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Local Sports Briefs
Apr 13, 2009 (Highlands Today - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
Golf Hammock holding ladies golf clinics
SEBRING Golf Hammock Country Club will hold ladies golf clinics with PGA/LPGA professional Nell Hays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
Cost is $12, which includes discount card for weekend play. All levels are encouraged.
To sign up, call the pro shop at 382-2151.
YMCA offering badminton
SEBRING The Highlands County YMCA is offering badminton from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays for players ages 14 and up.
Coaching and equipment will be provided.
For more information, call Junaid at 863-860-8034 or Dave at 863-382-9622.
Sun 'N Lake to hold junior golf clinics
SEBRING Sun 'N Lake country club will hold weekly junior golf clinics from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays.
Cost is $15, which includes instruction in all areas of the game, including etiquette, rules and basic fundamentals.
To reserve a space, call 863-385-4830, ext. 1.
Sun 'N Lake offering adult group lessons
SEBRING Adult lessons with Marty and Andy will run from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. every Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Cost is $15 and lessons are limited to 10 people.
For more information or to sign up, call the pro shop at 385-4830, ext. 1.
McNall holding adult clinics
SEBRING Debby McNall is holding adult golf clinics at Sebring Golf Club.
Clinics will be held on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. Cost is $15. Junior clinics will begin in April.
For more information or to schedule a private lesson, call 863-386-9492, 257-1108 or email debmac@tnni.net.
Weekend youth pick-up baseball players wanted
SEBRING Want to play ball? Need a break from video games? Players are being sought for pick-up baseball games at noon on Saturdays and Sundays at the YMCA softball fields.
There is no cost. Parents are invited to join in and play with their kids, and all skill levels and ages are invited. Games are for fun and beginners are welcome.
For more information, call Eric at 381-5758.
YMCA water volleyball open for play
SEBRING The Highlands County Family YMCA is offering water volleyball at the pool between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturdays.
For more information, call the YMCA at 863-382-9622.
Highlands County Amateur golf tournament upcoming
AVON PARK The Highlands County Amateur golf championship will be held May 9-10 at Highlands Ridge North.
Cost is $100. There will be four flights: Open 18-49, Seniors 50-59, Super Seniors 60-69 and Super Super Senior 70 and up.
For more information, call Vince at 863-382-2323 or 863-273-9260.
Avon Park Mower-Plex races upcoming
AVON PARK Lawnmower races will be held at 6 p.m. on April 18 and May 16 at the Avon Park Mower Plex, 2155 Herrick Road.
Cost is $5 for adults and free for children under 12. Supertickets are $10, which include put pass. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and spectator gates open at 5 p.m.
For more information, call Charles at 863-441-2642.
USA Volleyball holding camp at Webber
BABSON PARK Webber International University will host a USA Volleyball Girls High Performance Development Camp June 22-25 at the Sabbagh Athletic Center on the WIU campus.
Cost is $500 for the four-day on-court training camp, which is limited to 36 participants and athletes born from 1992-95.
For more information, visit volleyball.teamusa.org.
Pinecrest two-man summer golf league upcoming
AVON PARK Pinecrest Golf Club will hold a two-man Thursday night summer golf league at 5:30 p.m. Thursday night beginning April 30.
Cost is $100 per player (which covers dinner on the league night) plus a weekly fee to cover green fees and prize fund, and the format is an individual medal play and a team net best-ball. There will also be a weekly skins game and closest-to-the-pin contests.
All teams will share in the prize fund at the end of the season, based on standings.
To sign up, or for more information, call John Vicker at 863-453-7555.
Watkis junior tennis spring session upcoming
SEBRING USPTA Certified Pro Horace Watkins will hold a nine-week spring session from until May 15 for players ages 4 to 18 at Thakkar Tennis Center at Sebring Country Club.
Cost is $75 for ages 4-6, $90 for ages 6-12 and $120 for ages 12-18.
For more information, call Horace at 863-414-2164 or the country club at 863-386-4282.
Avon Park Rotary golf tourney upcoming
AVON PARK The annual Avon Park Noon Rotary club golf tourney will be held at 8:30 a.m. on April 25 at Pinecrest golf club.
Cost is $60 per person for the four-person scramble, which includes cart and greens fee, snacks, on-course beverages, awards and contest entries. Hole sponsorships are also available.
For more information, contact Chet at 863-712-3524, John at 453-3659 or Allie at 381-8359.
Sun 'N Lake Tuesday night league gearing up
SEBRING Sun 'N Lake golf club will host its annual Tuesday night league beginning April 28 and running throughout the summer.
Cost is $25 to register, plus a $12 weekly fee for the two-person team point quota league, which includes green fees and prize money for weekly closest-to-the-pin contests. An optional skins game will also be held. Deadline to sign up is April 21.
For more information, call the pro shop at 385-4830.
RJ Gators/Pinecrest couples golf league registering
AVON PARK RJ Gators and Pinecrest golf club will hold their couples summer golf league beginning May 5.
Cost is $50 to register, plus a $50-per-couple weekly fee for the couples team (net) best-ball league, which includes 18 holes of golf, weekly prizes, closest-to-the-pin contests and "free" drink and dinner at RJ Gators in Sebring.
Field is limited to the first 20 teams.
For more information, call John at 453-7555.
Special STARS co-ed softball league upcoming
SEBRING A co-ed softball league for Special STARS is putting together teams for its upcoming season.
Cost is $250 per team and there will be six Special STARS athletes on each team. Practices will be held on Sundays, April 5, 12, 19, with a tournament on April 25.
For more information, call Cindy Marshall at 452-6607 or 443-0438.
Highlands Ridge summer golf league registering
AVON PARK Highlands Ridge North will hold its annual summer golf league every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. from May 6 to Sept. 23.
Registration cost is $30 per player with weekly $10 green fees and $5 prize fund. Special contests and skins will be available, weekly door and cash prizes will be awarded and drink and food specials will be offered following every round.
Registration deadline is April 29.
For more information, call 453-9991.
Kiwanis Charities Golf Classic on tap
AVON PARK The 25th annual Kiwanis Golf Classic will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 and Highlands Ridge North.
Cost is $60 for the four-person scramble, which includes on-course refreshments and an all-you-can-eat buffet following play. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams in each flight, a closest-to-the-pin contest will be held, along with long drives and hole-in-one contests.
Proceeds benefit the Judge Kelly Law Education Program.
Registration forms are available at Highlands Ridge North. For more information, call Rhonda at 863-446-1579 or Art at 863-381-5905.
Blue Streak Golf Classic upcoming
AVON PARK The 26th annual Blue Streak golf classic will be held at 8:30 a.m. on May 16 at Highlands Ridge North golf course.
Cot is $60 per player, which includes, golf, cart, range balls, one mulligan, lunch, beverages, goodie bag and prizes.
The four-person scramble will be flighted by handicap. Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and last, along with closest-to-the-pin and hole-in-one prizes. Door prizes include a 50-inch plasma HDTV, hole-in-one prize is a 2009 Ford car and KP prize is an iGolf NEO.
For more information, call SHS athletic director Terry Quarles at 471-5500 or email quarlest@highlands.k12.fl.us.
Parks and Rec softball registration ongoing
SEBRING The Highlands County Park and Recreation Department will begin their spring softball league on Tuesday, May 6 at the Multi Sports Complex.
Registration runs through April and includes recreation, commercial and church teams. League is open to adults 16 and older and players turning 16 during 2009 must have parents permission. Deadline for registration and fees is May 1.
For more information, call Dan Jamison at 402-6755 or 402-6812.
Players sought for 50+ wood-bat league
SEBRING Players are being sought for a 50+ wood-bat league to be held this spring and summer.
For more information, call Bobby Guedes at 863-273-4495.
Webber end-of-year garage sale on tap
BABSON PARK The Webber International University Central Florida Alumni Chapter is sponsoring a garage sale at 8 a.m. on April 25 at the WIU Band building (formerly American Bank) on North Scenic Highway.
Donated items are being accepted and can be dropped off at the Babson Center or the alumni office.
For more information, email williamsbk@webber.edu, alumni@webber.edu or call 863-638-2941.
YMCA celebrating International Tai Chi day
SEBRING The Highlands County Family YMCA is holding a celebration of International Tai Chi day at 9:45 a.m. on April 25 at the YMCA, on the corner of Lakewood and Hammock Road.
A pot luck social is being planned following the program. Participants are encouraged to bring a dish, tableware and lawn chairs.
For more information, call the YMCA at 382-9622.
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