SPORTS SHORTS

2009-02-27 / Sports

7-ON-7 FOOTBALL

All boys interested in participating in sevenon seven football during the spring and summer sessions should contact John Bowen at 734-2591 or Brian Graham at 556-7054.

Registration is open to all boys who will be entering the seventh, eighth or ninth grade and is meant to prepare them for the upcoming fall football season.

GOLF

The Rotary Club of Marble Falls is hosting its 26th annual celebrity golf tournament on March 7 at Apple Rock golf course in Horseshoe Bay West.

Mike Renfro and Brad Kassell will be the guests of honor.

Registration for the four-person scramble begins as noon, and the shotgun start will follow at 1 p.m.

The entry fee of $175 includes the registration reception at Whitewater, green fees, cart fees, driving range fees, beverages on the course and admission to the awards dinner where prizes will be handed out.

All net profits are used for the club's charitable endeavors.

For more information, contact Kathy Kasparek at (512) 755-3970, or please email her at kathykasparek@yahoo.com. ***

The sixth annual J.P. Ward Memorial Golf Tournament will be held March 28 at the Hidden Oaks Golf Course in Granbury.

Ward was a coach for over 34 years, teaching football, basketball, track, tennis and golf at various schools .

Ward's son, Benny Ward, lived in Lampasas until August 2008 and had a number of local friends who played in past tournaments.

The shotgun start begins at 8:30 a.m., and the format is a four-person scramble.

The entry fee is $65 per player, and $30 is tax deductible. Donations are welcome.

Coffee and breakfast snacks will be provided before play begins, and lunch will offered after play concludes. Prizes will be awarded to the top two teams with additional prizes given away for the longest drive and closest shot to the pin.

Various door prizes will be given away as well.

All proceeds from the tournament go toward scholarships for students at Granbury High School.

For more information, contact Glenn Ward at (817) 326-4693 or Tony Martinez at (817) 279- 1078.

Signup deadline is March 25.

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The 17th annual Central Texas College Foundation golf tournament will be held on April 17 at the Killeen Municipal Golf Course.

The four-person scramble will begin at 8 a.m. with registration set for 7:45 a.m. Entry fee is $75 per player and includes green fee, cart, lunch and two mulligans.

Golfers can create their own teams or be placed on a team.

Prizes will be awarded for closest shot to the pin on several holes and the most accurate drive for both men and women.

An awards ceremony will be held after the tournament, and lunch will be served. There will also be a silent auction.

Entry deadline is April 10.

For more information, call (254) 526-1662.

Registration forms are available online at www.ctcd.edu/al_comm/news.html.

All proceeds benefit the Central Texas College's Iraqi Freedom Scholarship Fund.

BASKETBALL CAMP

Applications are being evaluated for the invitation only Ten Star All Start Summer Basketball Camp. Boys and girls ages 10-19 are eligible to apply. Also, a summer camp is available for boys and girls ages nine to 18 of all skill levels.

College scholarships are possible for players selected to the All-American Team.

Camp locations include Commerce; Phoenix, Ariz.; Babson Park, Fla.; Gainesville, Ga.; Champaign, Ill.; Glassboro, N.J.; Ithaca, N.Y.; Marietta, Ohio; Lebanon, Tenn.; and Blacksburg, Va.

For a free brochure, phone (704) 373-0873, or visit www.tenstarcamp.com

SOCCER

The Lampasas Soccer Association is seeking players for its traveling teams for the spring season.

LSA currently fields boys' teams competing in the under-12, under-14 and under-16 age groups, in addition to an under-19 girls' team.

Vacancies exist on all teams. There is a possibility the LSA will field under-10 and under-18 boys' teams as well.

All current boys' teams have girls on the rosters, so gender is not an issue.

LSA teams compete in the Capitol Area Youth Soccer Association, consisting of teams in the greater Austin area.

The spring season begins in early March for the younger (under-14 and below) teams and late March for the older teams.

For more information, visit the LSA website at http://lampasassoccer.org/.

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