BASKETBALL
• A Summer Basketball League is being offered by the Rogers Activity Center. The league will be open to students in grades 5-8 for the 2013-14 academic school year. Cost for registration is $60. Each participant must have a current RAC membership ($20). Separate boys and girls teams will be formed. Each team will practice once or twice per week and play two games per week with a maximum of eight games in the season. Program will run through Aug. 2. Practices and games will take place during the week. For further information call 631-0336 or visit www.rogersarkansas.com/recreation.
• FBC Centerton Upward Basketball Camp will be held July 29-Aug. 2 in the church gymnasium. Camp sessions will be from 6 to 9 p.m. for first through sixth grade boys/girls. Campers will receive a ball that can be taken home on the last day of camp. Early registration cost per child is $40. After July 19, cost increases to $50 per camper. Deadline for registration is July 26. Forms can be picked up at FBC Centerton and may be returned or mailed to P.O. Box 220 Centerton, AR 72719. For more information contact First Baptist Church Centerton at 795-2591 or [email protected].
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 will be due when the roster is turned in. The entry fee is $500 per team. 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 approximately 7-8 weeks. For more information, contact Lena Sneary at 631-0336 ext. 450 or email [email protected].
• NWA Youth Sports fall tackle football signups are July 21-28 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Aug. 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Academy Sports and Outdoors locations in Fayetteville and Rogers. The cost is $70. Helmets, jersey 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 Friends of the Highlands annual Fourth of July Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, July 4. The event is a two-person scramble with each member contributing at least five drives. The tournament begins at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start. Participants should check-in by 12:30 p.m. Following the tournament, dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. at Mulligans at the Highlands. The tournament is limited to the first 72 couples. The cost is $60 per couple, which includes dinner, tax and tip. The fee, however, does not include green fees and carts. Registration forms, which are available at – http://www.bellavistapoa.com/golf/tournament/2013/July4Scramble.pdf, should be submitted with payment. Checks should be made payable to the “Friends of the Highlands” and sent to Andy and Joyce O’Neil, 19 Monikie Circle, Bella Vista, AR, 72715. Cancellations must be made by June 27 to receive a full refund. For more information, call 876-2755.
• The First Tee will offer 16 weeks of Summer Golf Camp in 2013. Camps will run Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays will be reserved for rain-outs. Registration for First Tee members is $75, and for non-members $90. Camps at the Tyson Foods First Tee Learning Center in Lowell will be offered the weeks of July 8, 15, 22 and 29. Bella Vista camps, at the Brittany Golf course, will be the weeks of July 15 and 22. Fayetteville camps, at Razorback Golf Course, will be offered the weeks of July 8 and 29. For more details call 419-5807 or visit www.thefirstteeNWAr.org. Online registration is available.
• The First Tee is now taking registrations for its golf and life skills classes that begin in July. Annual registration is $30, making participants eligible to register in seven sessions of classes (April-October) and receive discounts at the Tyson Foods First Tee Learning Center in Lowell and at participating area golf courses. Registration for the July session is $25 and includes an 1 ½ hour class each week for four weeks. Classes will be offered in Bella Vista, Fayetteville and Lowell in the July session. For more details call 419-5807 or visit www.thefirstteeNWAr.org. Online registration is available.
• The First Tee has scheduled its Powerade Summer Golf Tour, in cooperation with Lindsey Golf Management. The Powerade Tour is open to participants age 12 and over. The Tour will play the Links on July 19 at Springdale, on July 12 at the Links at Bentonville, and on Friday and July 26 at the Greens at Blossom Way. Individual event registration is $10, registration for all events is $30 (with First Tee annual membership). For more details call 419-5807 or visit www.thefirstteeNWAr.org. On-line registration is available.
LACROSSE
• The Rogers Activity Center and the NWA LAX Club will hold a four-week Lacrosse Academy for boys and girls in grades 3-12. The sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday of each week from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The academy will be held at Forester Park and the fee is $60 per session. A $20 RAC membership is required. Equipment needed includes a lacrosse stick, lacrosse helmert, lacrosse goggles and a mouthpiece. Some equipment will be available. Register at the RAC. For more information visit www.rogersarkansas.com/recreation or call 631-0336, ext. 449.
SOFTBALL
• Registration for the Rogers Activity Center’s Adult Fall Softball season will be taken through July 22 at the Rogers Activity Center. The entire entry fee will be due when the roster is turned in. There will be six divisions offered: Men’s Open ($480), Men’s Industrial ($480), Men’s Church ($380), and Coed Church ($380), Coed Open ($380) and Women’s Open ($380). League games will begin the week of Sept. 3. Each team will usually play a doubleheader one night a week at Rogers Regional Sports Park. Teams will receive 14-16 games. The season will last approximately 7-8 weeks. For more information, contact Lena Sneary at 631-0336 ext. 450 or email [email protected].
• Bad News Barbies 8U softball team is looking for girls born between 2005-2007 for play in Fayetteville fastpitch fall league and for the 20014 spring season. We hope to play some tournaments in NWA area. Call 462-4799. https://www.facebook.com/BadNewsBarbies?ref=hl
SUMMER CAMPS
SOFTBALL
• Fayetteville Fastpitch League softball camp is July 15-16 at Lady Dawg Yard for players in 6U and 8U from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and 10U-12U from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Instruction by Fayetteville coach Jason Shirey and members of lady Bulldogs’ team. Camp is free to spring participants and $30 for non-league members. Need scholarships are available and equipment provided. RSVP at 790-8988 or email [email protected]
TENNIS
• The Fayetteville High tennis program, in conjunction with Apex Tennis Club, will host a ‘Davis Cup’ tennis camp July 30-Aug. 2. Camp will run from 9 a.m to noon each day. Cost is $75 and includes a camp T-shirt. To register, go online to www.fayar.net/fhs/school-info and click under tennis in the athletics section of the website. Or email [email protected] for more information.
ITEMS FOR THE SPORTS CALENDAR CAN BE EMAILED TO [email protected] OR OR FAXED TO 872-5055.
GOLF
Bella Vista Golf Association
Friends of the Highlands Scramble
Thursday
At Highlands Golf Course, Bella Vista
1 p.m. shotgun start
1A: Jerry Leonard and Vi Leonard, Mark Deihl and Julie Deihl
1B: Lew Turner and Pat Turner, Wayne Gruben and Jacquie Gruben
2A: Andy O’Neil and Joyce O’Neil, Wilbur Whitman and Darlene Whitman
3A: Ted Dreher and Dianne Montanaro-Dreher, Earl Berdine and Jackie Berdine
3B: Barry Nelson and Robbie Nelson, Gary Nelson and Jackie Nelson
4A: Al Luzum and Darla Luzum, George Poe and Virgie Poe
4B: Larry Kappel and Stephanie Kappel, Rick Uttley and Linda Uttley
5A: John Norton and Barb Norton, Micky Steele and Carole Steele
5B: Clarence Bloomquist and Helen Smiley, Maury Pederson and Dorry Pederson
6A: Jack Burson and Virginia Burson, Don Weber and Lenora Weber
6B: Luke Kedrowski and Ann Kedrowski, Ryan Kedrowski and Susan Kedrowski
7A: Martin Moss and Georgia Moss, Earl Lehman and Patricia Lehman
7B: Larry Pfeifer and Peggy Pfeifer, Rick McClintock and Anne McClintock
8A: Tommy Freytag and Sally Wolfe, Bob Doughty and Nadine Doughty
8B: Frank Taylor and Eddie Lou Taylor, Pete Stevenson and Doris Stevenson
9A: Charles Beveridge and Marilyn Beveridge, Robert Prazak and Sarah Prazak
9B: Albert Ledin and Marlys Ledin, Dave Wixson and Cindy Wixson
10A: Richard Kerr and Gwen Kerr, Jerry Slatton and Pat Slatton
10B: Richard Werts and Anita Werts, Mark Williams and Penny Williams
11A: Dave Shelley and Ellen Shelley, Donald Deal and Karen Deal
11B: Chan Hatcher and Camille Hatcher, Byrd Williams and Sue Williams
12A: William Graser and Patsy Graser, Henry Trevor and Taylor Trevor
12B: Dick Hutcherson and Jan Hutcherson, Dick O’Neil and Sandy O’Neil
13A: Danny Towles and Jewell Towles, Charles Hugo and Jane Hugo
13B: Richard Kaylor and Jan Kaylor, Gene Riedl and Virgie Riedl
14A: John Ingels and Janet Ingels, Bud Catron and Jean Meadows
14B: Curtis Stoops and Ardell Stoops, Richard Hall and Barb Hall
15A: Ken Leverich and Colleen Leverich, Floyd Peltier and Helen Peltier
15B: Marvin VanAusdall and Myra VanAusdall, Daryl VandeHoef and Cathie VandeHoef
16A: Steve Brown and Kathryn Brown, Bill Lowery and Ruth Lowery
17A: Will Sadler and Billie Sadler, Jim Wescott and Beverly Wescott
18A: Richard Beck and Janet Beck, William Mungoven and Shirley Mungoven
18B: Rob Montee and Ellie Montee, Kevin Cuthbertson and Debbie Cuthbertson