Our Town Sports

Firebird in Regional: Free State High’s Tim Lewis was selected to participate in the Midwest Sub-Regional USA Baseball National Team Identification Series recently and has been selected to participate in the upcoming Midwest Regional USA Baseball National Team Identification Series, which will be held later this month in St. Louis.

Henrickson Tourney: The sixth-annual Bonnie Henrickson Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 21 at Alvamar Golf and Country Club. The four-person scramble tees off at 1 p.m. The $100 entry fee includes green fee, cart, range balls, goodie bag, drinks, lunch and dinner. Proceeds from the tournament support Kansas University women’s basketball and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Breast Center. Entry forms can be found at kuathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/. For information, call 864-4938.

Baseball tryouts: DC Elite 12U competitive baseball tryouts will be Saturday at YSI Field No. 4 from 4 to 7 p.m. Eligible players can’t turn 13 before May 1, 2011. Contact Rod Sharp at 785-331-9124 or at rodney.sharp@wolfks.com.

Free State Softball Camp: Free State High will host a softball camp for five weeks of Sundays beginning Aug. 22. The camp is for girls in grades 4 through 8. For information, contact FSHS coach Lee Ice at ice@sunflower.com.

Softball tryouts: Lawrence Phenix Fastpitch will hold tryouts for the upcoming season. Tryouts are Saturday at Holcom Park. Times: 8:30-10 a.m. for first- and second-year 10U; 10-11:30 for first-year 12U; and 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. for first-year 14U. Older-group tryouts will be held Sunday at Holcom, from 1:30-3 p.m. for first- and second-year 16U and 3-4:30 for 18-U. Please register 30 minutes before tryout. For information, e-mail Barry Johnson at phenixfastpitch @ yahoo.com.

Hummers Seeks Players: Lawrence Hummers U14 fastpitch softball team is looking for a few players to round out its roster for the fall 2010 and spring 2011 season. To schedule a tryout, contact LuAnn Metsker at 331-9438 or James Montgomery at 423-0921.

Softball tryouts: DC Attack Fast-pitch will be holding tryouts for all ages: 16U and 18U Saturday, at YSI from 10 a.m. to noon; 10U: Sunday at Broken Arrow, 9 to 11 a.m.; 12U: Sunday at Broken Arrow, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 14U: Sunday at Broken Arrow, 1 to 3 p.m. For information, call Steve Wiggins at 785-423-0949 or Bruce Burton at 913-915-6315.

Firestix tryouts: The 14U Lawrence Firestix softball team will be holding tryouts today from 6-8:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Broken Arrow Field No. 1. Players are welcome to come to one or both tryouts. The team is primarily looking for eighth-grade girls with 1996 or 1997 birthdays. Looking to play ‘B’ division ball with hopes of moving up to ‘A’ in the summer. For further questions, please contact Jay Garvin at 838-9771 or jgarvin3@gmail.com.

U10 Baseball Team: A U10 competitive baseball team is looking for players for the 2011 season. For information on tryout dates in August, e-mail Jooser44@gmail.com.

Hammers Tryouts: The U14 Hammers baseball team will hold tryouts from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at YSI No. 2. For information, contact Shaun Elston at 841-5438 or selston@sunflower.com.

Baseball Tryouts: A new U10 DCABA baseball team will hold tryouts from 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 21 at YSI No. 2. For information, contact Shaun Elston at 841-5438 or selston@sunflower.com.

Jayhawk Golf Club Results: Tony Kovach shot 67 to win the net portion of the Jayhawk Golf Club on Sunday at Alvamar. Drew Walters was second at 70, followed by Mike Farve (71) and Curt Anderson (71). Les Brown won scratch with 72, followed by Chad Roesler (72), Van Reichert (75) and William Gantz (76).

Competitive Softball Tryouts: Lawrence and Free State high coaches are putting together competitive softball teams for 13- to 16-year-old girls (16U and 14U divisions) for next summer. Tryouts will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 21 at the Free State softball fields. For more information, call Steve Seratte at 760-1446.

Sidekicks Softball Tryouts: The Sidekicks will hold tryouts for 8U machine/coach pitch (second year), 10U-B (first year) and 12U-A/B (second year) teams Aug. 14 at Holcom Park. Registration for 8U and 10U will be from 8:30-9 a.m. 12U registration will be 10:30-11 a.m. For information, e-mail Bob Folks at jagdad445@gmail.com.

Rebels Tryouts: The U10 Kansas Rebels baseball team will hold tryouts from 8:30-11 a.m. Aug. 21 at YSC No. 1. Players cannot turn 11 before May 1, 2011. For information, contact Trent Flory at 979-1825 or floryguy@gmail.com.

Velocity Softball Tryouts: Velocity 12U softball tryouts will be at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at Holcom Blue. For information, contact Nick Flint at 766-1925.

Rockers Tryouts: New Lawrence Rockers 14U softball seeks players. Open practice/tryouts at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Broken Arrow No. 1. For information, call Nikki May at 766-1998 or e-mail to xpunkrockmomx@sunflower.com.

Golden Giants Tryouts: Tryouts will be 1 p.m. Sunday at the SCABA Pony Express Diamond for the 15U Golden Giants baseball team. For information, contact Nick Pruitt at 249-6499 or e-mail tggiants2014@gmail.com.

Potter Ace: John Potter recorded a hole-in-one Aug. 1 at Alvamar. He used a driver for the ace on the 210-yard No. 7 hole. It was witnessed by J.R. Neutel, Doug Staab and John Adamson.

Free State Parents Meeting: A meeting for parents of potential Free State High student-athletes will be 5 p.m. Sunday at the Free State High auditorium.