Cheerleading camp next week
Please join the McIntosh High School varsity cheerleaders as they host
a summer camp for girls ages 4-14 at Booth Middle School (due to the
renovations at McIntosh) the week of June 14-18. Two sessions are available,
9:30 a.m.�noon or 6:30-9 p.m. You may sign up by calling the Fayette
Community School at 770-460-3900 x470 or you may sign up on site at Booth.
The cost is $75 and all girls will learn a cheer with stunts, chants,
and a dance. Each girl will receive a t-shirt, refreshments daily and
a special gift! The girls will perform the last hour of their session
on Friday for parents. Please make plans to join us.
Baseball camps set for June
Home Plate baseball will be offering camps June 14-17 and 21-24. All
camps are 9 a.m.-noon. Cost is $125 for the 4 days. Ages 6-15. Call Home
Plate at 404-316-3557 for more information and to register. Our camps
are run by professional instructors and will be concentrating on all
aspects of baseball. At the end of each day, we will play a fun but competitive
game.
OLM sets summer sports camps
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School has announced its Summer Sports
Camps schedule.
Coach Clay Cushman will conduct the girls basketball camp June 14-17.
Coach Tony Caruso will hold the boys basketball camp June 21-25. Both
camps will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Mercy gym. These camps will
focus on fundamentals, skill building, and fun. The fee for each camp
is $100 per camper.
Mercy football Coach Curtis Barrineau's Mercy Football Camp will
be June 14-17 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on the football field at Mercy. Fundamentals
and fun will be the focus. The fee is $100 per camper.
For more information or to register for a camp, contact the Mercy Athletic
Office at 770-461-2202, ext. 405, or visit www.olmbobcats.org.
Volleyball camp coming June 28
The Peachtree City Recreation Department will be offering a Volleyball
Camp at the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center the week of June 28-July
2 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This camp is for girls entering grades 6-9 who are
interested in learning the game of volleyball. This camp will provide
instruction in the fundamentals of passing, setting, spiking, serving
and blocking. Individual skills will be stressed and the importance of
teamwork will be taught. There will be an optional swim time each day
of camp and the fees include a new volleyball for each participant. The
fee is $140 per person. Coach Stephanie Sneyd will be coaching this camp.
For more information, contact the Recreation Department at 770-631-2542.
Tennis camps available in PTC
The Peachtree City Parks and Recreation Department will hold Tennis
Camps this summer, taught by Craig Healy USPTA, P-1 at the Glenloch Recreation
Center courts for children, age 4 to 14 years. Registration is now underway
for the camps which will be June 15-17, 22-24, 29-July 1, July 6-8, 13-15,
20-22 and 27-29. The fee is $25 per week for Munchkins (4 to 7 year olds)
and $50 per week for Junior (age 7 to 14). The camps will be held from
8:15-9 a.m. for the Munchkins Camp (4 to 7 years, 9-10:30 for the Juniors
(7 to 10 years), and 10:30-noon for the Junior Stars (10 to 13 years).
For more information on the camps, call the Recreation Department at
770-631-2542.
Tyrone announces summer programs
Registration for summer programs offered by the Tyrone Recreation Center
are on-going, Monday � Friday from 8 a.m.�5 p.m. at 881 Senoia Road,
Tyrone Georgia. Registration is taken on a first � come basis and all
participants must complete the necessary paperwork and pay the fees that
apply prior to the start of each class or activity.
- The First Step. "A Total Body Workout." Tuesdays and
Thursdays, June 8-July 1 or July 27-Aug. 31, 7-8 p.m., $25 per session
or $5 per evening, ages 18 and up, Roger Spencer Community Center.
- Little Rookies soccer and baseball. Classes will begin with soccer
the first 4 weeks. Mondays, June 7-Aug. 2, 9-9:45 a.m. or 10-10:45 a.m.,
$80 (includes t-shirt & certificate), ages 3-4, Roger Spencer Community
Center.
- Instructional soccer. June 28-July 2, 9-11 a.m., $80 per person,
ages 4-6, Roger Spencer Community Center.
- Instructional baseball. July 12-16, 9-11 a.m., $80 per person,
ages 4-6, Roger Spencer Community Center.
- Half-day Player Development Camps. June 21-25, 9 a.m.-noon for
ages 5-8, 5:30-8:30 p.m. for ages 9-12, $108 per person, Shamrock Park.
- Soccer Mania Camp. June 21-25, 9 a.m.-noon for ages 5-8, 5:30-8:30
p.m. for ages 9-12, $108 per person, Shamrock Park.
- Full-Day Advanced Camp. June 21-25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $165 per person,
ages 8-11 (half day) and 12-16 (full day), Shamrock Park.
- Summer Adult Tennis Classes. Wednesdays, June 9-23 (Session I)
or July 7-21 (Session II), 7-8 p.m., $50 per session, Shamrock Park tennis
Courts.
- Pee-Wee Academy Summer Tennis Camp. June 22 and 24 or July 20
and 22, 10:30 a.m.-noon for ages 6-7, 9-10:30 a.m. for ages 4-5, $50
per person, Shamrock Park Tennis Court.
- Junior Academy Summer Tennis Camp. June 21 and 23 or July 19
and 21, 9 a.m.-noon, $85 per person, ages 8�13, Shamrock Park Tennis
Court.
Blue Devils signup coming soon
Signup is planned for the Fayette County Blue Devils' 2004 fall
season June 12, 19 and 26 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at McCurry Park Football
Complex. Cheerleaders should be present at time of registration as uniform
fittings for ages 10 and under will be made at that time. For more information,
visit www.eteams.com/fayettefootball or www.eteams.com/cheerbluedevil
or phone 678-817-7500.
Basketball camp set for summer
The Fayette County/Whitewater All-Star Basketball Camp is being planned
for this summer for boys and girls going into grades 2-8. Session 1 is
June 14-18 at FCHS, while Session 2 is July 12-16 at WHS. Each camp runs
Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m.-noon.
Cost is $140 for each session and each camper receives a T-shirt. Coaches
are Andre Flynn of FCHS and Brent Jackson of WHS. To register or for
more information, call 770-716-7844.
League tennis registration underway
The Southern Crescent Tennis Association, serving the counties of Fayette,
Clayton, Henry, Spalding, and Coweta, has opened registration for the
summer season of USA League Tennis. Teams for adult men and women are
forming at all levels. If interested, please visit www.ustasoutherncrescent.com
and follow the hyperlinks to the Summer 2004 season or e-mail the Local
League Coordinator, Sharon Greiner, at [email protected].
Landmark offers summer sports camps
Landmark Christian School is offering several summer sports camps to
the community this summer. The sports camps are for elementary and middle
school students and will take place in June and July. The camps being
offered this summer are designed to enhance the skill and knowledge of
the student and to challenge students to maximize their potential. Landmark
Christian School faculty and staff will offer the camps. All camps are
$80 and are for K4 through eighth grade. For more information and to
register, visit www.landmarksummerprograms.com.
- Football camp is June 14-17, 8:30-11 a.m. at Thorn Stadium.
- Cheerleading camp is June 21-24, 8:30-11 a.m. at LCS main gym.
- Wrestling camp is June 22-25, 8:30-11 a.m. in the LCS wrestling
room.
- Baseball camp is June 28-July 1, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Garwood (LCS
baseball field).
Summer camps coming to Tennis Center
The Peachtree City Tennis Center is offering seven weeks of summer camps
for all ages and levels, rain or shine. Junior camps (ages 8-13) and
Pee Wee camps (ages 5-7) are scheduled for the weeks of June 14 and 28
along with July 12 and 26. Four-year-old Pee Wee camps and High School
(age 13 and up) camps will be held during the weeks of June 21 and July
19. Call 770-486-9474 for more information or visit www.tenniscenter.net.
Former NBA players offer basketball camp
Former NBA players Litterial Green and Drew Barry will share thier basketball
knowledge at the Practice with the Pros All-Star Basketball Academy this
summer. The camp, open to boys and girls ages 9-18, will run from Tuesday,
July 6 through Wednesday, July 14 at St. Paul Lutheran School in Peachtree
City.
The tentative schedule has boys entering grades 4-6 working from 8:30-10
a.m., girls in grades 8-12 from 10:15-11:45 a.m., boys in grades 7 and
8 from 12:30-2 p.m., boys in grades 9-12 from 2:15-3:45 and boys in grades
6-9 from 4-5:30 p.m. The tuition is $295 for the eight day program and
includes a t-shirt.
Green, the head coach of the Southern Crescent Lightning, played for
UGA in college and spent time with Orlando, Detroit, Cleveland and Milwaukee
in the NBA. Barry played his college ball for Georgia Tech and played
with Seattle, Golden State and Atlanta while in the NBA.
For more information, phone Bryan Clark, Boys Academy Director, 770.630.3407
cell or 770.631.1333 home
Dwayne Sanders, Girls Academy Director, 770-632-1713 home or 770.490.5334
cell
NFL player to offer football camp in Atlanta
Former University of Auburn Tiger Travaris Robinson (T- Rob) currently
of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be holding the first annual Travaris
Robinson and Friends Football day camp on Saturday, July 17 from 9 a.m.-4
p.m. at Decatur High School, 310 N. McDonough St. Atlanta, GA.
The camp will be free for children ages 7-17. The kids will spend a
day learning football skills from T- Rob and his NFL teammates there
will also be special celebrity guest appearances. Lunch will be provided
courtesy of McDonalds and "The Varsity."
Donations to the Travaris Robinson Foundation will be accepted. The
Travaris Robinson Foundation supports Ronald Mcdonald House Charities
of Atlanta.
Please Call Naeemah Brewster of Georgia Sports Academy Inc. with any
questions Naeemah can be reached at 678-549-9749
Golf camp for juniors offered all summer
The Wendell Coffee Golf center in Tyrone will offer junior golf camps
over the summer. The camps are open to ages 6-15 and run every week,
Monday-Thursday, through August 9. The camps begin at 8:30 a.m. with
warm-ups and feature swing lessons, work on short game, putting lunch
and a golf video and play of nine holes on par 3 ending at 2:30 p.m.
The fee is $175 per week, lunch, drinks and prizes included. Phone 770-969-4469
to register.
Baseball event for high schoolers
Area high school baseball players (2005-2007 graduates) will have an
opportunity to improve their chances of playing college baseball by attending
Doyle Baseballs 2004 College Prep Showcase, to be held on Sunday, Aug.
29, at Georgia State University in Atlanta. The event is designed to
assist high school players of all ages and parents with the College Recruiting
Process and help players evaluate and showcase their ability as a potential
college prospect. Players will perform in a tryout situation, and every
player will receive a professional evaluation of their college potential.
The event begins with check-in at 8:15 a.m. and will conclude at approximately
4 p.m. For more information and to register, call Rick Siebert at 863-326-6303
or go to https://www.doylebaseball.com/showcase1/showcase.htm to get an
application.
Whitewater Middle sets softball tryouts
Whitewater Middle School softball tryouts will be held at the school
Aug. 2-5 from 4-6 p.m.






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