Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

This list is updated at least weekly. A short version including imminent events appears on Fridays in the sports section. Submit items by e-mail to sports@timesfreepress.com, by fax to (423) 668-5049 or by mail to Sports Dept., Chattanooga Times Free Press, 400 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.

BASEBALL

* Jamie Dismuke hitting lessons: Till Feb. 1, AT&T Field; former Lookouts player & coach now is hitting coach for Class AAA Gwinnett Braves. Call (423) 668-2121, ext. 181.

* Legends of the Game free youth clinics: Oct. 31 & Nov. 21, Engel Stadium; hosted by former big-league pitcher Steve Trout with Jay Johnstone & other guest coaches (including Willie Wilson for Oct. 31); ages 8-12, 9 a.m.-noon (registration starts 8:30); ages 13-17, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (registration 1 p.m.); space limited. Public gathering Oct. 30, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the stadium. E-mail engel@planitchattanooga.com or call Janna Jahn at 314-1378.

* Youth tournament: Nov. 1, new Murray County recreation fields: hosted by 2010 11-under North Georgia Lightning; 3-game minimum; 7-8 coach-pitch $75, 9-12 teams $150. Call Tommy Malchesky at (706) 218-7818 or Tommy Mathews at (423) 718-3302.

* Burke’s Sports Academy instruction: Private hitting, pitching & skills lessons year-round for ages 5-18. Call Marvin Burke at 894-4293 or see www.pitchhit.com.

* “Quicker, faster, stronger” camp: Monday-Friday daily sessions; ages 7-older; $35 a week, unlimited sessions. Call 870-1200.

* Lessons for high school pitchers: Taught by former University of Tennessee pitcher Zane Stone; individual & group rates to improve and sharpen skills. Call 240-3337 or e-mail zanecstone@yahoo.com.

* Potential 7-under select travel team: Gauging interest for March-May travel team playing as much locally as possible. Call 421-4486.

* 8-under Georgia Generals travel team: Seeking 4 multiposition players from northwest Georgia for competitive play starting in February. Call Jeff Beagles at (706) 463-1225.

* 9-under Knoxville Stars select team: Seeking 1-2 players for very competitive travel team. E-mail knoxstars@gmail.com.

* New 2010 9-under Hamilton Hitmen: Seeking players; will play as locally as possible. Contact Dallas at 322-5646 or hamiltonhitmen@yahoo.com.

* New 2010 10-under select team tryouts: Call coach Mike Sekenski at 596-4990 for details.

* 2010 10-under Cannons: Seeking 1 experienced player for spring/summer. Call 316-8244 of e-mail cannons@catt.com.

* 2010 11-under North Georgia Lightning: Seeking players for fall & 2010 travel schedule; all positions open; access to private field & heated indoor facility for winter workouts. Contact Tommy Malchesky at (706) 218-7818 or tilesales@carpetsofdalton.com.

* 11-under Chattanooga Colonels: Seeking experienced player; catcher/pitcher preferred but not required. Call Rusty at 290-6099 or Richie at 667-6611.

* 12-under Chattanooga Yankees: Seeking players not turning 13 by 5-1-09 to complete roster for a 2009 schedule that includes local & major tournaments. Call Waldo Odens at (423) 443-0741.

* Player seeking 15-year-old team: Right-handed pitcher, also plays third base & outfield; switch-hitter. Call 593-0017.

* Game Day Fundraiser implementation: See www.eliteteamservices.net for how to earn up to 75 percent profit. Call 280-0440.

BASKETBALL

* Catoosa County youth signups: Till Oct. 31; boys & girls. See www.ryaaonline.org (Ringgold), www.boyntonrec.com (Boynton) or www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=lfo.

* Ooltewah Baptist Upward youth program (with cheerleaders): Evaluations Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-noon, church gym. Call 238-4831.

* Soddy-Daisy Kids Club signups (and cheerleading): Oct. 31, Nov. 7 & 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., above concession stand at SDKC fields; grades 2-8 boys & girls. See sdkidsclub.com or call Jeff Jenkins at 332-2958.

* Hamilton YMCA youth league signups: Begin Nov. 1; evaluations Nov. 14, 9-11 a.m.; Nov. 19 & Dec. 1, 6:30-8 p.m.; practice begins week of Dec. 15 for January-February season; boys & girls ages 3-17. Call 899-1721 or e-mail ndaugherty@ymcachattanooga.org.

* North River YMCA youth league signups: Through Dec. 12 for January-February season; boys & girls ages 3-15. Register at the Y.

* AAU select team for 11-13 girls: Seeking players. Call (423) 618-2647.

* AAU Georgia Longhorns boys: Seeking to add players to 2nd-, 3rd- & 5th-grade teams. Contact Stacy Pardee at spardee@whitfield.k12.ga.us or Jon Pardee at jpardee@seinteriors.com.

* Knoxville Lady Panthers: Seeking to add players to freshman, sophomore & junior AAU/Exposure teams. Call Don Brown at (865) 387-1792.

* Personal training: By successful college coach Melvin Williams; boys & girls ages 7-18, individuals or small groups. Call Coach Williams at 322-5939.

* Individual lessons: For boys & girls in grades 6-12. Call Grover Levy at (931) 636-7311 or see www.askthepositivecoach.com.

* Power Up training: Individualized high-level training for all ages. Call lead instructor Roy Pankey at 285-0334.

* Intramural wheelchair pickup games: Washington Hills Recreation Center. Call 855-9741.

FOOTBALL

* NCAA Division I championship game tickets on sale: Game Dec. 18, Finley Stadium; $30, reserved seating. Buy at McKenzie Arena box office, www.tickettracks.com or 266-6627.

* Ready, React and Dominate clinic: 8-week program for speed, agility, quickness, explosive strength & sports-specific drills; $100 month, unlimited sessions. Call 870-1200 Monday-Friday.

* Music City Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl: Nov. 26-29, Nashville; teams ages 8-12, 3-game minimum. Cal Mark Lovrekovic at (931) 268-1202.

GOLF

* Lee University Alumni Classic: Nov. 6, Chatata Valley, 8 a.m.; 4-person scramble, register as team or individual; $50 per player; proceeds to Lee student food bank; 2 flights divided after play for prize purposes; shuttle from Lee’s Schimmels Park leaves at 7:15. Contact Adam Lowe at 614-8318 or alowe@leeuniversity.edu.

* Chattanooga Food Bank benefit: Nov. 7, Montlake, 9 a.m. (registration starts at 8); 4-person select shot; $50 per person plus 10 canned food items; $1,000 to 1st-place team, $400 to runners-up (if maximum field of 72 players). Call Michael Field at 332-3111 or 503-6137.

MISCELLANEOUS

* Chattanooga Parks & Recreation boxing program: Monday-Friday, 5:30-7:30 p.m., East Chattanooga Rec. Center; ages 8-up. Call Demetrius Alexander at 697-1281. Also, ongoing citywide program for boys & girls at West Boxing Club (1600 Central Ave.); call Andy Smith at 847-7682.

* Chattanooga Quarterback Club meetings: Mondays through April 26, noon, Stadium Club at Finley Stadium; $10 for meal, $2 if not eating; $35 annual membership dues. Call Milly Farris at 266-0642 or Scott Smith at 756-8689.

* Head of the Hooch rowing regatta: Nov. 7-8, downtown Chattanooga; volunteers needed. E-mail president@lookoutrowingclub.com or see www.headofthehooch.org.

* Give thanks. Walk: Nov. 21, 7 a.m., Hamilton Place mall; fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. See www.givethankswalk.org.

* Iron Abs Boot Camp: 5 a.m. Mondays & 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, J.A. Henry YMCA, 8-week military-style program; $45 members, $55 others. Contact Allison Taylor for more information.

* Senior Olympics badminton practice: Wednesday & Saturday mornings; Brainerd rec. complex. Call Gene Blaes at 624-0501.

* “Table soccer”: Chattanooga Subbuteo League looking for players; easy to learn & play; equipment provided. Call (706) 965-6881 or see www.americansubbuteo.com.

* Game Day Fundraiser implementation: See www.eliteteamservices.net for how to earn up to 75 percent profit. Call 280-0440.

OUTDOORS

* Prentice Cooper State Forest and WMA deer hunt dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Nov. 6-8 & Nov. 28-Dec. 3. Call 658-5551.

* Chattanooga Hiking Club hike: Oct. 31, moderate 6.5-miler in Cloudland Canyon State Park, mostly in Sitton Gulch canyon gorge with 1,000-feet elevation change. E-mail Kendra Cross at hikerc@att.net. See hiking.chattanooga.net.

* Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tenn. Trails Association hike: Oct. 31, 9 a.m., 9.5-miler on Flipper Bend loop atop plateau on south side of North Chickamauga Creek. Contact Don Deakins at don.deakins@gmail.com or 842-3140.

* Tennessee Wild/Chattanooga Nature Center hikes: E-mail Jeffrey Hunter at jeff@safc.org or (423) 322-7866.

* South Cumberland State Park hikes: See www.friendsofscsra.org.

* Privateer Yacht Club regattas: Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Chickamauga Sailing Club Halloween for cruisers; Nov. 14, John’s Pig Regatta. Call 877-9411.

* Tennessee young sportsmen deer hunt: Oct. 31-Nov. 1; ages 6-16, each accompanied by non-hunting adult 21 or older. See www.tnwildlife.org.

* Upchuck 50k trail race: Nov. 6. See www.rockcreek.com/upchuck.

* Chattanooga Trekkers family group hike: Nov. 7, 2 p.m. Fort Mountain State Park; some will be camping overnight. Contact Valerie Radu at Valerie-Radu@utc.edu or 425-4307.

* Head of the Hooch rowing regatta: Nov. 7-8, downtown Chattanooga; volunteers needed. E-mail president@lookoutrowingclub.com or see www.headofthehooch.org.

* Chatt. Chapter of Tenn. Ornithological Society meeting: Second Thursday of every month, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Rd. Contact David Stone at rockyturf@comcast.net.

* Georgia firearms deer season: Through Jan. 1 in northern zone.

* Tennessee squirrel hunting season: Till Feb. 28, for gray, fox and red squirrels; daily bag limit 10.

* Tennessee grouse hunting season: Till Feb. 28, daily limit of three. See www.tnwildlife.org.

RUNNING

* Lee University homecoming 5k fun run: Nov. 7, 8 a.m. (registration starts at 7), through historic downtown Cleveland; $10. Register at www.runatlee.com or contact Merica Stum at 614-8598 or mstume@leeuniversity.edu.

* Families on the Run races: Dec. 5, from Hunter Museum, 7:45 a.m. (registration starts at 6); 10k, 5k & Kiddie K Fun Jog; can enter as individuals, couples or family teams; $20 for individuals, $35 for families through Dec. 4; Holiday Party for families 8-11 a.m. at downtown Sports Barn. Visit firstthings.org or call 267-5383.

SOCCER

* East Ridge winter indoor signups: Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Nov. 1, 2-4 p.m.; Camp Jordan Park, picnic tables near outdoors concessions stand; individuals $80, family maximum $200; advanced/select teams $75 per player, $60 for 2nd teams. See www.ersoccer.org.

* Hamilton YMCA youth indoor signups: Begin Nov. 1 for January-February league play at D1 Sports Training facility; practice begins Dec. 5; boys & girls ages 5-12. Call 899-1721 or e-mail ndaugherty@ymcachattanooga.org.

* North River YMCA youth indoor league signups: Through Dec. 12 for January-February season; boys & girls ages 3-15. Register at the Y.

* High school player training: Focused on individual skills; sessions twice weekly. Call Richard Northcutt at 3143207.

* Barrueta’s Tots Parent/Child orientation: Helping parents become better soccer instructors for their children; $75 for 1-time visit to your home. Contact GPS coach & former MLS professional and NCAA Division I coach Dave Barrueta at (404) 493-1794 or davidb@gps.edu.

* Game Day Fundraiser implementation: See www.eliteteamservices.net for how to earn up to 75 percent profit. Call 280-0440.

SOFTBALL

* USFA 1-day girls tournament: Nov. 7, Heritage Point Park, Dalton; See www.NorthGeorgiaUSFA.com, e-mail garry_headrick2001@yahoo.com or call (706) 483-1346.

* NSA girls fastpitch tournament: Nov. 7, Dalton; 4 games guaranteed; 8-under free, 10-u $95, 12- to 18-u $200. Call (706) 260-1807 or e-mail ngansa@windstream.net.

* North Georgia 16-under B-select girls team tryouts: Nov. 7, for 2010 season. Contact Cindy Woods at (706) 809-2373 or sportsmomof2@comcast.net.

* “From Box to Baseline” speed/slap clinic: Nov. 21, Fury Fastpitch Academy, 8 a.m.-noon; $45 online registration, $50 day of event. See www.furyacademy.com.

* All-American Fastpitch Skills Clinic: Dec. 12, Fury Fastpitch Academy, 2-5 p.m.; featuring All-American Ginger Jones & University of Tennessee’s Allison Fulmer; girls ages 8-14; $40. E-mail furyacademy.net or call Jill Higdon at 504-5970.

* Lee University individual/group lessons: Pitching, catching, fielding, hitting & slapping instruction from Lee coaches & players. Contact coach Emily Russell at 614-8456 or erussell@leeuniversity.edu.

* Burke’s Sports Academy instruction: Private hitting, pitching & skills lessons year-round for ages 5-18. Call Marvin Burke at 894-4293 or see www.pitchhit.com.

* Fury Fastpitch Academy training: Pitching, hitting, slapping, defensive skills, catching. Call Jill Higdon at (423) 504-5970 or see furyfastpitchacademy.com.

* Private hitting & catching lessons: By UTC assistant coach Jeff Martin. Contact him at 488-8316 or JMART14@comcast.net.

* Fastpitch pitching lessons: By Jalayne Mongar. Call 421-9830.

* “Quicker, faster, stronger” camp: Monday-Friday daily sessions; ages 7-older; $35 a week, unlimited sessions. Call 870-1200.

* 8-under River City Rockers select girls team: Seeking players to complete 2010 roster; prefer ’02 birthdays but will consider ’01. Call 605-4875.

* 8-under select ’01 girls team: Seeking 1 player to fill 2010 roster; prefer 2001 birthday but will look at other eligible girls. Call (423) 595-6203 or e-mail bolesrobbie@yahoo.com.

* 10-under Fear Factor girls fastpitch team: Seeking 10-year-old catcher to complete roster. Call Lamar Millard at 355-2598.

* 10-under Georgia Raiders girls fastpitch team: Seeking 2-3 players to complete 2010 roster; all calls will be confidential. Call Greg at (423) 309-9567.

* 12-under Aftershock Orange girls team: Seeking catcher & other players to replace older girls moving up; all positions considered; private tryouts available. Call Eddy at 413-9681 or e-mail edwards@earthlink.net. See www.eteamz.com/Aftershock12under.

* 12-under Chattanooga Comets 97: Seeking 1 12-year-old pitcher & 1 utility player for 2010 fastpitch team. Contact Bradley Jackson at 421-0730 or 443-2013 or bradley.jackson@airgas.com.

* 12-under Synergy 97 girls fastpitch team: Seeking 1 “A” player to complete roster. Call Dale Jones at 255-5498.

* 14-under Attitude girls faspitch team: Seeking players for 2010; all positions open. Contact Jimmy at 894-0480 or s4jkey@aol.com.

* 16-under River City Rockers select girls fastpitch team: Seeking pitcher for fall tournaments & 2010 season; will consider exceptional 13-14-year-old. Call 605-4875.

* Game Day Fundraiser implementation: See www.eliteteamservices.net for how to earn up to 75 percent profit. Call 280-0440.

SWIMMING/AQUATICS

* Baylor Diving Club classes: Mondays to Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 & 6:30-7:30 p.m., Baylor Aquatic Center. Call 267-8506, ext. 654, or e-mail jbonds@baylorschool.org.

* Baylor Swim Club: Check www.baylorswimming.org or e-mail brian_gill@baylorschool.org or bgill@baylorswimming.org or call 267-8506, ext. 630.

* SCAC competitive swimming: Year-round, all ages and abilities; homeschool program available; first 2 weeks free. Call John Woods at 634-7606 or see swimscac.com.

TENNIS

* Ladies’ clinics & cardio classes: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Chattanooga Christian School; beginners class 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays & Fridays. E-mail suewebb5@aol.com.

WRESTLING

* Renee Miller preseason tournament: Nov. 14, Red Bank High School, 8:30 a.m. (weigh-ins at 7); sponsored by Mighty Lions Wrestling Club; entry deadline Nov. 10; $25 individuals, $150 team; 50 percent of proceeds to Renee Miller family. E-mail rbhswrestling@hotmail.com or call RBHS coach Ben Reichtel at 432-2514, assistant coach Chig Martin at 314-7992 or girls coach Tony Carlton at 443-1150.

* “Too quick to stick” camp: Monday-Friday sessions, 8-week program; $35 a week, unlimited sessions; ages 7-up. Call 870-1200.

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