Sports briefs

Swimming clinics

Youth in the CSRA who want to brush up on stroke techniques are encouraged to register for clinics offered by the Aiken-Augusta Swim League. The Augusta clinic is scheduled at the Augusta State University pool March 29 through April 2 (no class April 1), from 6 to 7 p.m. The Aiken clinic is scheduled at the University of South Carolina-Aiken pool April 5-8, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The cost at each facility is $40 per swimmer.

A series of Saturday morning clinics, called Get Ready for Summer, are offered from 10 to 11 a.m. on April 3, 10, 17 and 24 and May 1. Swimmers can enroll in all five sessions for $50, or $15 per session.

To enroll children ages 6-18, contact ASL head coach David McDevitt at 860-9679. The name and age of the child can also be e-mailed to the coach at aslswim@comcast.net.

Youth baseball registration

Registration for the Family Y's baseball program for children ages 4-12 is scheduled March 22 through April 3 at Wheeler Branch, 3532 Wheeler Road. Registration hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. The program features team play. Games begin in May, and are played weekday evenings. Program levels include T-Ball School (ages 4-5); T-Ball (ages 6-7); Machine Pitch I (ages 8-9); and Machine Pitch II (ages 10-12). Fees vary according to membership status (member, bronze or non-member). All participants must be the age specified in their program level by June 1, 2004. For more details call 738-6678 or visit www.thefamilyy.org.

Basketball camp

Applications are being evaluated for the Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp. The camp is by invitation only. Boys and girls ages 10-19 are eligible to apply. Past participants include Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Grant Hill and Antawn Jamison. Players from 50 states and 11 foreign countries attended the camp in 2003. College basketball scholarships are available for players selected to the All-American Team. Camp locations include: Atlanta; Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Sterling, Colo.; Babson Park, Fla.; Champaign, Ill.; Greencastle, Ind.; Atchison, Kan.; Hickory, N.C.; Bluffton, Ohio; Lock Haven, Pa.; Lebanon, Tenn.; Blacksburg, Va.; Commerce, Texas; Poultney, Vermont; Olympia, Wash.; and Beloit, Wis. For a free brochure call (704) 373-0873.