Camp calendar
Soccer camps
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Grovetown High and Evans High will hold a girls soccer camp for ninth-12th graders who will be attending Evans or Grovetown. The camp is free and will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 13-17 at the Evans High practice field. For information and registration forms, visit the Grovetown High Web site at www1.ccboe.net/Gths/home.htm and follow the women's soccer link. All participants will need a completed physical form.
The GA-SC Bulls Soccer Club will hold a summer camp open to boys and girls ages 5 to 17. Camp will be held July 26-29 at Hammond's Ferry in North Augusta. The North Augusta camp is a Bull's ProXtreme camp featuring professional soccer players. For information and registration, visit www.ga-scbulls.com or call (706) 312-7415.
UK Elite Soccer will hold two soccer camps at Blanchard Woods Park on July 20-24 for ages 5-14. For information, contact Steven Macdonald at (404) 665-7667 or StevenM@UKElite.com.
Volleyball camp
The CSRA Heat Volleyball Club will hold clinics on Sunday afternoons at Augusta Prep for girls in third grade through high school. The clinics will run until Aug. 2. Cost is $95. To download registration forms, visit www.csraheat.com. For information, call Lance Abbott at (706) 860-8539 or e-mail: director@csraheat.com.
Conditioning camp
Summer conditioning workouts will be held at Blanchard Park, off Belair Road, throughout July and August. The workouts are open to ages 10 and older and are free. They will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m., lasting through the end of August. For information, call Jim Siple at (706) 860-1592.
Football camp
Riverside Middle School will hold a fundamentals football camp July 20-24, from 8 until 11 a.m. The camp is open to those entering fifth through eighth grades. Cost is $70. Participants will learn the basics of each position. Drills will be practiced without helmets or pads. Call coach Dan King at (706) 830-5522 or e-mail kingde@knology.net.
Lacrosse camp
Summer Lax 2009 will be held until July 28 at Patriots Park. Boys will play 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays and from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturdays. Girls will play 10-11 a.m. Saturdays. Cost for boys is $75. Cost for girls is $60. Fee includes U.S. Lacrosse Membership (insurance), magazine subscription and a game penny. The event is open to boys and girls entering eighth grade through high school. For information, contact Jeff Becker at (706) 854-1908, (706) 733-4271 or e-mail jeffbecker20@comcast.net.
Tennis camps
Petersburg Racquet Club summer camp sessions will run through the end of the month. The camps run Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. until noon, with swimming offered at the end of each workout. Clinics are open to ages 7-18, from beginner to intermediate levels. Pee Wee camps, for ages 4-6, will be held Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:15 until 9 a.m. For information, visit www.prctennis.com or call Vu Nguyen at (706) 860-9288.
Greenbrier High School Tennis Camp will be held from 9 a.m. until noon July 13-17. The camp is open to elementary- and middle-school students. Cost is $100 and includes a T-shirt and refreshments. Registration will start July 13 at 8:30 a.m. Participants are asked to bring a racquet and water bottle. For information, call Brittany Jackson at (706) 826-3244 or e-mail brittany.jackson@ccboe.net.
Basketball camps
Harlem Middle School will hold a basketball camp for girls grades 4-8. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon July 20-24. Cost is $50. Call Jennifer Guy at (706) 726-7812.
Lakeside Middle School will hold Sure Shot Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering grades 2-5. The camp lasts from 9 a.m. until noon July 27-31 at Lakeside Middle. Cost is $75.
Greenbrier High School will hold a summer basketball camp open to boys and girls in grades 6-8. The camp will be held July 27-30 at Greenbrier Middle School or Greenbrier High School, depending on the completion of the new gym floor. The Greenbrier coaching staff and varsity players will serve as counselors. Cost is $70. For information, go to the Greenbrier High School Web site, click athletics, basketball for a flier and registration form, or e-mail Dana Bull at dana.bull@ccboe.net or Casey Heckathorn at casey.heckathorn@ ccboe.net.
Rec department day camp
The Columbia County Recreation Department summer day camp is held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily until July 31 for ages 6-12. Early drop off starts at 7:30 a.m., and late pick-up is at 6 p.m. The camp is held at the Bobby Waters Gymnasium Complex at Patriots Park. Cost is $95 per week. For information, call Robbie Kiser at (706) 868-3458.