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. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Swimmers can report to the pool area.
Information: Coach David Fribley, 812-342-6097
Central Middle School announces key dates
Central Middle School football practice will begin from 3:15 to 5 p.m. Monday.
Cross-country conditioning will be Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Aug. 1 at the school. Practice will begin from 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. Aug. 3.
Volleyball open gyms will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday and Tuesday for eighth-graders. Tryouts are from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for seventh-graders and 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday for eighth-graders.
Boys tennis tryouts will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Aug. 2 to 4 at the Donner courts. Girls tennis tryouts will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2 to 4 at the Donner courts.
For all sports, a physical dated April 1 or later must be turned in prior to tryouts or practice.
Foundation For Youth to host hoops camps
Future Boomer basketball camps will be Tuesday through Thursday at Foundation For Youth. Ages 3 to 5 will be from 4 to 4:45 p.m., and ages 6 to 8 will be from 5 to 6 p.m.
Cost is $50 and includes a T-shirt, shorts and a basketball. Signups are available at active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2145203
Information: Amy Macy, 812-603-1085
Lacrosse clinic, drop-in sessions are available
The Columbus Lacrosse Club is conducting a drop-in sessions Wednesday 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 session 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.
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
Ritz Memorial to benefit hockey players in need
The Columbus Youth Hockey Bryan Ritz Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing will be at 1 p.m. Thursday 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 host 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. Wednesday through Friday at the Lincoln Park courts.
Players should bring a racket and water bottle. It is not a requirement 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]
Southern Indiana Select to conduct open tryouts
The Southern Indiana Select 12U baseball team will have free open tryouts at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1 at Ceraland.
For more information, to schedule a private tryout or if unable to attend, call Scott McMullen at 812-371-5100.
Registration underway for flag football tourney
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 email him at [email protected].
First Tee to host golf scramble at Harrison Lake
The First Tee of Indiana-Columbus Chapter will host a golf scramble at 1 p.m. Aug. 5 at Harrison Lake Country Club.
Cost is $125 per player. Sponsorships also are available. Proceeds will benefit The First Tee of Indiana-Columbus Chapter.
Information: Harrison Lake pro Keith Clark, 812-603-6454
Hoosier Pro Wrestling to present two shows
Hoosier Pro Wrestling will present the Brown County Rumble at 7:45 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Brown County Fair. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $15 for pits, $5 for kids ages 4 to 11 and free for kids 3 and under.
The following night, Aug. 6, HPW will conduct “Summer Blast” at 7:45 p.m. at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds. Gates open at 7 p.m. Admission is $12, with kids 4 and under free.
Legends golf outing to benefit all-star game
Aug. 12 is the deadline to register for The Legends of Indiana Basketball Golf Classic, which will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 20 at The Legends Golf Club in Franklin. Registration will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and legends will sign autographs from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Cost is $125 per player or $500 per team and includes greens fees, a cart, lunch, dinner, prizes and silent and live auctions. Proceeds benefit The Indiana Class Basketball All-Star Classic.
To register, send golfer information, email address and contact phone number to [email protected] or call 765-810-6091. Checks can be sent to Indiana Class Basketball All-Star Classic Inc., P.O. Box 1275, Brownsburg, IN 46112.
Ceraland to host fall baseball, softball leagues
Aug. 15 is the deadline to register for the CERA Sports Fall Baseball and Fall Fastpitch Leagues, which begin Aug. 21 at Ceraland.
Both leagues will have 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U and high school divisions. The 8U leagues will be coaches pitch.
Cost is $425 for the baseball leagues and $350 for the softball leagues. T-shirts will be provided by the teams, but players must provide their own equipment.
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.
