Sports Calendar

The $3.4 million Buick Challenge returns to the Mountain View course at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga. Monday, Oct. 22- Sunday, Oct. 28. Tickets may be purchased by calling 706-324-0411, 888-4CHALLENGE, or Ticketmaster or by visiting www.pgatour.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Advance daily tickets are $20 and individual season badges are $85.

The Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School booster club will be holding their Second Annual Bobcat Golf Classic on October 26, 2001 at the Links Golf Course. Costs are $75.00 per person or $280.00 per four man team. Price includes lunch and beverages, door prizes and a chance to win a week vacation in Destin, Florida. Cash prizes for first, second and third places and closest to the pin, longest drive and hole in one. Please call the school (770-461-2202) for additional information and to reserve your spot. All proceeds benefit the OLM Booster Club.

The North Georgia Bike Dealers Association presents the GAP Championship Mountain Bike Finals on Sunday, Oct. 28 at Heritage park in Farmington, Ga. It will be a doubles points race and there will be prizes for riders in halloween costumes. Phone Mikki at 770-834-3278 or visit www.bike4fun.com.

The seventh annual Bedrock Classic golf tournament, which raises money for Project S.A.F.E. in Coweta County, will take place Nov. 2 at 9:30 a.m. at Orchard Hills Golf Course. Former Braves pitcher Steve Bedrosian is the guest of honor, along with other Braves players and celebrities. The cost of the tournament is $75 per person or $300 per team. The registration deadline is Oct. 26. Phone 770-253-1502 ext. 267.

Southwest Christian Hospice will sponsor a Sports Memorabilia Auction Saturday, Nov. 3 at the American Legion Log Cabin in Fayettevile. The silent auction begins at 4 p.m. and the live auction begins at 5 p.m. Phone Lisa Bomar at 770-969-8354.

Yamaha and Summergrove Golf Club will have a charity golf tournament to benefit the Red Cross Disaster relief Fund, Saturday, Nov. 3. The shotgun start will be at 1:30 a.m. and the format will be a four person scramble. The entry fee is $100 per persomn or $360 per team. Phone 770-251-1800 to register.

The Southwest Christian Hospice Celebrity Golf Classic, featuring Jim Beauchamp, Glen Hubbard and Kevin Millwood among others, will take place Monday, Nov. 5 at Planterra Ridge Golf Club. Phone 770-969-8354.

The Fayette County Wrestling Club, open to children Grades 1 through 8, practices two nights a week in the old Fayette County High School gym. The fee for the season is $80, which goes towards the wrestling card, a t-shirt and the FCHS wrestling team. The club finished second in the state last year. Call Frank Bennett at 404-375-9253 or Ken Kellerman at 770-461-3020 for more information.

The Georgia Association of USA Track and Field will host The Georgia Association Cross Country Championship on November 10, in Carrollton, GA. This is a youth age group meet with ages from 8 & under thru 18 with the first race starting at 10 a.m. The cost is $4 per athlete. For entry information Contact- Bill Garvin at 770-488-2459 or Ron Williams at 770-389-9401, or www.accessatlanta.com/community/groups/USATFGA

The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville is holding registration for winter indoor youth soccer. There will be teams at a recreation and select level for teams ages under 6-under 19. Phone 770-460-8785 or visit www.fcysl.org/soccercentre

Christian City will have their annual Fall Classic at Eagle's Landing Country Club, Monday, Nov. 12. The tournament is a four man scramble and costs $200 per golfer or $800 for a foursome. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. and the tournament starts at 11 a.m. Phone 770-703-2632 or visit www.christiancity.org

The Peachtree City Paddlers will have their annual meeting Sunday, Nov. 4 at the home of Margo and Jimmy Booth. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. and the plan is to order pizzas. Phone Margo at 770-487-8084 if you plan to attend. The meeting is open to members and those interested in the group.

The fourth annual Georgia High School Indoor Soccer Championships will be Jan. 2-4 at The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville. Teams will play the Futbol Rapido format in which games are 25 minutes long and each team is guaranteed four games. 770-460-8785.

System U Speed is now recruiting people interested in the highly competitive sport of inline speed skating. The team is currently practicing Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 4:30 to 6:30 at the Newnan Skate Palace. If you are 6+ years old and want to learn more about this exciting year round sport, then join us at a practice or call 770-251-7522.

The Fayette County Recreation Department will be accepting the names and telephone numbers of any adults who are interested in playing tennis for fun at the Kiwanis Tennis Courts on Redwine Road. For more information call 770-461-9714.

The Fayette County Recreation Department offers archery classes taught by David Aven on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. at the Kiwanis Center. Phone 770-460-0513.

The Fayette County Recreation Department will offer beginning tennis lessons for children ages 8-14, Tuesdays, Sept. 11, 18 and 25 from 7-8 p.m. The fee is $25 a new can of balls and a tennis racket. Phone 770-461-9714.

The Fayette County Recreation Department will offer Co-Ed Teen Volleyball, Thursdays, Sept. 13-Nov. 15, from 7-8 pm. It is open to teens ages 14-17 and will take place at the McCurry Park softball fields. The fee is $10 for 10 weeks. 770-461-9714.

Jingle Bell Trail, Peachtree City Elementary's fifth annual 5K/1 mile fun run and walk. The run will start at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:10 a.m. The fee is $13 before Nov. 26 and $20 after Nov. 26. Phone 770-631-3250.

The 2001 Christmas Break Junior Golf Camp will take place Dec. 21 and 22 for a fee of $80, Dec. 26-28 for a fee of $120 and Jan. 2-4 for a fee of $120. The camps will run from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Lunch, drinks and prizes are included. The camps are open to players ages 6-14. Phone 770-969-4469.

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