Sports Calendar for 10/29
Youth Sports
East Lee Youth Wrestling – East Lee County High School, 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; participants welcome to join youth program for the 2009-10 wrestling season. Info: (239) 303-2084; Web: www.eastleewrestling.com
Saturday, Nov. 7 & 14
Florida Tri-County Challenged Athletes Baseball Registration – Hammond Stadium, 5 p.m. both days; registering physically, mentally or medically handicapped players age 16 and older for Saturday afternoon baseball season running January to May at Brooks Park by Page Field; registration fee $5. Info: Kathy Samson (239) 267-2417; Web: www.floridaadulthandicapbaseball.blogspot.com
Sunday, Nov. 15
Mid America Youth Basketball Winter/Spring Tournament Series – Accepting early entries for winter/spring four-tournament package (listed on Web site); deadline is Nov. 15; individual events cost $165, four-tournament package $540, $140 any tourneys over four. Info: Alonzo Jamison (316) 284-0354; Web: www.mayb.com
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Cape Blackhawks U19 Rugby Team – Storms Complex on Chiquita Blvd., practices 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays starting Nov. 17; open to all high school boys and girls who will not turn 19 before Sept. 1, 2010; Blackhawks entering third season for boys’ team and hoping to field a girls team. Info: Coach Phillip Luby 850-7866. Email: phillipluby@yahoo.com
Jan. 17-Feb. 21
U.S. Baseball Academy Fort Myers Spring Training Program – Bishop Verot High School; affordable hitting, pitching & catching camp for players in grades 1-12; registering now, cost as low as $99 for six weeks (space limited); class ratio of 6-to-1 with area high school & college coach instruction. Info: Tom LoSauro (239) 274-6700, U.S. Baseball Academy (866) 622-4487; Web: www.usbaseballacademy.com
General Info
Cape Coral Bass Club – Meeting first Tuesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Caloosahatchee Moose Lodge 2395 on Cape Coral Parkway; men, women, children who love to bass fish welcome; tournaments held locally and out of town. Info: Jim Lewis 945-7188; Web: www.capecoralbassclub.com
Cape Coral Sailing Club – Meeting fourth Wednesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club, 5819 Driftwood Pkwy.; adults interested in boating (sail or power), cruising or armchair are welcome. Info: Ron Miniter 945-7761.
Friday, Oct. 30
Florida Championship Wrestling – Charlotte Harbor Event Center, Punta Gorda; 8 p.m.; tickets $10, $15 and $30, available at Buddy’s Home Furnishing in Port Charlotte, the event center box office and online; Evan Bourne vs. Justin Angel main event plus Santino Marella vs. Hornswoggle with Skip Sheffield in a six-man tag team bout; doors open 6 p.m. Web: www.fcwwrestling.com
Sunday, Nov. 1
Lee County Archers 900-Round Event – Nalle Grade County Park range, North Fort Myers, 9 a.m.; registering new participants, all skill levels welcome. Info: Ben Brown (239) 369-6212.
Thursday, Nov. 5
Builders Care Miniature Golf Fundraiser – Castle Golf, 7400 Gladiolous Dr., Fort Myers; registration 5 p.m., shotgun start 6 p.m.; entry fee $50 (teams of four), $15 (individual), $5 (12 & under), reservations required; proceeds benefit BIA’s Builders Care programs. Info: Heidi Taulman (239) 938-0056; e-mail: htaulman@bia.net
Saturday, Nov. 7
American Cancer Society Coed Softball Tournament – Lee County Sports Complex, Fort Myers; entry fee $300 per team, three-game guarantee, proceeds benefit American Cancer Society. Info: Tammy Delgado (239) 435-7137, Brian Dodd (239) 277-0700; email: tdelgado@gulfshoreinsurance.com
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Birdies for Babies Golf Tournament – LaPlaya Golf Club, Naples; 11 a.m. veterans ceremony, noon check-in & lunch, 1 p.m. shotgun start; local PGA pro plus amateur foursome, scramble format; spaces limited, proceeds benefit Lifeline Family Center. Info: Nanette (239) 242-7238.
Friday, Nov. 13
Shell Point Open Golf Tournament – Shell Point Golf Club, Fort Myers; registration 7:30 a.m., foursome scramble format; entry fee $125 per person, proceeds benefit Rehabilitation Center at Shell Point. Info: Deborah Henning (239) 466-8484.
Saturday, Nov. 14
USARP Golf Tournament – Stoneybrook Golf Course, Estero; 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, foursome scramble format; hole-in-one contest; entry fee $65 per person, proceeds benefit U.S. Association of Retired Persons. Info: John Giaquinto 458-1071.
Sunday, Nov. 15
NFL Buccaneers vs. Dolphins Bus Trip – Land Shark Stadium, 1 p.m., Miami; cost $89 per person, includes luxury charter bus round trip transportation, admission to game, hot dog & soda at stadium; bus leaves Cape Coral Yacht Club 8 a.m., returns 8 p.m. Info: 574-0806.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Fort Myers Parks & Rec. Men’s & Coed Softball Registration – Veterans Recreation Complex, Lehigh; upcoming league registration for 10-game and 16-game seasons starting Jan. 4; coaches meeting 6:30 p.m., Dec. 2; entry fee $400 per team (plus $30 sanction fee) for 10-game league, $540 per team (plus $30 sanction fee) for 16-game league. Info: Brian Dodd (239) 277-0700.
Saturday, Dec. 5
Chix-N-Stix Ladies Fishing Tournament – Fish-Tale Marina, Fort Myers Beach; check-in & angler’s meeting Dec. 4; entry fee $100 (women), $50 (men), women must outnumber men on boat; teams may weigh 10 ladyfish, minimum 12 inches. Info: Kristi Riley (239) 850-1707, Lacey Rush (239) 980-1436; Web: www.chixnstix.net
Dec. 5-13
Florida Senior Games State Championship – Cape Coral & Lee County venues; Olympic-style Sports Festival in archery, billiards, bocce, pickleball, powerlifting, race walk, racquetball, road race, softball & volleyball are open (no pre-qualifying) events; qualifying events for other sports available in Jacksonville (Oct. 5-11), Tampa (Oct. 5-16), Gainesville (Oct. 22-25), Ormond Beach (Oct. 23-Nov. 1, The Villages (Oct. 23-25), Martin County (Nov. 1-10) & Sanford (Nov. 7-13). Info: Florida Sports Foundation (850) 488-1422; Web: www.flasports.com
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