The Sports Calendar runs each Sunday and Thursday. Send entries by fax to 684-2865, mail to 214 Wall Street, Muskogee 74401, bring by the Phoenix anytime Monday through Friday or email it to sports@muskogeephoenix.com. Information will not be taken by phone. Items to run in Sunday’s paper must be submitted before noon Friday, and for Thursday’s paper, noon on Tuesday.



Baseball

MEETINGS

•Muskogee Youth Baseball Association annual meeting and board election, 7 p.m. July 28, Muskogee Public Library. Few positions open.



Basketball

CAMPS

• Bill Muse Cowboy Basketball Camp at Connors State College. Overnight and day campers, July 18-22 (day campers only) and July 22-23. Shooting camp for boys and girls. Camp ages are 8-and-up.  For brochure and more information, contact: Bill Muse, (918) 463-6231.



Football

CAMPS

• Elementary football camp for boys and girls ages 6-13,  8:30-11:30 a.m. July 20-22 at Northeastern State University. Cost: $50 per session, $75 for both sessions. Contact: Jeff Cornelsen, (918) 444-3197 or cornelse@nsuok.edu.

• Pre-conditioning camp for Paul Young Football League behind batter’s box on south side of Love-Hatbox Field at 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to July 18 for first through sixth graders. Contact: Nathan Pierce (918) 816-0067.

• Muskogee Rougher Youth Football Camp, July 18-19, hosted by new Muskogee High School head football coach Josh Blankenship. Cost is $20, 6-8 p.m. both nights. Non-contact. (T-shirt, shorts and cleats). Contact: Josh Blankenship, (918) 684-3797.

EVENTS

• Hilldale Speed Camp, boys and girls grades 6-12, cost $35. July 18-21, 8-10 a.m. at Hilldale High School. T-shirt included. Contact: Chad Kirkhart, 869-8652.

PHYSICALS

• Hulbert HIgh School physicals, July 18-19, 5-7 p.m. at NEO Health Hulbert Health Center. Cost: $10. Forms can be picked up at high school or superintendent’s office or downloaded from Hulbert school’s web page. Contact: (918) 772-2501, ext. 3.

SIGN-UPS

• Hilldale Youth Football registration now open for grades 1-6 for kids attending school in Hilldale or Oktaha. Please register at sportabase.com. Any questions call Ben, (918) 360-3936.

• Muskogee Youth Football final signup date is July 20. Team drafts are July 26 and all fees for your child must be paid by that date to be drafted. Contact: Boyd Jones, director, (918) 348-1269 or Gina Hall, treasurer, (918) 441-0649.



Golf

EVENTS

• Cobblestone Golf Course Senior Scramble, age 50 and up. Every Monday, 9:30 a.m. Cost: $34 per person. Contact: (918) 682-4845.

• Pecan Valley Scramble, age 50 and up. Every Thursday, 9:30 a.m., blind draw. Cost: $31 per person. Contact: Cliff, (918) 478-9774.

CLINICS/CAMPS

• Native Tee golf program, free for Cherokee youth ages 6-16, 9-10 a.m. on July 26 at Cherokee Trails in Tahlequah. Cherokee Hills Golf Club, in Catoosa, will offer sessions on July 27 and Aug. 3. Registration is currently open at both locations. For Cherokee Trails, contact (918) 458-4294 and for Cherokee Hills, (800) 384-7600.

• Fountainhead Golf Course in Checotah offering junior golf camp, $150 per student, 9 a.m. to noon July 25-28 for ages 7-15. Those with golf equipment are asked to supply their own. Contact: (918) 689-3209.

TOURNAMENTS

• Second Annual Youth Tournament at Briar Creek Golf Course in Stigler on July 26 for boys and girls 13-18 years old. 18-hole tournament and entry fee is $15 per child. Check-in time at 7:30 a.m., shotgun start at 8 a.m. Contact: Rob (918) 869-0190, Brett (918) 735-2203 or Terry (918) 519-2695.



Running

EVENTS

• Second annual Waterloop Trail Run 5K and 10K and 1-mile trail runs, Honor Heights Park, 6 p.m., Aug. 13. Register at 4:30 p.m. on race day or in advance at Muskogee Parks and Recreation, 837 E. Okmulgee, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Women Who Care and Women in Safe Homes. More information at waterloop.net.



Soccer

REGISTRATION

• Muskogee Soccer Club sign-ups will be July  23, 1-4 p.m., July 26, 5-8 p.m. and July 30, 1-4 p.m. all at Arrowhead Mall food court. New players need birth certificate. U6 and U8 players are $50 and players U10 and above are $65. Contact: Brian, (918) 360-8189.

 

Softball

TOURNAMENTS

• Braggs High School adult coed tournament, July 29-30, $150 entry per team. Contact: Sheila, (918) 990-0108 or (918) 931-7159.

• Fundraiser tournament in Wagoner, July 22-24 for 6-under (t-ball), 8-under coach pitch and 10-under open. Cost per division, respectively, is $50, $100 and $125. Three-game guarantee. Contact: Brent, (918) 346-1511.

• 59th Annual Cherokee National Holiday Slowpitch Tournament, Sept. 2-4, at Cherokee Nation fields next to Sequoyah High School. Field includes 26 women’s teams and 36 men’s teams. Early deadline is Aug. 12. Cost: $200. Applications due by 5 p.m. Aug. 22. Contact: Crystal Bogle (918) 530-8777, crystal-bogle@cherokee.org or http://holiday.cherokee.org.