Sports calendar
Free throw event
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The Walk for Autism Free Throw Contest will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Evans Middle School. Cost is $8. Whoever makes the most consecutive free throws will win a Nintendo Wii. For information or tickets, call (706) 664-7244.
T-ball registration
Marshall Family Y is registering participants for T-ball school (ages 4-5) and T-ball league (ages 6-7) until Saturday at Marshall Family Y or at www.thefamilyy.org. Cost for the school is $40 for members and $60 for non-members. Cost for T-ball is $55 for members and $75 for non-members. Participants must bring their own gloves. For information, contact Justin Goolsby at (706) 922-9658 or go to www.thefamilyy.org.
3-on-3 tourney
A 3-on-3 basketball tournament for ages 12 and older will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Greenbrier High School gym. Cost is $30 per team with proceeds going to iMPACT Youth. For information or to register, contact Eric Lairsey at (706) 868-7788 or e-mail elairsey@infocuschurch.org.
Boating course
Savannah River Sail and Power Squadron will offer a five-part America's Boating Course on Sunday and April 2, 9 and 16. Hours are 7-9 p.m. Classes will be held at West Marine, 592 Bobby Jones Expressway. Registration will be at 6 p.m. Thursday. E-mail ndumais@comcast. net or call (706) 799-2043.
Youth lacrosse
Marshall Family Y will hold lacrosse registration until Monday for boys and girls ages 9-15. The season will start in April. Register at the Marshall Family Y or www.thefamilyy.org.
Youth soccer
The GA-SC Bulls Soccer Club will hold tryouts for its upcoming season in the U.S. Club Soccer Southeast Regional Summer League. The tryouts run Sunday to April 1, from 6-7:30 p.m., at North Augusta's Hammonds Ferry Soccer Complex. Visit www.ga-scbulls.com.
The GA-SC Bulls Soccer Club and the Columbia County Recreation Department will offer a Bulls Junior Soccer Academy for ages 5-7 at Blanchard Woods Park April 15. Cost is $65 per player. For information and to register, visit www.ga-scbulls.com.
Baseball tryouts
The Columbia County Chaos boys 10-and-under travel baseball team will be holding tryouts until the end of March. Boys should be 10 or under as of May 1. Call (706) 284-7379.
The Sonic Blast 14-and-under Major tournament baseball team is seeking two players with pitching experience. Call Dean Glover at (706) 373-1102, Mike Hill at (706) 951-3071 or Mark Plunkett at (803) 645-5219.
Baseball and softball umpires
Columbia County Recreation Department is looking for people ages 16 and older to officiate youth baseball and softball games. For information, contact Gary Tam or Jim Mock at (706) 863-7523.
Grovetown High School meetings
Football practice for Grovetown High will start at 4 p.m. April 20 at Grovetown Middle School and continue until May 1. Prospective players should contact coach Rodney Holder at rholder@ccboe.net.
Travel softball players wanted
Regulators 10u fastpitch travel softball team needs four girls to complete its 2009 roster. For information, contact Kerry Ellis at (706) 831-3821 or fastpitchregulators@gmail.com.
The Georgia Rockers 14U fastpitch team is seeking three or four girls to complete the team. For information, call Chuck Faulkner at (706) 373-3459.
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.