Area calendar 7/6/12

Camps

Central Junior High camps: The Central Junior High will hold camps during the summer at the school. The wrestling camp will run from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday to July 13. The football camp will run from 9 to 11 a.m. July 23 to 26. Both camps are free. Info on any camp: 651-6246.

Notre Dame camps: Notre Dame coaches will hold a variety of camps at the high school. A boys basketball camp for kindergarten and first-graders will run from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday to July 13. Cost: $60. A boys basketball camp for grades 2 to 4 will run from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday to July 13. Cost: $70. A boys basketball camp for grades 5 to 8 will run from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday to July 13. Cost: $70. A wrestling camp for grades 4 to 8 will run from 2 to 4 p.m. July 23 to 27. Cost: $50. Info: 335-6772.

Saxony Lutheran girls basketball camps: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball coach Sam Sides will hold camps at the high school Monday to Thursday. The camp for girls entering grades 4 to 8 will go from 4 to 5:30 p.m., while girls entering grades 9 to 12 will go from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost: $45. Info: Sam Sides, 204-7555.

Golf

First Tee: The First Tee, an international organization that uses golf to teach life skills, is seeking volunteers and participants for an eight-week session in Cape Girardeau. The dates for the session have not been determined. The session is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 17, and all equipment is provided. If interested, contact Sam Blackwell, 335-0791 or sj-blackwell@att.net.

RSVP/VIC tournament: The 14th annual Retired Senior Volunteer Program Volunteer Intergenerational Center golf tournament will be July 20 at the Cape Girardeau Jaycee Municipal Golf Course. The four-person scramble will start at 1 p.m. The tournament is limited to 25 teams. Cost: $75 per person, which includes lunch at noon. Info: 335-7555 or 887-3664.

Food Bank tournament: The Southeast Missouri Food Bank's Full Course Golf Classic will take place Aug. 6 at Dalhousie Golf Club. Lunch starts at noon and the four-scramble begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cost: $125 per person, which includes a cart and lunch. Info: 651-0400.

Miscellaneous

Sports physicals: Summer sports physicals will be offered at the Central Junior High from 10 a.m. to noon July 17. Athletes must have a parent's signature on the physical form. Cost: $20. Info: 651-6246.

Washers tournament: The New Hamburg Picnic washer tournament will be held at 6:30 p.m. July 13. Bring your own partner. Info: Steve Holman, 380-2052.

Running

Jackson cross country camps: Jackson High School, Jackson Junior High and Jackson Intermediate School will hold a free cross country camp for boys and girls entering grades 6 to 12. The camp will meet at the pavilion near the upper tennis courts at Jackson City Park from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 16 to 20. Info: Andrea Talley, 275-0976.

Two-mile run: The Deuces Wild 2-mile run will take place at 8 a.m. July 14 at Arena Park. Chip timing and music will be provided. Cost: $15 by July 12, $20 race day. Info: splitmastertiming.com.

Softball

Special Olympics tournament: The Southeast Area Special Olympics will host the 14th annual Special Olympics area softball tournament Saturday at Shawnee Park Sports Complex. Opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m., and competition is expected to end around 10 p.m. Approximately 18 teams will participate. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact the Southeast Area Special Olympics office, 339-6733.

Tennis

Youth league: There will be a tennis league for youths from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Participation is on a drop-in bases and is free to players. Info: Donna Ryan, 332-1614.

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