Sports Calendar
Youth
Lee County Hawks Youth Football & Cheer Registration – Championship program looking to register new participants for spring season; ages 5-14 (through 8th grade), five age divisions, no weight limit for football. Info: Frank Connelley 239-292-4709, Mike Silverman 239-349-0202; Web: www.leecountyhawks.com
Feb. 13, 21
Minnesota Twins Youth Baseball Clinics – Series of nine free clinics around Lee County; open to children age 5-13 (younger must be accompanied by adult); Feb. 13 (Challenger Baseball), 10 a.m.-noon at Three Oaks Park & 1-3 p.m. at Greater Naples LL; Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-noon, open house at Hammond Stadium. Info: Rocky Barron (Challenger clinic) 239-390-1747.
July 13-15
FGCU All Skills Volleyball Camp – Alico Arena, FGCU campus; overnight and day campers, limit 128 spots, open to ages 10-18; registration overnight $365, commuter $310; instruction led by Eagles coach Matt Botsford, assistants Kim Maroon, Danny Mahy. Info: Danny Mahy 239-590-7223, Email: dmahy@fgcu.edu; Web: FGCUvolleyballcamps.com
July 16-17
FGCU All Skills Volleyball Camp – Alico Arena, FGCU campus; limit 64 spots, open to ages 10-18; registration commuter $260; instruction led by Eagles coach Matt Botsford, assistants Kim Maroon, Danny Mahy. Info: Danny Mahy 239-590-7223, Email: dmahy@fgcu.edu; Web: FGCUvolleyballcamps.com
Monday, July 18
FGCU Libero Volleyball Camp – Alico Arena, FGCU campus; limit 64 spots, open to ages 10-18; registration $130; instruction led by Eagles coach Matt Botsford, assistants Kim Maroon, Danny Mahy. Info: Danny Mahy 239-590-7223, Email: dmahy@fgcu.edu; Web: FGCUvolleyballcamps.com
July 22-24
FGCU All Skills Volleyball Camp – Alico Arena, FGCU campus; overnight and day campers, limit 128 spots, open to ages 10-18; registration overnight $365, commuter $310; instruction led by Eagles coach Matt Botsford, assistants Kim Maroon, Danny Mahy. Info: Danny Mahy 239-590-7223, Email: dmahy@fgcu.edu; Web: FGCUvolleyballcamps.com
Monday, July 25
FGCU Attacking Volleyball Camp – Alico Arena, FGCU campus; limit 64 spots, open to ages 10-18; registration $130; instruction led by Eagles coach Matt Botsford, assistants Kim Maroon, Danny Mahy. Info: Danny Mahy 239-590-7223, Email: dmahy@fgcu.edu; Web: FGCUvolleyballcamps.com
July 27-29
FGCU Team Volleyball Camp – Alico Arena, FGCU campus; overnight and day campers, limit 15 teams, open to ages 10-18; registration overnight $365, commuter $310; instruction led by Eagles coach Matt Botsford, assistants Kim Maroon, Danny Mahy. 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; Web: www.capecoraltarponhunters.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.
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
U.S. Power Squadron ABC Boating Courses – All classes/seminars open to the public at various sites; Cape Coral Power Squadron, 12-hour courses March 7, April 11, May 9 & June 6 (239-549-9754); San Carlos Bay Sail & Power Squadron, 8-hour course March 5, April 2 (239-466-4040); Fort Myers Power Squadron, call for information (239-945-6612); Sanibel-Captiva Sail & Power Squadron, 8-hour course March 14, marine communications March 21 (239-233-7380).
Saturday, Feb. 20
Edison Festival of Light 5K – Centennial Park, Fort Myers; 5:45 p.m. start (registration 3 p.m.); early entry fee $20 through Feb. 13 ($25 after Feb. 13), youth under 18 $10 through Feb. 19; race day $35 adult. Web: www.ftmyerstrackclub.com
Thursday, Feb. 25
Minnesota Twins Charity Golf Tournament – Fiddlesticks Country Club; entry fee $350 per player, includes golf, lunch, course refreshments, hole-in-one prizes and dinner; sponsorships available; proceeds benefit Lee Memorial Regional Cancer Center. Info: Nicki McTeague 239-343-6106; Web: www.leememorial.org/go/twins
Friday, Feb. 26
Red Sox Celebrity Golf Classic – Forest Country Club; registration $350 per person (limited), proceeds benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital; lunch, course refreshmentrs, hole-in-one contest, awards dinner; Tee Party (Feb. 25) dinner & auctions, cost $50. Info: 239-343-6076; Web: www.leememorial.org/go/redsox
Saturday, Feb. 27
Swamp Stomp 5K – Grandeur Oaks Town Center, SR 80, LaBelle; 7:30 a.m. start (registration 6:30 a.m.); early entry fee $25, youth under 18 $15; race day $30; proceeds benefit Caloosa Humane Society. Web: www.ftmyerstrackclub.com
Sunday, March 6
Hooters Half-Marathon – Hooters on Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers; 7 a.m. start, certified 13.1-mile course identical to prior years on Colonial Boulevard, McGregor Boulevard, downtown River District, Edison Bridge and back; awards party at Hooters follows race; online registration fee $60 per person; proceeds benefit Moffitt Cancer Center, Golisano Children’s Hospital Cancer Fund. Web: hootershalfmarathon.com
Thursday, March 17
Kennedy Kruisers Red Sox Spring Training Game Trip – Lake Kennedy Center, 400 Santa Barbara Blvd., arrival 9:45 a.m., bus departs 10 a.m., returns 5 p.m.; 1:05 p.m. Red Sox vs. Orioles at JetBlue Park; pregame BBQ buffet, grandstand seats; preregistration required by Feb. 5; cost $69 members, $74 nonmembers. Info: Myri 239-242-3973, ext. 3973.
April 2-3
Southwest Florida Charity Sailing Regatta – Naples Pier, racing 10 a.m. both days; skipper’s meeting 6 p.m., April 1, dinner 6 p.m. April 2 at Naples Sailing & Yacht Club, awards dinner 6 p.m. April 3 at River Park Community Center; boat registration $125 (USSA members), celebrity dinner $35 per person; proceeds benefit children who lost loved ones with youth oriented sailing activities. Info: Paul Carlson (971) 344-5716; Web: gulfcoastsailingclub.org
Saturday, April 16
20th LCEC United Way Fishing Tournament – D&D Matlacha Bait & Tackle Marina, lines in the water 7 a.m.; target snook, redfish, snapper and trout; weigh-in 2-3:30 p.m.; captains meeting 6 p.m. April 15 at D&D; entry fee $65 per angler before April 13, $75 thereafter, proceeds benefit United Way. Info: Nina Nicloy 239-656-2122; Web: uw.lcec.net/fish.html
Thursday, May 5
Immokalee Foundation Inter-Club Challenge Golf Tournament – Bonita Bay Club, Naples; first of annual fundraising event series benefitting Immokalee Foundation children’s programs; registration & breakfast 8 a.m., shotgun start 9:15 a.m., awards luncheon 1:30 p.m.; entry fee $1,250 per player, $5,000 per foursome, sponsorships available. Info: 239-430-9122; Web: immokaleefoundation.org
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