Published July 17, 2012
On the Move for July 17
On the move Basketball • South Puget Sound Community College is hosting its Live.Learn.Hoop. camps for girls in grades 5-8 (July 25-27) and 9-12 (July 30-Aug. 3) from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at SPSCC gym. Fee is $100 per camp, including T-shirt. Information: Vernell Willingham, (360) 596-5469 or vwillingham@spscc.ctc.edu • Emerald City Basketball Academy in Olympia offers skills training and is forming competitive summer teams for boys and girls in grades 3-12. Information: Craig Stevenson, 360-701-8000 or ecbaolygm@comcast.net. • Space is open for eighth- and ninth-grade girls in Northwest Magic, a nonprofit program. Information: Vanessa McClendon, 253-355-6497 or coachvanessa@ northwestmagic.org. • DAP Hoops is offering: a free clinic for boys and girls post players in grades fifth-high school from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 28 (space limited to 35); a competitive high school fall league for boys and girls (for seventh/eighth grades and junior varsity/varsity) will be in September and October (14 games with single elimination tournament) for $500; and basketball 101 training from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday at South Sound Sports Center in Tumwater. Information: 360-556-4342, email daphoops.com or go to www.daphoops.com • Olympia Reign player Mike Ward conducts training camps Tuesdays and Thursdays at Komachin Middle School for boys and girls ages 5-18. Fee is $50 a month for one session per week or $100 a month for two sessions per week. Information: 360-350-2304. 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, Wednesdays in Tumwater. Information: Maxine Hallmeyer, 360-352-2972. FASTPITCH • The Olympia Ice, which is moving to 16U, will hold tryouts from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 5 and 12 at Tumwater High School. Information: sckillo@comcast.net • PNW Force Fastpitch Club of Thurston County will hold 14U tryouts for the 2012/2013 season from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 4 at Stevens Field in Olympia. Information: www.pnwforcefastpitch.com • The Capital High School coaching staff is holding a free clinic for girls in grades 7-8 who attend Marshall, Jefferson and Griffin middle schools. The clinic runs Mondays from 4-6 p.m. through Aug. 1 at the team’s home field at Jefferson Middle School. Information: Mel Weems, 360-584-4454, or twidgit@comcast.net • Ex-Black Hills High, Purdue and Central Washington player Kelsey Haupert offers lessons. Information: 360-789-6932 or email moe531@comcast.net. • Saint Martin’s assistant coach Tana Lingl offers instruction. Information: 360-915-3780. FOOTBALL • Washington Cavaliers adult amateur team seeks players. Information: 360-480-1212. GOLF • Tahoma Valley Golf & Country Club is hosting a scramble July 27 for former Yelm High School student-athletes and former or current coaches, teachers, administrators and friends of Yelm High School athletics. Green fee is $35, with an additional $10 for a cart. Information: Don Backman, 360-561-3902 or debackman@comcast.net GYMNASTICS • Olympia’s Parks, Arts and Recreation offers youth classes. Four-week fee: $24. Information: 360-753-8380. Miscellaneous • Thurston County Youth Football League, which provides football and cheerleading for children ages 7-13, is accepting registration. Information: www.tcyfl.com • 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 seek 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 RUNNING • The 37th Lakefair Run will be Saturday. New this year is a half marathon, and kids 14 and under run for free in the 3K. To register, go to South Sound Running, 3405 Capitol Blvd. in Olympia, or ontherunevents.com/lakefair SOCCER • OTown Future Stars summer camp for boys and girls preschool age through fifth grade will be July 30-Aug. 1 at Olympia High School. Preschool age (4-5) group is from 10-11 a.m.; kindergarden-first grade, second-third grades and fourth-fifth grades are 10 a.m.-noon. Fee of $45 includes T-shirt. Information: Tessa Effland, 360-481-6158 • Thurston County Parks and Recreation seeks USSF-certified referees for adult leagues. Full-length, 11-a-side games pay $42. Information: 360-786-5595. 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 • Saint Martin’s University is holding a camp July 23-26 at Marcus Pavilion. Session one, from 8:30-11:30 a.m., for ages 6-13; session two, from 1-4 p.m. for ages 14-18. Information: 360-438-4305. WRESTLING • The Capital High School summer Cougar wrestling club is held from 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 9 at the high school’s wrestling portable. Club is free for boys and girls ages 8-18. Information: Capital wrestling coach John Jones, 360-791-1419. SUBMISSIONS • On the Move appears weekly. To submit your information, include an end date and send them to On the Move, The Olympian, PO Box 1219, Olympia, WA 98507; email to recsports@theolympian.com; or fax to 360-357-0202.