Sports Calendar for 12/05
Youth Sports
High Hoops Rockets Tryouts – Traveling basketball team looking for 6th grade girls to join team for season that runs January through May. Info: Frank Williams (239) 322-9942; e-mail: frankwil68@aol.com
Venzen Hoops Basketball Camp – Veterans Recreation Center, Lehigh Acres; meets 10 a.m. every Saturday; instruction by professional player Gilberto Venzen, private training for high schoolers; register any time by phone or online. Info: (239) 369-1521; Web: www.leeparks.org; email: venzenhoopsbasketballcamp@gmail.com
Dec.-Jan.
Cape Coral National Little League Baseball Registration – Jason Verdow Park, 801 SE 27th St.; registering players ages 4-12, fee T-ball through majors $90 (4-year-old futures $45), sibling discount $5; registering 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, also 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays (except Dec. 21-Jan. 1); also 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Jan. 2 and 6-8 p.m. on Jan. 4-8. Info: 574-3365; Web: www.ccnlittleleague.com
Dec. 5-Jan. 24
Cape Coral American Little League Baseball Registration – Koza-Saladino Park, 301 SW 31st Terrace; registering boys & girls ages 4-12 for spring 2010 league season; fee TBA plus $20 concession fee per family; register 6:30-8 p.m. on Fridays (Jan. 8, 15, 22), or 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays (Dec. 5, 12, Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23), or 1-4 p.m. on Sundays (Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24). Info: visit www.ccalittleleague.com
Dec. 5-6
Red Dragon Kenpo Karate Seminars – Red Dragon Kenpo Karate, 18070 S. Tamiami Trail #6, Fort Myers; seminars with 10-degree black belt master Richard “Huk” Planas; 1 p.m. Dec. 5, 10 a.m. Dec. 6; cost $60 one day, $100 two days. Info: (239) 278-4437.
Dec. 7-15
Cape Junior/Senior Baseball Early Registration – Cape Coral Parks & Rec. athletic office, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd., 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays; open to ages 13-16; late registration fee $130 per player (Dec. 7-Jan. 15), senior signups until Feb. 9; coaches needed; birth certificate and three proofs of residency required. Info: Ryan 242-3489, 242-3490.
Dec. 7-Jan. 15
Cal Ripken Baseball Registration – Early registration for players age 4-12 (as of April 30, 2010) run from Dec. 7 through Dec. 21 (fee $110), registration Dec. 23 through Jan. 15 (fee $120 all divisions, $100 T-ball); at Cape Coral Parks & Rec. athletic office, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. (City Hall); online registration also begins Dec. 7. Info: Bernie Howard (239) 242-3485, (239) 242-3490; Web: www.capecoral.com
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Fort Myers Recreation Youth Sports Registrations – 24/7 Sports Office, 4244-C Evans Ave.; registering children ages 3-15 for indoor & outdoor soccer, basketball & cheerleading starting in January; cost $20 per player (ages 3-4), $50 per player (ages 5-15). Info: Brian Dodd 277-0700; email: brian247sports@yahoo.com
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Cape Coral Youth Football Association General Membership Meeting – Cape Coral Assoc. of Realtors building, 918 SE 46th Lane; sign-in 6 p.m., meeting 6:30 p.m.; election of board of directors for 2010 season, by-law changes & other business. Info: Frank Connelley (239) 292-4709.
Dec. 21-24
John Cedarburg’s Pro Select Winter Baseball Camps – Fleishman Park; youth instructional camp for ages 6-12, 8:30-noon; high school workouts for ages 13-18 1:30-4 p.m.; cost $125 either camp. Info: John Cedarburg (239) 826-0039.
Monday, Jan. 4
Traditional Karate Classes – North Park Community Center, North Fort Myers; classes with Sensei Brian Robinson for children & adults ages 5 and over 7-9 p.m. on Mondays & Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays; cost $60, 12 classes per month, monthly sessions through October 2010. Info: (239) 533-7440, 652-6002; Web: www.leeparks.org
Jan. 4-7 & 9
Cape Coral National Little League Baseball Free Clinics – Jason Verdow Park, 801 SE 27th St.; 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 4 for 5-6 year-olds, on Jan. 5 for 7-8 year-olds, on Jan. 6 for 9-10 year-olds, and Jan. 7 for 11-12 year-olds; mandatory tryouts on Jan. 9, 10 a.m. for 7 & 11 year-olds, noon for 8 & 12 year-olds, 2 p.m. for 9 year-olds and 4 p.m. for 10 year-olds. Info: 574-3365; Web: www.ccnlittleleague.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.
Guided Daytime Canoe Trips – Collier-Seminole State Park; every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday December through March, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; ages 6 and older; fee $25 per person (your canoe or ours). Email: lungwort@aol.com
Guided Moonlight Canoe Trips – Collier-Seminole State Park; 7:30-10 p.m. on Dec. 1, 28 & 30; ages 12 and older; fee $30 per person (your canoe or ours). Email: lungwort@aol.com
Sunday, Dec. 6
Lee County Archers Field Range 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.
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. Info: Florida Sports Foundation (850) 488-1422; Web: www.flasports.com
Dec. 13 & Jan. 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bus Trips – Stadium events scheduled bud trips to Jets vs. Buccaneers (Dec. 13) and Falcons vs. Buccaneers (Jan. 3); roundtrip bus departs Naples 5 a.m., Fort Myers 6 a.m.; arrive at Raymond James Stadium 9 a.m., 3-hour tailgate until noon; cost $185-$225 per person (includes game ticket), $115 per person (no ticket); return to Fort Myers 7:15 p.m., Naples 8:30 p.m.; also available Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and NFL Pro Bowl (Miami) trips. Info: (586) 879-6862; email: toddh@thestadiumevents.com; Web: www.thestadiumevents.com
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Men’s 50-Plus Softball Registration – Final day for players of all skill levels to register for 30-game winter season that starts Jan. 5, playing Tuesday & Thursday nights at Cape Coral Sports Complex and BMX Park; fee $65. Info: Joe (239) 839-3530; Jen (239) 292-2923; Ken (941) 855-0489.
Thursday, Dec. 17
Lee County Archers Open Range – Nalle Grade County Park range, North Fort Myers, 2-8 p.m. registering new participants, all skill levels welcome. Info: Ben Brown (239) 369-6212.
Friday, Dec. 18
Winter Softball League Registration – Registering now through Dec. 18 for men’s and coed leagues at Veterans Recreation Center in Lehigh and Shady Oaks in Fort Myers; fee $400 per team (plus annual $30 sanction fee) for 10-week, 10-game season, or $540 per team (plus annual $30 sanction fee) for 10-week, 16-game season; coaches meeting 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9. Info: Brian Dodd 277-0700; email: brian247sports@yahoo.com
Sunday, Dec. 20
Lee County Archers 3D Archery Shoot – Nalle Grade County Park range, North Fort Myers; sign up 8 a.m., shotgun start 9 a.m.; roving field range of 20 3D target stations plus 14-station NFAA field course; shooting fee $10. Info: Ben Brown (239) 369-6212.
Sunday, Jan. 3
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.
March 5-6
Barbara’s Friends Celebrity Tennis Event – Bonita Bay Resort; spectators & tennis players all levels invited to participate; cost from $50 for single match ticket, $100 for “Taste of the Town” party & auction, $700 full day participation; proceeds benefit Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida Cancer Fund. Info: Denise Markovits (239) 985-3550; e-mail: denise.markovits@leememorial.org
NOTE: Send information about your group’s upcoming events at least two weeks in advance to: Daily Breeze Sports Calendar, 2510 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33904; or send e-mail to: breezesports@breezenewspapers.com