Sports calendar

Posted: Sunday, January 02, 2011

5K for Unicef

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The 5K Run for UNICEF will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Blanchard Woods Park's 5K trail. Cost is $10. Pre-registration is available by e-mailing hilary.matfess@gmail.com or calling (706) 267-7966, or on site 30 minutes before start time.

Disc golf Ice Bowl

The annual Disc Golf Ice Bowl will be held Jan. 15 at Patriots Park. The entry fee is $20 and a donation of non-perishable canned goods for Golden Harvest Food Bank, and mulligans are available for $1 each. Professional, advanced, intermediate, recreational and novice divisions will be open; all players regardless of ability are encouraged to play. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., followed by a players' meeting. Everyone will have a chance to win prizes. There will be a chili cook-off lunch between the first and second rounds, as well as a silent auction. Those not interested in playing but wanting to donate can drop off monetary donations or canned goods from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Patriots Park Activities Center. Call Jimmy Padgett at (706) 860-9511.

Golf tournament

Greenbrier High School baseball will hold its annual Wolfpack Baseball Classic on Jan. 17 at Jones Creek Golf Club. There will be a shotgun start at noon. The cost is $300 for a team of four, and hole sponsorships are available. Proceeds benefit the baseball program. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places and for long drive and closest to pin contests. There will also be raffle prizes. A lunch will be served. Call Clint Hardy at (706) 339-3661 or Mike Hill at (706) 951-3071.

Camps

AthElite Sports Training Academy will hold a pair of one-day baseball clinics Saturday and Sunday. The clinics for ages 10-15 will run from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the academy, located at 2520 Associates Way in Evans. Local athletes with professional experience will be on hand for the clinics. Instruction will be offered by Jeff Rowland on bunting, Rich Poythress on hitting, Ryan Bowers on speed and agility, and Josh Whitaker on fielding and throwing. Cost is $65. Registration is open to the first 36 applications received. Call (706) 951-7950.

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.

Spring signups

The Family Y will hold youth spring soccer registration Jan. 3-30. Leagues are designed for boys and girls ages 3-12. Registration is available online at www.thefamilyy.org or at any Family Y location. For information, contact Justin Goolsby at (706) 922-9658 or jgoolsby@thefamilyy.org.

Early registration is open for boys and girls ages 4-15 for Martinez-Evans Little League's baseball leagues for the 2011 season. For early registration, go to www.eteamz.com/martinezevanslittleleague.



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