SOFTBALL NEEDS • A Springdale-based co-ed softball team is looking for female players who are at least 18 years old. For more information, call 200-4665.
NWA BLAZERZ • The NWA Blazerz 8 th-grade competitive girls basketball team is in need of a couple of players, especially a shooting guard. Call 305-0024 or e-mail dlumsargis @ fayar. net for more information.
GAELIC FOOTBALL • The Northwest Arkansas Gaelic Athletic Association is recruiting people to play the national sport of Ireland, Gaelic football. NWA GAA is currently training people to play this fast-paced sport that resembles a cross between soccer and rugby with a touch of basketball thrown in. Unlike soccer, Gaelic football is a catch and carry contact game featuring shoulder checking but without the bone-shattering, rugby-style tackling. Defense is strictly man-to-man, making co-ed play with a wide range of ages easily accomodated. Training and pickup-style scrimmages are currently held at 1 p.m. every other Sunday at Asbell Elementary in Fayetteville. No experience is necessary and you don't have to have any Irish ancestry at all to play ! For more information, visit NWA GAA on the web at http: // nwa. northamerican. gaa. ie.
ASA UMPIRES • Interested in umpiring ASA fastpitch softball in NW Arkansas this year ? Contact Dale Epperson, d 12 ump @ cox. net, 640-7799, or visit www. nwaumpire. org.
QUICKSTART TENNIS • The Fayetteville Athletic Club is now offering a tennis class for kids ages 5-8 on Mondays-Thursdays. Quickstart is a new way for kids to learn tennis using foam balls and courts designed for their size and abilities. For more information, call 587-0500 ext 3 or e-mail creeves @ fayac. com.
FAST-PITCH UMPS • Do you have fast-pitch or baseball umpiring experience ? Are you interested in umpiring high school fast-pitch softball in Northwest Arkansas this spring ? If so, contact Dale Epperson at 640-7799, d 12 ump @ cox. net or David Dodd at 586-9119, david @ eat-granola. com.
PLAYERS NEEDED • An existing Bentonville 7 th-grade boys competitive basketball team is looking to add a couple of players for yearround basketball. Players must be 5-9 or taller to play the low-post positions. The team will play in leagues and tournaments throughout the year. Those interested can call 659-©4.
SEND US YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS • The Northwest Arkansas Times invites area sports clubs, teams and organizations to submit news about activities and events. E-Mail information to sports @ nwarktimes. com. Fax information to 442-1714 or email to sports @ nwarktimes. com. For more information contact sports editor Terry Wood at 571-6419.
PLAY TENNIS • Play Tennis Now is designed for the adult player that has past tennis experience but hasn't played in a while. The group is designed to get the player ready to play with drills and point play. This is a four-week group. Play Tennis Soon is designed for the adult player that has no tennis experience. This group will work on basic stroke instruction for eight weeks. At the end of the eight weeks FAC can place you into a league with similar players. Call 587-0500, ext. 2 for signup or details.
POOL LEAGUE • The NWA-APA Charity Pool League allows competitors to play every week to benefit the charity of their choice. Anyone can play and win as the league uses the Equalizer Handicapping system. Teams are made up of 5-8 players. Sessions are 14 weeks. For more information or to sign up a team, call Josh Denham at 790-7233 or 443-4509 or e-mail to nwa _ apa @ yahoo. com.
NWAHOOPS. COM • NWAhoops. com helps teams find players, and currently has over 50 boys and girls looking for competitive basketball teams.
SYC CLASSES • The Springdale Youth Center offers year-round classes in gymnastics, cheerleading, power tumbling, kenpo karate and aerobics. For more information call 750-8185.
FHS FAST-PITCH LEAGUE • The FHS Lady Dawg Fastpitch Booster Club will hold a fall fast-pitch softball league from Sept. 15 to Oct. 23. Individual sign-ups will be accepted through Aug. 15. Players can sign up in person at Lady Dawg Yard on July 31, Aug. 7, or Aug. 14 from 6: 30-8 p. m., or sign up online at ladydawgs. org, or pick up / drop off applications at Best Sports in Fayetteville. Teams will play at least 14 games and be put together in a manner as to promote the best level of competition yet maintain a degree of randomness. Sign-up fees will be $ 65 per person, $ 90 for applications after Aug. 15. The first sign-up night (July 31 ) will be a Coach / Parent Education night where participants will discuss methods for teaching the game as well. Additional coaches are needed, and those interested can e-mail ladydawgs @ sbcglobal. net or call 841-0467.
ELITE SCRAMBLE • A three-man scramble will be held Aug. 2 at The Golf Club at Valley View in Farmington. All proceeds will go to the Arkansas Elite Basketball Club. Entry fee is $ 225 per team with cash payouts, silent auction, long drive, closest to the pin, and many other prizes to be awarded. There will be an 8 a.m. shotgun start. For more information, call Rusty Woodward at 263-7157 or e-mail teamarkansas @ pgtc. com.
FAC FITNESS • The FAC Ultimate Group Fitness Workout will be held on Saturday starting at 8 a.m. See and participate in a blend of intense cardio, weight training, yoga and Pilates that is made for all types of fitness levels. For more information, contact Mica Mitchell at mmitchell @ fayac. com or 587-0500.
HOMESCHOOL BASKETBALL • The Knights Homeschool basketball organization will have a registration and informational meeting on July 29 at 6: 30 p. m., at the Jones Center for Families (Room 227 ). The Knights program offers homeschooled students age 11-18 the opportunity to play basketball at a competitve level. Junior high and varsity teams for boys and girls are available. For more information call 466-5514 or email nwaknights @ hotmail. com. Web address www. nwaknights. com.
LADY'BACK HOOPS CAMPS • The Arkansas Lady Razorback basketball camps will will throughout the summer: Shooting Camp (July 25 ). Contact Lady'Back Basketball at 575-3000 for more info.
ADULT SOFTBALL REGISTRATION • Fayetteville Parks and Recreation is taking registration for the Adult Fall Slow-Pitch Softball League. Registration cost is $ 425. Each team will play 15 regular season games, plus a post-season tournament. Tentative starting date for league play is Aug. 18. Men, Women and Co-ed Leagues are available. For more information, call James Morrow at 444-3471 ext. 681 or e-mail at jmorrow @ ci. fayetteville. ar. us.
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