— 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 706-263-7008, mcneark@calhounschools.org or visit www.calhounschools.org/domain/870 or www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?_tabid_=0&team=ganga for more information.
DIVING PROGRAM AT CALHOUN AQUATIC CENTER
— The Nitros will offer competitive diving at the Calhoun Aquatic Center for several different age groups, including high school and novice divers. The program is open to anyone interested in the northwest Georgia area. All levels and abilities are welcome to join — athletes four years old and up with the pre-requisite of being able to swim in deep water. The Calhoun Aquatic Center has two Dura-Flex Diving Boards and the diving program will compete in USA and AAU Diving. The program will be led by Phil Lesselroth, the current head diving coach at the McCallie School. Practice days will be Sundays 4:30-5:45 p.m. Annual registration fee is $50 and monthly fee is $75 per person. The program starts June 5. For more information or to register, call 706-602-6817 or visit www.calhounaquaticcenter.com.
CALHOUN REC DEPARTMENT FALL SOCCER REGISTRATION
— The Calhoun Recreation Department is currently holding registration for the 2016 fall youth soccer season through Aug. 18. There are four age groups: U6 for 4-5 year olds (registration cost $50), U8 for 6-7 year olds ($60), U10 for 8-9 year olds ($60) and U12 for 10-11 year olds ($60). Players will be placed in an age group based off their age as of July 31. Registration hours at the rec department are 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. Online registration is also available at www.calhounrec.com. Assessment day will be Aug. 20.
GORDON COUNTY PARKS AND REC ADULT SOFTBALL REGISTRATION
— The Gordon County Parks and Recreation Department will have an Adult Softball League this Fall. The first meeting will be on Aug. 10 at 6:30 p.m. for anyone interested in entering a team. You must be at the first meeting or call 706-6024435 for more information to enter a team. For registration or more information, contact Diane Jones at djones@gordoncounty.org or Craig Sparks at csparks@gordoncounty.org or visit the Sonoraville Recreation Complex at 7494 Fairmount Hwy S.E. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
GORDON COUNTY CHAMBER TOURNAMENT OF COMMERCE GOLF
— The Gordon County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will be held Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Fields Ferry Golf Club. To sign up or choose a sponsorship level, visit www. gordonchamber.org. Check-in and lunch will be at 11 a.m. and the tournament will start at 11:30 a.m. The tournament will consist of four-man team, and cash awards will be presented to first, second and third place winners in each flight. Sponsorship levels are available for Gold, Silver, Bronze, Hole and Team. The tournament is also looking for raffle prizes. Proceeds from the tournament will go to support scholarships for local high school students as well as Chamber projects. For mor information or to sign up, go by the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce at 300 South Wall St., Calhoun, Ga 30701 or contact Kim Gallman at 706-625-3200 or at kgallman@gordonchamber.org.
CLEVELAND STATE FALL BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS
— Cleveland State Community College will host two fall baseball tournaments in Cleveland, Tenn. For 18-under high school or select teams. The first tournament will be Sept. 24-25 with an eight-team limit. The tournament will be four-game pool play and the cost is $475 and a dozen balls. Deadline to enter is Sept. 16. The second tournament will be Oct. 8-9 with an eight-team limit. It will also be four-game pool play and the cost is $475 and a dozen balls. Deadline to enter is Sept. 30. For more information or to register, contact Aaron Bryant at 423-473-2445 or abryant@ clevelandstatecc.edu.
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 7-day 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