Sports briefs
Lakeside plant sale
The Lakeside Panther Athletic Association is conducting its annual spring plant sale through Friday. Boston ferns, hanging baskets and impatiens are available. Contact Linda Lake at 860-4881 or Harry Revell at 860-2466, or any Lakeside athlete or LPAA member for an order form. Plants will be delivered to the school the week before Masters. Proceeds will benefit all Lakeside athletics. The order form and more information are at lhspanthers.com-announcements.
Singles golf
The American Singles Golf Association will meet 6: 30 p.m. Thursday at Red Lobster on Washington Road. For information, call 441-6741.
Players sought
The Columbia County Tournament Baseball Team is looking for players ages 11 and 12. For information, call Brad Thompson, 541-9726.
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 (ASL). 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, titled Get Ready for Summer, are offered from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. each Saturday in April 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 for the Family Y's baseball program for children ages 4-12 will begin Monday and continue through April 3 at the 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 now 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. For a free brochure, call (704) 373-0873.
Y fitness program
The Family Y Par Fitness youth golf program will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday from May 22-June 16 at the Wilson Family Y on Wheeler Road, and at First Tee of Augusta on Damascus Road. Registration deadline is May 26. For information, call 733-1030.