Area sports calendar 10/14/04

Basketball

Southeast Fall Coaches Clinic: The Southeast Missouri State University's men's and women's basketball programs will host a coaches clinic 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Show Me Center. Southeast men's coach Gary Garner will instruct on the triple-post offense. Southeast women's coach B.J. Smith will instruct on the motion offense and how to build an offensive player. Also instructing will be Scott Givens (sprint and jump expert), Southeastern Illinois College women's coach Greg Franklin (half-court zone) and Moberly Community College women's coach Michael Smith (offensive sets and last-minute plays). Cost is $30.00 per coach, which includes lunch. Each coach will also receive a notebook and a gift for registration, and have the opportunity to win various door prizes, including a DVD player, shoes and a sweat suit. Registration is 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Info: Kevin Emerick, 651-2646.

Cape Optimist league: The Cape Girardeau Evening Optimist Church League Basketball program is enrolling teams in grades 2-12. A coaches meeting is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrews Activity Center. Info: 339-9223.

Youth league: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will offer a Girls Youth Basketball League for those in grades 3-12. The league will play in three divisions on Saturdays from Jan. 8 to mid-March. An informational meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Osage Community Centre. Info: Amy Roth, 334-2859.

Golf

Southeast booster tourney: The 15th annual Southeast Missouri Booster Club/River Eagle Distributing Golf Tournament is set for Oct. 29 at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. The 18-hole, six-person scramble begins with a noon teeoff that follows lunch. Entry fee is $85 for an individual or $510 per team; the deadline is Monday.

Volleyball

Coed tournament: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, along with Burger King and HealthPoint, will host the 17th annual Set and Spike Coed Volleyball Tournament on Nov. 7 at Osage Community Centre. Checkin is set for 9 a.m. with the tournament scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Entry fee is $46.20 per team with a deadline of Oct. 27. Info: Amy Roth, 334-2859.

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