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Atlanta-based Under Armour College Bass will hold a two-day East Super Regional tournament at Wildwood Park March 6-7, with weigh-ins to be held at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Evans. The event has a purse totaling $11,000 and is open to teams from any of the organization's 150 sanctioned schools. Collegiate anglers can register to compete in the Super Regionals by contacting Hank Weldon at hweldon@careersports.com or (770) 955-1300. Details are available at www.CollegeBass.com.
Youth soccer
The Marshall Family Y needs volunteer coaches and referees for its upcoming spring soccer season for ages 3-10. Soccer experience is a plus. For information, contact Justin Goolsby at (706) 922-9658
The GA-SC Bulls Soccer Club, along with the Columbia County Recreation Department, will offer a Bulls Junior Soccer Academy for ages 5-7 at Blanchard Woods Park. Session II starts April 15. Cost is $65 per player. For information and to register, visit www.ga-scbulls.com. Each registrant will receive an academy training shirt and shorts.
Little League signups extended
Martinez-Evans Little League has extended registration for the 2009 season until Saturday. Children ages 4-15 who live in Columbia County are eligible to register to play baseball and/or girls softball. Players outside Columbia County might also be eligible. Registration will be held at Kelley Park on Old Petersburg Road in Martinez from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Saturday. First-time registration requires at least one parent present, proof of residence and an original or state-certified copy of the child's birth certificate. For information, visit www.eteamz.com/martinezevanslittleleague/ or call League President Greg Smith at (706) 869-7744.
Grovetown High School meetings
The Grovetown High School Athletic Foundation Booster Club will hold a meeting on March 12 at 6:30 p.m. 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.
Golf tournaments
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
Augusta Christian Schools Fifth Annual Golf Classic will be held March 23 at The River Golf Club in North Augusta. The format will be a four-man scramble with 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. shotgun starts. Lunch will be provided by French Market Grille West. For information, call Cary Rivers at (706) 863-2905, ext. 106.
Baseball tryout
The Columbia County Chaos boys 10-and-under travel baseball team will hold tryouts in March. Interested boys should be 10 or under as of May 1. Pitching is a plus. For information, call Trevor Adkins at (706) 284-7379.
Free throw contest
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 March 23 through April 3. For information, call (706) 724-8481.
Travel softball players wanted
The Georgia Rockers 14U fastpitch team is seeking 3-4 to complete the team. For information, call Chuck Faulkner at (706) 373-3459.
Umpires sought for baseball season
The Augusta Baseball Umpires Association is recruiting umpires for the 2009 high school season. Umpiring experience and baseball knowledge are pluses. Classroom and field training will be provided. For information, contact Frank Harast at (706) 210-1412 or e-mail spyguy711@yahoo.com.
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.
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