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 e-mail 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
TOURNAMENTS
• Joplin, Mo.’s Four Season Sports Complex, various youth tournaments in July. Contact: info@fourseasonssport.com.
• Pryor Youth Baseball sponsors 29th Annual Frank Hair Memorial Tournament, July 3-6. Divisions include T-ball (6-under), coach-pitch (8-under), peewee (10-under) and midget (12-under). Players must be the age before May 1. Entry fee: $100 for 10- and 12-under players and $75 for 6- and 8-under players) Contact: Chuck Kinion, 825-5197 or Melinda Marks, 825-5952.
• Fort Gibson Athletic Association, all ages Northeast Oklahoma Championships July 4-6. Cost: $125 for 7s and $175 for 9s and up). Contact: James Parnell, 869-7971 or Mack Chambers, 822-7365.
Basketball
CAMPS
• Bill Muse 2008 Cowboy Basketball Camp for individual skills on July 23-24 and shooting camp July 25-26 for boys and girls. Camp ages 8-up. Contact: Bill Muse, 463-6231.
EVENTS
• Friday’s Night Hoops at the Club Cafe and Teen Center for ages 13-up, 5-9 p.m. during July. Contact: RuDel Wilson, 681-7903.
TOURNAMENTS
• MAYB Tournaments, grades 3-12 boys and girls. Various locations regionally and nationwide. Contact: (316) 284-0354 or mayb@mayb.com.
Boxing
EVENTS
• The Original Toughman Contest returns to the Muskogee Civic Center at 8 p.m. July 18-19. Tickets on sale starting at $12 at J & E Feeds, on Main Street, at Harrison Tire and Supply on Martin Luther King, and the Civic Center. Those interested in competing can register at Champion Fitness, 2250 E Shawnee Road or by phone at 686-7539 or (800) 883-4897.
Cheerleading
CAMPS
• Rougher Cheer Clinic for Muskogee youth cheerleaders, July 7-11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost is $40 per child, all participants will receive a T-shirt. Contact: Kim Rosson, 348-8502.
Cycling
EVENTS
• Dehydrator Bicycle Race and Ride, 8 a.m., July 26 in Duncan. Entry fee: $20 per person or $35 per tandem team through July 22, when an additional $5 will be required. Various distances, age groups, male, female and coed. Information available at www.thedehydrator.org or (580) 357-7580.
Football
CAMPS
• Muskogee Youth Football Clinic at West High Fields from 7-9 p.m., beginning on July 21 and ending on July 24. Clinic is free to participants from the Muskogee Youth Football League. Contact: Kim Rosson, 348-8502.
EVENTS
•The University of Tulsa football coaching staff will conduct the Annual Football 101 Clinic for women and men, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Case Athletic Complex and H.A. Chapman Stadium. Offensive and defensive instruction by Golden Hurricane coach Todd Graham and staff. Cost:$30 and includes dinner. Contact: 631-2570 before July 11 or obtain sign-up forms at www.tulsahurrica-ne.com.
SIGN-UPS
• Hilldale Youth Football registrations now online at hilldaleyouthsports.org for grades 1-6. Players must attend Hilldale schools or live in the Hilldale district. Contact: Ben, 360-3936 or Pat, 391-2949.
• Fort Gibson Youth Football online registration (http://ftgyouthfootball.clubspaces.com) through Aug. 1 for kids entering grades 3-6 and attend school in Braggs, Fort Gibson, Okay, Norwood or Woodall systems. Kids who will register can attend a free camp on July 1 from 9 a.m .to noon. Cost: $70. Contact; Mike Cates, 348-0431.
• Muskogee Youth Football sign-ups available on-line at muskogeeyouthfootball.org. Those interested in coaching, applications are available. Registration continues until July 21. Contact: Kim Rosson, 348-8502.
Miscellaneous
PHYSICALS
• Free athletic physicals for Tahlequah Public Schools boys and girls grades 7-12 will be given at 6 p.m. Aug. 4-5 at the Tahlequah Middle School cafeteria. Physical packets may be picked up after Aug. 1 at the athletics office at the high school. Physicals are mandatory for athletic participation.
Running
EVENTS
• Honey Springs Memorial 5K and 1-mile fun run, 7:30 p.m. July 18 at Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah. Cost: $15. Contact: Rebecca Cannon, 473-4042 (night) or Howard McKinnis, 47-35572 (day) or 473-1659 (night) or by e-mail at howardmck@okhistory.org.
Soccer
CAMPS
• Basira Soccer Academy Camp, 5-8 p.m. July 7-11 at Love-Hatbox Sports Complex soccer fields, hosted by Jesse Williams. Cost of camp is $99. Info at www.muskogeesoccer.org under the calendar for forms or contact Tim Dennis, 686-7634 or Steve White, 781-3178 and/or www.basira.com.
• Skill U Up soccer camp hosted by Justin Phillip, 5:30-8 p.m. Aug. 4-8 at Love-Hatbox Sports Complex soccer fields. Cost is $75. Information at www.mcwalliance.com or www.muskogeesoccer.org or contact Justin Phillips, 798-5323 or Tim Dennis, 686-7634.
• Free Academy Camp every Sunday through July from 2-4 ages 7-10. One time registration fee of $5. Contact: Tim Dennis, 686-7634, Justin Phillip, 798-5323, www.muskogeesoccer.org or www.mcwalliance.com.
LEAGUES
• Muskogee Soccer Club Fall Sign Ups: July 12 and 26 from 10-2 at Arrowhead Mall in front of Hibbetts Sporting Goods. Players will receive a disquiet coupon from Hibbetts when they sign up. New players will need a copy of birth certificate. Ages 4-18 may play. Contact: www.muskogeesoccer.org, Tim Dennis 686-7634 or Kim, 687-6644.
• Fort Gibson Soccer Club Fall Sign Ups: July 5, July 12, July 19 from 9 a.m. to noon at Fort Gibson Community Center, July 21-25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Fort Gibson soccer fields and July 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at Fort Gibson Community Center. New players need copy of birth certificate. Contact: Sam Carter at 869-0432 or www.ftgsoccer.com.
TRYOUTS
• '97 boys 3 p.m., July 6 and '97 girls, 5:30 p.m. July 7, Fort Gibson Soccer Complex. Contact; Billy Whitehead, 840-9349 or Tim Dennis, 686-7634; '95 girls at 5:30 p.m. July 7, Fort Gibson Soccer Complex Shane Bell, 869-9017 or Tim Dennis, 686-7634; '93 boys, 5:30 p.m. July 7, Fort Gibson Soccer Complex. Contact: Billy Irwin, 683-3205 or Tim Dennis, 686-7634.
Softball
LEAGUES
• Men's Fall Slow Pitch Softball League is forming at Rooney Field in Muskogee. Deadline: Aug. 17. Contact: Don Mason, 616-0137.
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