Sports Calendar

Softball tournament

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The USSSA Southeast Military Softball Program will hold the regional championship June 20-21 at Sweetwater in Thomson. The tournament features men's Varsity A, B, Intramural and Women's Varsity Softball. Entry fee is $245, which includes a three-game guarantee, balls and a paid berth to the world qualifier. Team registration is open through June 18. All military, retiree, Department of Defense, dependents and military contractors are eligible to participate. For information, call Vince Krajcir at (410) 903-9423 or e-mail vrkrajcir@aol.com.

Harlem High seeks football players

Students zoned to attend Harlem High School in the fall who want to play football are asked to call coach Jimmie Lewis at (706) 564-4712 for summer workout information.

Canoe cruise

Mistletoe State Park will hold a two-hour guided night canoe cruise starting at 7:30 p.m. June 5. The cruise is limited to six canoes, with three people per canoe. Cost is $30 per person, plus a $3 parking fee. Canoes, paddles and other equipment is provided. Proceeds benefit Friends of Mistletoe State Park. For information, call (706) 541-0321.

Golf tournaments

The inaugural Grovetown High School Warrior Golf Classic will be held June 20 at Bartram Trail Golf Course. Shotgun start is at 1 p.m. Cost is $75 per person or $300 per team, with proceeds from the tournament benefitting the Grovetown High School Athletic Booster Foundation. For information, contact Todd Booker at (706) 910-9644 or visit www.ccboe.net/gths.

The Augusta Junior Golf Magazine Tour will hold several junior golf tournaments throughout the summer, starting Thursday. Boys ages 8 and younger and 9-10 will play nine holes, and ages 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18 will play 18 holes. Girls ages 8 and younger and 9-11 will play nine holes. Girls ages 12-14 and 15-18 will play 18 holes. Trophies will be given to the top four finishers in each age group. For information and to register, visit www.augustajuniorgolf.com or e-mail augustajuniorgolf@comcast.net.

Augusta Elks Lodge Golf Tournament will be held May 28 at Forest Hills Golf Course. Cost to enter the tournament is $50 per person. For information, contact Harold Lewis at (706) 829-5970.

The Augusta Choral Society will sponsor a benefit golf tournament June 1 at Belle Meade Country Club in Thomson. The format will be Lauderdale/Best Ball. A new Dodge truck is the hole-in-one prize. The event, sponsored by the Knox Foundation, will include a low-country boil, prizes for the three best-scoring teams and other prizes. For information, call (706) 826-4713.

Umpires sought

Columbia County Recreation Department is looking for people age 16 and older to officiate youth baseball and softball games. For information, contact Gary Tam or Jim Mock at (706) 863-7523.

Coast Guard Auxiliary meets

The U.S. 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.