Sports Calendar
Youth
Saturday, May 7
Special Needs Baseball Camp – Hammond Stadium at CenturyLink Sports Complex; 9 a.m.-noon, registration online; free Dave Clark Foundation hosting 1-of-1 instruction with Miracle players & coaches; open to individuals with physical or mental disabilities, provide own glove and chaperone, lunch provided. Info: 768-4210l Web: ftmyers.d3day.com
May 13-15
FGCU Boys’ Soccer Camp – FGCU campus; online registration for ages 12-18 (limited to 100 participants); Bob Butehorn and FGCU staff provide instruction in learning exercises, functional training games, developing individual techniques, skills, team tactics, positive reinforcement & communication. Info: Joe Dincecco 239-590-7130; Web: fgcusoccercamps.com; Email jdincecco@fgcu.edu
Saturday, May 14 & 21
Cape Coral Junior Golf Association Summer Program Registration – Coral Oaks Golf Course, 8:30 a.m.-noon; limited to first 250 juniors ages 7-18 to register; fee $20 per golfer (registration on May 21 only if limit is not reached); program starts June 13 and runs six Mondays (except July 4) through July 25. Info: 239-994-0823.
June 13-16
FGCU Summer Softball Elite Junior Soccer Camp – FGCU Soccer Complex; 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; ages 10-13, registration fee $550 camper (overnighter), $425 (commuters), $100 deposit required with registration; focus on technical education, tactics & development from individual instructors. Info: Jim Blankenship 239-590-7097; Email: jblanken@fgcu.edu; Web: fgcusoccer.com
June 13-17
FGCU Summer Soccer Day Camp – FGCU Soccer Complex; half day 9-11 a.m., full day 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; ages 6-14, registration fee $250 per person (full day), $150 (half day), $100 deposit required with registration; designed for players wanting to learn fundamental skills of soccer from individual instructors. Info: Jim Blankenship 239-590-7097; Email: jblanken@fgcu.edu; Web: fgcusoccer.com
June 13-16; June 20-23; July 11-14
Florida SouthWestern Summer Baseball Camps – City of Palms Park, 8 a.m.-noon; instruction led by FSW baseball coach Jamie Corr; online registration fee $150 per camp, $275 two camps (sibling discounts available); middle/high school camp June 13-16, elementary school camp June 20-23, all ages 5-18 July 11-14. Web: fsw.edu/camps or fswbucs.com/camps
June 21, 22-23; July 18, 19-20;
Aug. 27, Sept. 10
Florida SouthWestern Summer Softball Camps – City of Palms Park; pitching & defense camps June 21 (recreational) & July 18 (advanced), 8-11 a.m., hitting camps June 22-23 (recreational) & July 19-20 (advanced), 8-11 a.m.; cost $50 per camper ($130 all three days); high school senior camp, Aug. 27, high school camp (9-12 grades), 10 a.m.-2 p.m., cost $85 per camper. Info: 239-433-6922; Web: fsw.edu/camps.
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
Moose & Friends Golf League – Hunters Run Golf Course; inviting men & women, locals & snowbirds, to join 9-hole golf league playing 7 a.m. on Tuesdays; friendly, low pressure, low cost; call or just show up to play any Tuesday. Info: Jack Hanlon 239-542-1905.
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
Thursday, May 12
Lake Kennedy Kruisers Tampa Rays Trip – Lake Kennedy Center, 400 Santa Barbara Blvd.; bus trip to Tropicana Field for Rays vs. N.Y. Yankees game on May 27; pre-registration required by May 12, cost $92 members, $97 non-members; bus leaves 4:30 p.m., game starts 7:10 p.m.
Friday, May 13
Rotary Club of Fort Myers-Sunrise Pro-Am Golf Classic – The Forest Country Club, Fort Myers; entry fee $600 amateur foursome & one pro, deadline May 1; proceeds benefit Foundation for Lee County Public Schools scholarship program; pros compete for $3,000 in prizes. Info: Norman Lutz 239-208-8091.
Saturday, May 14
Turtletrot 5K – Lovers Key State Park, race day registration 7 a.m., 5K start 8 a.m.; online registration, entry fee $35 ($25 18-under) through May 13, $40 race day; proceeds benefit Friends of Lovers Key. Info: 239-332-4786; Web: ftmyerstrackclub.com.
Saturday, May 21
Cape Cops 5K – Cape Coral Yacht Club, race day registration 6:30 a.m., 5K start 7:30 a.m.; free fun run for 12-under follows 5K; online registration, entry fee $25 ($15 18-under) through May 20, $35 race day; proceeds benefit families of fallen or injured police officers. Info: 239-332-4786; Web: ftmyerstrackclub.com.
Saturday, June 25
Drive Out Homeless Charity Golf Tournament – Colonial Golf & Country Club; shotgun start 8 a.m.; entry fee $100 per person, sponsorships available, proceeds benefit Lee County Homeless Coalition. Info: Janet Bartos 239-322-6600; Web: www.leehomeless.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