Sports calendar

Grovetown High meetings

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The Grovetown High School Athletic Foundation Booster Club will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 12 at the Columbia County Board of Education offices. Officers will be elected and fundraising events organized. For information, contact Todd Booker at tbooker@burke.k12.ga.us.

Grovetown High School will hold a football boosters meeting at the Greenbrier High School gym at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Officers will be elected and fundraising will be discussed.

Spring football practice for Grovetown High will begin at 4 p.m. April 20 through May 1 at Grovetown Middle School. If interested, contact Coach Rodney Holder at rholder@ccboe.net.

Golf tournaments

The Greenbrier Dugout Club will hold a golf tournament Tuesday at Bartram Trail Golf Club. Cost is $50 per person. Sponsors can purchase placements at $150 per hole. Check-in and registration begins at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. For information, call Bill Romero at (706) 869-1280 or (706) 831-8941 or e-mail romero_bill@bellsouth.net.

River Ridge Elementary School will sponsor a two-person best ball golf tournament at Bartram Trail on March 7 with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $100 for two-person teams, and includes a light lunch. Proceeds will benefit the school's beautification program. For information, call Bob Russell at (706) 447-1016.

Humana Military Healthcare Services will hold the 13th annual Fisher House Golf Tournament on March 20 at Gordon Lakes Golf Course. Early registration is $65 per player or $260 per team. Day-of registration will cost $75 per player or $300 per team. Participants must register by March 13 to pay the early registration fee. Golfers will sign in at 11 a.m. and lunch will precede a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. Entry fee includes a round of golf, cart, lunch, T-shirt and free nine-hole round of golf for future play. Mulligans will be available for purchase.

Softball tourney

The Hit and Run B-Class 14-U Girls Fastpitch Tournament will be held Feb. 20-21 at Harlem High School. The first six teams entered will play. For information, call Donna McNair at (706) 951-9003 or visit www.eteamz.com/ladydogs.

Baseball tryout

The Columbia County Chaos boys 10-and-under travel baseball team will be holding tryouts in March. Interested boys should be 10 or younger on May 1. Pitching is a plus. For information, call Trevor Adkins at (706) 284-7379.

Boating course

Thurmond Lake Sail and Power Squadron will offer its Basic Boating Course at the McCormick Public Library located at 201 Railroad Ave., McCormick, S.C. Classes are from 2-5 p.m. Feb. 24, Feb. 27, and March 3 and noon-3 p.m. March 6. Advance registration is required. Cost is $25 per person or $30 per couple. Call Dave Kloppenberg at (864) 391-3795 for details or reservations.

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.

Free throw contests

The Walk for Autism Free Throw Contest will be held March 28 at 10 a.m. at Evans Middle School. Cost is $8 per person. The person who makes the most consecutive free throws will win a Nintendo Wii. For information or to purchase tickets, call Mike Selitto at (706) 664-7244.

Lifeguard classes

The Augusta chapter of the American Red Cross will hold lifeguard training classes Feb. 23-March 6 and March 23-April 3. For info, call (706) 724-8481.

Softball players wanted

The Georgia Rockers 14U fastpitch team is seeking three or four girls to complete the team. For info, call Chuck Faulkner at (706) 373-3459.