Area sports calendar 6/3/04

Baseball

Plaza Tire Capahas camp: The Plaza Tire Capahas summer baseball team will have a camp Monday and Tuesday for boys and girls ages 8-17. Sessions will be 8 a.m.-noon both days at Capaha Field. Lunch will be served noon Tuesday with parents invited to attend. Instructors include Capahas manager Jess Bolen and his players, Southeast Missouri State University coaches and local high school coaches as well as staff and trainers from St. Francis Medical Center and Southeast Hospital. All campers will receive a Capahas logo t-shirt. Cost is $65 per camper. Info: 335-6644.

Basketball

Jackson camps: The Jackson Indian basketball camps will offer multiple sessions June 21-25. Individual camps for grades 3-4 (9-11 a.m.), 5-6 (noon-2 p.m.) and 7-8 (2-4 p.m.) all will take place at the multipurpose gym. A pee-wee camp for grades 1-2 will be 10 a.m.-noon June 28-July 2 at South Elementary, and a shooting camp for grades 4-7 will be 9 a.m.-noon July 19-23 at the multipurpose gym. Info: Darrin Scott, 204-0171.

Girls camp: Central High School's girls basketball camps are June 15-18 and June 21-24 with sessions for grades 4-6 (9-11 a.m.), grades 7-8 (8-10 a.m.) and grades 9-12 (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.). Info: 335-8467.

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 three camps: team camps, Monday through Wednesday and July 26-29, with 6-8 p.m. sessions at the high school for athletes entering grades 9-12 who plan to play football ($10 fee for each); June 28-July 1 Tiger Football School, 9-11 a.m. sessions at the junior high for athletes in grades 5-8 ($15 fee). Registration on site upon arrival. Info: 334-8091.

Golf

Triple Crown scramble: The Cape Girardeau Country Club will host the first Triple Crown three-person scramble Saturday and Sunday. The event includes an optional practice round Friday and 36 holes of tournament golf with shotgun starts 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Lunch and post-tournament pool party Saturday. Field limited to first 80 teams. Entry fee $225 per team. Info: Cape Country Club pro shop, 335-7224.

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 begin in June, 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); soccer (986-6013, 986-6014); volleyball (651-2997, 986-6140). General info: 651-2113, 651-2227.

Running

Trail run and walk: The Chaffee Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the ninth annual Tywappity Trails 5-kilometer trail run and fitness walk on Saturday. The event begins at 9 a.m. All participants receive T-shirts; awards are given to top three male and female finishers in each of seven age groups. Race staged by Cape Girardeau Road Runners Club with proceeds benefitting the chamber's scholarship fund. Info: H.B. Rice, 887-3555.

Soccer

Challenger camp: The Challenger British Soccer Camp is scheduled for June 28-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.

JHS youth camp: The Jackson High School Youth Soccer Camp is open to all youths entering grades 1-8. Camp will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. each evening Monday through June 11 at the Jackson High School soccer fields. It will be directed by Zack Walton, Jackson soccer players and college soccer players. Fee is $35. Info: Zack Walton, 243-1876.

Softball

Summer camp: The Central High School softball pitching camp will be Friday and Saturday. The camp is open to students entering grades 4-12. The feeis $25. Info: 335-8467.

Softball league: A women's slowpitch softball league is forming in Sikeston. The league will start in mid-June. Teams and individuals needed. Info: Deanna, 472-4373; Paula, 471-5347.

Tennis

CATA programs: The Cape Area Tennis Association will offer a number of events this summer: A Saturday morning social doubles play beginning 9 a.m. Saturday at Central High School ($1 playing fee); the Universal Health and Fitness Summer Camps for ages 6-14, sessions begin June 21 and 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.

Track and field

Hershey meet: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will offer the 15th annual Hershey Track and Field Local Meet 9 a.m. June 12 at the Central Junior High School track. Open to boys and girls ages 9-14; $2 entry fee. Six running events, two field events and one relay. Winners advance to June 25 state meet in Jefferson City, with transportation offered by the department. Info available at Osage Community Centre, A.C. Brase Arena or by calling Chris Eastridge, 335-5421.

Volleyball

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

Wrestling

Central wresting camp: The Cape Central Tiger wrestling little league camp will be Tuesday through June 10 and is open to those entering grades 1-7. Sessions will be 5:30-8 p.m. each day at Central High School. Central coach Josh Crowell will direct the camp with his coaching staff and current and former members of the Tigers team assisting. Fee is $30 and includes T-shirt and insurance. Info: Josh Crowell at Central, 335-8228; at home, 335-1373; or by cell phone, 382-1213.

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