Special Olympics Missouri, in partnership with Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity at Missouri S&T, will host a “Cops and Miners” paintball tournament Saturday, Nov. 7, at Paintball Preserve, located at 12285 County Road 5280 in Rolla. Form a team of five to compete against area law enforcement agencies in a two-game elimination tournament. There are only 25 team slots available, so act fast.

To register, teams must email cops.vs.miners@gmail.com by Friday, Oct. 23. Please include an appropriate team name, name of the represented organization if applicable, a team captain with contact email and phone number, and a list of four teammates’ names. The day of the tournament, participants will be given liability waiver forms that must be filled out by all team members. Team members will not be able to participate without a signed waiver form.

Participating teams will need to provide a $100 registration fee per team. Make checks payable to Paintball Preserve. Teams will also need to wear a common color of clothes that can get dirty and painted. Bringing a lawn chair to the event is also recommended. All goggles, paintball guns, canisters, hoppers and paintballs will be provided. The event is sponsored by Country Mart, Tippmann Sports, and Valken Sports.

For more information, contact Lt. Oscar Kemp of the University Police at 573-201-6627 or cops.vs.miners@gmail.com.