FOR THE RECORD

SPORTS CALENDAR BASEBALL

! The 10U Arkansas Dawgs will hold tryouts for the 2013-14 season from 1 to 3 p.m. today and Aug. 17 at Memorial Park Field 3 in Bentonville. Email jsweat10hogs@ gmail.com or Arkansas.Dawgs@ gmail.com for more information.

! Springdale Kiwanis Cal Ripken Fall Baseball signup period runs through Aug. 23 at the Springdale Youth Center for players ages 5-12.

There is no fall league for ages 13 and older. The cost will be $70 for T-Ball and machine-pitch, and $80 for ages 9-12. Games will mostly be on Saturdays and will try to avoid conflicts with home Arkansas Razorback games. This is an instructional league, and no game scores will be kept.

! NWA Dirtbags Fall Wood-Bat Instructional program registration is under way. The cost is $125 per player for incoming high school freshmen through seniors.

Doubleheaders are played each Sunday starting Sept. 8 and ending Oct. 6. Games will be played in Springdale. Email nwadirtbags@ gmail.com for more information and a registration form.

FOOTBALL

! Registration for the Rogers Activity Center’s Adult Flag Football season will be taken through Aug. 19 at the Rogers Activity Center. The entire entry fee, $500 per team, will be due when the roster is turned in. League games will begin the week of Sept. 3. Each team will play one to two games per week. Teams will receive 10 games.

The season will last about seven to eight weeks. For more information, contact Lena Sneary at 631-0336 ext. 450 or email [email protected].

! NWA Youth Sports fall tackle football signups are from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. today and Aug. 17 and 24 at Academy Sports and Outdoors locations in Fayetteville and Rogers.

The cost is $70. Helmets, jerseys and shoulder pads are furnished.

The season is seven games for players in grades K-7. Call 756-9459 or visit www.nwayouthsports.com.

GOLF

! The Bella Vista Women’s 9-Hole Club will host a four-person memberguest scramble Aug. 26. Play will be on the Berksdale Golf Course with registration and breakfast at 8 a.m.

and a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The cost is $34 per player and $42 if half of rental cart needed. Every foursome must include at least one Bella Vista 9-hole member. If you want to play and don’t have an invitation from or know a 9-hole member, fi ll out a registration form and you’ll be placed in a foursome. Registration forms are available at all Bella Vista clubhouses and at www.

bellavistapoa.com.

ROLLER DERBY

! Benton County Roller Derby is recruiting men and women ages 18 and older for the 2014 season. Skaters, referees and nonskating officials are needed.

There are men’s, women’s team and coed teams. There will be an informational meeting on Aug. 17 at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Springdale. For more information contact Susan “Opportunity Knocks” Chase at 276-1128 or email at [email protected].

RUNNING

! The Tiger Pride 5K Run will be Aug. 17 at the Tiger Athletic Complex track/soccer fi eld in Bentonville. The race will begin at 8 a.m., and runners may register for the race at www.RegisterWizard.

com. For more information, contact Randy Ramaker at rramaker@ bentonvillek12.org.

! Registration is open for the Winslow Half Marathon and 5K, scheduled for Sept. 14. Early registration will be taken through Aug. 31 and final registration will be Sept. 13. Immediately following the race, the WinFest Music Festival will kick off at 10:30 am in the Winslow Ballpark. For more information, contact Dan Dean, Race Director at 521-4619, or email winslowrun@ gmail.com. Visit the offi cial race website at www.winslowrun.com to register.

SOFTBALL

! Fayetteville High School Fastpitch Fall Softball League signups for girls 6U through high school are under way through Sept. 6. Play runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 18. Full teams register, so contact your coach if you played in the spring. The league will find teams for unattached players. Teams will play DHs one night a week. Email nwafastpitch@ gmail.com or call 790-8988.

! The SW MO Fusion girls fastpitch softball tryouts are today at the Carthage ball fi elds. Tryout times: 10U 9 a.m.; 12U 10 a.m.; 14U 11 a.m.; 16U noon; and 18U 2 p.m.. Call John Meador at 417-342-0065, or email [email protected].

! Bad News Barbies 8U softball team is looking for girls born between 2005-07 to play in the Fayetteville fastpitch fall league and for the 2014 spring season. We hope to play some tournaments in NWA area. For more information, call 462-4799 or www.facebook.com/ BadNewsBarbies?ref=hl.

ITEMS FOR THE SPORTS CALENDAR CAN BE EMAILED TO [email protected] OR OR FAXED TO 872-5055.

Sports, Pages 6 on 08/10/2013

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