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BASEBALL
Tournaments
n July 7-13 — BPA Bronze World Series at Four Season Sports Complex in Joplin, Mo. For 10 and under and 12 and under baseball teams. There is a four-game guarantee with a $450 registration fee. Teams must sign up by June 27. For more information, contact Dennis Johnson at 417-624-5237.
n July 11-13 — Sixth Annual Pittsburg Invitational 8 and under machine pitch tournament. For more information, call Brian Hutchins at 231-3137 or 704-3137 or call Doug VanBecelaere at 231-0861 or 249-6140.
n July 11-13 — 2008 El Dorado Springs, Mo. Youth Baseball Tournament at the El Dorado Springs City and High School fields. Boys division will be 9-under, 10-under, 12-under, 14-under and 16-under. Entry fee is $150 per team except for 16-under which is $175. Each team will supply two balls per game. For more information, call Brian Ellis at 417-298-3262 or bellis@mail.eldo.k12.mo.us
n July 18-20 — The Girard Legion baseball team will be sponsoring a youth baseball tournament July 18-20 at Red Wutke Park in Girard. There will be separate divisions for second grade and under, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, sixth grade and a combined division for seventh through ninth grades. Second grade and under will use a pitching machine. Entry fee for second through sixth grade will be $100 and $125 for grades seven through nine. There is a three-game guarantee with some divisions playing five games. There is limited space so, for more information, contact Jim Vinze at 724-4320.
SOFTBALL
Camps
n July 9-10 — The 1st Annual Xtreme Softball Camp at the Frontenac Sports Complex. Camp is for players from 7 years of age to the eighth grade. On July 9, the camp will be from 12:30-3:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. - noon on July 10. For more information, contact Cassie Buche at 704-8133 by July 1 to pre-register and receive T-shirt. Late registration is also available.
Tournament
n July 5-6 — Independence Day Tournament at Four Seasons Sports Complex in Joplin. Five-game guarantee with $185 entry fee. Sign-ups through July 1. For more information, contact Dennis Johnson, 417-624-5237.
n July 11-13 — 2008 El Dorado Springs, Mo. Youth Softball Tournament at the El Dorado Springs City and High School fields. Girls division will be 8-under coach pitch, 10-under, 12-under, 16-under and 18-under. Entry fee is $150 per team except for 18-under which is $175. Each team will supply two balls per game. For more information, call Brian Ellis at 417-298-3262 or bellis@mail.eldo.k12.mo.us
RUNNING
Camp
n July 7-11 —Champion’s Athletic Running Camp for runners aged 12-18 at Southeast High School in Cherokee. Camp will be conducted by former Pittsburg State football and track and field athletes Quentin Turner and Korey Kimrey. Campers will have seven hours on the field with sprint and distance training, five hours in the classroom on faith and character building and two more hours in the classroom on racing tips, tactics and running health. Fee for the camp is $25 by June 23 and for more information, call 417-499-6132.
BASKETBALL
Camps
n July 14-15 — Jeff Boschee Basketball Clinic at Pittsburg High School. The camp will feature Jeff Boschee, a University of Kansas basketball player from 1998-2002. Instruction will emphasize fundamentals of shooting, ball handling and defense. The clinic will be for two days and the cost will be $65 per player. Players going into grades 3-6 in the fall of 2008 will have their clinic from 10 a.m. to noon and those going into grades 7-9 will be from 2-4 p.m. For more information, contact David Devaney at 816-941-2623.
FOOTBALL
Leagues
n Frontenac Youth Football will be taking sign ups for third through sixth-grade tackle football and first and second grade flag football. Sign ups will be available Saturday, Aug. 2 at 8:30 a.m. at the Frontenac Town Hall, 200 E. McKay. Players must attend Frontenac schools to participate in the programs. Cost for tackle football is $40 and the cost for flag football is $30. For more information, call Toby Book at 232-1726 or Kevin Seward at 231-1044 or www.frontenacyouthfootball.com.
Camps
n Frontenac Youth Football will be taking sign ups for the 2008 Skills and Drills Mini-Camp for football players in first through sixth grades. Any player in the Southeast Athletic Conference (Arma, Fort Scott, Frontenac and Girard) may participate in this fundamental non-contact camp. Cost is $20 per player and includes a T-shirt. Early registration is suggested. Camp dates are Aug. 4-6 from 6-7:30 p.m. each day at the Frontenac Sports Complex. Sign ups will be taken Saturday Aug. 2 at the Frontenac Town Hall, 200 E. McKay. For more information, call Toby Book at 232-1726 or Kevin Seward at 231-1044 or www.frontenacyouthfootball.com.
POOL
Tournaments
n Weekly tournaments at Weir American Legion Post 272. Entry fee $5 with 100 percent payback. Play begins at 1 p.m. on Sundays. Contact 396-8400.
n Tournaments at SunDowner Sports Bar & Grill, south edge of Girard, on the first and third Saturday of each month, starting at 8 p.m. Entry fee: $10. Call 724-6204 or 724-4113.
n Tournaments at Idle-A-While in Cherokee each Wednesday at 8 p.m. Entry fee is $5 with all fees going to winners. First-, second- and third-place all pay.
WRESTLING
Camps
n The Pittsburg High School wrestling team will host a wrestling camp on July 13 and Aug. 10 at the Megan Mallatt Activity Center wrestling room at Pittsburg High School. PHS wrestling coach Scott Rieck will be joined by Austin DeVoe, assistant coach at Northern Colorado, Daniel Peterson, former wrestler at Tennessee-Chatanooga and Eric Akin, former assistant coach at the University of Nebraska to teach folk style and freestyle wrestling. Camp runs from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. and the cost to participate is $5 per session. Contact Rieck at 704-1969 or srieck@usd250.org.
GOLF
Tournaments
n June 28 — 2008 KIDS FIRST 4-person scramble. The Frontenac United Methodist Church will host this 4-person scramble at the Girard Golf Course. Prize money will be available for four places in three flights. Tee times are 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Cost is $30 per player plus cart. For more information, call 230-0248 or 231-4994.
n Aug. 23 — Pittsburg Elks Lodge No. 412 Annual Fall Golf Classic. A 3-person scramble held at Countryside Golf Course beginning at 8 a.m.. Fees are $40 per person and includes a cart or $35 per person if player provides a cart. for more information, call Countryside Golf Course at 232-3654 or the Pittsburg Elks Lodge at 232-1460.
Lessons
n The Elks and Countryside Golf Course are offering free lessons and training to students in Crawford County age 11 to 19. The classes begin June 9 and last five weeks. Classes are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Clubs and balls will be furnished if without. In order to attend, call 232-3654 ahead of time to let the organizers know how many to expect.
VOLLEYBALL
Camp
n July 10-12 — Pittsburg State University camp for Technique and Form Training (Attackers and Setters). This camp is superior training to improve attacking footwork, jump-plant and landing, arm-swing efficiency and shot selections for attacking players. Fees are $175 for commuters and $200 for residential campers. For more information, contact coach Ibraheem Suberu at 235-4674.
n July 16-19 — Pittsburg State University camp for Advanced High School Team Training. This camp is for individualized team technical training and competitive opportunities for 10 varsity and 10 junior varsity teams only. Fees are $180 for commuters and $210 for residential campers. For more information, contact coach Ibraheem Suberu at 235-4674.
T-BALL
Instruction
n There will be a free instructional T-ball basics program for all 4-5-year-old boys and girls. Practices will be held at 10 a.m. each Saturday in June at Field No. 3 at Wutke Park in Girard. Players should bring a glove and a soft T-ball with them to practice. For more information, contact Rod Murphy at 724-6879. Parents are welcome to assist in the practices.
ETC.
n 67th Annual Heart of America PRCA Championship Rodeo at Miami, Okla. June 27-28. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children. Children 12 and under will get in free Friday night with each adult paid admission. For more information, call 918-542-4481.
n Umpires needed for all summer JL Hutch baseball leagues. Please contact Chris Ratzlaff at 687-2898 if interested.
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