Area sports calendar 6/24/04

Basketball

Jackson camps: The Jackson Indian basketball camps will offer a pee-wee camp for grades 1-2 10 a.m.-noon Monday through July 2 at South Elementary; and a shooting camp for grades 4-7 9 a.m.-noon July 19-23 at the multipurpose gym. Info: Darrin Scott, 204-0171.

Ballhandling clinic: The Jackson Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring ballhandling clinics Monday (grades 6-8), Tuesday (grades 9-12) and Wednesday (grades 9-12) at the Jackson High School old gym. Sessions will be 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $10 for grades 6-8 and $15 for grades 9-12.

Tigers basketball camp: Central High School will host several boys basketball camps in July for those entering grades 3-9 as well as a Little Dribblers camp for boys and girls entering grades 1-3. The cost is $35 for each camp on advance registration with discounts for multiple siblings. Info: 335-8467.

Football

Central summer camps: Central High School will offer a team camp for athletes entering grades 9-12 on July 26-29, with 6-8 p.m. sessions at the high school ($10 fee). Tiger Football School, for athletes entering grades 5-8, will be Monday through July 1 with sessions 9-11 a.m. at the junior high practice field ($15 fee, registration on site upon arrival). Info: 334-8091.

Golf

Players pass: Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course is offering the Twenty Players Pass. The pass is $200 and covers 20 greens fees that can be used by any golfer at any time this year for up to 18 holes of play. Pass cannot be used for tournaments. Available at the golf course and at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. Info: Sabrina Tate, 334-2031.

Four-person scramble: Sixth annual Retired Senior Volunteer Program Golf Tournament will take place July 16 at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course. Format is a four-person scramble. Entry fee: $60 per person. Lunch at noon and 1 p.m. shotgun start. Info: Tina Dohogne, 335-7555.

Miscellaneous

Southeast summer camps: Southeast Missouri State University summer sports camps are ongoing, with coaches and athletes instructing. Some of the camps are for individuals and some are for teams. Most of the camps have sessions for grade school through high school age participants. For info on age groups, dates, times, prices: baseball (651-2645, 986-6002); men's basketball (651-5984); women's basketball (651-5030); football (986-6165, 651-2859); gymnastics (651-2604); volleyball (651-2997, 986-6140). General info: 651-2113, 651-2227.

Capaha Classic: The 17th annual Capaha Classic 5-kilometer run and children's one-mile run will be July 10 beginning at Capaha Park. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department sponsors the event with Kidd's and Pepsi. Registration is 7-7:45 a.m. on race day. Fees are $7.85 for pre-registered runners and $9.05 on the day of the race. Info: 335-5421.

Soccer

Challenger camp: The Challenger British Soccer Camp is scheduled for Monday through July 2 at Jackson City Park soccer field No. 1. The camp includes 1 1/2-hour sessions for novice players and three-hour sessions for recreational and competitive players. The staff also will offer a free coaching clinic for parents and coaches. Info: Karen Preusser, 833-6537, or www.challengersports.com.

Southeast camps: The Southeast Missouri State University Soccer Camps include the following sessions: residential camp (coed, ages 10-17), July 29-Aug. 1 with training sessions at Houck Stadium, fees $125 to $200; mini academy (ages 5-11), Aug. 4-6 at Houck Stadium, $40 fee; CAYSA Soccer Camp presented by Southeast coaching staff (ages 5-11), Aug. 9-11 at Shawnee Park complex ($40). Brochures for campus camps available at gosoutheast.collegesports.com; brochure for CAYSA camp at caysasoccer.org. Info: Southeast coach Heather Nelson, 986-6013.

Jackson club tryouts: The Jackson United Soccer Club will have tryouts for boys under-9, under-10, under-11, under-12 and under-13 teams and girls under-9, under-10, under-11 and under-12 teams at the Jackson High School soccer field. Tryouts for boys will be July 10 and July 17. Tryouts for girls will be July 11 and July 18. Each session begins at 6 p.m. Info: Jack Knowlan, 243-7777, or Jack Litzelfelner, 204-7509.

Southeast club tryouts: The Southeast Missouri Soccer Club will have tryouts beginning July 10 and continuing the week of July 12 at Shawnee Park Soccer Complex Field No. 12. Info: Under-9 boys, Herb Wademeister, 339-2095, or Charles Groshong, 335-3426; under-10 boys Blue, Mike Scott, 335-0580; under-11 boys Lightning, Adrian Toole, 651-8643; under-12 boys Vipers, Kevin Buelow, 334-9217; under-14 boys Warriors, Tom Viers, 335-8680; high school boys, Paul Nelson, 332-1947, or Wedemeier; under-10 girls Quake, Dayna Powell, 334-8325; under-11 girls Crush, Jeff King, 471-3399 or 472-6394; under-13 girls Sharpshooters, Jan Ruopp, 335-3398; under-14 girls Sweepers, Tim Plieman, 651-6628; high school girls training team, Justin McMullen, 332-9871. For any other information, call Nelson or McMullen.

Tennis

CATA programs: The Cape Area Tennis Association will offer a number of events this summer: A Saturday morning social doubles play, which has started, at Central High School ($1 playing fee); the Universal Health and Fitness Summer Camps for ages 6-14, session begins July 5; and the Cape Tennis Training Camp, July 26-29, for girls who plan to try out for their high schools' girls teams ($55). Info: Donna Ryan, 243-6246.

Volleyball

Summer camps: Central High School offers a volleyball camp July 26-30 for students entering grades 7-12. Info: 335-8467.

Sand tournament: The third annual 4-on-4 Sand Blast Volleyball Tournament, presented by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, will be July 25 at the Arena Park Sand Courts. The coed tournament has a $63 entry fee and requires each team to have at least one female player on the court at all times. Pool play will be followed by a single-elimination format. Check-in is 9 a.m. and the tournament begins at 10 a.m. Cash prizes for first through third place. Registration deadline is noon July 9. Info: Amy Roth at 334-2859 or aroth@cityofcapegirardeau.org.

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