Sports Calendar
Youth Sports
Lee County Hawks Football Registration – Cape Coral contact football & cheerleading program taking registration for ages 5-15 (through July 1) to fill squads for 2013; no weight limit, fee $159. Info: Frank Connelley (239) 292-4709; Web: www.leecountyhawks.com
Sunday, Oct. 27
Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout – Duane Swanson Field, Fort Myers; tryout for high school baseball players ages 14-18, 9 a.m.; tryouts for pre-high school players 12-14, 1 p.m.; registration fee $99; Info: 800-641-4487, extension 101.
Sept. 3-Nov. 24
Fall After-School Tennis Program – Cape Coral Yacht Club; preregistration required for 11-week program for tiny tot (age 4-6), level 1 and 2 junior (7-9), level 1, 2 and 3 junior (10-14); at Jim Jeffers Park level 1 junior (7-9) & level 1 junior (10-14) divisions; tournament on Nov. 22-24. Info: (239) 574-0808.
General Info
Cape Coral Bass Club – Meeting first Tuesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Nemo’s Sports Cafe, 42 Mid Cape Terrace, Cape Coral; men, women, children who love to bass fish welcome; tournaments held locally and out of town. Info: Jim Lewis 945-7188; Web: www.capecoralbassclub.com
Cape Coral Tarpon Hunters Club – Meeting third Thursday (March through September) each month, 7 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club; 40th anniversary year; club catches and releases all tarpon; social and competitive club, hosts rookie seminars, tournaments for youth and adults. Info: Gary Jackson (239) 898-2980.
Cape Coral Sailing Club – Meeting fourth Wednesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club, 5819 Driftwood Parkway; adults interested in boating (sail or power), cruising or armchair are welcome. Info: Ron Miniter 945-7761.
Sailing Singles Club – Happy Hour gathering first Friday each month, 5 p.m., general meeting third Thursday each month, 7 p.m.; daysails & weekenders being planned; learn to sail with us; new members and captains with sailboats welcome. Info: www.sailing-singles.net
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-20
2013 City Championship – Coral Oaks Golf Course, Cape Coral; 1 p.m. shotgun start Friday for Pro-Am; 36-hole stroke play weekend competition starts Saturday; entry fee $75 for Pro-Am, $125 for tournament; limited to 172 competitors. Deadline to register, Oct. 13. Info: (239) 573-3100
Friday, Oct. 25
Swings for the Sox Golf Tournament – Plantation Golf & Country Club, Fort Myers; 8:30 a.m.; entry fee $600 foursome, sponsorships available $100-$2,000, non-player pass to park, lunch & batting practice $50; proceeds to Red Sox Foundation to support Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. Info: (239) 226-4783; email: redsoxgolf@redsox.com
Saturday, Oct. 26
2nd Annual LCEC Oktoberfest 5K Run/Walk and Tot Trot – Jim Jeffers Park in Cape Coral; registration 6:30 a.m.; race starts at 7:30 a.m.; Tot Trot follows 5K. Advance registration $25 for ages 18 and over ($30 day of), $20 for age 17 and younger ($30 day of) and $10 for the Tot Trot (age 12 and under). Benefits United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties. Info: visit www.uw.lcec.net/5k.html, email Oktoberfest5K@lcec.net or call 239-656-2342.
Friday, Nov. 8
10th annual Shell Point Open Charity Golf Tournament – Shell Point Golf Club, Fort Myers; registration/light breakfast 7:15 a.m.; entry fee $125 per person; proceeds benefit Shell Point’s Memory Care Center. Info: (239) 466-8484.
Monday, Nov. 18
TIF Charity Classic Pro-Am Golf Tournament – Bay Colony Golf Club, Naples; 7:30 a.m. breakfast & demonstrations, 9:30 a.m. shotgun start; entry fees begin $5,000, included ticket to celebration dinner Nov. 16 at Ritz-Carlton, Naples; proceeds benefit the Immokalee Foundation programs. Info: TIF (239) 430-9122; Web: www.immokaleefoundation.org
NOTE: See the entire Sports Calendar online at www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com. Send information about your group’s upcoming events at least two weeks in advance to: Daily Breeze Sports Calendar, 2510 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33904; or send e-mail to: jlinette@breezenewspapers.com