Sports Calendar
Youth Sports
Oct. 1-31
Cape Coral Parks & Recreation Youth Basketball Registration — Leagues open to boys & girls age 10-under, 12-under & 14-under divisions; birth certificate required; register at athletic office, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, or online; fee $60 per player. Info: Eric Cartmell 242-3491; Web: www.capecoral.net
Cape Coral Wildfire U-16 Softball Tryouts — Open tryouts for new travel fast-pitch softball team; tryouts in October, call or e-mail for dates, practice through winter months, play tournaments in spring; assistant coaches needed; aggressive preparation for college recruitment. Info: Larinda Kimbrell 776-6982; e-mail: skipperqueen24@gmail.com
Paradise Cheer & Dance Open Gym — Offering open gym for tiny tots (age 1-5) every Wednesday & Friday, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., cost $5 per child; bounce house & slide available; normal open gym 7-9 p.m. Fridays, cost $5 members, $8 non-members. Info: Tina Tomasino (239) 573-4247.
Mommy & Me Open Gym — Tropical Twisters Gymnastics gym; free access for mothers with little ones, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Thursday through October. Info: Lisa Johnson 540-9800.
Saturday, Nov. 1
Paradise Cheer & Dance 6-Month All-Star Program — Post-Pop Warner season program; low cost, uniform rental, four competitions; cheer & dance placements made Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Tina Tomasino (239) 573-4247.
Nov. 7-9
Brevard Stealers Blue Fastpitch Softball Pitching Clinic — Eau Gallie High School, Melbourne; open to all fastpitch players, three sessions each three hours (limit 15 athletes each session), instruction by world renown player/instructor Bill Hillhouse; cost $95 per clinic session; Q&A with Hillhouse 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 7; pitching demonstration & clinic sessions start 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. on Nov. 8; private one-hour lessons 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 9 ($50 each). Info: (321) 626-4331; Web: www.leaguelineup.com/stealersblue
Nov. 8-9
FGCU Eagles Fall Softball Camp — Florida Gulf Coast University softball complex; four sessions of well-rounded instruction, enjoyable and rewarding experience for girls of all ages & skill levels hosted by Eagles coach Dave Deiros; session 1, beginning hitting 9 a.m.-noon on Nov. 8; session 2, beginner defense/pitching 1-4 p.m. on Nov. 8; session 3, advanced hitting 9 a.m.-noon on Nov. 9; session 4, advanced defense/pitching 1-4 p.m. on Nov. 9; cost $75 per session, $125 for two sessions, deadline Nov. 3. Info: Paige Jones (239) 590-7062; e-mail: pjones@fgcu.edu
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.
Sunday, Oct. 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., $10 shooting fee; roving field range of 20 3D target stations plus 14-station NFAA field course. Info: Ben Brown (239) 369-6212.
Oct. 24-26
Mid-Cape Rated Tennis Championships — Mid-Cape Racquet & Health Club, 1300 Ceitus Terrace; USTA sanctioned tournament with consolation for first-match losers in singles events; prizes to winners, finalists & consolation winners in men’s & women’s singles & doubles (men rated 3.0-5.0; women rated 2.5-4.5); enter at club or online at www.usta.com (tournament ID 153704908), fee $36 singles, $20 per person doubles. Info: Jack Dunmead 573-3210.
Saturday, Oct. 25
Florida Tennis Cup — Naples Tennis Club; doubles, mixed doubles, all ages (juniors to super seniors) & levels; entry fee $15 per player; one of 22 tournaments across Florida held Sept.-March; winners, finalists, semifinalists & consolation winners advance to Cup Championship finals in April 2009. Info: www.floridatenniscup.com
Police/Firefighters/EMS Golf Tournament — Heritage Bay, 10315 Immokalee Road, Naples; 1 p.m. tee time; advance registration free for police officers, firefighters & EMS personnel only from Lee, Collier, Charlotte & Sarasota counties. Info: Herocare (877) HERO-411, ext. 0; e-mail: atconcierge@herocare.org
Sunday, Nov. 2
Lee County Archers 900 Round Event — Nalle Grade County Park range, North Fort Myers; 9 a.m.; registering new participants, all skill levels welcome. Info: Ben Brown (239) 369-6212.
Monday, Nov. 3
Lifeline Family Center’s Birdies for Babies Golf Tournament — LaPlaya Golf Club, 333 Palm River Blvd., Naples; 11:30 a.m. luncheon, 12:30 p.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun start; pro-am scramble format; entry fee $200 per player (every $1,000 pledges or $100 birdie pledges deducts $50 off entry fee), sponsorships also available starting at $100, proceeds benefit Lifeline Family Center services; $1,000,000 hole-in-one contest plus four other prizes. Info: Nanette Scoville (239) 242-7238.
Nov. 7-8
Caloosa Grand Championship — Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa; adding open division for anglers who did not qualify or did not compete in any of previous three tournaments; separate prize for one winning team; entry fee $350 per angler. Info: Kristi Riley (239) 850-1707; Web: www.caloosacatchandrelease.com
Nov. 22-23
Swingtime Pro-Celebrity Pro-Am Tennis & Golf Tournament — The Players Club & Spa at Lely Resort, and Olde Cypress, Naples; Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation, Lee Memorial Health System as local beneficiary; tennis exhibition $35 & $70. Info: (800) 927-7242 (tennis & golf); (561) 394-9190 (Swingtime gala).
Sunday, Dec. 7
Marathon of the Palm Beaches — Accepting applications for four-person group relay team portion of fifth annual marathon in West Palm Beach, 6 a.m. start; open to male, female & mixed teams as well as corporate teams; part of three-day weekend (Dec. 5-7) includes 5K, kids-K, half-marathon, marathon & team relay marathon. Info: www.marathonpb.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