Sports Calendar
Youth Sports
Saturday, May 9
Special Needs Baseball Camp – Hammond Stadium, 9 a.m.-noon; one-on-one instruction by Fort Myers Miracle players & coaches; free of charge registration open to first 50 individuals with physical or mental disability. Info: 239-768-4210; Email: aadams@miraclebaseball.com; Web: www.ftmyers.d3day.com
Saturday, May 9 & 16
Cape Coral Junior Golf Association Registration – Coral Oaks Golf Course, 8:30 a.m.-noon; open to boys and girls ages 7-18, limited to maximum 250 participants; program runs six Mondays starting June 8; registration fee $20. Info: 239-772-3318.
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
Friday, May 22
Rotary Club of Fort Myers Sunrise Pro-Am Golf Classic – The Forest Country Club, Fort Myers; entry fee $125 per player, $50 professionals, sponsorships start at $100; proceeds benefit The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools scholarship fund; 25 teams of four amateurs and one pro play two best ball format for $1,000 prize. Info: 239-218-1997; Email: jkimbell46@gmail.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
April 24-26
Open Water Festival – Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club, 10160 Miromar Lakes Blvd.; activities include USA Swimming National 10K & World Championship Trials selection event (7 a.m. April 24), National Age Group Open Water Invitational (8 a.m. April 25), Open Water Clinic (3 p.m. April 25), Crippen Sunset Mile & Buddy Swim (5 p.m. April 25), USA Swimming National 5K Open Water Championships (7 a.m. April 26), Florida Swimming Open Water Championships, LSC Challenge, and Open Water Festival Race (10 a.m. April 26); open to public.
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.blog-spot.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.
Friday, May 8
CCCIA Spring Golf Classic – Palmetto Pine Country Club, Cape Coral; shotgun start 8:30 a.m.; entry fee $125 per player ($500 foursome), sponsorships available. Info: Heather 239-772-0027.
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@breezenewspa-pers.com