Sports calendar of events

December 04, 2008 12:17 am

— The Sports Calendar runs each Sunday and Thursday. Send entries by fax to 684-2865, mail to 214 Wall Street, Muskogee 74401, bring by the Phoenix anytime Monday through Friday or e-mail it to sports@muskogeephoenix.com. Information will not be taken by phone. Items to run in Sunday’s paper must be submitted before noon Friday, and for Thursday’s paper, noon on Tuesday.

Baseball
CAMPS
• Connors State hitting camp No. 1 on Dec. 20, hitting camp No. 2 on Dec. 27-28 and pitching camp on Dec. 29, all at Warner campus. Camps are for ages 8-high school. Contact: Perry Keith, 463-3157.

Basketball
CAMPS
• Bill Muse’s Winter Cowboy Shooting and Offensive Skills camp at Connors State College for boys and girls ages 8-14, Dec. 13-14. Cost: $65.For a brochure and more information, call 463-6231.
NEEDED
• Certified officials and volunteer coaches needed for Muskogee Parks and Recreation Youth Basketball League, grades 1-6. Play begins Jan. 3 through Feb. 7. Contact: Denise Hickman, 684-6345 or dhickman@muskogeeparks.org.
TOURNAMENTS
• MAYB Tournaments, grades 3-12 boys and girls. Various locations regionally and nationwide. Contact: 316-284-0354 or mayb@mayb. com.
• Youth basketball tournament for boys and girls grades 2-4 at Fort Gibson’s gym Dec. 5-7. Entry fee is $125 and each team is guaranteed three games. Contact: John Ladd, 348-5459 or Angie Ladd 348-5458. Proceeds will benefit the Mean Green U10 soccer team.

Football
EVENTS
• Muskogee High School’s annual football banquet is Dec. 10 at Bedouin Shrine Temple. For tickets, contact the high school at 684-3700.

Golf
GENERAL
• Eagle Crest memberships for 2009, $200 per player allows an $18.50 golf fee, everything included, throughout the season. Contact: 682-0866.
• CobbleStone Golf Course memberships for 2009; buy now and get December free. First 10 memberships will receive free range balls. Contact: 682-4845.

Soccer
LEAGUES
• Muskogee Soccer Club online registration for boys and girls ages 4-under to 8-under costs $35. 9-under and above is $55. Parents’ cost for wishing to coach child’s team is $25. Birth certificate required. Contact: www.muskogeesoccer.org or Tim Dennis, 686-7634.

Softball
CAMPS
• Connors State softball camp at Love-Hatbox Complex on Dec. 29-30. Camp will run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $40. First 50 players that register will receive a free t-shirt. Registration is open until the day of the camp. Contact: Rick Carbone, 683-9178, 463-6291.
FUND-RAISERS
• Smoked turkeys and hams are available in a Muskogee High School slowpitch softball fund-raiser. Contact: Keith Coleman, 348-9904.
TOURNAMENTS
• Open coed tournament, using men’s rules, as a fundraiser for Haiti orphanage project on Dec. 13 at 8 a.m. at Love-Hatbox Complex. Three-game guarantee. Any number of men or women can enter. Entry fee: $300 per team. Contact: 405-464-9300 or jerrodmurr@yahoo.com.