Local sports scrapbook – July 10

East boys swimmers can get pool time, work out

The Columbus East boys swim team will have open weightroom sessions from 7 to 8 a.m. and open pool sessions from 8 to 9 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through the end of July. Swimmers can report to the pool area.

Information: Coach David Fribley, 812-342-6097

Lacrosse clinics, drop-in sessions are available

The Columbus Lacrosse Club is conducting drop-in sessions Wednesdays at Central Middle School.

Players going into grades 4 to 8 will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and players going into grades 9 to 12 will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The sessions will be supervised, and instruction will be provided. If it is raining within a half-hour of the start of a session, it will be canceled. Cancellations will be posted on Facebook.

Also, Hoosier Lacrosse will host clinics from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday and July 19 at Central for boys entering Grades 4 to 12. Cost is $25. Tuesday’s session will focus on stick skills, and the July 19 session will focus on defense and goalies.

To register, visit hoosierlacrosse.siplay.com/site.

IU hosting basketball camps for boys, girls

Indiana University men’s basketball coach Tom Crean is accepting registrations for his 2016 summer basketball camps for kids in kindergarten through Grade 12.

The Little Hoosiers Basketball Academy will be from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Friday and July 18 to 20 for boys and girls entering kindergarten through fourth grade.

The Junior Hoosiers Basketball Academy will be from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and July 18 to 20 for boys and girls entering Grades 4 to 6.

Coach conducting free softball clinics for girls

Veteran softball coach Eddie Loweth is conducting free softball clinics for girls on Thursdays at Northside Middle School. Grades 2 and younger will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and Grades 3 to 6 will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The clinics focus on hitting, baserunning, pitching, fielding and throwing. Girls should bring a bat, helmet and glove.

Information: Loweth, 812-343-6660

Information: hoosiersportscamps.com

North football to host Golf for the Gridiron

The Columbus North football program will host Golf for the Gridiron on Friday at Harrison Lake Country Club. Proceeds will help provide uniforms and safe equipment.

Information: Michelle Payne, 812-350-1780, [email protected].

Anchor House to host golf scramble at Shadowood

The Anchor House 2016 Golf Outing will be at 8 a.m. Friday at Shadowood Golf Course. Registration begins at 7 a.m.

Cost for the scramble is $75 per person and includes grens fees, cart, range balls, a group photo and a chance at prizes.

To register, e-mail names, addresses and phone numbers of players to [email protected].

Parks and Rec, PAAL to host parent/child golf

Columbus Parks and Recreation and PAAL are partnering to offer a Parent and Child golf outing at 9 a.m. Saturday at Par 3 Golf Course.

Cost is $35 per individual or $120 for a foursome.

North plans ‘I’m Possible’ basketball skills camp

Micah Lancaster’s “I’m Possible” basketball Elite Skills Camp will return to Columbus North from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and July 17 for boys and girls entering Grades 4 to 12.

“I’m Possible” also is offering a Kids Camp from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday for boys and girls entering Grades 1 to 3.

Cost is $199 for the Elite Skills Camp and $35 for the Kids Camp. Players should bring their own basketball, notebook and lunch or lunch money for the Elite Skills Camp sessions.

To register, visit main.possibletraining.com/indiana2016.

Information: [email protected]

East boys basketball to hold fundraiser outing

The Columbus East Men’s Basketball Sixth Annual Golf Outing will be at noon July 22 at Timbergate Golf Course. Registration begins at 11 a.m.

Cost is $400 per team and includes food prior to the round and a chance at prizes, including a new car for a hole-in-one. Proceeds will support the East Basketball Fund.

Information: Mark Meier, 812-344-4991 or [email protected]

Ritz Memorial to benefit hockey players in need

The Columbus Youth Hockey Bryan Ritz Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing will be at 1 p.m. July 27 at Otter Creek.

Cost is $125 for an individual or $400 for a foursome, with dinner included, or $35 for dinner only. Sponsorships also are available. Proceeds will help give economically disadvantaged children the opportunity to become acquainted with hockey through the house league or continue to develop through the travel team program.

Information: Doug Losure, 812-343-6281 or [email protected]; or Allison Clark, 812-350-8351 or [email protected]

Northside tennis to hold clinic, meeting, tryouts

Northside boys tennis will host a “Fun Tennis Clinic” for boys entering Grades 7 or 8 at Northside or St. Bartholomew schools from 4:45 to 6 p.m. July 27 to 29 at the Lincoln Park courts.

Players should bring a racket and water bottle. It not required to attend the clinic to try out for the team.

There will be a brief informational meeting about Northside boys tennis at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 2 at Northside, prior to the open house that begins at 6:30 p.m.

Tryouts for the team will be from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Aug. 3 and 4 and, if needed, Aug. 5 at Lincoln Park. Players need to have a completed IHSAA physical form turned in by Aug. 3.

Information: coach Dale Guse, [email protected]

Registration underway for flag football tournament

The Columbus Flag Football League Summer 2016 Tournament will be Aug. 6 at the PAAL fields. Games begin at 9 a.m.

Men will play 7 on 7 and have a maximum roster of 14, and women will play 4 on 4 and have a maximum roster of eight. Cost per player is $25 for men and $15 for women. Commissioner Larry Anthony is asking that each men’s team pay a minimum of five player fees and each women’s team pay a minimum of four player fees by Aug. 1.

To register, send Anthony a Facebook message, call or text him at 812-525-6940 or e-mail him at [email protected].

Baseball players can register for fall league

The High School Baseball Fall League, a network of wood-bat leagues in multiple states including Indiana, is open to all players who will be in high school next year. The six-week regular season will be played Sundays beginning Aug. 21.

Registration is $239 and is available until a week before the league begins. Players will receive a pro model wood birch bat, a team Dri-fit game jersey and a free college player profile.

Players can register individually and have the opportunity to enter the names of players they would like to be paired with under the “Teammate Request” section of the registration page at hsfbl.com.

Teams that want to enter the league should contact the HSBFL at 937-417-1354 for details.