Sports Calendar

Wildwood fest

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The inaugural Sportsman's Festival at Wildwood Park will be held Saturday. Vendors are being sought for displays, and contestants are wanted for a wild-game cook-off. For information, call Jeb Bell at (706) 541-3761, or e-mail jbell@columbiacountyga.gov.

Flag football referees needed

The Marshall Family Y in Evans is searching for referees for flag football. Experience preferred. For information, call Justin Goolsby at (706) 922-9658.

Fall baseball

The newly formed CSRA Youth Baseball League is a fall competitive youth baseball league. The league is for players ages 7-18. Each team will play on Tuesdays and Thursdays through early November. Full teams can enter or individuals can be placed on a team from their area. For information, go to www.csraleague.com or e-mail baseball@ csraleague.com.

Softball tryout

The Georgia Rockers will hold tryouts for their 12U and 14U fastpitch travel team 2 p.m. Sunday at Patriots Park. The Rockers are seeking players who would like to increase their softball skills, talent and level of play. For information, call Ike Branch at (706) 860-3886 or (706) 373-9581 or Chuck Faulkner at (706) 363-1840 or visit www.eteamz.com/georgiarockers.

Fishing tourney

Volunteers, boaters and donations are being sought for the second annual Take Our troops Fishing event, to be held Oct. 25-26 at Wildwood Park in Appling. The event is sponsored by the Columbia County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Community Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. For information, call (770) 634-9941, or go to www.thefreedomtofish.com.

Tennis carnival

CSRA Junior Team Tennis will play host to a QuickStart Tennis Carnival at Petersburg Racquet Club 2 p.m. Saturday. The event is for beginning tennis players ages 6-10. The carnival is free and will feature area tennis pros training players in the QuickStart format. For information, contact Julie Lichty at (706) 650-0601 or e-mail csra-jtt@comcast.net.

Turkey shoot

The Grovetown Lions Club annual turkey shoot will be held at 6 p.m. each Friday and Saturday from Sept. 26 until Dec. 13 on Old Louisville Road off Harlem-Grovetown Road. For information, call Dave Deckert at (706) 556-1649.

Coast Guard

Auxiliary meets

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at El Valle Mexican Restaurant in the West Town shopping center in Martinez. For information, call John VanOsdol at (864) 391-2170.