Friday, July 23, 1999 |
Sports
Calendar The 20th annual National Sports Collectors Convention will be held at the Georgia Worl Congress Center, July 22-25. Admission is $10 a day,but will be free for children 15 and under on Thursday. The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville will have an indoor/outdoor soccer camp July 26-30 at the center. The half-day camp runs 9 a.m. to noon. The camp is for boys and girls 5-14. The camp is $85 for the week or $25 a day. Call 770-460-8785. The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville is looking for men over 40 years old to play in the Fall 1999 indoor soccer league. The season will begin the second week in September and will consist of seven regular season games. Interestyed players should call The Centre at 770-460-8785 or e-mail to coccentr@bellsouth.net. Georgia Wildlife Federation presents 1999 Atlanta Buckarama at the Atlanta Expo Center August 5-8. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-12 and free to children under the age of 6. The 1999 second annual Panther Golf Tournament will be Monday, Aug. 9. The tournament will have a shotgun start at 1 p.m. and will be played in a Ft. lauderdale format. Registration deadline is Aug. 1. Call Dennis O'Loughlin at 770-631-7285 or Doug Sevastian at 770-460-1778. Doyle Baseball School's annual Select Showcase at Georgia State University, Aug. 28-29. It is open to 2000-2002 high school players with college potential. Call 678-817-1623. The Brooks Area Recreation Department will hold football and cheerleading registration the last three Saturdays in July at the Jarrett Young Field House at Brooks park. Registration lasts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call David haynie at 770-461-0303 or KB Boze at 770-719-8034 about football or Donna DeMarcus at 770-719-8984 for information about cheerleading. The WILSON 100 will be held Sunday, Sept. 12. in Fayetteville. The Southern Bicycle League's annual century features rides of 30,60, and 100 miles plus a double metric (124 mile) option! Terrain is flat to rolling hills. $19 advance registration includes t-shirt, emergency road service, rest stops and pizza at end of ride. $24 day-of-ride registration does not guarantee t shirt. Optional donation benefits SBL's bicycle advocacy fund. For info, see www.bikesbl.org, call 770-594-8350 or email kap@avana.net The Fayette County Youth Football Association will hold registration for children ages 6 and up. registration will be held at Mccurry park Saturdays July 17 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday, July 25 from 2-4 p.m. For more information, visit the website at members.aol.com/FCYFA/Bluedevil/Football or email them at FCYFA@aol.com. Chipshot.comwill hold a $100,000 downtown golf challenge, July 22-23 at Lenox Square Mall. The challenge is open to all levels of amateurs, excluding those who have played high school and college golf in the past five years. The event will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Friday. The Southern Dash featuring the Automationdirect.com Trans-Am 100 will be at Road Atlanta July 23-25. Qualifying begins on Friday. Call 770-967-6143. The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville is looking for women to play in the Falll 1999 Women's Indoor Soccer League. Players must be at least 6 years old. The season is scheduled to begin the second week in September. Call 770-460-8785. The Fayette County Recreation Department will offer sports camp and adventure camp July 26-30. Both camps cost $5 per person. Sports camp runs from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. each day, offering a different sporting activity evry day of the week. Adventure camp is for teens ages 12-15, offering low ropes, tree traveling and other adventurous activities. Call 770-461-9714. The Fayette County Recreation Department will offer a Junior Fishing Club from 9 a.m. -1 p.m on July 24 for kids ages 8-14. Call 770-461-9714. For only $5, mountain bikers can take a guided overnight trip at Fort Mountain State Park. The ride is scheduled for August 7 and gear will be transported for riders while they tackle a 14.6 mile advanced mountain bike trail. The ride begins at 1 p.m. Call 706-695-2621 by Aug. 1. You can register for the Peachtree City Classic 5k race by going to www.ptcrc.com or visiting one of the sponsors, including Publix, Chick-fil-A, and Wachovia. Call 770-487-5280 for more information. The 10th annual Friend of Youth golf tournament will be held on September 13 at Flat Creek Golf Club. Registration starts at 11:30, lunch is at 12 and the shotgun start beins at 1 p.m. The tournament is sponsored by the Optimist Club and the fee is $75. Call 770-631-0657 or 770-487-3818. The Fayette County Youth Soccer league will hold registration for boys and girls on Saturdays July 24 and 31 forom 10 a.m.-2 p.m. New players must bring a copy of their birth certificate. the fee is $40 for children 3 and a half -6, $70 for kids 6-8, and $80 for children 8 and older.
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