Sports Camp Calendar
Summer camps
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The Evans High School Cheerleading Camp will be held Monday through July 16 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. each day. The cost for the camp is $100, which includes a T-shirt and lunch. For information, contact Adell Poss at (706) 361-5108 or aposs@ccboe.net.
Jim Siple will hold his annual free summer conditioning workout for children ages 10 and older starting July 19 and running through the end of August. The workout is open to participants from any school and is designed to get athletes in shape for the fall season. Workouts will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. All workouts will be held at Blanchard Park in Martinez, located off Belair Road at 4541 Dewey Drive. Siple has been a volunteer coach with the Columbia County Recreation Department for 22 years. For information, call (706) 860-1592.
The YMCA Summer Golf Camp will be held July 19-22 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. for juniors ages 6-17. Included will be instruction on all phases of the game and nine holes of golf. The cost is $149. For information or to register, contact Jay Brooks at (706) 830-2752 or jsb4079@knology.net.
Augusta Prep will hold a volleyball camp July 19-20. There are two sessions: grades fifth through eighth from 9 a.m. until noon and grades ninth through 12th from 1-4 p.m. The cost is $60 for the two-day camp and $130 for the five-day camp. For information, contact coach Rich Bland at (706) 414-6145 or prep volleyball@yahoo.com.
The Sure Shot Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering grades 2-5 will be held July 26-30 at Lakeside Middle School. The cost is $75, and the camp will run from 9 a.m. until noon each day. For information, contact Dave Pitock at (706) 855-7928.
The Dip Metress Basketball Academy will be held Aug. 2-5. The camp will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Augusta State University. The cost of the camp is $150, which includes a T-shirt and lunch each day. Academy director is Dip Metress, head men's basketball coach at ASU. The camp is open to all boys and girls from first grade through 11th grade. For information, contact Metress at (706) 667-4765 or dmetress@aug.edu.