Early registration for Placer tennis camp ends today

Sierra Scene, by Journal Sports StaffJen Isaac, the Placer girls tennis coach, will hold summer tennis camps June 10-13 and July 8-11.Players ages 8-10 will meet from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Cost is $85 for those registered by today, May 31, or $95 after today.Players ages 11-13 and 14-16 will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $105 by today or $115 afterward. T-shirts and prizes will go to each camper.For more information, call Jen Isaac at 823-5313.SLOW-PITCH TOURNEY SATURDAYThe Mother Lode Softball Club will hold a 12-team men?s slow-pitch tournament Saturday, June 1, in Placerville. Team fee is $150. All proceeds will benefit the Toys For Tots Tournament set Oct. 4-6 in Auburn.To sign up or for more info, call Chris Stamps at 888-8086.GOLD COUNTRY RUNS ON SUNDAYThe 6:30 a.m. Gold Country Trail Marathon and 7:30 a.m. Road Races are scheduled this Sunday in Nevada City.Cost is $10 to $25. Proceeds will benefit Christian and youth programs.For more details, call (530) 878-0697 or e-mail to inquiry@christianteam.org.BOXING CLASS COMING UPNewcastle Ringside Gym will hold a two-day-a-week boxing course for boys and girls ages 10-14 from June 17 to July 24. The cost is $35.Classes will be at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.Parents will need to come in and sign their kids up by Thursday, June 13.For more information, call the gym at (916) 663-1022.LIONS GOLF TOURNEY MOVED BACKThe eighth annual Auburn Host Lions Golf Tournament was not held May 20 due to rain, and has been rescheduled for Aug. 12 at Auburn Valley Country Club. Check-in will be at 7 a.m., shotgun starts at 9 a.m., and putting contest afterward. The format is scramble.Entry fee is $110 per player and includes greens fees, tee prizes, cart rental, lunch and dinner. Breakfast and lunch will be served. There will be prizes for a hole-in-one, closest-to-the-pin on par-3s (cash), and most-accurate and longest drives for women and men.Early sign-ups are urged as the event will be limited to 144 players, and the club?s dress code will be enforced. Teams can sign up by sending the names and phone numbers of each player in the foursome with fees to Auburn Host Lions Club, 701 High St., #227, Auburn CA 95603.For more information, call Pip Stoutenberg at 823-8160 or Dayton Koch at 885-7259. BEAR RIVER REC CAMPS OFFEREDBear River Recreation and Park District is offering a number of sports-related camps this summer.Fliers are at all south Nevada County public schools, Cornerstone Christian School, Lake of the Pines Holiday Market and the rec district?s office at the corner of West Hacienda Drive and Magnolia Road. For more information, call Patti Ehlers at 268-3700 or the rec district office at 268-7275.? A co-ed soccer camp for students going into grades 7-12 will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 18 to July 10. Cost is $10 per player.? A youth basketball camp will be June 10-14. Girls and boys going into grades 3-8 will meet from 8:30 a.m. to noon daily, and boys entering grades 9-12 from 1 to 4 p.m. each day. Cost is $75 per player, or $50 for additional children from the same family. It will include a camp T-shirt.? A cheerleading camp for grades K-8 will be June 10-14 from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Cost is $50, or $25 for each additional sibling.? Local tennis professional Frank Gaillard will hold three tennis camps, each three weeks long, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Bear River High. They will be held June 11-27, July 2-19 and July 23-Aug. 8. Junior lessons will be from 9 to 10 a.m., and teens and adults from 10 to 11 a.m. The camps are for all skill levels ? beginners, those in recreational leagues or who like to play pick-up games, and also experienced players wanting to improve their skills. Cost is $30 per six-class session, and pre-registration is recommended to guarantee that class minimums of six students per class are met. Registration will also be accepted 15 minutes prior to the first class of a session.FOREST LAKE TO HOLD CAMPSForest Lake Christian School has 12 camps scheduled for the summer.? June 17-21, there will be girls softball (5 to 8 p.m. for girls entering grades 8-12), boys basketball (9 a.m.-noon for incoming grades 3-5 and 1-4 p.m. for incoming grades 6-8), co-ed soccer (5-8 p.m. for boys and girls entering grades 2-6) and co-ed golf (9 a.m.-noon, for those entering 4-12).? June 24-28 and July 29-Aug. 2 there will be co-ed tennis at Bear River High (K-4 from 9 to 10 a.m. daily, grades 5-8 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and grades 9-12 from 2 to 5 p.m.).? July 15-19 there will be boys soccer (5-8 p.m., for those going into grades 6-9), co-ed volleyball (9 a.m.-noon, for incoming grades 4-6) and girls volleyball (1 to 4 p.m for incoming grades 7-9).? July 22-26, there will be girls volleyball (9 a.m.-noon, incoming grades 9-12) and girls softball (5-8 p.m. for future grades 3-7).? Aug. 5-9, there will be girls basketball (9 a.m.-noon, for future grades 3-5 and 4-8 p.m. for incoming grades 6-8).Fees range from $45 for Little Tennis Camps to $80 for the half-day camps, and include camp T-shirts. For applications or more information, call Steve Robinson at 269-1540, ext. 116 (days) or 269-3448 (evenings).COLLEGE TO HOLD BOYS HOOP CAMPThe 13th annual Sierra College Boys Basketball camp will be held this summer.June 17-20 will be Session 1 for grades K-3, stressing fundamentals (9 a.m.-noon, $71 before June 10, $81 after) and Session 2 for grades 3-6 covering team play and shooting (1-5 p.m., $88 before June 10, $98 after). June 24-27 will be Session 3 for grades 3-9 will focus on competitive league play and include guest speakers and contests (9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $104 before June 17, $114 after).July 1-4 will be Session 4 for grades K-3 and focus on fundamentals (9 a.m.-noon, $71 before June 24, $81 after) and Session 5 for grades 3-9 and includes team play, guest speakers and contests (9 a.m.-3 p.m., $104 before June 24, $114 after). Former Sierra College men?s coach Jim Forkum will direct the camps. For more information, call (916) 781-0579 or (916) 781-0590.TOURNEY BENEFITS COLFAX FOOTBALLThe seventh annual Colfax High Football Golf Tournament will be played on Monday, July 29 at Winchester Country Club in Meadow Vista.The four-player scramble tournament will be limited to 144 golfers. Entry fee per golfer is $135 if received by this Saturday, June 1, or $150 after that. It includes greens fees, cart rental, tee prizes, raffle tickets, range balls and a post-tournament barbecue.Business and corporate level and entry sponsorships are also available.The $250 Bronze sponsorship includes all associated tournament entry privileges for one player and a business card advertisement in the Falcons? 2002 football media guide.The $500 Silver package includes all privileges for two players and a quarter-page advertisement in the guide; the $750 Gold includes privileges for three players and a half-page advertisement in the guide; and the $1,000 Platinum has all privileges and a full page advertisement.For entry forms or questions, call Tony Martello at (530) 346-8471.COLFAX GIRLS HOOP CAMP JUNE 10-14The Colfax girls basketball team will host its 13th annual basketball camp June 10-14.The morning session, from 8 a.m. to noon, will be for girls going into grades 4-8. The afternoon session, from 1 to 4 p.m., will be for girls entering grades 9-10.Next season?s varsity players look forward to working with the area?s young ladies who want to learn how to play basketball. The camp will be limited to 60 players. Registrations will be taken on a first-come-first-served basis.For more information, call coach Dan Hicks at 346-2202 (days) or 637-5257 (evenings).SIERRA COLLEGE TO HOLD GIRLS HOOP CAMPHead coach Roz Goldenberg and co-director Nicole Taylor invite girls ages 7-13 to this year?s Sierra College Girls Summer Basketball Camp July 8-11.There will be personalized instruction with an emphasis on developing shooting techniques, ball handling, passing and defensive skills.The fee is $180 before July 1, $190 after that, and includes instruction, a camp basketball, player evaluation, certificate of participation, daily hot lunch and optional swimming.Enrollment will be limited. For an application or more details, call (916) 781-0590.DEL ORO VOLLEYBALL CAMP SETDel Oro High will offer a girls volleyball camp Monday through Friday, June 10-14.Players going into grades 6-8 will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily and those going into grades 9-10 from 2 to 5 p.m.Cost is $65 per player for pre-registration, or $70 at the door, and includes a T-shirt, refreshments and incentives.Fliers are available at the Del Oro front office or by calling the office at (916) 652-7243 or coach Stuart Kageta at (916) 784-3848.FREE SOCCER CAMP ON TAPAlcala Soccer is going to be offering a free soccer clinic at Railhead Park on June 8, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Any player ages 5-16 is welcome to attend.Also, Alcala Soccer will be conducting its Auburn Summer Soccer Camp the week of June 24-28. There will be a half-day camp from 9 a.m. to noon each day, at a cost of $100 per player, and a full-day camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for $150 per player.For more information, call (916) 788-7166 or see the Web site www.alcalasoccer.com.COLFAX TO HOLD BOYS HOOP CAMPThe 30th annual Colfax Fundamental Basketball Camp will be held Monday through Friday, June 10-14, at the Colfax High gym. Colfax varsity boys head coach Wade Wolff and staff will provide two sessions a day for kids going into grades 4-10.Players will be exposed to proper defensive technique, individual skills and principles of team basketball. Players will compete daily and each camper will receive a T-shirt.Session 1, for the grades 4-6, will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at Colfax Elementary. Registration starts at 8 a.m. on June 10, and the cost per player is $80.Session 2 will be from 1 to 4 p.m. daily, registration will start at noon on June 10, and the cost per player is $100. There will be a tournament for all Session 2 campers starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 15.For more details or applications, go to Thunderpaw.net and select ?Hoop Camp,? pick up an application at the school office between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., or call Coach Wolff at 346-2284 ext. 451.PLACER VOLLEYBALL CAMPS SETPlacer High girls volleyball coach Shelly Rabe and boys coach Jake Hardey will each hold a volleyball camp in June.Rabe?s ?Placer Girls Volleyball Camp? is for girls entering grades 4-9 in the fall and is June 10-14, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. each day.The $65 fee includes instruction on fundamental skills and game strategies and a camp T-shirt. Forms are in the Placer High main office or by calling Rabe at 823-0571.Hardey?s three-day ?Placer Boys and Girls Summer Volleyball Camps? will focus on skill development and the mental game. Cost is $45, or $55 after June 15.Girls entering grades 5-7 will meet June 17-19 from 1 to 4 p.m. each day; girls going into grades 8-9 will meet June 17-19 from 5 to 8 p.m.; and boys entering grades 7-10 will meet June 20-22 from 5 to 8 p.m.For more info or flyers, call Hardey at 885-4581, ext. 5765.