Sports Calendar
Baseball players sought
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A 12-Under travel baseball team is seeking additional players for its upcoming season. Players must not have turned 13 before May 1. For information, contact Kevin Thompson at (706) 533-5299 or Donald Long at (706) 339-1257.
Y soccer signups
The Marshall Family Y in Evans will hold fall soccer league registration through Friday for interested participants in Evans and Grovetown. The coed league is for ages 3-10. Practices and games for those in Evans will be held at the Augusta Jewish Community Center and Oakey Grove Church. Practices and games for those in Grovetown will be held at Goodale Park and at the Evans locations. Practices start the week of Aug. 9. Parents need to provide a water bottle, cleats, shin guards and soccer shorts for their child.
Rec league registration
The Columbia County Recreation Department will hold registration starting Monday through July 30 for baseball, soccer, football and cheerleading. The season will start in September and end in November. For information, call (706) 863-7523.
Golf tournaments
Augusta Junior Golf Magazine Tour tournament dates include Tuesday at Persimmon Hill Golf Club, July 19 at Belle Meade Country Club, and Aug. 2 at Jones Creek Golf Club. Registration and tournament rules can be accessed at www.augustajuniorgolf.com. For information, call (706) 231-9594 or e-mail carla.ramsey@augusta juniorgolf.com
Applewood Golf Course will hold a golf outing July 17 as a fundraiser for Mike Gallagher, one of the course's original members who is undergoing treatment for cancer. The tournament will be a four-man Lauderdale (also called Captain's Choice) format, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The entry fee of $75 per person or $300 for a team covers golf, a cart, lunch and prizes. There will be a putting and hole-in-one contest, raffles, mulligans and auctions. Hole sponsorships are available for $100, and donations of money or goods and services will be accepted for door prizes and auction items. Sign up by July 14 at 5 p.m. For details, call the course at (706) 554-0028.
The Columbia County Junior Golf Championships will be held July 21-22 at Bartram Trail Golf Club. The annual two-day event is free for all children in Columbia County. Boys and girls ages 6-18 from beginner to varsity high school players are encouraged to participate. Sponsorships are also available. To sign up or to get sponsorship information, contact Bartram Trail Golf Club at (706) 210-4681.
Bartram Trail Golf Club will be providing two instructional golf clinics in July for children ages 6-14. Each clinic will run from 8-10 a.m. daily. The clinics will be held Monday through July 15 and July 26-29. The instructor is Lee Henry. Cost is $90 for each instructional clinic. Space is limited. For information, call (706) 210-4681.
Boating safety
The Savannah River Sail and Power Squadron (SRSPS) is conducting free vessel safety checks. These are checks of your boat to verify that it has the required safety equipment and documentation. Boats that successfully complete the check are awarded a completion decal. For a free check, e-mail your request to pharris@aug.edu (Georgia) or butch.lynne.rachal@gmail.com (South Carolina). An examiner will come to you.