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Sports briefs for June 4, 2010
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Perfect game

 

Rodney Jackson, bowled a perfect "300" game during the 19th annual Southeast Bowling Association Handicap Tournament held at Bama Lanes, in Montgomery, Ala., Memorial Day Weekend.

Jackson is a member of the Miller’s Friday Mixed League at Fort Stewart’s USBC Bowling Association.

 

Gary Guyton

on Twitter

 

Former BI Tiger and current New England Patriot linebacker, Gary Guyton has opened a twitter account so friends and fans can keep up with his daily activities. Fellow twitter users can follow him at: http://twitter.com/GaryGuyton59

 

Inspiration

Cheerleading Academy

 

Inspiration Cheerleading Academy is hosting camp. The camp will run from July 12-31. The camp is from 8 a.m.-noon. Registration starts at 7 a.m. The fee is $125 per week. For more information, call Linda Purnell at 912-492-8085 or 912-332-5452. The camp is at 719 S. Main Street.

 

 

Select soccer

tryouts

 

The Hinesville Soccer Association will have select soccer tryouts for the fall 2010 season at James Brown Park at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10 for the 15U Classic III, 17U Classic V and 19U Classic (boys only for the classic teams). There is a $50 tryout fee. For more information, call 977-0072.

20th annual Summer Slam is set

 

The 20th annual Summer Slam is scheduled for July 4 at Salter’s Field, off Highway 84 next to the new section of Highway 196 in the McIntosh community. Admission is $5 per person and gates open at 1 p.m. A large crowd is expected, so come early and stay late. A music contest is scheduled for 2, followed by a car, bike and truck contest at 3 and a live concert at 5. Vendors, musicians and vehicle contestants interested in participating should call Ernie Walthour at 980-4559 for details.

 

2010 Tiger Tee-Off

Tournament

 

The Harvey Overton Bradwell Institute Booster Club will host its annual Tiger Tee-Off at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at the Cherokee Rose Country Club. The tournament will be a four-person scramble. The entry fee is $50 per person, $200 per team. First-place winners will receive $300, second-place $200, third-place $100 and anyone who gets a hole-in-one on the 13th will win a car, courtesy of Hinesville Ford. For more information, call 912-478-2016 or 876-5503.

 

Scott’s

All-Stars

first annual banquet

Scott’s All-Stars basketball team will host its first banquet, themed "All-Stars At All Costs," from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the Econo Lodge banquet room, 726 E. Oglethorpe Highway. Hinesville Mayor Jim Thomas will be the guest speaker and Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who is a gubernatorial candidate, will be the keynote speaker. Attire is semi-formal and tickets are $25. For more information, call Marcus Scot IV 912-655-4371 or Darryl West at 912-610-4769.

 

Richmond Hill Hornets

The Richmond Hill 13U select girls soccer team will have tryouts for the fall season at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, June 8-9, at Devaul Henderson Park in Richmond Hill. Tryouts are free. Players must have been born after July 31, 1997, to be eligible. For more information, call David Kaye at 596-4476 or e-mail djkaye@aol.com.

 

SGK

baller-size

Workout sessions are held every Sunday by South Georgia Kings founder and coach Jessie Fleming at the Liberty County Armed Services Family YMCA. The fee is $10 per session. For more information, call 368-1868 or 320-5204, or e-mail Fleming at jrayfleming@hotmail.com.

 

YMCA

plans summer camps

The YMCA has several summer sports camps planned. Here is the schedule:

• Football camp: June 7-11, 10-11 a.m. for ages 5-7, and 11 a.m.-noon for ages 8-14.

• Soccer camp: June 14-18, 10-11 a.m. for ages 5-7, and 11 a.m.-noon for ages 8-14.

• Basketball camp: June 21-25, 9-11 a.m. for ages 5-7, and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for ages 8-14.

For more information, call 368-9622.

 

2010

River Street Summer

Classic

Registration is under way for the 2010 River Street Summer Classic Tournament on June 18-20 in Jacksonville. The fee is $325 per team and is open to all age groups.

Entry deadline is June 11. All players must show their current AAU membership card, have light and dark colored team uniforms and show their birth certificates at the tournament. For more information, call Chris Stacy at 884-2152 or 695-0481.

 

LCHS football skills camp

Liberty County High School will host a football skills camp for quarterbacks, running backs and receivers from 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday, June 7-11. The camp is open to ages 8-15. The fee is $60. The camp will take place at the school. Registration forms are available at the school’s front office. For more information call 876-4316.