Sports calendar
Softball tryouts
The 14 and under Grease Lightning Fastpitch travel team will hold tryouts on Sept. 11 for the 2004-05 season.
Tryouts will be held at Riverside Park from 10 a.m.-noon and is open to all girls 14 or under by Jan. 1, 2005. For more information, call 533-3288.
Swim tryouts
Greater Augusta Swim League will hold tryouts for the 2004-2005 season Sept. 7-9. Ages 10 and younger will try out from 5-6 p.m. and ages 11 and up will go from 6-7 p.m. Attendance is required on each day. For more information, call Russ Eidman, 364-3107.
Hockey clinics
The Family Y has scheduled several free in-line hockey clinics, open to children 4-12 years old. Clinics are held at Wesley United Methodist Church in Evans.
Dates for the clinic are Saturday from 9-10 a.m. (4-6), from 10 a.m.-noon (7-12); Aug. 31 from 6-7 p.m. (4-6), from 7-9 p.m. (7-12); Sept. 4 from 9-10 a.m. (4-6), from 10 a.m-noon (7-12).
For more information, Donna White 354-3269.
Tennis registration
The CSRA Junior Tennis League will have open registration for the fall tennis season thru Sept. 1 for ages 8-18. Registration is available on line at www.csratennis.com. Participants are required to have a United States Tennis Association membership valid through Nov. 30, 2004. League fee is $20 plus a $2 TennisLink fee. For more information, call Sandy Ferguson, 651-1797.
Baseball tryouts
The Columbia County Stars 14 & Under United States Specialty Sports Association traveling team will hold tryouts Saturday and Sunday August 28-29.
Players must be 13-14 years old and can not turn 15 before Aug. 1, 2005. For information, call Billy Gamblin, 798-6226 before 5 p.m. and 556-1035 after 7 p.m.
Players sought
A Columbia County tournament baseball team is looking for players ages 11 and 12. For information, call Brad Thompson, 541-9726.
Also, a tournament team is seeking baseball players for U-13 tournament play. For information, call 541-0346.
Walton golf tourney
The 12th Annual Walton Foundation for Independence Golf Classic will begin with a golf-skills challenge at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at Jones Creek Golf Club, and a Lauderdale/shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. For information, call 826-5809.