Sports Sidelines - July 9, 2008

Sports Authority Meeting: The City of Milton Sports Authority is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. July 10 in the Gracey Room of the Milton Community Center located on Byrom Street.

PARA football registrations: PARA will hold sign-ups for the upcoming football season on July 10 and July 26 at the Santa Rosa SportsPlex Boardroom. You can register your child from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on July 10 and registrations will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 26.

For more information, visit them on the internet at www.parayouthsports.com.

Santa Rosa Kids House Golf Classic and Auction: Milton grad and current N.Y. Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes is hosting a golf tournament July 11 at Tiger Point Golf Club in Gulf Breeze. Funds from this four person scramble will benefit the Santa Rosa Kids House.

Registration and putting contest will run from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Lunch will be served on the course and a All-Star Auction and BBQ will follow.

Cost per individual player is $125 and tickets for the BBQ and auction are $25 each.

For more information on participating or to sponsor the tournament call 623-1112, ext. 102.

Blackwater Saddle Club: The Blackwater Saddle Club will hold their monthly speed show July 12 at the East Milton Recreational Park Arena. Sign-ups start at 2 p.m. with the show getting underway at 3 p.m.

Six different classes will participate in pole bending, Texas barrel weave, Blackwater “T”, barrel race, and arena race.

The public is invited to attend and you must have your own horse to run events.

For more information, visit blackwatersaddleclub.com

East Milton Rummage Sale: East Milton Youth Association will hold a rummage sale Saturday July 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ball park.

EMYA  is currently accepting donations for this yard sale.

All proceeds will go to EMYA for the kids.

For more information or to make a donation call 723-7493.

PJC Tennis Camp: Tennis Camps at PJC will be July 14 to July 18 at the Milton campus.

Children can participate in the camps Monday through Friday.

Ages 6-10 sessions will be from 8:55 to 10:30 and  ages 11-15 from 10:30 to 12:05.

The cost of the camp is $55 and will be directed by coaches Rene Grifol, Brian Maloy and Benny Russell.

Minimum class size is six students.

For more information or to register call 484-1797.

Milton Junior Panther Soccer Camp: Milton High School will hold a Junior Panther Soccer Camp July 14 through July 17. The camp will run from 8:30 a.m. till 11:30 a.m. at the high school and the cost to register is $60 per camper and $65 the day the camp starts.

Campers will get a T-shirt and lunch will be provided. For more information, call 983-5600 or e-mail klugj@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us.

Pensacola Junior College will be holding kids athletic camps:

PJC Volleyball Camp for Girls is 8:30 a.m. to noon July 14-17 at the PJC Milton campus. Cost is $85 per camper and includes a camp T-shirt, notebook and DVD of campers doing drills. For more information, contact Coach Pete Pena at 484-1344, ppena@pjc.edu.

Championship Softball Camp, for girls ages 7 to girls entering 12th grade, is 8:30 a.m. to noon July 21-24 at the PJC Softball Complex on the Milton campus. Cost is $80 per camper and includes a camp T-shirt. Campers must bring their own gloves. For more information, contact Coach Brenda Pena at 484-1332, bpena@pjc.edu.

To register, contact the individual coaches or call 484-1304.

Milton Basketball Camp: Registrations are being accepted for the Milton Panther Basketball Camp. The camp will be July 21 to July 25 from 3 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. for boys and girls ages 6 to 15. The Championship level of the camp is $70 and the All-Star level is $60. All campers will get a T-shirt, instruction, games, and an ice cream party.

For more information call Milton High School at 983-5600.

Co-ed Softball Tourney: The City of Milton will host a co-ed softball tournament July 26 at the Milton ball parts on Byrom St. All teams interested n participating must submit the registration form and $150 fee by July 23. Forms can be found at the community center or will be e-mailed upon request.

The tournament schedule will be announced based on the number of teams registering.

For a complete list of rules or for more information, call 983-5466, ext. 202.

Futbol Club of Santa Rosa Summer Camp: Futbol Club of  Santa Rosa Soccer Summer Camp Director of Coaching Louie Sahin will be holding two summer camp sessions.  The dates are: July 28 through 31 session, U8-12 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and U13-U18 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The cost of the sessions is $100.00, registration forms and further information are available at the FCSR office and www.fcsantarosa.com.

Milton Take Down Club: Youth wrestling instruction is being held every Monday and Thursday at Milton High School from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. under the direction of four-time national champion Rob Hazewinkle. Hazewinkle complied a record of 125-19 for his career. For more information, call 450-2434 or e-mail pantherwrestling@mchsi.com

Milton seeks players for youth sports: The City of Milton Parks and Recreation invites all children grades K-8 to participate in youth sports this summer.

You can register your child for football Monday through Friday from noon to 8 p.m. at the Milton Community Center.

Football season starts August 1. The fee is $95 if your child needs a jersey or $75 if the player has a jersey that fits and is in good condition.

For more information call 983-5466, ext. 209.

Pace Patriot Football Camp: Pace High School will hold it’s 14th annual football camp July 29 through 31 at Pace High School.

The camp is for boys ages seven to 14 and the fee is $75 each.

Your fee includes instruction, t-shirt, and lunch on the final day of camp.

There will be several former Patriots on hand as special guests to assist with the camp.

For more informaton call 995-3600 or 994-8653.

Open mat wrestling: Any individual who would like to take advantage of an open mat for wrestling can do so at Milton High School every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. You must have an AAU or USA wrestling card.

Pace Library Sports Raffle: Friends of the Pace Library will be raffling off various sports items to add a children’s activity room to the Pace Library.

Some of the items you could win include a Eli Manning signed Giants football, an Emmitt Smith signed Cowboys helmet, a Travis Fryman signed baseball, Boo Weekley signed hat and picture, Haley Millsaps signed hat and picture, Danny Wuerffel signed mini-helmets, and much more.

Ticket sales are underway for $10 each or six for $50. The raffle ends Nov. 29.

Soccer Director Needed: The East Milton Youth Association is looking for a qualified soccer director.

Qualified people interested should inquire at www.eastmiltonyouthsports.com.

More activities can be found at www.srpressgazette.com. Look for the box called ‘Things to Do’.

There you can check on activities by zip code or activity. And you are also more than welcome to enter your events there as well.