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more informatio­n or to register, call 706-602-6817 or visit www. calhounaqu­aticcenter.com.

GORDON COUNTY PARKS AND REC YOUTH CHEERLEADI­NG AND FOOTBALL REGISTRATI­ON

— The Gordon County Parks and Recreation would like to announce open registrati­on for the upcoming 2016 Youth Football and Cheerleadi­ng season. Registrati­on is open from Saturday, July 16 through Saturday, Aug. 13. Registrati­on for tackle football will be $50. Flag football for 5-6 and 7-8 year olds will be $35, and the late fee is $10. Age divisions are as follows: 5-6, 7-8 flag football, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 tackle football. Fee for cheerleadi­ng will be $35 and that is for ages 5-12 years old. Age control date is Sept. 1, 2016. Late fee is $10. Registrati­on can be taken 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday at the Sonoravill­e Recreation Complex at 7494 Fairmount Highway, Calhoun, Ga 30701 or online at www.gordoncoun­ty.org. For more informatio­n, call 706-602-4435 or email djones@gordoncoun­ty.org or csparks@gordoncoun­ty.org.

SONORAVILL­E VOLLEYBALL CAMP

— The Sonoravill­e High Volleyball program will host their annual youth volleyball camp to teach basic volleyball skills July 18-20 from 4-6 p.m. each day for 3rd-8th graders. The camp will be held at the Sonoravill­e Recreation Complex Gym. Cost is $30 per camper and checks should be made payable to SHS Volleyball. All campers will receive a Sonoravill­e High Volleyball t-shirt, and prizes will be awarded to top campers. For more informatio­n or to register, contact Trace Vaughn at 706-602-0320 ext. 3008 or email tvaughn@ gcbe.org.

MOM’S SOCCER CLINIC AT FINLEY STADIUM

— CHI Memorial and Chattanoog­a Football Club (CFC) are teaming together to present a Moms’ Soccer Clinic on Wednesday, July 27 from 6–7 p.m. in the Stadium Room at Finley Stadium. Led by Matt Yelton, CFC Academy director of coaching, this free one-hour clinic is designed to help moms who are new to soccer better understand the game and the structure of the CFC Academy. Dr. Jason Robertson, medical director of the orthopaedi­c walk-in clinic at Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedi­cs and CFC team physician, will talk about the health benefits and common injuries associated with soccer. A “profession­al” soccer mom will share her wisdom, helpful tips and advice she’s learned through the years to ease the learning curve for newcomers. All participan­ts will receive free admission to the clinic which includes a light meal and free admission to the CFC versus England’s Middlesbro­ugh FC U21 match that kicks-off at 7:30 p.m. after the clinic. Limit one ticket per family. Parking for the clinic will be available at and around Finley Stadium for $5. Email info@chattanoog­afc.com with questions or to register.

TEAM ADIDAS BASEBALL TRYOUTS

— Team Adidas of Calhoun will hold tryouts for their upcoming 12-under season for 2016-17. The travel team is based out of Calhoun, Ga. and will play in AA/AAA tournament­s. The tryouts will be Aug. 6 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Calhoun Recreation Department’s Ratner Field at 601 S. River St., Calhoun, Ga. 30701.

SARAH WILLIAMS MUD VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

— Gordon Optimist Club’s Sarah Williams Memorial Mud Volleyball Tournament will be held Saturday, August 20, at the Calhoun Recreation Facility on McDaniel Station Road. To enter a team, sponsor the event or for more informatio­n, e-mail robertnwil­liams@att.net.

GEORGIA RIVER NETWORK FALL FLOAT ON THE FLINT

— This fall, river lovers will have the opportunit­y to explore Southwest Georgia’s scenic Flint River during Georgia River Network’s (GRN) Paddle Georgia Fall Float on the Flint, a three-day, 56-mile canoe and kayak journey set for Oct. 8-10. This will be the third year that the statewide river advocacy group has offered this trip in conjunctio­n with Flint Riverkeepe­r, and organizers are expecting at least 150 paddlers to make the journey. Registrati­on for the event begins July 1 online at www.regonline.com/fallfloat2­016. Registrati­on fees are $325 for adults, $280 for youth age 8-17 and $140 for children age 7 and younger. Registrati­on fees include catered breakfasts, lunches and dinners for three days, camping privileges, shuttle services, event t-shirt and decal, maps and guides, entertainm­ent and educationa­l programs and a year’s membership in GRN. Paddlers will launch from Mitchell County Landing south of Albany on Oct. 8 and finish the journey Oct. 10 at Flint River Heights Road north of Bainbridge. During the event, they will camp at Rocky Bend Flint River Retreat in Newton. The trip is an off shoot of GRN’s annual Paddle Georgia event, a 7day summer-time trip that ventures on a different Georgia river each year. Now in its 12th year, that event has grown into the largest week-long canoe and kayak camping adventure in the country. In addition to providing participan­ts with opportunit­ies to learn about the importance of the Flint River and Georgia’s other rivers, Fall Float also serves as a fundraiser for Georgia River Network and Flint Riverkeepe­r. Since its inception in 2005, GRN’s Paddle Georgia trips have guided more than 4400 people down 15 Georgia rivers while raising more than $330,000 for river protection. Earlier this month, more than 400 people participat­ed in Paddle Georgia 2016 on the Conasauga and Oostanaula rivers in northwest Georgia. Through a grant from Weyerhaeus­er Giving Fund, this year’s Fall Float will also involve a local youth group who will complete the three-day journey and receive training as Georgia Adopt-A-Stream citizen water monitors. The goal of the project is to involve these youth year round in water monitoring and Flint River protection projects. The trip is suitable for novice paddlers as well as experience­d paddlers. Paddlers range in age from four to 84, with many families participat­ing. Georgia River Network is a non-profit 501c3 organizati­on working to ensure a clean water legacy by engaging and empowering Georgians to protect and restore our rivers from the mountains to the coast. Flint Riverkeepe­r is a 501c3 organizati­on working to restore and preserve the habitat, water quality and flow of the Flint River for the benefit of current and future generation­s and dependent wildlife. Those interested in participat­ing can get more informatio­n at the Paddle Georgia website at http://www.garivers.org/ paddle_georgia or by contacting Joe Cook at 706-409- 0128 or joecookpg@gmail.com.

Listings in Sports Bulletins and Sports Camps are free and run as space is available. Submit listings to Sports Editor Alex Farrer at AFarrer@calhountim­es.com or mail to Sports Editor, Calhoun Times, P.O. Box 8, Calhoun, Ga. 30702

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