— The Sports Calendar runs in print each Sunday and Thursday and is for non-profit community organizations or events sponsored by non-profit community organizations, Send entries by fax to (918) 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

LEAGUES

• Northeastern State University baseball team’s instructional fall league for high school students (classes of 2013 to 2016) starts Sept. 9 and runs until Oct. 7. First day will involve skill evaluation and placement. All games will involve in-game instruction and teams will be limited in size to ensure ample playing time.  To register or for more information, contact Travis Janssen, (918) 444-3910 or email at jenssent@nsuok.edu.

•  Muskogee Youth Baseball fall league starts Sept. 9 for five Sundays totaling 10 games. Cost: $350 per team. Fees and rosters must be in by 6-8 p.m., Aug. 21 at the Muskogee Public Library. Contacts: Nick Thompson at nickt0323@gmail.com or Marie Gassaway at baseballlady@suddenlink.net.

• Vian Youth Baseball fall league for 8-under (coach pitch) and 10-under (peewee) players. Contact: Bruce Caldwell, (918) 773-7241.

 

Basketball

LEAGUES

• Deadline for Okay Mustang Booster Club Youth Basketball League sponsored by Okay Booster Club is Aug. 24. Play starts Sept. 7. Games will be played at the Okay High School gym. Leagues: 6-under boys and girls, 8-under boys and girls, 10-under boys and girls and 12-under boys and girls. Entry fee: $60. Info: Joe Burk, (918) 530-1727 or Charles McMahan, (918) 869-2190.



Golf

EVENTS

• Pecan Valley Golf Course, Fort Gibson; 50-older scramble, 9 a.m. Thursdays; 100 percent payback. Contact: (918) 478-9774.

• Pecan Valley Golf Course, Fort Gibson; Church League golf, 5:30 p.m. nine holes every Tuesday, $10 per player includes green fee and half-paid cart fee. Contact: (918) 478-9774.

• Hilltop Golf Course, Porter; Two-person blind-draw nine-hole scramble, 6 p.m. Thursdays; 100 percent payout. Contact: (918) 483-9551.

• Hilltop Golf Course, Porter, Two-person bring your own partner scramble, 10 a.m. Saturdays; 100 percent payout. Contact: (918) 483-9551.

TOURNAMENTS

• Baptist Collegiate Ministries fundraiser tournament, CobbleStone Golf Club, 9 a.m., Oct. 20. Cost: $140 per four-person team in best ball scramble. Contact: James Kizzia, (918)348-6304.



Running

EVENTS

• Run Gore, a 5K run, 8 a.m. Sept. 22 along River Road. Fun run, 7:30 a.m. Contact: Jerry Cavanaugh, (918) 489-2397.



Softball

EVENTS

• Cherokee National Holiday men’s and women’s slowpitch tournament, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Sequoyah Schools fields in Tahlequah. Limited to 36 men’s and 26 women’s teams. All but four players on each team must be members of a federally recognized tribe. Cost: $200. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. Aug. 24, cash or money orders only. There will be a $1 game admission. Contact: Sherwin Johnson, (918) 696-5760 or Crystal Bogle, (918) 316-1940.

• Coed 5-5 and men’s fastpitch tournament, Sept. 7-9, Sequoyah Fields. Deadline: Sept. 5. Entry: $200. Contact: Randy Steed, (918) 931-9463 or George Roach, (918) 316-7300.