Sports briefs

Baseball camp

Baseball Central is sponsoring a baseball camp Saturday at Riverside Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sign-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. Players ages 7-18 are encouraged to attend. Camp instructors are Mike Lilly and Mark Thornhill. Participants can choose to receive training on one or more of the following fundamentals: pitching, catching, hitting, defense-infield, and defense-outfield. The cost of the camp is $65. Lunch will be provided. To register, call 860-8808.

Baseball players needed

The East Georgia Dawgs travel baseball team is looking for three pitchers to play on its 12-and-under squad, and two pitchers for the 13-and-under squad. Players need to be able to play other positions as well. Cut-off date for ages is Aug. 1. For more information contact Gary Webb at 825-8094 or 556-2662.

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Swimming clinics

Aiken-Augusta Swim League is playing host to swim clinics for anyone interested in learning more about strokes, turns and starts. This will be a great refresher course for all summer-league swimmers. The clinics will be at two sites from March 31 through April 3. The clinics at the University of South Carolina Aiken are from 4 to 5 p.m., and the clinics at Augusta State University are from 6 to 7 p.m. The cost is $40 for four sessions. Call Ken Heis at (803)613-0202 for more information, or see www.swimasl.org to register online.

Softball players needed

The Martinez-Evans Sting fast-pitch softball team has an opening for a player interested in participating during the 2003 travel tournament season. The player must be 12 years old or younger as of Jan. 1, 2003. Travel ball or middle-school experience preferred. For more information call Jerry at 868-9614.

Relay for Life tourney

The Harlem Relay for Life will hold its first annual golf tournament March 29 at Three Oaks Golf Course in Harlem. The tournament has a Lauderdale format (four-man teams) and a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Registration fee is $10, and green fee with cart is $20. There will be door prizes and first-place trophies. Deadline to register is March 21. For more information or to sign up, contact Kathy at 556-3448.

Youth soccer clinic

The Harlem High School soccer team is playing host to a youth soccer clinic April 7. The clinic is for boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. Registration will be at 9:30 a.m., and the clinic will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harlem High School football stadium. The cost is $25, which includes the clinic, lunch and a souvenir. For more information call Jennifer Perez at 556-6909.