Community sports events

From Staff Reports

Fri, May 16 2008

— Anderson softball accepting registrations
The Anderson Community Youth Softball Alliance, consisting of the Geater Center, Anderson Parks Department and Wilson Boys & Girls Club is accepting registration for the July softball league. Any volunteer or anybody wanting to join the alliance or donate equipment to the league should contact J.R. Smith at (765) 642-9188.

AHS boys basketball camp set
The 14th Annual Ron Hecklinski Anderson Indians Summer Basketball Camp will have two camps in early June at the Wigwam, 14th and Lincoln streets. The shooting camp will be from noon to 2:30 p.m. June 2-4, and costs $50. The fundamentals camp will be from noon to 2:30 p.m. June 9-12 and will cost $55. Boys from all grade levels are eligible, and participants should bring gym shoes, white socks and a T-shirt. The registration deadline is the first day of each camp. Checks should be made payable to Ron Hecklinski. For more information, call Hecklinski at (765) 623-5527.

White golf outing to be held June 28
The First Annual James (J.R.) White Memorial Golf Outing is set for 2 p.m. June 28 at Killbuck Golf Club. The four-man scramble will be played with a shotgun start, and will cost $200 per team. Cash and prizes will be awarded. All proceeds go to the Frankton Athletic Department, courtesy of J.R. White. For more information, call Dan Chandler at (765) 622-0928 or (765) 620-4567.

Relay for Life plans golf outing
Community Hospital Anderson’s Relay for Life team will sponsor a golf outing at 1 p.m. June 7 at Edgewood Golf Course. The cost is $50 per player, which includes 18 holes, a cart and lunch. The winning team will receive $400. There also will be multiple drawings for door prizes. All proceeds will go directly to the American Cancer Society. To register, call Angie Janutolo at (765) 298-1660.

AU sets soccer camps
n Anderson University’s Little Kickers Soccer Camp is set for 9:30 a.m. to noon July 7-10 (sessions I and II) and 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4-7 (sessions III and IV) at the AU soccer fields. Ages 4-12 are eligible. The cost is $60. Participants receive a ball, T-shirt and picture. The camp is designed for introducing younger players to the sport. For more information, e-mail camp director Scott Fridley at stfridley@anderson.edu.
n Anderson University’s overnight and day soccer camps will be July 6-10 at the AU soccer fields. The cost for the day camp, which will be from 9:15 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. each day, is $250, and campers will receive a ball, T-shirt, evaluation and a picture. The overnight camp cost is $325. This camp is designed for players wanting to get ready for the next level, and players ages 8-18 are eligible. For more information, e-mail camp director Scott Fridley at stfridley@anderson.edu.

ASC schedules tennis camps, clinics
ASC’s 2008 summer tennis camps and clinics are open for registration. The eight-week summer session begins June 2. Participants can register for one week or all eight weeks. Morning and evening classes for all ages and abilities are scheduled, with private and semi-private lessons available. The open men’s clinic begins June 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Professional instruction is provided by Shawn Huck. For more details or to register, go to www.6060604tennis.net or call (765) 606-0604.

Grandview closing for part of Tuesday
Grandview Golf Course will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday because of aeration of the course.

Highland football offers youth camp
The Highland High School football program and head coach Randy Albano will be accepting applications for students going into grades four through eight. Applications can be picked up at the HHS athletic office. The camp will run June 9-12 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day. The camp will cost $30, and all proceeds will be donated to the Highland Football Booster Club. Each camper will receive a Highland Football T-shirt. The camp will be held at the HHS football practice field, located behind the softball diamond. Those interested should try to register by June 7; however, registrations will be accepted up to the first day of camp. For more information, call Albano at (765) 641-9915 or e-mail ralbano@acsc.net.

Ruth/Ripken league sign-ups under way
The Anderson Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Baseball League is now signing up for its Seniors Division, ages 16 to 18. Fees are $70 per player, and a birth certificate is required. Sign-ups will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Cal Ripken Division Diamonds at 200 N. Madison Ave., next to the Soap Box Derby track, and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and May 23 and May 28-30 at Crawford Field, located at 25th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. For more information, call Ralph George at (765) 644-5252 or (765) 621-5811, or Willie Milburn at (765) 644-4661 or (765) 623-4158.
Anderson Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Baseball League currently has scholarships available for interested players. The Ripken league is available for ages 4-12, while the Ruth league has a 13-15-year-old division and a 16-18-year-old division. For more information, call George or Milburn at the numbers listed above.

Riverfield to have benefit golf outing
The Riverfield Little League in Chesterfield will have a fund-raising golf tournament June 1 at Grandview Golf Course, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Registration will be at 11:30 a.m., with lunch at noon. The cost is $50 per player and $200 for a foursome. The cost includes green fees, cart, lunch, dinner and a door prize ticket. The entry deadline is Sunday, and space is limited. Checks should be made payable to Riverfield Little League, and mailed to 1401 Vanbuskirk Road, Anderson, IN 46011. For more information, cal John Armington at (765) 649-5299 or Kent Saunders at (765) 644-7315.

Brown to participate in charity race
Anderson resident Tyler Brown will participate in the Race for Life charity race Saturday at Imagination Glen BMX in Portage. All entry fees and money collected from riders goes to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For more information, go to steelwheelsbmx.com.

PHHS boys basketball golf scramble set
The 11th Annual Pendleton Heights Boys Basketball Booster Club Florida Scramble Golf Tournament is set for 9 a.m. June 12 at Idlewold Golf Club. The cost is $45 per person or $180 per team, which covers green fees, cart, drinks and pizza after the tournament. The handicap rule is at least 40 per team, with no more than one person having a handicap of 6 or lower. Proceeds will benefit the 2008-09 PHHS team. The team entry deadline is June 13. Entry fees can be mailed to PHHS Basketball Booster Club, 6360 S. 425W, Pendleton, IN 46064. For more information, call Vance Maxwell at (765) 778-4653 or (317) 695-7171.

Highland basketball clinic set
Highland High School’s Boys Basketball Skills Clinic is set for June 9-12 from 2 to 4 p.m. each day for grades K-8 at Highland High School. The cost is $35 for those who register by May 30, and $45 for late registrations. There is a family discount of $20 per additional family member. All campers will receive a T-shirt. Checks should be sent to Highland Boys Basketball, 2108 E. 200N, Anderson, IN 46012. Call coach Phil Spoljaric at (765) 641-2067 for more information.

Softball leagues starting soon
The Anderson Parks and Recreation Department announces the beginning of the 2008 softball season. The men’s league will start Monday, with the coed league to start June 1 and the women’s league to start June 2. There is a 14-game schedule, and the entry fee is $353. For more information, call Leon Zachary at (765) 643-2279 or Rodney Chamberlain at (765) 648-6854.

Benefit MMA event set
Iron Cage Clash, a Mixed Martial Arts event to benefit diabetes patients, is set for May 31 at the Anderson National Guard Armory. Ultimate Fighting Championships fighter Chris “Lights Out” Lytle will be there, along with undefeated Steve Fritz, Bodog Superstar Dave “The Doctor” Love, and a charity match featuring ESPN announcer Joe York and THB sports reporter Quintin Harlan. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $50 for VIP seating and $350 for a VIP table in advance. All tickets will cost $5 more at the door. For tickets, call (765) 621-4105.

Sand volleyball league beginning
The Anderson Parks and Recreation Department is organizing an open and coed sand volleyball league, to begin May 28. Monday nights are open, and Wednesday nights are coed. The league will play at Shadyside Lake Activities Center. For more information, call Paul Ruegamer at (765) 533-4381 or Rodney Chamberlain at (765) 648-6854.

BSU football camps set
The Ball State University football staff has scheduled five football camps for this summer. The camps are open to all high school students, and the Ball State coaches plus area college coaches will lead the instructions and drills. To register for one of the BSU football camps, log on to www.ballstatesports.com, or call the football office at (765) 285-8251. The closest camp will be June 6 at Ball State’s Scheumann Stadium.

Basketball camps to take place in summer
Sports, Inc. in Anderson will have the 14th Annual Basketball Shooting Camp and the 14th Annual High Intensity Basketball Camp this summer. The shooting camp will be June 16-19, and the high intensity camp will be July 28-31. Players entering the second through fifth grades will attend from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Players entering the sixth through ninth grades will attend from 12:30 to 3 p.m. The cost is $55 per camp, with discounts for players from the same immediate family. For more information or an entry form, call Kim at (765) 642-2060.

AU to host basketball camp
The Anderson University basketball staff and players will conduct the Anderson University Basketball Camp from July 7 through 10. The morning session (9 a.m. to noon) is for girls and boys entering first through fourth grades, while the afternoon session (1 to 4 p.m.) is for girls entering the fifth through eighth grades. Campers receive a camp T-shirt, instructional materials, camper evaluation and player awards. The camp fee for each session is $65. Camper registration forms may be obtained by calling Marcie Taylor at (765) 641-4495 or by e-mailing mjtaylor@anderson.edu.

MCGA Junior Golf Tour announces schedule
The MCGA Junior Golf Tour has announced the 2008 summer schedule. As always, the Tour consists of stops at all nine Madison County golf clubs and country clubs. The Tour is open to all Madison County residents between the ages of 5 and 18, or any child or grandchild of a member of a local club. All area junior high school golfers and high school golfers are encouraged to compete. Entry forms will be available soon at all local golf courses. Entry fees are $8 per event and payable to the MCGA. The Tour will be highlighted with the annual year-ending Tour Championship with Player-of-the-Year awards given out to all age groups. Any questions can be directed to the host golf professionals at their respective golf clubs or to tour director Michael Proctor at (765) 610-4342.
2008 MCGA Junior Golf Tour Schedule
June 11 — Brockway Golf Links
June 18 — Grandview Golf Club
June 23 — Edgewood Golf Club
June 30 — Cattails Golf Club
July 14 — Idlewold Golf Club
July 21 — Killbuck Golf Club
July 28 — Yule Golf Club
Aug. 4 — Anderson Country Club
Aug. 11 — Meadowbrook Golf Club

Volleyball league coming soon
Any church teams interested in summer coed sand volleyball league at Shadyside Park should contact Paul at (765) 533-4381 or Dave at (765) 644-0792. The league plays Thursday nights.

Umpires needed
Umpires are needed for a 13-15-year-old baseball league. For more information, call Kerry at (765) 642-7553 or (765) 278-7933.

Valley View league sign-up set
Registration for the Two Man League, Men’s Club and Ladies Leagues is in progress at Valley View Golf Course in Middletown. To participate in any of the leagues or for more information, call the course at (765) 354-2698.

Boys and Girls Club begins baseball leagues
The Wilson Boys & Girls Club is starting a new baseball league called RBI, which is sponsored by Major League Baseball. The league is an instructional baseball program encouraging involvement by children ages 12 and younger. The league uses a pitching machine to simulate and replace the human pitcher. This concept eliminates walks and much of the fear of being hit by a pitch. Coaches and volunteers are being sought, and registration is under way. For more information, call J.R. Martin at the Wilson Boys & Girls Club at (765) 642-9188.
The Wilson Boys & Girls Club, along with Major League Baseball, is starting a free baseball league called Rookie League. Youths ages 5-13 can play in this league, which uses a pitching machine in its games. To sign up, just stop by Boys & Girls Club and see J.R. Martin. A $10 membership fee, which will qualify your child to participate in any Boys and Girls Club program and sporting program, is required. Call (765) 642-9188 for more information. Registration continues through April 11.

Longhorns to hold tryouts
Indiana Longhorns Youth Travel Baseball Organization is holding tryouts for the following ages for the 2008 season: 8U, 9U, 11U, 12U and 13U. Anyone interested should call Kenny Estep at (765) 748-0042, or e-mail indianalonghorns@aol.com.
The Longhorns 9U travel baseball team is currently conducting tryouts. For more information or to schedule a tryout, call Shane Summers at (765) 729-5656.

Lapel softball to have late sign-ups
The Lapel Girls Softball League, a member of the Babe Ruth Softball Organization, is having late sign-ups for girls ages 8-14. The league’s goals are education, skill development, participation for players at all levels of athletic ability and to ensure the participants have fun. Fees are $75 for the first child and $45 for each additional child in the family. Call Linda Hormell at (765) 534-3283 or (765) 606-0407 for more information.

Tennis tournament set for July
The 29th annual Community Hospital Anderson Tennis Classic will be July 18-27 at Anderson University. For more information, call Carl Bowen at (765) 606-5075 or (765) 643-6207.

Brooklyn Little League still accepting players
Baseball and softball registration for the Brooklyn Little League are still being accepted. Boys ages 5-18 as of April 30 and girls ages 5-16 as of Dec. 31, 2007, are eligible. The cost is $55 for the first child, and $25 for each additional child, plus an additional $15 fee per child for late sign-ups. A copy of the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency (gas or electric bill) is required. For more information, call Angie with general questions at (765) 649-7021, Tiffany with girls questions at (765) 642-9397 or Laura with boys questions at (765) 641-7910.

Boys and Girls Club looking for basketball players
Basketball players and coaches are wanted at the Wilson Boys & Girls Club, 2200 W. 22nd St., Anderson. Boys and girls ages 5-10 and grades K-5 practice from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and ages 14-18 and grades 9-12 practice on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An annual membership fee of $10 is required to participate. For more information, call Robert Taylor at the Boys & Girls Club at (765) 642-9188.