Sports Calendar for 4/3
Sports Calendar last edited 4 / 2 / 14
Youth Sports
April 11-12
AJGT Carter Plantation Junior Golf Classic – Springfield, La., at the Carter Plantation 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, April 8. Info: Diane Ford at 1-985-630-3066; Web: www.arrowheadjgt.com
April 25-26
AJGT The Wetlands Junior Golf Classic – Lafayette, La., at The Wetlands Golf Course; 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, April 22. Info: Diane Ford at 1-985-630-3066; Web: www.arrowheadjgt.com
May 9-10 or July 31-Aug. 2
FGCU Boys’ College ID Soccer Camp – FGCU campus; designed for high school players serious about playing at the next level; three sessions of technical/small group play, educational seminar, larger tactical games; attendance limited, register online. Info: Joe Dincecco 239-590-7130; Email: jdincecco@fgcu.edu; Web: www.fgcusoccercamps.com
July 10-12
FGCU Boys’ Futsal Soccer Camp – FGCU campus; designed for ages 8-18 seeking to develop technique through Futsal; special emphasis on creative, fast thinking, freestyling players to improve ball control & passing skills; attendance limited, register online. Info: Joe Dincecco 239-590-7130; Email: jdincecco@fgcu.edu; Web: www.fgcusoccercamps.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, April 9
50-Plus Softball of Cape Coral – Recruiting new players for summer season starting May 12; games played at Cape Coral Sports Complex Tuesday & Thursday nights; new players must attend practice 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday or at BMX Park fields 9-11 a.m. Saturday; 30-game season cost $70, registration deadline April 9. Info: Jennifer Ford 239-292-2923.
Tuesday, April 14
Fort Myers Beach Mini-Masters Golf Tournament – Jungle Golf, Fort Myers Beach; 4-8 p.m.; Jungle survivors celebrate at 19th hole (Skip One Seafoods) where champions & awards announced; limited to 18 eight-player teams, registration $240 per team (spectators $5). Web: www.fortmyersbeachminimasters.com
Saturday, April 18
Verot Viking 5K Paint Run/Walk – Bishop Verot campus, 5598 Sunrise Drive, 7:30 a.m.; registration fee $30 ($20 18-under) by April 11; proceeds benefit Verot adopt-a-student program. Web: www.ftmyerstrackclub.com
Tuesday, April 28
Cape Coral 45+ Softball Draft Evaluation – Cape Coral Sports Complex, 6:30 p.m.; draft evaluation for new players joining league for summer season starting May 5; league plays Tuesday and Thursday nights. Info: 239-283-1758; Web: cc45plussoftball.blogspot.com
Friday, May 1
Guadalupe Charity Golf Classic – Estuary at Grey Oaks Country Club, Naples; registration & lunch with pros and celebrities 11:30 a.m., shotgun start 1 p.m.; entry fee $500 per player, proceeds go to Guadalupe Center’s tutor corps program. Info: 239-657-7711.
Saturday, May 16
5th Goodwill Golf Tournament – Coral Oaks Golf Course; entry fee $60 per player, $240 foursome, hole sponsors $100; proceeds benefit Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida programs; hole-in-one prize, closest to pin & long drive contests. Info: Madison Mitchell 239-995-2106, ext. 2213; Email: madisonmitchell@goodwillswfl.org; Web: www.goodwillswfl.org/golfclassic2015
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
Friday, Aug. 21
Cape Coral 50+ Softball Fall Season Registration – Recruiting players all skill levels for fall season starting Sept. 7; games played Tuesday & Thursday mornings at Cape Coral BMX Park, doubleheaders start 9 a.m., four teams; dues $70 by Aug. 21; new players must attend tryout to be held before season. Info: John Sammons guitar1949@gmail.com; Web: sites.google.com/site/capecoral50amsoftball/home
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