Sports Calendar for 3/3
Youth
Travel Basketball Team Tryouts – Youth travel basketball team seeks to fill openings on its 9th grade girls team for the upcoming 2017 season; call for tryout times and location. Info: Russell DeVerteuil 239-247-2086.
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
Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society – Meeting third Tuesday every month, 6:30 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club. Web: www.cmcs-sail.org
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
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.
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; Email: talk-to-jack@comcast.net.
March 4-5
Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic – Bass Pro Shops, Fort Myers; free seminar series with national professional fishermen; March 4 & 5, 1 p.m. with Brent Chapman. Info: 239-461-7800; Web: www.bassproshops.com/fortmyers
Sunday, March 5
Hooters Half Marathon – Hooters Restaurant, 4411 Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers; individual and 2-person relay team; raceday registration & check-in 5:45-6:45 a.m., online registration $65 (through Feb. 19), $75 (Feb. 20-March 4), raceday registration $85; proceeds benefit Moffitt Cancer Center and Barbara’s Friends. Info: 239-332-4786; Web: ftmyerstrackclub.com
March 12, April 9
Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions Women’s Pro Soccer Tryouts – North Fort Myers Community Park; 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 4 p.m. March 12 & April 9; $ 50 per player, ages 15-35; seeking players with the highest high school, collegiate and amateur experience; technical skills, tactics, mentality and physical abilities evaluated. Info: 239-728-4882; Web: fgcdlfc.com
Saturday, March 25
Scope For Hope 5K, 2-Mile Walk & Kids’ Fun Run – CenturyLink Sports Complex, Fort Myers; 8 a.m.; registration & check-in 7 a.m.; online registration through March 1 $30 adult 5K & 2-mile, 17-under 5K & 2-mile $15 through March 1, raceday registration $40; proceeds benefit SWF cancer patients through 21st Century C.A.R.E. Info: 239-332-4786; Web: ftmyerstrackclub.com
March 31-April 1
9th Madisen’s Match Tennis Exhibition – The Landings Yacht, Golf & Tennis Club, Fort Myers; meet and mix with tennis pros Mardy Fish, Robby Ginepri, Tom Gullikson, Mikael Pernfors, Luke and Murphy Jensen and Katy Rinaldi; kickoff gala (Friday) with live entertainment, silent and live auctions, four-course dinner; (Saturday) Legends Tennis Fantasy Camp, lunch, celebrity tennis pro-am, pro tennis exhibition; proceeds benefit Madisen’s Match patients with brain tumors. Web: www.madisensmatch.com
Saturday, April 15
21st LCEC United Way Fishing Tournament – D&D Matlacha Bait & Tackle, 3922 Pine Island Road; 7 a.m. start, 3:30 p.m. weigh-in; minimum two anglers per boat targeting snook, trout, snapper & redfish; entry fee $65 per angler, $50 per student with ID ($75 & $55 after April 12); captain’s meeting April 14 at D&D Matlacha Bait & Tackle; lots of prizes and giveaways. Info: DanaNicloy 239-656-2122; Email: fish@lcec.net; Web: uw.lcec.net/sitepages/fish.aspx
Saturday, April 22
Free Fishing Seminar Series – Old Pine Island Marine & Tackle, 3187 Stringfellow Rd., St. James City; 10 a.m.-noon on Feb. 25, March 25, April 22; info on inshore, offshore, fly fishing, proper gear, tackle, bait, rigs and more by area fishing guides; water, snacks & prizes provided (bring a lawn chair). Info: 239-283-2548; Web: www.pineislandfishingseminars.com
Monday, April 24
Duffy’s Charitable Golf Outing – Stoneybrook Golf Club, Estero; 9 a.m. start; foursome scramble format, prizes to first-place teams in three flights; entry fee $600 per foursome at any Duffy’s location; proceeds benefit LARC, Inc. Info: Angela Katz 239-334-6285, ext. 229; Web: www.larcleecounty.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