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The 2010 Grovetown High School Baseball Christmas Camp will be held Dec. 20-21 at the school's baseball field. The camp for children in kindergarten through eighth grade costs $30 and will run from 9 a.m. until noon. Registration is available in advance through the school. Those interested can register on the day of the camp starting at 8 a.m. Each participant needs to bring baseball shoes, baseball pants, a glove and a bat. Grovetown baseball staff and players will give detailed instruction on all aspects of the game of baseball. For information, contact coach Mike Jones at (706) 447-2102, ext. 5833, or michael.jones@ccboe.net, or go to www.grovetown warriors.org.

Team Power Basketball will hold its TP Christmas ALL-N-ONE 2010 Basketball Camp on Dec. 20-23 and Dec. 27-30. The camp for boys and girls ages 5-17 will be held at Patriots Park gym from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The cost is $105 per child and includes lunch. For information, contact Greg Williams at (706) 533-6852 or teampower@augustapower.org.

The CSRA Heat Volleyball Club will hold a series of volleyball skills clinics on Sunday afternoons from Jan. 9 through March 27 at the Augusta Prep gym. The clinics are for girls from Grades 4-11 (some younger girls will be accepted). Girls will be divided up into appropriate skill levels. The cost for attending the clinics is $225. For information or to register, go to www.csraheat.com or contact Lance Abbott at (706) 860-8539 or director@csraheat.com.

Fund-raisers

Lakeside High School baseball will hold a silent auction Friday and Saturday in the school's commons area. The times are Friday from 5:30-10 p.m. and Saturday from 2-5:30 p.m. For information, contact coach T.J. Davis at (706) 863-0027 or thomas.davis@ccboe.net.

Lakeside High School's swim/dive team is selling the inaugural LHS High School Christmas Ornament. It is a standard ornament size in matte finish maroon embossed in silver with the LHS panther paw and the dates "2010-2011" surrounded by holly garland and ribbon inscribed with "Lakeside Panthers." The ornaments sell for $10 each. Interested parties can contact the Lakeside High School Splash Club at panthersplash@gmail.com.

Rec league signups

Early registration is open for boys and girls ages 4-15 for Martinez-Evans Little League's baseball leagues for the 2011 season. Leagues include Wee Ball (4 years old); Tee-Ball (5-6); Coach Pitch (6 with Tee-Ball experience, 7 without experience); Machine Pitch (7-8); Minors/Majors (9-12); and Junior (13-15). For early registration, go to www.eteamz.com/martinezevanslittleleague. Registration also will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 22 and 29 and Feb. 5 at Putt Putt Golf and Games, 3763 Martinez Blvd. One proof-of-age document, such as a birth certificate, is required for registration. For information, call (706) 680-6355 or e-mail martinezevanslittleleague@gmail.com.

Players sought

Team Power AAU Basketball is looking for student-athletes ages 9U through 17U for its boys basketball program for the 2011 season. For information, contact Greg Williams at (706) 533-6852 or teampower@augustapower.org.

The 15-Under and 16-Under AAU Showtime travel basketball teams of Columbia County are looking for players to fill out their rosters. For information, contact coach Thomas Scott at (706) 496-8544, (757) 303-4397 or scottiet23@hotmail.com.

The Georgia RiverCats U-8 travel baseball team will hold tryouts for open roster spots. Those interested must not have turned 8 before May 1, 2010. For information, call Pat Murray at (706) 829-4298 or Sean Collett at (706) 399-5243.

Boating safety

The Savannah River Sail and Power Squadron conducts 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.