AREA SPORTS /RECREATION CALENDAR
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2008
The Benton County Daily Record invites area sports clubs, teams and organizations to submit news about activities and events. Fax information to 271-3744 or e-mail to sports @ nwanews. com. League managers may report recreational sports scores and standings to The Daily Record. Scores may be e-mailed to sports @ nwanews. com or faxed to 271-3744. Type scores directly on e-mail document. For more information, contact sports editor Paul Gatling at 271-3792. BASEBALL Rogers Thunder tryouts The Rogers Thunder, a 12- & -Under USSSA competitive baseball team, will be holding tryouts Aug. 16 and Aug. 23. To be eligible for the team, a player cannot turn 13 before May 1, 2009. For more information, including times and locations of the tryouts, contact either Don Arrick at (479 ) 903-4940 or Marc Bryant at (479 ) 366-2752. BASKETBALL Bentonville High School tryouts Final tryouts for the 2008-09 Bentonville Tigers basketball team will be held Thursday, Aug. 7, from 5: 30-7 p. m. at Tiger Arena at Bentonville High School. Players must have an updated physical on file. For more information call coach Mike Nelson at (479 ) 254-5138 or e-mail mnelson @ bentonville. k 12. ar. us.
BOWLING Thursday Morning Mixed Bowling League A mixed bowling league with play dates each Thursday morning is being organized for the 2008-09 season. Bowling takes place at the Rogers Bowling Center at 9: 30 a. m. starting the week of Sept. 7. Openings are available for men, women or couples. This handicap league is not sanctioned by the ABC and is designed for recreation, sociability and fun for adults over the age of 50. Bowlers of all skill levels are invited to attend. For more information contact league secretary Bruce Burgess at (479 ) 855-1593. FOOTBALL Rogers Youth Football League Rogers Community-School Recreation Association registration for the 2008 Youth Tackle Football League will be taken until Aug. 9 at the Rogers Activity Center. There will be two (2 ) leagues offered: 4 th-5 th grade and 6 th-7 th grade. The registration fee is $ 50 per player (RAC Membership Required ). Each player must show proof of a current physical (2008 ), before equipment will be given out. Equipment will be given out on Aug. 9 at the following times: 7 th grade (9 a. m. ), 6 th grade (10: 30 a. m. ), 5 th grade (noon ) and 4 th grade (1: 30 p. m. ). Each participant must have a current RAC membership ($ 20 ). The membership is current for one (1 ) year from the date of purchase.
GOLF Lost Springs Four-Ball Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club in Rogers will host its annual Four-Ball Championship on Sept. 13-14. Cost is $ 160 per team. For more information call the golf shop at 631-9988. Pea Ridge Golf Classic The 15 th annual Pea Ridge Golf Classic / Four-Man Scramble, sponsored by the Pea Ridge Optimist Club, will be Aug. 9 at Big Sugar Golf Club. A shotgun start is scheduled for 8 a. m. Included in the entry fee / donation of $ 60 per person will be free range balls from 6: 30-8 a. m., breakfast from 7-8 a. m., lunch, beverages, prizes for two places in three flights, prizes for longest drive, longest putt and closest to the hole and registration goodie bags.
Donations are being requested to help the Optimist Club raise money for projects in the community.
For hole sponsors, a sign will be placed on a tee box to advertise the business or family. Ways to be a hole sponsor include Diamond $ 1, 000 or more, Platinum $ 200 to $ 99, Gold $ 100 to $ 199.
Silver or bronze donations of merchandise, services and cash are also appreciated. For information, call Jason Van Dyke at 518-6007. The deadline to register is Aug. 2. Member-Guest Tournament
The Bella Vista Women’s 9-Hole Golf League will hold its Summer’s End Member-Guest Tournament on Monday, Sept. 15, at the Berksdale Golf Course with an 8 a. m. shotgun start.
The cost is $ 30 per player or $ 36 if a half a rental cart is needed. The fee includes green fees, continental breakfast, lunch and prizes. The format will be a four-lady scramble for nine holes. Everyone is welcome whether league members or not.
The deadline to enter is Monday, Sept. 8.
Registration forms are available at all Bella Vista golf clubhouses and on the Bella Vista Web site at www. bellavistapoa. com under golf – associations – 9-Hole Women’s Golf. For questions contact Phyllis Munster at (479 ) 855-3484. BVWGC Flip-Flop Tournament
The Bella Vista Women’s Golf Club will sponsor the 39 th Northwest Arkansas Women’s Golf Association “ Summer’s Flip-Flop into Fall - Part 2 ” on Thursday, Sept. 4, at Kingswood Golf Course.
This event is open only to BVWGC 18-hole members and other Northwest Arkansas Women’s Golf Association (NWAWGA ) members and clubs.
Entry forms will be available beginning Aug. 4 in the Bella Vista pro shops or on the POA web site at bellavistapoa. com. The two-lady scramble can include 72 teams maximum. All women must have a certified GHIN / USGA 18-hole handicap. Flights will be determined after play.
The registration deadline will be Aug. 27 and there are no refunds after that date. Kingswood Golf Course is a spikeless facility and shirts must have sleeves or a collar. Short-shorts are not allowed.
The entry fee is $ 37 per person or $ 74 per team for BVWGC 18-hole members. For non-BVWGC members the entry fee is $ 47 per person or $ 94 per team. The entry fee includes a morning snack at 8 a. m., golf with a 9 a. m. shotgun start, closest to the pin, lunch and awards following play at Riordan Hall.
There is no rain date, but in case play is canceled, lunch will be served at 1: 15 p. m. A rain check will be issued for play and prizes will be drawn.
Make checks payable to BVWGC. The entry form and August handicap verification must accompany the check. Mail all entries to Mary Ann Boelter, 24 Yarmouth Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72715.
For any questions call Nancy Gross at (479 ) 855-1916 BVWGC membership information
The Bella Vista Women’s 18-hole Golf Club is accepting a prorated membership fee for the remainder of the season.
Dues as of July 1 are only $ 25, plus $ 5 for those who have not already paid a handicap fee. Any member who wishes to participate in the hole-inone award pays an additional $ 10 fee.
Play days for the club are Thursdays. All six 18-hole courses in Bella Vista are played and each week a different game is played. There is opportunity to meet different members each game and chances for all levels of play to win.
For any membership information contact Lynn Stone at (479 ) 876-2260.
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