AREA SPORTS /RECREATION CALENDAR
Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008
The Benton County Daily Record invites area sports clubs, teams and organizations to submit news about activities and events. Fax information to 271-3744 or e-mail to sports @ nwanews. com. League managers may report recreational sports scores and standings to The Daily Record. Scores may be e-mailed to sports @ nwanews. com or faxed to 271-3744. Type scores directly on e-mail document. For more information, contact sports editor Paul Gatling at 271-3792. BASEBALL Senior Babe Ruth registration Players interested in playing in the Rogers Senior Babe Ruth baseball program can still sign up. Cost is $ 75 per player. Age group is 16-18 years old. A sign-up form can be picked up at the Rogers Activity Center. Contact information for coaches is on the form. Umpires, scorekeepers meeting Rogers Youth Baseball umpires and scorekeepers meeting will be April 8 at 6: 30 p.m. at Northwest Park.
GOLF Three-person scramble at Big Sugar Big Sugar Golf Club in Pea Ridge will host its fifth annual Three-Person Scramble on Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20. The field will be flighted after Saturday's round. Saturday tee times begin at 8 a.m. and Sunday tee times will be based on first-round results. Deadline to register is April 11. Field limited to first 36 teams. Cost is $ 80 per person ($ 240 per team ). More than $ 6, 000 in prizes and gift certificates will be awarded (based on full field ). For more information or a registration form call (479 ) 451-9550.
TENNIS PInnacle Junior Program Pinnacle Country Club's spring junior tennis program begins this week. Classes are offered for ages 3-18 and for all levels of players. Non-members are welcome. For more information contact one of Pinnacle's USPTA certified pros - Jonathan Zielke, Manuel Cervantes or Jeff Stone - at (479 ) 418-7444 or at tennis @ pinnaclecc. com. JTT Jamboree The Northwest Arkansas Metro Tennis Association will present the Junior Team Tennis Jamboree on Tuesday, April 1, from 5: 30-7: 30 p.m. at the Bella Vista Tennis Center. The instructional event is free of charge and will be led by Bella Vista head tennis professional Paul Pautsch and assistant Kelly J. Russell. All area professionals, coaches and parents are invited to attend the JTT informational workshop. Bring children too, ages 5-18. Instructors will demonstrate how to run a league match, how to form a JTT team, how to be a JTT captain and how to register for JTT. League season will run from April 21-July 3 with the state tournament scheduled July 12 at Burns Park in Little Rock. Registrations are due by April 14. For more informa tion call (479 ) 855-8®. Bella Vista after-school program A spring after-school tennis program is also scheduled to begin Thursday, March 27 at the Bella Vista Tennis Center. The program will run each Tuesday and Thursday for eight weeks. Players from ages 5 to 18 of all skill levels are welcome. For more information on cost and registration call (479 ) 855-8®.
RUGBY Blues Rugby Club High school boys wishing to learn rugby football and play for the Blues Under-19 Rugby Club should contact Lt. Col. Zan Martin (Retired ) at (479 ) 636-1970. Blues U 19 's regular season is in the spring competing in the Arkansas Youth Rugby Association. The Blues practice each Tuesday and Thursday at old Tiger Stadium in Bentonville. SOCCER Brasilian Soccer Camps The Brasilian Summer Soccer Camps will be held at Memorial Park in Bentonville the weeks of July 14-18 and July 28-Aug. 1. Last year's camps were sold out and the same is expected again this summer according to camp director Tadeu Dias. With their unique approach in teaching the game, the Brasilian Summer Soccer Camps have become one of the best in the Midwest. Players from ages 4-18 and all skill levels are challenged daily in all aspects of the game, with emphasis on technique. From the first day and throughout the camp, all players are going to be challenged accordingly. Trained instructors have more than 20 years of experience in the game playing and coaching at all levels, from professional, college and high school. Camp instructors also have many years of professional playing experience internationally. The camp will also offer goalkeeper training for all ages and skill levels from coaches specializing in the Goalkeeper Program. The first 500 campers will receive a special edition Brasilian Soccer Camp Ball and T-Shirt. Members of the same family receive a discount - first member full price, second member $ 10 off and third member and after $ 20 off.
For more information contact Kris at (479 ) 721-2612, or e-mail to kris @ soccerology. com. Joe Thoma Soccer Academy John Brown University women's soccer coach Joe Thoma is hosting his camp for girls on the JBU campus in Siloam Springs for the 22 nd year. Camp dates are June 15-19 (Sunday through Thursday. Cost is $ 375 for residential campers (girls only ages 9-18 ), $ 250 for commuters (girls only ) and $ 85 for half-day campers (boys and girls ages 6-10 ). For more information contact coach Thoma at (479 ) 238-8629 or e-mail to jthoma @ jbu. edu. All-Star School at JBU The 18 th annual All-Star Soccer School will take place June 22-26 on the campus of John Brown University in Siloam Springs. Campers ages 9-18 will take part in four full days of soccer instruction, games and other activities. The All-Star Soccer School is directed by Bob Gustavson, coach of the John Brown University Golden Eagles soccer team. Along with Gustavson, outstanding college, high school and youth coaches as well as college and professional players will conduct sessions. Cost for the camp are $ 455 for residential campers and $ 305 for day campers, which includes all meals, camp T-shirt, a soccer ball, awards and instruction. A halfday camp (8: 30 a.m. to noon ) for ages 9-11 only is available for $ 135. For more information call (479 ) 524-5051, (479 ) 524-7321 or visit the Web site at www. jbu. edu / soccer / camp.
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