Area calendar 5/8/08

Baseball

• Boys tournament: The Chaffee boys 13-year olds tournament will take place May 15 to 18 at the Chaffee Harmon field. It will be a double-elimination tournament. Cost: $175 per team. Info: Mike or Tina Johnson, 318-9063 or 318-6054.
• Capahas camp: Plaza Tire Capahas will hold their annual baseball camp June 9 and 10 at Capaha Field. The camp will be from 8 a.m. to noon June 9 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 10, with lunch served at noon June 10. The camp, which will be broken up into age brackets and skill levels, is for boys and girls ages 7 through 17. Areas that will be covered include hitting, fielding, pitching, catching, base running, rules, signs, stretching, nutrition and sportsmanship. Instructors will include Capahas manager Jess Bolen and his players, area high school coaches, Southeast Missouri State coaches and trainers from Southeast Missouri Hospital and Healthpoint Fitness. Cost is $65 per person, which includes a Capahas logo T-shirt. Info: 335-6644.
• MLB Pitch, Hit and Run Competition: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run Competition for area youth Saturday at Arena Park baseball field No. 6. Registration for the event begins at 10 a.m., and competition begins at 10:30 a.m. Boys and girls will be divided into four age groups — 7- and 8-year olds, 9- and 10-year olds, 11- and 12-year olds and 13- and 14-year olds. The competition is free. Info: Jared Tanz, 335-5421.

Basketball

• Skills camps: Jackson will hold skills camps for players between the ages 5 and 14. The first camp, which focuses on developing skills in dribbling, passing and shooting, will take place June 24 to June 27. It will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for ages 5 to 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for ages 8 to 10 and from 1 to 3 p.m. for ages 11 to 14. The second skills camp will run from July 28 to July 31. It will run from 8:30 to 10 a.m. for ages 5 to 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for ages 8 to 10 and from 1 to 3 p.m. for ages 11 to 14. Cost: $50 for each camp if player is preregistered, and $55 at the door for each camp. Info: Darrin Scott, 979-1454.
• Girls camp: Jackson will host a summer camp from June 2 to 5 at the multipurpose field house at the high school. Coach Sheila Haertling will lead the camp. The camp for girls entering grades 3 to 5 will run from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The camp for girls entering grades 6 and 7 will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The camp for girls entering grades 8 and 9 will run from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Cost: $40, which includes a basketball and T-shirt. Info or to register: Coach Haertling, 1340 Greenleaf Ave., Jackson, Mo. 63755.

Golf

• 18 Fore Life tournament: The inaugural Ben Kruse 18 Fore Life charity golf event will take place June 23 at Dalhousie Golf Club. The four-person scramble will feature a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start and 1:30 p.m. shotgun start. The event benefits local families who are battling cancer. Cost: $500 per team, which includes lunch, drinks and golf. Info: Darrin Scott, coach@indianhoops.com or 2775 Ridgeway Dr., Jackson, Mo. 63755.
• RSVP tournament: The 10th annual RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) golf tournament will be held July 18 at noon at the Cape Girardeau Jaycees Municipal Golf Course. It will be a four-person scramble. Cost: $240 per team or $60 per individual, which includes lunch, beer and other beverages. The top two teams in flights A and B receive cash prizes. Info: 887-3664 or 335-7555.
• Hope Fore Families tournament: Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri will host its sixth annual Hope Fore Families golf tournament Monday at Dalhousie Golf Club. The four-person scramble will have an 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. tee time. Cost: $110 per person for the morning tee time, $135 for the afternoon tee time. Registration: Melody Anderson, 334-5866.
• T.E.A.M. tournament: The third annual T.E.A.M. Southeast golf tournament will take place June 23 at Cape Girardeau Country Club. The tournament is the fundraiser for the Southeast Missouri State football team.
• United Way tournament: The United Way of Southeast Missouri will hold its 21st annual golf tournament May 30 at Cape Girardeau Country Club. It will use a four-person scramble format and begin at noon. Cost: $100 per person, which includes cart, greens fees, lunch and prizes. Deadline: May 23. Info: United Way of Southeast Missouri, 334-9634.
• Chaffee Booster Club: The Chaffee Booster Club will hold its inaugural golf tournament May 30 at the Sikeston Bootheel Golf Club. Registration for the four-person scramble will begin at 11:30 a.m., with lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will be a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cost: $65 per person, which includes golf, cart, range balls and lunch. Info: Jim Chamber, 328-5444 or Brian Horrell, 887-1622.

Running

• Little Hearts Trail Run: Cross Trails Medical Center in Cape Girardeau will host the inaugural Little Hearts Trail Run, a 5K run/1-mile walk May 17. The event will benefit congenital heart defects. The event starts at 9 a.m. Cost: $20. Registration: online at active.com. Info: Patty Merkley, chloe0405@hotmail.com.

Soccer

• Kicks camp: Kicks Soccer Shop will host a camp for players between the ages 5 and 12 from June 23 to June 27 at Shawnee Soccer Park. It will run from 8 to 11 a.m. The camp is designed to improve the technical and tactical abilities of players. Cost: $60. Info: Kicks Soccer Shop, West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau.
• Southeast Missouri State camps: Southeast Missouri State will host camps for players between the ages 6 to 14. They will be conducted by Heather Nelson, coach at Southeast Missouri State, her assistant coach as well as current and former Redhawks players. The Perryville camp, held at the Bank of Missouri soccer complex, will run from June 11 to 13 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. There will be a camp from June 16 to 18 at Shawnee Park Field 12 that runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. There will be a camp from July 29 to Aug. 1 at Shawnee Park Field 12 that runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. There will be a camp from Aug. 4 to 6 at Shawnee Park Field 12 that runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. There will be a camp from Aug. 6 to 8 at Shawnee Park Field 12 that runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $50 per camp. Info: Paul Nelson, 986-6014.

Softball

• Special Olympics benefit: The Southeast Area Special Olympics will host a softball tournament June 21 at the Dexter Sports Complex. There will be a men's upper, men's lower and coed division. The tournament will use ASA rules of play and pitching regulations, ASA or NSA approved bats only and teams will use their own 44 core optic yellow balls. A 1/1 count will be used, no courtesy and home runs will be determined at coin toss. Cost: $100 per team. Info or to register: Karen Surface, 579-6428.
• Umpires needed: The Jackson men's softball league needs umpires for its league. Info: Ron Cook, 382-5537 or Jeff Kinder, 243-2629.

Tennis

• Spring tournament: The Cape Area Tennis Association will hold its outdoor spring tournament May 17 and 18 at the Southeast Missouri State tennis courts. The divisions will include — men's open, men's A, men's 35s, men's 55s, men's doubles open, men's doubles 35s, women's singles open, women's singles As and open mixed doubles. USTA rules and scoring will be used and best two of three sets. Courts, balls and T-shirts will be provided. Cost: $20 for the first event, $12 for the second event. Deadline: Wednesday. Info: Donna Ryan, 332-1614.
• CATA annual meeting: The Cape Area Tennis Association will hold its annual meeting May 28. The agenda includes a tennis mixer, pizza dinner and community meeting with election of board members. Deadline: May 26. Info: Donna Ryan, 332-1614.
• Summer camps: The Cape Area Tennis Association will hold camps for boys and girls between the ages 6 and 14 at the Southeast Missouri State tennis courts. The first session begins June 16. The pre tennis group, for ages 6 to 10, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and costs $15. The intermediate group, for ages 10 to 14, meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and costs $20. The advanced group, for ages 10 to 14, meets from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday and costs $25. Info: Donna Ryan, 332-1614.
• Social doubles: The Cape Area Tennis Association will sponsor Saturday morning social doubles at the Southeast Missouri State tennis courts. Play starts June 7 and drop-in play begins at 9 a.m. Info: Donna Ryan, 332-1614.
• Junior league: The Cape Area Tennis Association will sponsor a junior league for ages 10 to 14 at the Southeast Missouri State tennis courts. The league begins June 7. Boys and girls must be able to serve, rally and score on their own. Play begins at 9 a.m. Info: Donna Ryan, 332-1614.
• Singles challenge ladder: The Cape Area Tennis Association will sponsor a summer singles challenge ladder for men, women and juniors, ages 15 and over. It will be played in June and July at the indoor courts at Class Act Family Fitness Center. Info: Donna Ryan, 332-1614.

Track and field

• Hershey's Track and Field Games: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host the 19th annual Hershey's Track and Field meet at the Central Junior High on May 21. The event begins at 5 p.m., with registration from 4 to 4:45 p.m. The event is open to boys and girls between the ages 9 and 14. Each participant may enter up to three events, with a maximum of two track events. Cost: $2.50 per child, and it's open to all children in Southeast Missouri. Winners advance to the state meet June 27 in Jefferson City. Info or to preregister: Jared Tanz, 335-5421.

Triathlon

• Youth triathlon: The second annual Jackson Youth Triathlon and kids race will take place June 14. The kids race, for ages 3 to 8, will start at 8:30 a.m. The youth triathlon, for ages 9 to 16, will begin at 9 a.m. Info: Jackson Parks and Recreation, 204-8848.

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