Youth Sports

December

10-Under Baseball Tryouts – Seeking dedicated, experienced players to try out for the Southwest Florida Thunder 10-U baseball team. Info: Derek Hoines (239) 872-9988; e-mail: derek@olinhill.com

Dec. 12-Jan. 23

Spring Training 2011 Baseball Program – Buckingham Community Park; six-week program for players in grades 1-12; top area coaches & pro players direct instruction in advanced hitting, pitching & catching with U.S. Baseball Academy; cost as low as $99 for six weeks, space limited, registration requaired. Info: (866) 622-4487; Web: www.usbaseballacademy.com

Thursday, Dec. 16

Paradise Cheer & Dance Competitive Team Placements – Paradise Cheer & Dance, 915 SE 14th Place, 7:30 p.m.; half-year cheer & dance competitive team placements. Info: Tina Tomasino (239) 573-4247; Web: www.paradisecheer.com; e-mail: tmtomasino@paradiseallstarcheer.com

Dec. 17-19

FGCU Winter Soccer Camps – FGCU Soccer Complex; open to high school boys ages 14-18; fee $225 per person. Info: (239) 590-7668; Web: www.gulfcoastsocceracademy.com; e-mail: menssoccer@fgcu.edu

Saturday, Dec. 18

PGA Junior Golf Combine – PGA Center for Golf Learning & Performance, Port St. Lucie; 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; golf performance training & testing for high school freshmen, sophomores & juniors who receive complete performance & physical evaluation, training & development, college recruiting education, Under Armour golf & training apparel plus one-month membership to the Center; registration fee $149, limited to first 75 boys & girls, stay & play packages available. Info: (888) 439-6002.

Total Impact Basketball Camps – Cape Coral High School, 9-10:30 a.m. for boys & girls in 3rd through 5th grade, 10:30 a.m.-noon for boys & girls in 6th-7th grades; shooting, passing, ball handling, skill defelopment instruction by Mark Rinehart; cost $40 for all sessions. Info: Mark Rinehart (239) 223-4296; e-mail: workout@totalimpactbasketball.com

Dec. 18-19

Cape Coral American Little League Baseball Registration – Koza-Saladino Park; open to ages 4-12, T-ball & baseball divisions, birth certificate & three proofs of residency required; fee $95 ($10 sibling discount), T-ball $55; sign up Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or Sundays 1-3 p.m., online registration also available. Info: 772-3631; Web: www.ccalittleleague.com

Dec. 18-Jan. 21

Cape Coral National Little League Registration – Jason Verdow Memorial Park; registering players age 4-12 for spring season on Dec. 18, Jan. 3-8, 10-15, and 17-21; weekdays 6-8 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; fee $90 before Dec. 31, or $95 thereafter; free clinics offered week of Jan. 11, tryouts Jan. 22.; volunteers, concession workers, umpires & coaches also need to apply. Info: Jim LoCascio (239) 940-1476.

Dec. 20-23

John Cedarburg Winter Baseball Camps – Fleishman Park; session 1, youth skills camp, 8:30 a.m.-noon, ages 6-12; session 2, high school skills camp, 1:30-4 p.m., ages 13-18; cost $125 either camp. Info: (239) 826-0039; Web: www.proselect.com

Dec. 27-28

FGCU Baseball Holiday Prospect ID Skills Camp – FGCU Swanson Stadium; 9 a.m.-noon (session 1), 1-4 p.m. (session 2), spaces limited, reservation required; cost $100 per session ($180 both sessions); advanced hitting camp, pitcher/catcher camp, advanced infield camp. Info: Paul Fibbe (904) 568-4019; Web: www.collegebaseballcamps.com/fgcu; e-mail: pfibbe@fgcu.edu

Dec. 28-30

Basketball Brothers Basketball Invitational – High school gyms in Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Lehigh; 72-team high school tournament in nine divisions. Web: www.basketballbrothers.com

Wednesday, Dec. 29

Florida Championship Wrestling – Harborside Event Center, Fort Myers; doors open 6 p.m., first bell 7:30 p.m.; tickets $20, kids $15, reserved $25, ringside $30, available at Buddy’s Home Furnishings in Fort Myers and North Fort Myers. Web: www.fcwwrestling.com

Spring 2011

Cal Ripken Baseball Registration – Registering players ages 4-12 (as of April 30, 2011) 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays at Cape Coral Parks & Recreation athletic office, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. (City Hall), or online at www.capeparks.com; cost T-ball or coach-pitch $50 per player, other divisions $110 (through Dec. 31), $120 Jan. 1-14; managers, coaches needed; season starts Feb. 19. Info: Bernie Howard (239) 242-3485.

Cape Coral Junior/Senior Baseball Registration – Registering players ages 13-16 (as of April 30, 2011) 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays at Cape Coral Parks & Recreation athletic office, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. (City Hall); birth certificate & 3 proofs of residency required; cost $120 per player Dec. 6-31, $130 Jan. 1-14 (seniors through Feb. 18); junior tryouts late January, senior tryouts late February. Info: Ryan Robbins (239) 242-3489.

General Info

Cape Coral Bass Club – Meeting first Tuesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Caloosahatchee Moose Lodge 2395 on Cape Coral Parkway; men, women, children who love to bass fish welcome; tournaments held locally and out of town. Info: Jim Lewis 945-7188; Web: www.capecoralbassclub.com

Cape Coral Sailing Club – Meeting fourth Wednesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club, 5819 Driftwood Pkwy.; adults interested in boating (sail or power), cruising or armchair are welcome. Info: Ron Miniter 945-7761.

Sailing Singles Club – Happy Hour gathering first Friday each month, 5 p.m., general meeting third Thursday each month, 7 p.m.; learn to sail with us; new members and captains with sailboats welcome. Info: Diane (239) 463-0993.

Lee County Archers Open Range – Nalle Grade County Park Range, North Fort Myers; 2-8 p.m.; 20-yard lighted covered pavilion and 30- to 80-yard lighted outdoor range plus 28-target field range; registering new participants, all skill levels. Info: Ralph Galatz (239) 489-3757.

Invest in America’s Veterans Foundation Golf Tournament – Palmetto Pine Country Club, check-in before 12:30 p.m., shotgun start 12:45 p.m.; entry fee $125 per player, sponsorships available; proceeds benefit Invest in America’s Veterans Foundation. Info: Lorie (239) 549-9200; e-mail: lorie@sellstateadvantage.com

Say No to Drugs Holiday Classic 5K, 10K – Coachman Park, 8 a.m.; 5K, 10K across the bridge to Clearwater Beach & back, mile fun run around park only, pancake breakfast after races; $1,000 prize money to top finishers plus giveaways; register online for $18 ($8 kids 12 & under) before raceday or at 7 locations in Tampa Bay area; proceeds benefit Boy & Girls Scouts, West Florida Y Scholarship and other charities. Web: www.saynotodrugs.com

Tot Bowl Charity Flag Football Game – Rutenberg Park, 2 p.m.; Lee County Watchdawgs vs. Tampa Bay Sentinels; flag football game between public safety agencies; admission is unwrapped toy or $5 donation at the gate (children under 5 free), proceeds benefit Toys For Tots; afternoon includes food & games for kids, FGCU cheerleaders and other surprise visitors. Info: (239) 477-1000

Sunday, Dec. 19

Lee County Archers 3D Archery Shoot – Nalle Grade County Park Range, North Fort Myers; sign up 8 a.m., shotgun start 9 a.m.; shooting fee $10; 20 3D target stations plus 14-station NFAA field course. Info: Ralph Galatz (239) 489-3757.

Monkey Bar & Steakhouse Golf Outing – Palmetto Pine Country Club; 1 p.m. shotgun start; entry fee $40 per person (members), $75 (non-members), $20 (buffet only, 6:30 p.m.); proceeds benefit Relay For Life. Info: Claudia Garcia (239) 549-8800.

Sunday, Jan. 2

Lee County Archers 900-Round Event – Nalle Grade County Park Range, North Fort Myers; 9 a.m.; registering new participants, all skill levels. Info: Ralph Galatz (239) 489-3757.

Saturday, Jan. 15

No Name Race 5K Walk/Run – Lower Keys, 3.1-mile race 8 a.m. at Old Wooden Bridge Fish Camp, Big Pine Key; registration $20 per person ($25 after Jan. 13), $10 (under-15); proceeds benefit Domestic Abuse Shelter of Monroe County. Info: (305) 743-5452; Web: www.domesticabuseshelter.org

Saturday, Jan. 29

7th Ballpark Festival of Beers – Hammond Stadium at Lee County Sports Complex, 6-9 p.m.; pouring more than 60 beers from around the world (wine sampling also available); tickets $20 in advance ($25 at the gate), must be age 21 or older; entertainment by local bands. Info: (239) 768-4210; Web: www.miraclebaseball.com

Thursday, Feb. 24

Minnesota Twins Celebrity Golf Classic – Fiddlesticks Country Club; foursome scramble format; entry fee $250 per person (dinner auction non-golfers $50), proceeds benefit Lee Memorial Health Systen’s Regional Cancer Center. Info: (239) 343-6950; e-mail: twinsgolf@leememorial.org

Friday, Feb. 25

18th Boston Red Sox Children’s Hospital Celebrity Golf Classic – Bear & Bobcat courses at The Forest Country Club, Fort Myers; Tee Party and auction on Feb. 24; sponsorships available; proceeds benefit Lee Memorial Children’s Hospital. Info: (239) 985-3550; e-mail: bostongolf@leememorial.org

Sunday, March 6

Harlem Globetrotters Basketball – Germain Arena, 2 p.m.; Globetrotters vs. Washington Generals; featuring the four-point shot (35-footer); tickets start at $15, now on sale online, at the Germain Arena box office or by phone: Info: (800) 745-3000; Web: www.harlemglobetrotters.com

Saturday, March 19

Smucker’s Stars on Ice – Germain Arena, 7:30 p.m.; tickets starting at $25 go on sale Dec. 4 through Ticketmaster (800-745-3000) or online at Ticketmaster.com; headline performers Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek and Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen. Web: www.starsonice.com

NOTE: Send information about your group’s upcoming events at least two weeks in advance to: Daily Breeze Sports Calendar, 2510 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33904; or send e-mail to: breezesports@breezenewspapers.com