Published: July 09, 2009 10:17 pm      

Area Calendar

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AUTO RACING

PRINCETON — The Princeton Speedway racing season is underway. For more information, contact Ernie Shelton at (304) 228-0360 or Thomas Lester at (304) 920-2559 or visit www. princetonracewaywv. com.

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BASEBALL

BLUEFIELD — A free Youth Baseball Clinic for ages 6-16 will take place Saturday, July 11, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Bowen Field. Bluefield Orioles players and coaching staff will conduct the instruction. Lunch will be provided. Participants must bring their own equipment. Registration begins at 9 a.m.

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PRINCETON — The 13th annual Princeton Rays Youth Baseball Clinic will be held on Saturday, July 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hunnicutt Field. The clinic will be open to boys and girls 7-15 years of age. Instructors will be P-Rays manager Jared Sandberg, pitching coach Marty DeMerritt, hitting coach Rafael Deleon, and infield coach Dan DeMent as well as several P-Rays players. Cost is $33 per participant. Each camper will receive a clinic T-shirt, an autograph session and free admission to the July 18 game between the P-Rays and Pulaski. For more info, e-mail raysball @ citlink. net or call (304) 487-2000.

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BASKETBALL

BECKLEY — Mountain State University will be hosting a basketball camp for boys and girls ages 10-12 on July 13-17 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For brochures and other details, call (304) 929-1407 or (800) 766-6067, ext. 1407.

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BLUEFIELD, Va. — Bluefield College’s women basketball camp will be held on July 13-17 and July 20-24 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Dome Gymnasium. Under the direction of Bluefield coach Steve Hardin and his staff, the fee is $100 for the ball handling and skills camp (1st week) and the same for the shooting camp (2nd week). There is a pre-registration camp special of $175 for both. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch each day. For more information, call Hardin at (276) 326-4306.

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HUNTINGTON — Marshall University and head men’s basketball coach Donnie Jones will run the Little Herd Camp, for boys and girls 6-10 years old, July 13-16 from 9 a.m. until noon. For details, call (304) 696-6460, or Tim Thomas at (304) 696-3769, or e-mail thomas334 @ marshall. edu.

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ATHENS — Concord University will host a boys instructional basketball camp from July 20-23. Concord head men’s basketball coach Steve Cox will preside over the camp, which is accepting boys between ages 8-18. For more information, visit www. cumountainlions. com, or call (304) 384-5347 or (304) 384-5330.

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ELKHORN — A one-day basketball tournament will be held at the Elkhorn School gym on July 25 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. offered through the Lord’s Family Worship and Recreation Center in Upland, McDowell County. The tourney will be split into four age groups, 9-12, 13-15, 16-18 and 19-and-over. The teams will be limited to seven players, with a cost of $5 per person. Certificates and trophies will be presented. For more information, call Sheila Smith at (304) 862-3511, Anthony Harris at (304) 862-2787, Donnie Hairston at (304) 952-4878 or James Riley at (304) 308-1597.

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CHARLESTON — The Renee Montgomery Basketball Camp will be held on July 25 at the South Charleston Recreation Center. Montgomery, a former star at Connecticut, will host an instructional camp from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 8-15. The cost is $60 and includes two meals. For more information, visit ReneeMontgomery20.com or call (304) 727-1377.

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BLUEFIELD, Va. — The Bluefield College men’s basketball team will hold a summer camp on July 27-31 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Dome Gymnasium. Under the direction of Jason Gillespie and his staff, the fee is $125 for one camper. Each camper should bring a bag lunch each day. The camp — open to boys, ages 5-18 — features fundamentals and instruction, along with guest speakers, devotionals, prizes and camp t-shirts. For more information, contact Gillespie at (304) 320-9411 or assistant Ben Smalls at (304) 320-9418.

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CAGEFIGHTING

TAZEWELL, Va. — “The Arena” cagefighting will come to the Tazewell County Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. There is limited reserved seating. Tickets can be charged by phone at (276) 988-7300. Fighters can call David at (276) 393-2787.

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CHEERLEADING

BLUEFIELD — The Bluefield Parks and Recreation Department will conduct a free youth cheerleading clinic on July 13-17 at the Herb Sims Youth Center. It will run for three hours (9 a.m.-noon). Call (304) 327-2448.

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CHEERLEADING and FOOTBALL

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Graham Youth League, Inc. is currently taking applications for Football and Cheerleading through July 31. There will be a camp July 22-24 for football ages 5-12, and cheerleading ages 4 and up. For more info contact Terry at (304) 922-9079 or Pam at (276) 322-3724.

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DANCE TEAM

BLUEFIELD — The West Virginia Blazers will host tryouts for a dance team for the 2009-10 season on July 25 at Midland Trail High School from 10 a.m.-noon. Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Heather Ferguson at humanlight10@yahoo.com to pre-register.

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FOOTBALL

BLUEFIELD, Va. — The first annual Ahmad Bradshaw Cross the Tracks Entertainment Football Camp will be held on July 13-15 at Graham High School for boys, ages 7-14. Registration forms can be picked up at the Bluefield (W.Va.) Police Department. Registration is $75. All proceeds benefit Bluefield Virginia youth football. The camp will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with lunch and t-shirts provided, and trophies and prizes awarded. Bradshaw, a Graham graduate, and currently a third-year tailback with the New York Giants, will be among the instructors, which could include other NFL players. For registration, call Dusty Gray at (304) 922-8971 or Tony Palmer at (304) 327-6101. Forms may also be acquired by calling (276) 970-4347.

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BLUEFIELD — The Bluefield Parks and Recreation Department will host a free youth football clinic on July 13-17 at Mitchell Stadium from 9 a.m.-noon each day. For details, call (304) 327-2448.

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GLENWOOD — Longaberger Basket Bingo to benefit Princeton Middle School Football team will be held Friday, August 14, at the Glenwood 4-H Camp. Doors open at 6 p.m., and bingo begins at 7 p.m. Cost is $20 for 10 bingo games. There will be concessions, door prizes and raffles.

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BLUEFIELD, Va. — Orders are currently underway for anyone wishing to have a Graham G-Star painted in their driveway. The cost is $10 to touch-up an existing star, $15 for a regular size star, or $25 for a large star. For more information, call Graham High School at (276) 326-1235.

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GOLF

BLUEFIELD, Va. — There will be an organizational meeting on Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. for any student wishing to play golf for Graham High School during the upcoming fall golf season. The meeting will be held in the Graham High School library. For more information, call (276) 326-1235.

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BASTIAN, Va. — Legacy Hospice, Inc. will host its second annual benefit golf tournament on Saturday, July 18, at Wolf Creek Golf Club. The four-man’s captain’s choice tourney will start at 8 a.m. The first place team will get $500, while prizes will also be awarded to the second and third place teams. The cost is $60 per person and $240 per team. Breakfast and lunch will be served. For more information, call (866) 596-9181.

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MARION, Va. — A benefit golf tournament will be held on July 24 at Holston Hills Country Club. The four-man, captain’s choice tourney starts at 1 p.m. at a cost of $50 per player. Trophies and prizes will be presented to the winning teams. For more information, contact Dennis Parnell at (276) 759-1630 or Larry Cole at (276) 274-0478.

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PETERSTOWN — The 17th annual Sports of Monroe Golf Tournament will be held July 25 at Fountain Springs Golf Course. Golfers have a choice of shotgun starts at 8:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Teams will be flighted with first and second prizes awarded in each of three flights. All proceeds go to the various sports teams in the schools of Monroe County to offset the cost of operating the programs. For details, contact Bob Via at (304) 772-5273 or Steve Newberry at (304) 753-9736.

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TAZEWELL, Va. — The Tazewell County Fair Golf Tournament will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Tazewell County Country Club. A flight and awards for women’s teams are included. Award includes a fair ticket, cap and gift certificate. For more information, call Ron Moore at (276) 964-7286 or Ken Franklin at (276) 945-5845.

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HORSE SHOWS

TAZEWELL, Va. — Three horse shows will take place during the Tazewell County Fair. A draft horse and mule show and draft horse pull will be held on Saturday Aug. 15, a youth horse show will be held on Monday, Aug. 17 and an open horse show will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19. For more information, call the fair office at (276) 988-7300.

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RUNNING

MARS HILL, N.C. — Mizuno’s Mountain High Running Camp, billed as a camp where average high school kids train, eat and hang out with elite Kenyans, has spots open for its July 13-18 session for both individuals and teams. The camp fits each camper with a new pair of Mizuno cross country shoes. The camp is limited to 150 campers. For details, visit www. mountainhighrunning. com or call Scott Simmons at (704) 688-2814.

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TAZEWELL, Va. — The United Way of the Virginias and Four Seasons YMCA are hosting the annual Green Dog 5K run and walk on July 25 at 7 p.m. Pre-registration is recommended and guarantees a free t-shirt. Pre-registration for runners and walkers is $15. Returning participants pre-register for $12.50, but can be discounted to $10 for referring a new runner or walker. Registering on the day of the race is $20. The starting point is the new Four Seasons YMCA in Tazewell, Va. Entry forms may be found at www. unitedwayofthevirginias. org. For more information contact Michelle Williams or Danie Asbury at (276) 322-2606. Proceeds from this race will benefit the United Way of the Virginias in Tazewell County.

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SOCCER

EAST RIVER — East River Soccer Association will have adult pick-up soccer games every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. on field 4 at East River Soccer Complex. Players must be at least 14 years old, and all must sign a waiver. For more information, visit www. mercersoccer. com.

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ATHENS — The Concord University men’s soccer program will host an elite soccer camp from July 12-16. Concord head men’s soccer coach Steve Barrett will run the camp, which will be available for boys and girls in middle and high school. For more information, visit www. cumountainlions. com, or call (304) 384-5347.

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SOFTBALL

CASTLEWOOD, Va. — The first “Five Game Friendly Fastpitch Classic” will be held July 17-19 in Castlewood-St. Paul, Va. There will be a five-game guarantee and a $150 entry fee. Divisions will include 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U. To enter call Kevin at (276) 762-0293. All proceeds will go to the Flame Throwers girls fastpitch team.

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BECKLEY — The men’s USSAA Southern “D” State Tournament will be held on July 18-19. Entry deadline is July 15. For more information, call Lewis Brewer at (304) 373-5816.

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TENNIS

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Sedgewood Tennis Club is now accepting enrollment for clinics, private lessons and memberships. Certified professional instruction is available for all ages and ability levels. For more information, contact club owner and USTPA professional Steve Sarver at (304) 660-7223.

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WATER AEROBICS

BLUEFIELD — Classes in water aerobics are underway at the Greater Bluefield Community Center. Offerings include deep water aerobics on Tuesday mornings and a spin class on Mondays at 5:30. For details call (304) 325-5707.

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