Published April 24, 2012
On the Move: Recreation sports listings for Monday, April 24
On the move Basketball • Black Hills High School’s summer league basketball program for boys and girls varsity and JV teams will be in June and eighth/ninth grade teams in September. Cost is $400 for 10 games. Information: Dave Vernon, 360-943-3200 • Space is open for eighth- and ninth-grade girls in Northwest Magic, a nonprofit girls program. Information: Vanessa McClendon, 253-355-6497 or coachvanessa@ northwestmagic.org BOWLING • Bowlers needed for leagues at Prairie Lanes: Thursday Night Mixed League, Wednesday Parent-Child League, Sunday Night Mixers, Friday Men’s League. Information: 360-458-2695 • Senior bowlers wanted for games at 1 p.m. Mondays at Westside Lanes. Averages range from 97-200. Information: Louise Alverson, 360-786-1034 • Powder Puff League for women on Wednesdays in Tumwater. Information: Maxine Hallmeyer, 360-352-2972 FOOTBALL • Timberline High School’s Blazers Youth Camp is 9 a.m.-noon June 25-27 at South Sound Stadium for boys and girls in grades 1-8. Fee of $60 includes a backpack. Information: www.timberlineblazerfootball.com • Washington Cavaliers adult amateur team seeks players. Information: 360-480-1212 GYMNASTICS • Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation offers youth classes. Four-week fee: $24. Information: 360-753-8380 Miscellaneous • Thurston County Youth Football League (TCYFL), which provides football and cheerleading for children ages 7-13, is accepting registration for the 2012 season. Information: www.tcyfl.com • The Olympia Horseshoe Club invites new members of all ages and experience levels Mondays and Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. at Yauger Park. Information: 360-956-0627 or 360-357-6846 • Thurston County Parks and Recreation accepts requests for use of Kenneydell and Griffin athletic fields, as well as Chehalis Western Trail. Information: 360-786-5595 or thurston-parks.org • Olympia Officials Association seeks basketball, volleyball and flag football referees. Information: Dan at 360-943-3424 or 360-561-8302 • Olympia Specialty Sports Umpire Association accepts members, provides training. Information: ossua.org RuGBY • Budd Bay Rugby Football Club is open to men and women. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Information: buddbayrugby.com SOCCER • Tryouts for Puget Sound Slammers’ U-10 through U-18 teams will be the first week of May at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey. Information: www.pugetsoundslammers.org • Tumwater Parks and Recreation is holding a co-ed camp for children ages 6 through 12 that is being conducted by certified British coaches. The camp is 9 a.m.-noon July 16-20 at Pioneer Park. Information: Tumwater Parks and Rec, 360-754-4160 • Olympia United is accepting summer registration for recreation soccer for children ages 8-18. Practices begin in late May with games starting in late June. Information: www.olyunited.com or 360-870-9360 • Blackhills FC Junior Academy is open to children ages 6-9. Information: James Charette, 360-943-8233 • Thurston County Parks and Recreation seeks USSF-certified referees for adult leagues. Full-length, 11-a-side games pay $42. Information: 360-786-5595; TDD line 360-754-2933 SOFTBALL • Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation is offering men’s and coed softball leagues for several divisions at Yauger Park starting May 21. Team fee is $675 for a minimum 12 games. Registration deadline is May 4. Information: 360-753-8380 TENNIS • Tumwater Parks and Recreation has beginning and intermediate adult tennis instruction from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. July 9-13 at Tumwater High School’s tennis courts and offers weekly summer lessons for youth ranging from beginner to immediate level of play for grades first through 10th. Information: Tumwater Parks and Rec, 360-754-4160 TRACK AND FIELD • Die Hards Track and Field Club for people older than 50 meets 10:30 a.m.-noon Sundays at Ingersoll Stadium, and the first Sunday of every month at the hammer cage at The Evergreen State College. Information: 360-250-5527 or 360-956-1882 Volleyball • Olympia High School is hosting two clinics and a camp in May and June. Volleykidz clinic (cost is $60) is for third through sixth graders from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays throughout May. A youth coaching clinic (cost is $60) for anyone interested in coaching youth players (third through eighth grade) is 9 a.m.- noon and 1-4 p.m. May 12. The summer Bear volleyball camp will be June 25-27 for grades sixth through eighth and ninth through 12th. Cost for advanced registration is $60-$70. Information: Laurie Creighton, lcreight@osd.wednet.edu • Officials are needed for schools in Thurston and Mason counties. Training provided. Information: Bill Mills, 360-357-5206 WRESTLING • Capital High School wrestling is holding its Cougar Gold wrestling club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. at the high school wrestling portable. The free club is for high school-age boys and girls to learn freestyle and Greco-Roman techniques. Information: Capital wrestling coach John Jones, 360-791-1419 SUBMISSIONS • On the Move appears weekly. Include an end date, and submit items to On the Move, The Olympian, PO Box 1219, Olympia 98507; email to recsports@theolympian.com; or fax to 360-357-0202.