Sports Calendar for 2/27
Youth Sports
March 7-8
AJGT Farm d’Allie Junior Golf Classic – Carencro, La., at the Farm d’Allie Golf Club; 36-hole Junior Golf Scoreboard ranked event hosted by Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour; junior golfers ages 11-18, four age divisions; fee $185; registration deadline noon Wednesday, March 4. Info: Diane Ford at 1-985-630-3066; Web: www.arrowheadjgt.com
July 13-27
FGCU Summer Volleyball Camps – Five sessions for campers ages 10-18; all skills camps July 13-15, July 16-17, July 18-20, July 22-24 & team camp July 25-27; space limited for each camp; all skills camp fees $300 commuter, $360 overnighter, July 13-15 and July 22-24, $225 July 16-17, $325 July 18-20; team camp July 25-27 $300 commuter, $60 overnighter; instruction by FGCU coach Matt Botsford & staff. Info: Danny Mahy 239-590-7223; Email: dmahy@fgcu.edu; Web: FGCUvolleyballcamps.com
General Info
Cape Coral Bass Club – Meeting first Tuesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Nemo’s Sports Cafe, 42 Mid Cape Terrace, Cape Coral; 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 Tarpon Hunters Club – Meeting third Thursday (March through September) each month, 7 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club; 40th anniversary year; club catches and releases all tarpon; social and competitive club, hosts rookie seminars, tournaments for youth and adults. Info: Gary Jackson (239) 898-2980.
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.
Sailing Singles Club – Happy Hour gathering first Friday each month, 5 p.m., general meeting third Thursday each month, 7 p.m.; daysails & weekenders being planned; learn to sail with us; new members and captains with sailboats welcome. Info: www.sailing-singles.net
Thursday, Feb. 26
Minnesota Twins Celebrity Golf Classic – Fiddlesticks Country Club, 11 a.m.; golf with members of Minnesota Twins, awards dinner, auction, on-course beverages; proceeds benefit Lee Memorial Health System’s Regional Cancer Center. Info: 239-343-6106; Email: twinsgolf@leememorial.org
Snook Fishing Seminar – Snook Hut, 1407B Cape Coral Parkway; 6:30 p.m.; one of a series of free monthly seminars designed to educate anglers on different fishing techniques. Info: 239-257-3615.
Feb. 26-27
Boston Red Sox Children’s Hospital Celebrity Classic – The Forest Country Club; Tee Party, 6 p.m. Feb. 26, 1950s themed dinner & dance; golf tournament 11 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun start Feb. 27; Tee Party tickets $50, golf entry fee $350 (includes Tee Party); sponsorships and hole sponsorships available. Info: 239-343-6076 (golf); 239-343-6950 (Tee Party).
Feb. 28-March 1
Cape Coral Hurricanes CSL Open Tryouts – Cape Coral Sports Complex, Trafalgar Boulevard, 10 a.m.; first of three tryouts for adult men’s team, age 16 & older; registration starts 9 a.m., fee $125 before 5 p.m. Feb. 27. Web: www.capehurricanes.com
Sunday, March 1
Minnesota Twins Roll for Local Youth Bowling – Pin Street Lanes, 4140 Fowler St., Fort Myers; 3:30-6:30 p.m.; bowl with Minnesota Twins, auction, drawings, buffet; sponsorship opportunities available, proceeds benefit local youth bowling programs. Info: 239-690-9951; Email: tournamentbob@aol.com
Wednesday, March 4
Fort Myers Beach Tarpon Hunters Club Free Tarpon Fishing Clinic – Bonita Bills restaurant, under Sky Bridge to Fort Myers Beach; 7 p.m.; speakers share proper tackle, bait, rigging & fly fishing tips, instructional displays. Info: Matt Ponzio 239-549-3474; Email: fmbtarponhunters@gmail.com
March 7-8
Cape Coral Hurricanes CSL Open Tryouts – Kelly Road Park Soccer Complex, Fort Myers, 10 a.m.; second of three tryouts for adult men’s team, age 16 & older; registration starts 9 a.m., fee $125 before 5 p.m. March 6. Web: www.capehurricanes.com
March 21-22
Cape Coral Hurricanes CSL Open Tryouts – Ave Maria’s North Park, Ave Maria Boulevard, Naples, 10 a.m.; last of three tryouts for adult men’s team, age 16 & older; registration starts 9 a.m., fee $125 before 5 p.m. March 20. Web: www.capehurricanes.com
Thursday, March 26
Boston Red Sox Diamond Dinner – JetBlue Park field, 6 p.m.; dine on the field under the stars, autograph session with Red Sox celebrities & auction; tickets $75 ($35 child 10-under); $575 (table for eight), $1,000 (VIP table for eight). Info: 239-343-6950.
Friday, March 27
Firestone Grand Prix 5K – Bayshore Drive south of Firestone Grand Prix race track at turn 9, St. Petersburg; 7:15 p.m. start; registration $25 in advance, $30 race day; proceeds benefit All Children’s Hospital pediatric care. Web: www.racersignup.com/firestone-grand-prix-5k-2015/register
March 28 & April 24-26
Crippen 10K Cup & Open Water Festival – FGCU Waterfront in Miromar Lakes hosted by Gulf Coast Swim Team; 10K Cup (March 28), registration deadline March 16; Open Water Festival (April 24-26), swimming events all three days. Web: www.openwaterfestival.org
Saturday, April 4
Florida Keys Ocean Festival & Waterfront Craft Show – Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center on Truman Waterfront, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; free fishing seminar for kids ages 5-11 (register for max. 100 spaces), 5K Tuna Trot starts 8 a.m., activities include live music, food & beverages, arts & crafts, kids’ treasure hunt, educational displays, silent auction and more. Web: www.keysoceanfest.org
Friday, May 22
Rotary Club of Fort Myers Sunrise Pro-Am Golf Classic – Forest Country Club; 25 teams of four amateurs and one pro play two best-ball format; entry fee $125 per player, $50 pros, sponsorships available; proceeds will help fund scholarships for technical or trade school, college of university through The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. Info: 239-218-1997; Email: jkimbell46@gmail.com
NOTE: See the entire Sports Calendar always online at www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com. Email information about your group’s upcoming events at least two weeks in advance to: jlinette@breezenewspapers.com