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Sports briefs for May 21, 2010
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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 being accepted 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.

 

St. James summer camp registration

 

Registration for the St. James summer camp is
ongoing. Participants can
register in person or via e-mail at st_jamescenter@hotmail.com.

The camp is open to children ages 5-13 and will start May 25. Camp hours are from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, but will be closed on holidays. The fee is $50 per week.

Campers will participate in bowling, basketball, soccer, skating, field trips, social activities and more. For more information, call 884-3016 or 980-4559.

LCHS football skills camp

 

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

 

Fort Stewart annual bowling meeting is May 23

 

The Fort Stewart USBC Bowling Association annual open meeting is at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 23, in the Patriot Room at Club Stewart. Tournament awards will be presented and board member elected. All interested bowlers are asked to attend.

 

Plans for first annual Sunbury 5K run/walk in works

 

The first annual Sunbury 5K run/walk is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. Proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and the American Diabetes Association.

Participants can register online at www.fleetfeetsavannah.com or www.active.com. Search for the race under the keyword "Sunbury." Registration fees are $25 per person, and the race is open to all ages. However, those under 18 must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian, according to the Active.com site.

The race starts at the Sunbury Crab Company 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 and free entry into the Sunbury Blue Crab Festival.

For more information, e-mail Patrick Boyle at pcboyle@yahoo.com.

Sponsors and volunteers are needed.

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.

 

Long County Rec Mud Bog

The Long County Recreation Department will host its first Mud Bog at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22. The event will be at the site of the Long County Wildlife Festival and will benefit the county’s recreation department.

The event will offer different class competitions and a $500 first-place award in the outlaw class.

For more information, call 294-1626.

 

Bradwell Institute softball

Summer conditioning for the 2010-11 BI Lady Tigers softball team begins June 3 at the BI softball field.

Conditioning will be from 6-7:30 p.m. and is open to grades 8-12. A current sports physical is required. For more information, call Coach Sharyl Eastlake at 369-8384 or 977-2016, coach Jeff Eastlake at 435-4352 or 977-2015 or Misty Eastlake at 977-2017.

 

BI Wall of Fame submissions

 

Bradwell Institute is building a Wall of Fame featuring former BI Tiger athletes who played sports on the college level. Tiger coach Jeff Miller and his assistants have a partial list of athletes, but they’d like more. Names and photos are being gathered. To submit a name or photo the following criteria must be met:

The former athlete must have graduated from Bradwell Institute. The student athlete must have gone on to play sports at the college level and must have graduated from college.

If you would like 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.

 

Hurricanes host South
Georgia Warriors

 

The Hinesville Hurricanes semi-pro football team will host another free, pre-season game against the South Georgia Warriors at 6 p.m. tomorrow on Fort Stewart.

 

Scott’s All-Stars first
annual banquet

 

Scott’s All-Stars basketball team will host its first
annual banquet "All-Stars At All Costs" from 6-8 p.m.,
June 19, at the Econo Lodge banquet room, 726 E. Oglethorpe Highway. The banquet will feature guest speaker Hinesville Mayor Jim Thomas and keynote speaker Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who is a Georgia gubernatorial candidate.

Attire is semi-formal and tickets are $25. For more information call Marcus Scot IV 655-4371 or Darryl West at
610-4769.

 

South Georgia Kings
‘baller-size’ workouts

 

Workout sessions will be 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.

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