Reynolds at (240) 210-3631 or stop by the ladies’ game against “Just Us” at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park at 6:30 p.m., tonight, on field 3.

The event will include all you can eat wings for the contestants, a 50/50 raffle, music, dancing, cocktails and more. The winner of the contest will receive a Cooler of Cheer. All proceeds from the event will go to the Coors Light Women’s Softball Team to help them travel to a tournament in Ocean City the weekend of August 2.

The coaches for the Coors Light Ballers Team are Jim Taylor, Jeff Talley and Brian Burchett. The team is co-sponsored by Bozick Distributors/Coors Light and Atlas Concrete. The team plays Monday and Wednesday nights on various fields in St. Mary’s County.

There are three divisions in the St. Mary’s County Women’s Softball League with 11 teams total. Ages of the women vary from 16 years old, with parental consent, to 50 years young. The women teams were created in 1969.