SPORTS CALENDAR
EDITOR’S NOTE: All calendar items should be addressed to the Texarkana Gazette sports department TX, 75504; emailed to sports@texarkanagazette.com; or call the sports department at 903-794-3311 or 903-794-3318 after 5 p.m.
BASEBALL
TABA June Bug Smash Open tournament on June 6 at Ed Worrell Park. Entry fee of $250 and open to ages 8u, 10u, 12u, 14u. Play will be under Dixie modified rules. Emailszsphillips@aol.com or schedule@ tabadixie.com or text 903-293-3441.
A 19-under baseball tournament in Clarksville on June 19-21. Entry fee $200 with 3 game-guarantee. Text or call Brandt Tencleve 479774-1124.
BASKETBALL
Lady Razorback basketball camp on June 8-10 at Arkansas High. Registration is $50 and is open to all area schools. Early registration is extended until May 30, $60 at the door. Girls and boys grades 2nd-6th, 9 a.m.-11:30. Girls only in 7th-10th grade at 12-3 p.m. All campers get a camp basketball. Medals will be given out. Forms are available at the athletic office or email venture.watson@tasd7.net.
Hooks basketball summer camp for boys and girls entering 1st-9th grade; June 9-11; $50 per camper if registered by May 29; $60 after May 29; families with more than one camper, full price for first child and $25 each additional child; contact Coach Pennington at 903-748-1193 or email penningtonc@hooksisd. net; registration forms available at hooksisd.net.
Pleasant Grove Lady Hawks basketball camp, entering grades 3 through 9; 1-4 p.m. June 22-24 at high school’s competition gym. Cost is $75, $60 if attending volleyball camp also, contact jboston@pgisd.net.
Hawk Nation boys basketball camp, July 13-15, open to all area students, incoming grades 4-9; grades 4-6 sessions from 8-10 a.m., incoming grades 7-9 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., PG competition gymnasium, $65 registration fee, , completed registration forms can be mailed with checks to Billy Brewer at 5406 McKnight Road, Texarkana, Texas 755-3 or 321 Homer Ford St., Nash, Texas 75569; to receive camp t-shirt, register by July 6, more information e-mail bbrewer@pgisd.net.
GOLF
Hope Country Club is having a two-person scramble on June 6-7. The practice round and afternoon shootout will be on June 6. Tee times start at 9 a.m. on June 7. Cost is $160 per team. Call the country club to reserve a cart and to sign up at 870-777-8092. Contact Mike Nelson to sign up at 501-515-9374 or John Smith at 870-648-8770.
The NAIFA-Texarkana four-person golf scramble benefitting United Way of Greater Texarkana will be held June 2 at the Texarkana Golf Ranch. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. with an open flight and a good timer flight. $100 per player. Contact David Mims at 903-223-6533 or Mike Mahone at 903-223-6023.
Texarkana Golf Ranch waiving greens fees, police officers, firefighters, teachers from both Texarkanas, Pleasant Grove, Wake Village, Nash, Liberty-Eylau, Red Lick, Leary, Redwater; public servants are eligible for 18 holes, only cart fee of $15, tee time, dept. ID required; deal is also availible for everyone ages 60 and older on Mondays through Thursdays; contact hcampbell@hankhaney.com.
The First Tee’s 2015 Golf Passport Cards are available at The First Tee Clubhouse, 2321 Line Ferry Road. Twelve rounds of golf for $50, limit two cards per person. For more information, call 870-774-4653 or visit thefirstteetexarkana.org.
All Texarkana Country Club, Northridge Country Club members can play for only a cart fee, Mondays at Texarkana Golf Ranch; any female can play, only a cart fee on Mondays, contact the Golf Ranch Pro Shop, 903-334-7401.
Southwest Arkansas Senior Golf Association accepting new members. Open to golfers 50 years or older who reside in Southwest Arkansas or Northeast Texas, call Larry East at 870-773-2278/903-2774623, or Ray Frederick at 870-7721981/903-490-3023.
Oak Grove Golf Club; monthly couples’ scramble tournament; third Sunday of each month; call 903-223-8402 for more information.
East Texas Senior Golf Association accepting new members, 50 years or older. The schedule consists of 12 tournaments are held from Texarkana to Tyler, contact Ralph Vetterat at 903-236-0990 or raleovet@gmail.com.
New Haven Men’s Golf Association Mini Tournaments; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 a.m; teams determined by draw; call 903-277-5305 or 870-331-4140.
SHOOTING SPORTS
Rifle match held the third Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.; .22 caliber rimfire and centerfire divisions, contact Norman Powell at 903-831-6366 or 903-276-3607.
SOCCER
Pleasant Grove High School will host the Hawks Soccer Camp on June 9-11 for incoming kindergarten-9th graders; cost is $50; camp led by Andy Allen and Todd Sangalli; contact Andy Allen at 903280-5531 or email aallen@pgisd.net for more information.
SOFTBALL
Redwater Lady Dragons softball camp; June 8-10; at Redwater sports complex; 8:30 a.m.-12; $50 per player; for girls entering 1st-9th grade; learn hitting, fielding, base running, pitching and catching; free camp t-shirt; early registration ends June 3; contact John Edwards at 318-773-5307.
Impact Gold 14-u and 16u girls fastpitch softball open tryouts on May 31 at 2 p.m. at Blue Field in Kahr Park off of Hwy. 59 and Lake Drive.
Drew Walston Classic youth baseball and softball tournaments, June 12-13, Hope, Ark., City Park; $200 registration fee per team, May 22 registration deadline; three-game guarantee, which are all USSSA sanctioned; baseball divisions 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, contact Reagan Barnes at 870-584-6472; softball, divisions 8-under, 10-, 12-, 14-under, contact Jeffery Mounts at 870-557-3790.
Texas High/Sports Magic softball camp, June 15-17, 9 a.m.-noon at Lady Tiger Field, $50 registration includes t-shirt, incoming 1st-incoming 9th graders, egistration begins at 8:30 a.m. on June 15, forms are available at txkisd.net, contact Robbie Hatfield at 903-2931590.
VOLLEYBALL
Pleasant Grove volleyball camp for incoming grades 5th-9th; Pleasant Grove high school pep rally gym; June 22-24; 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; $75 for volleyball camp or $60 if camper is also participating in the Pleasant Grove basketball camp; open to all area students; learn rules, fundamentals and team play; contact Amy Collvins at acollvins@pgisd.net or 903-832-8005.
Texas High volleyball camps in July 27-28 for incoming 8th and 9th grade students; July 29-30 for 5th-7th grades; Tiger Center 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $20, deadline June 19. Contact Melissa Hardy at 903-2787363 or Brittnee’ James at 903-6915773.