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Sports briefs for Aug. 27, 2010
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Hurricanes game postponed

The Hinesville Hurricanes were scheduled to play tomorrow in the second round of the semi-professional league’s playoffs. The game was rescheduled to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 due to a conflict with a first-round game.

The Sept. 4 game will be played at Long Bell Stadium in Hinesville.

 Hinesville Fort Stewart Shrine Club Golf Tournament

The 25th annual Hinesville Fort Stewart Shrine Club Golf Tournament organizers are accepting team registrations. The tournament is at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Cherokee Rose Country Club. The fee is $50 per person. Hole sponsorships are available for $100, which includes a sign advertising the sponsoring business.

The registration deadline is Sept. 8. For more information, call 876-2391 or 977-8455.

 Coastal Georgia Soccer Association registration

The Coastal Georgia Soccer Association is accepting registration for recreation teams. The fee for 4U-8U players is $70 to register plus a $36.50 uniform fee, which applies to new 6U and 8U players only. The registration fee for 10U and 14U players is $85, plus $36.50 for a youth uniform or $38.50 for adult sizes.

Association officials plan to start a 14U team in Midway for players in the Fort Stewart and Midway areas. Practices will be in Midway and games will be on weekends in Savannah.

For more information or to register online, go to www.cgsasoccer.org.

Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run registration

Registration is open for the Dec. 4 Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run. Participants can register online at www.active.com, in person at Savannah’s Fleet Feet Sports or by downloading a registration form and mailing it in. The entry fee is $28 for anyone who registers before Oct. 31. The fee is $30 for participants who register Nov. 1-Dec. 2. The fee includes a T-shirt and refreshments. Participants cannot register on the day of the race.

The run gives participants the chance to conquer Savannah’s Talmadge Bridge, a 1.4-mile span at a 5.5 percent grade, 196 feet above the Savannah River. The event includes a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, a double-pump race, a team challenge, a double-pump team challenge and a quarter-mile kids run.

For registration details and information, call Fleet Feet Sports of Savannah at 912-355-3527 or go to www.SavannahRiverBridgeRun.com.

 All-Stars taking applications

Scott’s All-Stars basketball team is taking applications for the 2011 season. The organization will have fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade boys teams. Practice is every second weekend (on Saturday and Sunday) at 3 p.m. at the YMCA. Anyone interested can call Marcus Scott IV at 655-4371 or Darrell West at 321-9945. Coaches also are needed. For more information, go to www.scottsallstars.com.

 Monday Night Mixed Bowling League

The Monday Night Mixed Bowling League will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13. Members will bowl after the meeting. For more information, call Jeff Eastlake 369-8384 or Marne Lanes at 767-4866.

 Saturday Morning Youth Bowling League

The Fort Stewart Youth Bowling League will register bowlers, ages 3-18, from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 11, at Marne Lanes on Fort Stewart. Bowlers must register on Sept. 11 to ensure placement. Bowling starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. For more information, call Jeff Eastlake 369-8384 or Marne Lanes at 767-4866.

 

Football Tigers selling discount cards

The Bradwell Tigers football squad has 2010-11 discount cards for sale for $10. Cardholders get discounts at local restaurants, Pro Feet shoe store and Jiffy Lube. For more information, call the BI athletic office at 368-6123.

 

SGK Baller-size

SGK Baller-size workout sessions are every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. at the YMCA and every Monday and Wednesday from noon-3 p.m. at Faith Baptist Christian Academy. Sessions are led by South Georgia Kings founder and coach Jessie Fleming. The fee is $10 per session. For more information, call 368-1868 or 320-5204, or e-mail Fleming at jrayfleming@hotmail.com.

 

Inaugural Sunbury 5K run/walk is Sept. 25

Sponsors, volunteers and participants are needed for the first Sunbury 5K run/walk, set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. Proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and the American Diabetes Association. Registration costs $25 per person, and the race is open to all ages; however, those younger than 18 must have waivers signed by parents or guardians, according to the Active.com site.

The race starts at the Sunbury Crab Co. and the course will take participants through the neighborhoods of Sunbury. Prizes will be awarded in different age groups and all registered participants will receive T-shirts. Participants can register online at www.fleetfeetsavannah.com or www.active.com. Search for the race under the keyword “Sunbury.” For more information, e-mail Patrick Boyle at pcboyle@yahoo.com.

 

Cat Walk submissions due

Bradwell Institute is building a “Cat Walk of Fame” featuring former BI athletes who played sports at the college level. Tiger Coach Jeff Miller and his assistants have a partial list of athletes and are gathering names and photos, but they’d like more.

To be eligible for the Cat Walk of Fame, the former athlete must have graduated from Bradwell Institute, played sports at the college level and graduated from college. To submit names or photos, e-mail them to jmiller@liberty.k12.ga.us or mail them, along with a self-addressed and stamped envelope for return, to:  

Bradwell Institute, Attn: Jeff Miller

100 Pafford St.

Hinesville, GA 31313

For more information, call 368-6123.

 

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