Sports Briefs
Golf
Bowie Recreation Council is offering beginning and intermediate golf classes for ages 13 and above at Bowie Golf & Country Club. For information, call 301-464-3725.
Karate
Bowie Recreation Council will hold Pee Wee karate classes for ages 4-6 at Klotz Institute of Karate. For information, call 301-464-3725 or visit www.pgparks.com.
Lacrosse
Academy International will join Bowie Boys and Girls Club to host a week-long lacrosse clinic for girls at Mitchellville Field Aug. 4-8. Lacrosse coaches from Canada and Britain will group players by age and skill level to customize training. Spaces are limited. For information, visit www.academyinternational.net or call 888-529-3827
Volleyball
An 11-week women's volleyball clinic will be held at the city gym Thursdays from 8 to 10 p.m. The fee is $50 and participants will learn basic volleyball skills such as passing, receiving, setting, spiking, blocking, serving and "game sense," how to better play the game of volleyball. For information, call Millie Wilson, 301-262-3303 or 301-580-2710; or Sandy Lundahl, 301-262-1398 or 301-325-7555.
Soccer
Bowie Soccer United is forming a U11 team to play in the National Capital Soccer League starting this fall. Boys born on or after Aug. 1, 1997 are eligible to play. For information, contact Eric Whiteley, 301-367-7727 or e-mail wmarf@aol.com.
MSYSA is offering a grade 8 soccer referee course July 28 through Aug. 1 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. For information, e-mail Becky Slagle at bslagle@htrinity.org.
Everton MD FC is offering various summer soccer camp sessions this month in addition to fall tryouts. For information, e-mail eamd@comcast.net or visit www.evertonmd.com.
Freestate Soccer Alliance tryouts for all boys and girls teams will be conducted through June for the fall and spring seasons. The club offers teams ranging from the premier travel to recreation level clinic program. For information, visit www.freestatesoccer.org.
Crofton Athletic Council seeks players for various levels and age groups of its soccer program. For information, visit www.croftonsports.com.
BSU U13 Strikers Select soccer team will hold tryouts for the fall NCSL season. Boys born between August 1995 and July '96 are eligible. For information, call Frank Springer, 301-464-0512 or e-mail j2f2springers@comcast.net.
Baseball
Chuck Ford Baseball seeks players and coaches for its fall program. CFB will have teams playing in the Anne Arundel Amateur Baseball Mickey Mantle and Joe E. Brown leagues as well as tournaments. Players must not have turned 17 before May 1. For information, call Chuck Ford, 301-661-2802 or e-mail chuckford83@hotmail.com. Coaches are also needed at the American Legion level.
Summer camps
Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School will host day camps for incoming fifth- through ninth-graders. Camp courses include lacrosse, softball, soccer, soccer referee training, speed and agility, football and basketball. For information, visit www.htrinity.org or call 301-464-3215.
Basketball
Bay Hoops Basketball Camp for boys ages 7 to 16 will be held Aug. 4-8 at the city gym. Team and multiple-week discounts apply. For information, call Mike Glick, 301-570-5730 or visit www.coachglick.com.
Softball
SBBGC seeks players ages 10-16 to form teams to play in the county league. The club also seeks coaches. For information, call Leon Buck, 301-430-7344 or e-mail athleticdirector@sbbgc.org.
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Editor's note: To have your team's registration and/or tryout information appear in "Sports Briefs," contact sports editor Jake Linger, 301-262-3700, ext. 206 or e-mail jlinger@bladenews.com. Information may also be sent to the Bowie Blade-News, 6000 Laurel-Bowie Road, Suite 101, Bowie, MD 20715. Submissions must be received by noon Monday.
