Sports Calendar for 3/4
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
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).
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
Saturday, March 12
Verot Viking 5K Run/Walk – Bishop Verot High School, 5598 Sunrise Drive, Fort Myers; 8 a.m.; advance online registration $25 ($15 ages 18-under), proceeds benefit Verot Adopt-A-Student program; age group awards, refreshments afterwards. Web: www.bvhs.org/verit-viking-5k-run
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 9
Caloosa Coast Rowing Club Irons & Oars Golf Scramble – Palmetto Pine Country Club; 8 a.m. check-in, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, foursome scramble format; entry fee $75 per player, sponsorships available, proceeds benefit high school and middle school rowing teams; prizes and contests. Info: Neil Hopgood 239-898-3894; Web: caloosacoastrowingclub.com
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
Saturday, May 7
5th Ding Darling/Doc Ford’s Tarpon Fishing Tournament – Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grill, Fort Myers Beach; entry fee (four anglers) $500 includes captain’s dinner May 6, 50-team limit, registration deadline April 29; 100 percent payout in tournament awards. Info: Birgie Miller 239-292-0566; Web: dingdarlinsociety.org/tarpon-tourney; Email: director@dingdarlingsociety.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