SPORTS CALENDAR

Last updated Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:32 PM CDT in Sports

By THE MORNING NEWS

• SONICS TRYOUTS: The Springdale Basketball Association Sonics will hold tryouts for the coming season for players in grades 2-7. Teams are formed based on elementary school boundaries that feed particular middle schools. Players must reside in the Springdale School District. Coaches are also needed for the season. Contact Greg Heger at 751-5171 or visit www.springdalesonics.com for tryout information.

• ADULT LEAGUE: Registration for Springdale Adult Basketball League is Sept. 2-12 at the Springdale Youth Center. The cost is $325 and must be paid in full to reserve a spot. All players must work or live in Springdale to be eligible to play. League play will start Sunday, Sept. 28 and run through late November. Contact Chad Wolf at cwolf@springdaleark.org or call 750-8185.

GOLF

• MAVERICKS TOURNAMENT: The Arkansas Mavericks will host a four-person scramble on Saturday at Valley View Golf Course in Farmington with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $300 per team and lunch is provided. Deadline to register is today. Tournament will be flighted and will have cash prizes for longest drives, closest to the pins and longest putts. All proceeds benefit the Arkansas Mavericks 9th grade girls basketball team. Call Jeff Mabeus at 721-3065 or e-mail mabeusj@sbcglobal.net.

• WILLIAMS MEMORIAL: The 4th Brandon Williams Memorial Tournament will be Saturday, Sept. 13 at Prairie Creek Golf Course in Rogers with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start. It is a 4-person scramble. Entry fee is $75 per person. Sign sponsorships are available for $100. Call Shelley Williams at 640-1129.

• MR. MULLIGAN'S SCRAMBLE: The Third Annual Mr. Mulligan's golf scramble, sponsored by the Friends of Highlands, will be held on Sept. 14 starting with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. at the Highlands Golf Course in Bella Vista. Teams will consist of two males and two females. Couples wanting to play should pick up an entry form at any Bella Vista pro shop or call 855-4031. The cost is $45 per couple. Proceeds from past tournaments have allowed the Friends of Highlands to make improvements to the Highlands Golf Course.

• ALS CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC: The ALS Association of Northwest Arkansas will host its 3rd Annual Golf Classic at the Bella Vista Country Club on Friday, Oct. 3. There are 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. flights available at $400 per four-person team. Contact the ALS local office at 273-7411 or Paul Burris at 876-5422 or email info@als-arkansas.org. All proceeds will benefit local patient services programs in the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease.

• PAGNOZZI SCRAMBLE: The Pagnozzi Four-Person Scramble will be held Oct. 16-17 at Fayetteville Country Club. Entry fee is $200 per individual and $800 per team. For more information e-mail www.pagnozzicharities.org or call 443-2550.

• MEMBERS SOUGHT: The Bella Vista Women's 18-hole Golf Club is accepting a prorated membership fee for the remainder of the season. Dues are only $25, plus $5 for those who have not already paid a handicap fee. Any member who wishes to participate in the hole-in-one award pays an additional $10 fee. Play days for the club are Thursdays. Contact Lynn Stone at 876-2260.

• BV WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT: The Bella Vista Women's Golf Club will sponsor the 39th Northwest Arkansas Women's Golf Association "Summer's Flip-Flop into Fall - Part 2" on Thursday, Sept. 4 at Kingswood Golf Course. This event is open only to BVWGC 18-hole members and other Northwest Arkansas Women's Golf Association (NWAWGA) members and clubs. The entry fee is $37 per person or $74 per team for BVWGC 18-hole members. For non-BVWGC members the entry fee is $47 per person or $94 per team. Call Nancy Gross at 855-1916.

MISCELLANEOUS

• FITNESS FOR FUN: Registration for the fall session of Fitness For Fun is now open. Fitness For Fun is a wellness program for the University of Arkansas community and surrounding area. Membership includes fitness testing, stress test (EKG) and blood lipid profile, 10-week exercise program with personal training, program orientation, HPER building membership and access to HPER fitness center, courts, pools, etc. Fees are $215 for a full-time student and $235 for faculty or others. Enrollement is limited. Contact Kirk Evanson at fff@uark.edu or 575-7390.

SOCCER

• INDOOR LEAGUE: Registration is now open for the U5-U8 fall youth indoor soccer leagues at All Star Sports Arena in Springdale. Deadline is Sept. 3, while the first game is Sept. 13. Persons may register at All Star Sports Arena at 1906 Cambridge or online at allstarsportsarena.com. Contact Kendall Spencer at 713-0853 or e-mail kendall.soccer@yahoo.com.

• PRE-SOCCER: Registration is now open for a fall indoor soccer program for 3- and 4-year-olds at the All Star Sports Arena in Springdale. Registration is $50 and the deadline is Sept. 8. The program begins Sept. 13. Persons may register at All Star Sports Arena at 1906 Cambridge or online at allstarsportsarena.com. Contact Kendall Spencer at 713-0853 or e-mail kendall.soccer@yahoo.com.'

• WOMEN'S LEAGUE: A new women's league is now forming at the All Star Sports Arena in Springdale. Competitive or experienced players are excluded. Pick-up games will be played at Aug. 2 from 11 am.-12:30 p.m. Five dollars is required for shinguards. For more information go to allstarsportsarena.com or e-mail Melissa Spencer at leastarshine@sbcglobal.net.

SOFTBALL

• ROGERS HIGH TRYOUTS: Rogers High will hold tryouts for softball on August 25, 27 and 28 from 4-6:30 p.m. at Northwest Park. All students who tryout must have a current physical before participating. Contact Coach Mike Harper at 636-2202.

• NWAYP HAWG STEW: The Northwest Arkansas Young Professionals coed tournament is Saturday at Lake Fayetteville softball park. Games start at 9 a.m. Teams must have an even ratio of men and women. Entry fee is $150 per team and donations of sports equipment to Pagnozzi Charities are also encouraged. Contact Duncan Clayton at dclay733@yahoo.com.

• PLAYERS SOUGHT: The NWA Heat is currently looking for competitive softball players to complete their roster. They are currently 12U and will move to 14U in the fall. All girls with birthdays in 1994, 1995 and 1996 may tryout. Call 790-8988 or email nwaheat@gmail.com or visit www.leagulineup.com/nwaheat.

• FALL PREP LEAGUE: The Fayetteville Lady Dawg Fastpitch Booster Club is putting on a Fall Fastpitch League, which will run from Sept 15-Oct 23. Teams will play at least 14 games and be put together in a manner as to promote the best level of competition. Sign-up fees will be $90 per person. Additional coaches are needed. Call 841-0467.

TENNIS

• JUNIOR LEAGUE: The Northwest Arkansas Junior Tennis League runs through Aug. 27 at Bella Vista Tennis Center. Play will be on Wednesdays and the time is TBD. The cost will be $15 per participant.

• ACADEMY AT PINNACLE CC: The fall tennis program at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers will begin its fall session next week. Nonmembers are welcome. Classes are offered for ages 3-17 and for all levels of players. Contact Jonathan Zielke at 418-7445 or jzielke@pinnaclecc.com.

VOLLEYBALL

• YOUTH LEAGUE: Registration is now open for a youth volleyball league for grades 3-5 at All Star Sports Arena in Springdale. Deadline for registration is Sept. 6 and league play begins Sept. 13. Matches will be played on Saturday mornings. Cost is $65 per player. Call Jenny Kirk 750-2600 or e-mail at ozarkjuniors@hotmail.com.

ITEMS FOR THE SPORTS CALENDAR CAN BE E-MAILED TO SPORTS@NWAONLINE.NET OR NWASPORTS@YAHOO.COM OR FAXED TO 872-5055.

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