Our Town Sports

Lawrence swim team and lessons: Ad Astra Area Aquatics is a competitive year-round swim team that offers practices for ages 6-18 throughout the week. AAAA is always accepting new members. For information, visit adastraareaaquatics.org or call Patrick at 331-6940.

Swim academy: Registration is open for the Aquahawk Swim Academy swim-lesson program. The Aquahawk Swim Academy is designed to introduce new and beginner swimmers to the water, teach basic water safety and swimming skills to swim for fun or competitively. Lessons will be offered at Alvamar pool, Monday-Thursday. Please call (913) 575-2978, or visit www.aquahawkswimacademy.com to enroll.

LHS fall sports: The deadline for turning in required forms for participation in fall 2011 sports at Lawrence High is 3:30 p.m. Aug. 11 to the LHS athletic office. The first day of fall sports is Aug. 15. Forms may be picked up at Lawrence High or downloaded at www.lhs.usd497.org.

Horseshoe league: League night is every Thursday evening at 7 at Broken Arrow. Anyone interested can call Wynne at 843-8450.

Softball batting cage available: A 70-foot outdoor batting cage that is sent up for softball is available for team use. If interested, please contact Barry Johnson at 218-9155 or email phenixfastpitch@yahoo.com.

LAGA City tournament registration: The Lawrence Amateur Golf Association City Tournament is scheduled for July 23 at Eagle Bend and July 24 at Lawrence Country Club. Registration forms are available at the local golf course pro shops and at Golf USA. Cost is $125. Field is limited to first 100 players to register. Four divisions: men, women, seniors (50 and over) and super seniors (60 and over). Each tournament will have championship flights and flights for higher-handicap players.

KU baseball camp: The KU Baseball All-Star Camp for ages 13-18 will be held July 28-31 Hoglund Ballpark at KU. It includes daily instructional sessions, scrimmage games, team concept and much more. There are college coaches on staff. Overnight or day campers accepted. For info, contact the KU baseball office at 864-7907.

Free State softball camp: The Free State softball and 5 Tool Softball School will host camp for grades 4-8 on Sundays beginning Aug. 21 at Free State High. Positions camps as well as a pitcher-catcher camps are available. For information contact FSHS coach Lee Ice at ice@sunflower.com

Volleyball camp for kids: A girls volleyball camp for girls going into fourth and fifth grade will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Aug. 1-4 in the Corpus Christi gym. Coaching provided by Craig Friedrichsen and the Lawrence Lightning Bolts club. Cost is $75. To receive a camp form, contact Friedrichsen at 408-6571 or email boltsvbc@yahoo.com. Enrollment limited to 36 campers.

Phenix tryouts: The Lawrence Phenix will hold tryouts July 30 for 8U-14U at Holcom Park. Rainout date is July 31. Times are: 8U — 8-9 a.m. 10U — 9-10:30 a.m. 12U — 10:30 a.m.-noon. 14U — 12:30-2 p.m. For information, please contact Barry Johnson at 785 218-9155 or email phenixfastpitch@yahoo.com.

Next Level youth 7-on-7 tournament: Next Level will host its first 7-on-7 youth tournament from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 6. Participants must be going into grades 4-8, and team as well as individual registrations will be accepted. Deadline is Aug. 1. For more information or to register log onto www.nextlevelyfsc.com or email youth7on7@nextlevelyfsc.com.

Hawk Hundred trail run: The Lawrence Trail Hawks are hosting Lawrence’s first 100-mile foot race on the North Shore Trails at Clinton Lake on Sept. 10-11.

The Hawk Hundred features four 23-mile loops on Clinton Lake’s rocky, root-bound North Shore trail system, with an eight-mile out-and-back at the end. Runners will have 32 hours to complete the course, starting at 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10.

The race will be run old school with extremely limited support for runners. Water will be provided on the course, along with notebooks where runners sign in to keep track of how many laps they’ve completed.

Because of the limited support and because of the many unknowns this first race presents, entrance is only open to runners who have completed a 100-mile or longer race in the allotted time since 2009.

The race begins and ends at Shelter 4 in Campground One of Clinton Lake State Park. For more information, visit the race page at www.Lawrencetrailhawks.com or call race director Gary Henry at 766-0293 or e-mail Gary at unews@ultrastory.com.

Tennis league: Registration is open for the 2011 summer/fall World Team Tennis league. Go to WTT.com and click on local leagues and tournaments/rec leagues/join a league/rec leagues/lawrence tennis association/registration form/submit to register. Registration deadline is July 29. For more info, contact Bud Pettit at kaybud99@hotmail.com at 865-6354.

Football Camp: The Lawrence Lightning football camp will be 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 23 at Broken Arrow Park. All boys and girls grades 2-6 are welcome. Cost is $20 per child. Basic skills camp, wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. Sign up day of camp or email information to coachphillips@hotmail.com or karalamoyne@gmail.com.

FSHS softball clinic: Free State softball and the 5 Tool Softball School will hold a free softball clinic for girls going into high school in the fall (grades 9 thru 12). The clinic will take place at 9 a.m. July 16 at Free State High. For more information contact FSHS coach Lee Ice at ice@sunflower.com

Fastpitch tryout: DC ATTACK fastpitch will have tryouts for 10U and 12U girls July 26 and for 14U, 16U and 18U girls July 27. All tryouts run from 5:30-8 p.m. at Holcom Blue. For information, call Steve Wiggins at 785-423-0949 or Bruce Burton at 913-915-6315

Softball tryout: Free State High’s softball coaches are putting together teams for the summer of 2012. Tryouts for 14U and 16U teams will be 6 p.m. July 20 and 3 p.m. July 24 at Free State High. For information, contact Steve Seratte at 785-760-1446.

Vipers tryouts: The Lawrence Vipers 12U baseball team will be hold tryouts July 21 and July 30. For information, including location and times, call Glenn Quick (785-331-6105), Tom Stewart (913-710-3131), Rik Abrahamson (785-423-1658) or Kyle Taylor (785-691-8918)

Crush tryouts: Kansas Crush will be hold tryouts for the upcoming 11U 2012 baseball season. Winter workouts are required, and players must be willing to travel. We will play eight-10 tournaments per year throughout the Midwest. We are looking for dedicated players and parents who are willing to put in the time and effort to continue our success. For information, call Blake Smith at 785-817-5764.

Firestix tryouts: The Lawrence Firestix are moving from 14UB to 16UB and will be hosting a tryout from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30 at Broken Arrow Park (30th and Louisiana Streets) in Lawrence. The team will be looking at all positions with an emphasis on pitching. The Firestix will compete in two tournaments this fall and pick back up once high school ball is over in the spring.

If you have any questions or are not available on the tryout date, contact Jay Garvin at 785-838-9771 or email jgarvin3@gmail.com.

FSHS football fundraiser: The Free State High School Booster Club is organizing a fundraising auction for the football program from 6-9 p.m. July 29 at The Oread Hotel. There will be door prizes a silent auction and a live auction. There will be a cash bar, so please leave the little ones with a sitter. Auction items include autographed memorabilia, KU tickets, a car and 12 seniors for an hour of labor. If you wish to donate or for more info, contact Ray Buckingham at buckingham@sunflower.com.

Soccer tournament: The 2011 Kaw Valley Cup soccer tournament will be September 16-18 in Lawrence. The tournament is open to Divisions 2-5, Gold and Silver, U9 to U14, Boys and Girls. Registration fees are: $445 for U9 and U10 (six vs. six); $475 for U11 and U12 (eight vs. eight); $500 U13 and U14 (11 vs. 11). Parking is now included in registration fees. Register online at https://register.htgsports.net/default.aspx?id=766. For more info, contact kirsten@kawvalleysoccer.com.

Fall soccer leagues: Registration is open for fall soccer with Kaw Valley Soccer Association. KVSA offers several opportunities to play soccer for kids of all ages and skill levels, including: Kickers (3-year-olds), Hobbits (4- and 5-year-olds not yet in kindergarten), Recreation (U6 – U12), Club (U10 – U14), All Girls Academy (U10 – U12), Premier (U9 – U19), High School. For more information, go to www.kawvalleysoccer.com, or to register, go to http://www.kawvalleysoccer.com/home.php?layout=1023.

Bonnie Henrickson golf tournament: Kansas women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson will host her seventh annual golf tournament on Sept. 17 at the Alvamar Country Club and Golf Course in Lawrence. The Jayhawk women’s basketball team and staff will be in attendance. The event will include a four-person scramble, awards reception and a live and silent auction following a day of golf.

The event gets started with registration at 11:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Dinner and the silent auction will take place at 6 p.m. or immediately following the conclusion of the golf tournament.

Prizes will be awarded to four-woman teams, four-man teams and four-person mixed teams for best score, as well as individual prizes for man and woman longest drive, closest to the pin and hole-in-one. A special bonus offer included with online registration is a one-year subscription to Golf Digest (a $10 value).

Cost of entry is $100 for individuals, $200 for a pair and $400 for a foursome. Sponsorships are also available. All proceeds from the tournament will go to Kansas Women’s Basketball and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Breast Center. Register now online at www.bonniegolf.com.

KU volleyball clinic: The Kansas volleyball team will host a Jayhawk Juniors Volleyball free clinic before the South Dakota State match on Sept. 3 at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. Those in attendance will receive an hour and a half of free training, an informational session about the youth program and complimentary tickets to watch KU take on SDSU.

Open to ages K-12, the clinic is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in Robinson Gymnasium on the KU campus and will conclude at 11:30 a.m. An informational session will start directly after the clinic and will dismiss at noon, giving attendees time to make their way to the Horejsi Family Athletics Center for the 1 p.m. match. For more info or to RSVP, contact Dan Georgalas at dgeorgal@ku.edu or at 864-6117.

Golf league results: Eagle Bend Golf Course’s men’s league low net results for July 19: Bryan Hunter 43, Ed Samp 40, Allen Hoggatt 40.