Sports Calendar
Last updated Wednesday, October 1, 2008 3:36 PM CDT in Sports
By THE MORNING NEWS
BASKETBALL
• ROGERS ADULT LEAGUE: Rogers Community-School Recreation Association registration for the 2008-09 adult basketball season will be taken until Oct. 13 at the Rogers Activity Center. There will be two divisions offered: Men's Open and Men's Industrial. To participate in the Men's Industrial division, all players must be an employee for the team they are playing for. The entire entry fee will be due when the roster is turned in. The entry fee will be $500 per team. League players must live or work in the Rogers School District. League games will begin the week of Oct. 27. Contact Joe D'Amico at 631-0336 ext. 443 or e-mail: jdamico@rogersark.org.
• ROGERS YOUTH LEAGUE: Registration for the Rogers Community-School Recreation Association youth basketball program will be taken until Nov. 16 at the Rogers Activity Center. The program is open to students grades 3-8. Cost for registration is $50. Call Lena Sneary at 631-0336 ext. 450 or e-mail lsneary@rogersark.org.
GOLF
• BV LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP: The Bella Vista Women's Golf Club will hold their annual League Championship on Thursday-Friday at Bella Vista CC (Thursday) and Berksdale (Friday). All golfers must have been a BVWGC member prior to July 1. Limited to the first 144 entries. All entries must be received by Sept. 23 and there are no refunds after that date. Entry fee is $50. Call Stephanie Kappel at 855-6124 or Maggie Peterson at 273-9042.
• 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. 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.
• RAZORBACK PARK SCRAMBLE: Razorback Park golf course in Fayetteville will host a 2-person scramble Sunday starting at 1:30 p.m. The fee is $65 per person. Call 443-6872 or David at 530-1495.
• 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.
• HI-SCOTS BREAKFAST: The Hi-Scots Golf Group will have their fall breakfast Oct. 29 at Highland's Papa Mikes. The cost is $7 and registration is at 9:30 and breakfast is at 10. Signups for first day of play for winter will also be held. Mail checks to Anita Ebert, 1 Winchester Lane, Bella Vista AR 72715 by Oct. 27. Call Anita at 876-2379.
MISCELLANEOUS
• PICKLEBALL: If you're looking for a way to exercise and stay fit, the old childhood game of Pickleball is being offered at the Springdale Youth Center every Mon-Wed-Fri from 9-11 a.m.
• UPWARD PROGRAMS: Rogers First Baptist Church, Lowell 1st Baptist Church and Rogers First Church of the Nazarene are pairing up this year to offer Upward Basketball/Cheerleading for boys and girls in grades K-6. Early through Oct. 18 and the cost for basketball and cheerleading is $65 per child. After that date the price increases to $70. Registration fees and forms may be dropped off at any of the three churches or done online at www.fbcrogers.org/ministries/recreation. Call 636-3451, 770-0151 or 636-1050.
• POKER RUN: There will be a motorcycle poker run Oct. 11 in Gentry. Registration will begin at 7:45 a.m. and last bike out will be at 9 a.m. There will be prizes for high hand and low hand. Door prizes will be available as well. Pre-registration cost is $25 per hand played (if you have a passenger and they play a hand it is $25). The route will go through Oklahoma and Arkansas only. Contact Jodye Pool at 790-8988.
RUGBY
• BENTON COUNTY BLUES: High school-aged boys interested in learning rugby football and playing for the Benton County Blues in the spring may sign up for fall practice now. Visit usarugby .org/membership or call Blues coach Zan Martin at 636-1970.
SOCCER
ASSA LEAGUES: All-Star Sports Arena indoor soccer leagues are forming. For ages U5-U8, registration is through Oct. 20 for a six-game season; U6-U14 league, registration is through Jan. 3; beginning women's league on Saturdays (shinguards required). Contact Kendall Spencer at 713-0853 or e-mail kendall.soccer@yahoo.com.
SOFTBALL
• HALLOWEEN HAVOC: The Halloween Havoc Unlimited Home Run Challenge is Oct. 18 at Hunt Park in Springdale. The event is double-elimination and USSSA rules apply. Entry fee is $140 per team and the deadline to enter is Oct. 16. Call 422-0510.
• 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.
• ROCK AND JOCK TOURNAMENT: The 25th annual Rock and Jock Slow-Pitch softball tournament will be held Oct. 18 at the Gary Hampton Sports Complex in Fayetteville. Entry deadline is Oct. 15. There will be a men's and co-ed division. Entry fee is $150 per team. Call or e-mail James Morrow at 718-7681 or jmorrow@ci.fayetteville.ar.us.
• COED TOURNAMENT: Coed slow-pitch tournanent is Oct. 11 in Gentry. Teams must consist of 5 males and 5 females. Entry fee is $100. Call Jodye Pool at 790-8988.
TENNIS
• PINNACLE CLASSIC: Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers will be hosting its final tournament of the year Oct. 17-19. Tournament events include Men's and Women's doubles levels 2.5 and up and Mixed Doubles for 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0 levels. Entrants may enter one regular and one mixed event. The format will be a round robin with prizes awarded to winners and finalists. The cost is $50 per team and the entry deadline is Oct. 14. Call Jeff Stone at 418-7443.
VOLLEYBALL
• ROGERS ADULT WOMEN'S LEAGUE: Rogers Community-School Recreation Association registration for the 2008-09 adult women's volleyball season will be taken until Oct. 13 at the Rogers Activity Center. The entire entry fee will be due when the roster is turned in. The entry fee will be $280 per team. League games will begin on Oct. 27. Contact Joe D'amico at 631-0336 ext. 443 or e-mail: jdamico@rogersark.org.
• ROGERS YOUTH VOLLEYBALL CLASS: Rogers Community-School Recreation Association registration for the 2008 Youth Volleyball Instructional Class will be taken until Oct. 24 at the Rogers Activity Center. Boys and girls in grades 4-7 are eligible. The cost is $40 and includes a T-shirt. Each participant must have a current RAC membership ($20). Contact Lena Sneary at 631-0336 ext. 450 or e-mail: lsneary@rogersark.org
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