Sports Bulletins

CALHOUN AQUATIC CENTER

— The Calhoun Aquatic Center is open to the entire community offering group and private swim lessons, lap swimming, liquid fitness classes, pool parties, a fitness room, and is home to Northwest Georgia Aquatics, a sanctioned USA Swimming & US Masters Swimming competitive, year-round swim team. All ages, levels, and abilities are welcome to join. For more information please contact 706263-7008, mcneark@calhounschools.org or visit www.calhounschools.org/domain/870 or www. teamunify.com/Home.jsp?_tabid_=0&team=ganga for more information.

PRO WRESTLING TRAINING SCHOOL

— Have you ever dreamed of being a professional wrestler or referee. If you have and you are dead serious then Machine Gun Championship Wrestling Training School is for you. If interested, call 706-301-6351 or email dgfutch@gmail.com. Only serious applicants please.

GORDON COUNTY PARKS AND REC FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING REGISTRATION

— The Gordon County Parks and Recreation would like to announce Open Registration for 2017 Youth Football and Cheerleading. Registration is open from July 1 through Aug. 5. Registration fee for Flag Football will be $35, Tackle Football will be $50 and Cheerleading will be $35. A late fee of $10 will be added after Aug. 5. Age divisions are as follows: 5-6 Flag Football, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 Tackle Football and Cheerleading is open to ages 5-12. Age control date prior to Sept. 1, 2017. Registration can be taken at the Sonoraville Recreation Complex at 7494 Fairmount Hwy during the hours of 8:30 a.m.9 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday. Registration is also available online at www.gordoncounty.org. For more information, call 706-602-4435 or email djones@gordoncounty.org or csparks@gordoncounty.org.

CALHOUN REC DEPARTMENT FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING REGISTRATION

— The Calhoun Recreation Department announces 2017 Football and Cheerleading Registration that will take place from July 12-Aug. 10. Registration fees are $40 for Cheerleading, $50 for 5-6 Flag Football and $60 for 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Tackle Football. Assessment Day is Aug. 12, and Opening Day will be Sept. 9. Registration can be taken at the Calhoun Rec from 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday and online at www. CalhounRec.com.

CALHOUN REC DEPARTMENT FALL SOCCER REGISTRATION

— The Calhoun Recreation Department announces 2017 Fall Soccer Registration that will take place from July 10-Aug. 17. Regsitration hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m and Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Registration is also available online at www.calhounrec.com. There will be four age groups for boys and girls. Fees for U6 (4-5 year olds) are $50 and U8 (6-7 year olds), U10 (8-9 year olds), U12 (10-11 year olds) and U14 Co-ed (12-13 year olds) are $60. Players will be placed in an age group based off their age as of prior to Aug. 1. Assessment Day is Aug. 19. Players must come to assessment day or the will be randomly placed on a team. Assessment times on Aug. 19 are as follows: U6 girls and boys at 10 a.m., U8 girls and boys at 10:45 a.m., U10 girls and boys at 11:30 a.m., U12 girls and boys at 12:15 p.m. and U14 Co-ed at 12:45 p.m. Drafts will follow.

CALHOUN REC DEPARTMENT FALL COED SOFTBALL REGISTRATION

— The Calhoun Recreation Department announces 2017 Fall Coed Softball Registration that will take place from Aug. 1-Aug. 31. The league will be for adult men and women and the registration fee is $360 per team. Registration will be available Monday and Thursday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Calhoun Rec Department at 601 S. River Street. For more information, call 706-629-0177 or visit www. calhounrec.com.

PRO WRESTLING EVENT AND SEMINAR AT NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY

— There will be a pro wrestling show and seminar on Aug. 18 at the National Guard Armory in Calhoun. The seminar will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and will feature Impact Wrestling star Robbie E, Johnny Swinger and former WCW and WWE star Action Mike Jackson. The cost for the seminar is $30 and 50 percent of the fee will go to help the Children’s Miracle Network. For more info or to sign up, email dgfutch@gmail.com There will be live music and pro wrestling following the seminar that night.

SARAH WILLIAMS MEMORIAL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT MUD

— The Gordon Optimist Club’s annual Sarah Williams Mud Volleyball Tournament will be held Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Calhoun Recreation Department Facility on McDaniel Station Road. Captains meeting is at 8:15 a.m. and play will begin at 9 a.m. Team entry is $250 and payment is due by Aug. 11. Event/Team sponsorships are also available for $450 due on Aug. 11. For more information or to register, contact Bob Williams at 770-878-1380 or email robertnwilliams@att.net.

RAWLINGS RED 9U TRYOUTS

— Rawlings Red 9-under will be holding tryouts on Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. Westside Park Field 1. The team will play and practice this Fall as well as Spring 2018. They will also use the indoor facility at Proformance Sports Academy. Players must not turn 10 before May 1, 2018. Please call or text Keith at 706-8473067 with any questions. Tryouts will be held at Westside Park at 1519 Mount Vernon Rd., Rocky Face, Ga. 30740.

JOHN D. TOURNAMENT BLAIR MEMORIAL GOLF

— The ninth annual John D. Blair Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, Sept. 1 at the Calhoun Elks Lodge. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the tournament will start at 12 p.m. The tournament is in memory of Army 1SG John D. Blair, a local serviceman, who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. Blair’s military career began in 1989 when he enlisted in the Kentucky Army National Guard. In 1994, he was sworn in as a deputy sheriff for the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office and was later attached to the Drug Task Force as part of the Georgia Army National Guard’s counter-drug operations. During his 20-plus years of service, he was awarded several medals and ribbons including the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. The tournament will be played in a four-person team and is $100 per player. For more information, to register or to ask about sponsorships, call the Pro Shop at 706629-4091 Ext. 2 or call the Sons of the American Legion at 706-629-6975.

CALLING ALL CALHOUN HIGH HARRIERS

— Calhoun High School will honor and recognize cross country runners from 1968 to today on September 21 and 22, 2017. 2017 marks 50 years that cross country has existed as a sport at CHS. Plan now to attend the home meet on Sept. 21 at New Echota State Historic Site. A meet and greet will be held at 3 with the meet to follow at 5. Come one, come all to see former teammates and the program’s first coach, Lynn Walter.

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