Local sports scrapbook – August 11

Registration available for youth flag football

Columbus Youth Flag Football will host a Gridiron Camp Monday through Thursday, a Gridiron Mini-Camp Jamboree Aug. 18 and a Gridiron Mini-Camp 2 Aug. 19 to 21 at the Eighth Street fields. Mini-mites will be from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., and junior and senior divisions from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.

The first game will be Aug. 25 at Central Middle School. Other game dates will be Sept. 15, 22 and 29 and Oct. 20 and 27.

Registration will be available from noon to 3 p.m. today, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 11 at Fair Oaks Mall.

For more information, contact Vince James at vejames@sblglobal.net or 812-927-0495.

Fans can meet new Hauser coaches

Hauser will host a meeting to get to know its new coaches and athletics director at 6 p.m. Friday in the school’s auditorium.

Fans and community members will have a chance to meet AD Tyler Phillips, boys basketball coach Joe Sibbitt, soccer coach Fermin Recarte and boys tennis coach Stephanie Long. Each will give a few remarks at the meeting, and cake, cookies and water will be served.

North girls soccer team holding car wash

The Columbus North girls soccer team will hold a car wash fundraiser from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Advance Auto Parts, 2460 25th st.

Free will donations will be accepted.

Clinics, pickleball marathon coming to Donner Park

Columbus Parks and Recreation will hold pickleball clinics from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 12, 19, 26 5:30-7:00 and from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 16 to 18 at the Donner Park pickleball courts.

Cost is $45. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and court shoes and bring water and can register by calling Columbus Parks and Recreation at 812-376-2680 or online at columbusparksandrecreation.com

There also will be a pickleball marathon from sunrise to sunset Sept. 13 at the Donner Park courts to honor three players who died this summer. Cost is $25.