Youth tryouts and registrations

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

The Hughesville Baseball Association will be holding fall registration for players ages 5 to 16 for all divisions from T-Ball to seniors. Age is based on next year’s playing age.

The registrations will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 13 and 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 16 at the Hughesville Firehouse.

The fee is $50 and games will be played from mid-September until the end of October.

For more information, visit hughesvillebaseball.org.

La Plata Legion Post 82 will have fall ball tryouts at 5 p.m. Aug. 24 and 26 at La Plata HighSchool.Ê

Any students attending La Plata, Lackey or McDonough high schools and live closer to La Plata High School than Thomas Stone High School are all eligible to tryout.Ê

For more information, contact Steve Willett at 301-848-2597.

A Southern Maryland 14-U travel baseball team is in the process of being put together for this fall and next spring. Tryouts will be held in the next few weeks.

Interested players may not turn 14 before April 30, 2009. For more information, e-mail Terry Oxondine at allwaysbaseball8@aol.com or e-mail Lou Hennessy at wlhennessy4@aol.com, or call 202-716-7879.

Football andcheerleading

The Waldorf Wildcats will offer online registration until August. For more information, call 240-229-7312 or visit www.waldorfwildcats.com.ÊÊ

The Southern Maryland Youth NFL Flag Football League will be hosting the official NFL Pass, Punt, and Kick competition Aug. 23 at Wade Elementary in Waldorf. Participation for this event is free and open to the public. You do not have to be a league member to participate. Participants must be ages 8 to 15 as of Dec. 3, 2008 and is open to both boys and girls.

For more information, visit www.smyffl.com

Unique Sports Academy still has a few openings for 2008-09 competitive cheer teams and is accepting tryouts for the following teams only: Juniors, Level 3⁄4, Youth Level 2⁄3, Youth Level 1⁄2 and Tinys Level 1.

These age ranges are 3 toÊ14 (age as of May 31, 2008).

Call 301-396-4934 for an appointment, or visit www.uniquesportsacademy.com for more information.

Gymnastics

Unique Sports AcademyÊis now acceptingÊappointments forÊteam tryouts for their 2008-2009 competitive gymnastics teams.

Call 301-396-4934Êfor more information, or visit www.uniquesportsacademy.com.

Unique Sports Academy is accepting registration for girls and boys recreational gymnastics classes for ages 1 year and up.

Call 301-396-4934 or visit www.uniquesportsacademy.com for more information.

Martial arts

Unique Sports Academy, Royal Martial Arts is accepting registration for girls and boys, adult and family classes.

Call 301-396-4934 or visit www.uniquesportsacademy.com for more information.

Soccer

The Northern Soccer League will be conducting walk-in registration for the fall season from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 9, 16 at the Mechanicsville and Leonardtown fire houses. The cost is $45 and $30 for each additional familyÊmember.

Teams are fielded for all ages from 4 years oldÊthrough adult.ÊThe adult division will be separated into recreational and competitive sub divisions.

Online registration is available only for the youth teams (18 and under) atÊwww.smnsl.org.ÊAdults must registration either in person at the walk-in sites or by mail.Ê

Visit the Web site or call 301-884-2010 for more information.

The Calvert Soccer Association Fury needs players for the upcoming 2008-2009 select season.

This U-16 team is looking for skilled and experienced female players bornÊon or after Aug. 1, 1992Êto join at all positions.ÊIt competes in the Washington Area Girls Soccer league Division 2 and trains in Calvert County under head coach Kwame Darko, a United States Soccer Federation National C licensed coach.Ê

For information more, contact Rich Barney at 301-704-2932 orÊe-mail sunsethill4@verizon.net. Or visitÊwww.csaselect.org⁄GU14Fury⁄index_E.html.

The BSU Alliance 93⁄94, a U-14 WAGS team, is holding tryouts for players forÊthe upcoming fall season.

For more information,Êe-mail Alliance93@thealliancesoccerclub.com or contact Adam Ritchie atÊadamritchie@greaterexperiencesocceracademy.com, or 410-271-3897.

Softball

The Bayside Blues fastpitch softball organization is sponsoring free softball clinics for all girls ages 7 to 14.

A clinic on pitching and hitting fundamentals will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 9 at Northern High School.

A clinic on throwing and fielding mechanics will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 16 at Northern High School.

Instruction will be provided by current college players.

For more information, or to register, e-mail Robert Earl Radford at reradford@hotmail.com.

Tryouts for the Southern Maryland Ospreys will take place Aug. 10 and 17 at John Lancaster Park in Lexington Park.

10-U and 12-U tryouts will be from noon to 2 p.m., while 14-U, 16-U and 18-U tryouts will be from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Ospreys president Jim Sewell at diam.jim@gmail.com or visit www.eteamz.com⁄SMOSPREYS.

The Southern Maryland Shockers, a fastpitch travel softball team will be holding tryouts from 2 to 4 p.m. (12-U, 14-U) and 4 to 6 p.m. (10-U) on Aug. 17 and 24 and from 10 a.m. to noon (12-U, 14-U) and noon to 2 p.m. (10-U).

The tryouts will take place in downtown Hughesville on Old Schoolhouse Road.

Those interested in trying out must try to make two of the three dates.

For more information, call Kenny Sothoron at 301-904-0761.

The Hughesville Softball Association will have a fall season that will consist of a combination instructional clinic and games beginning in mid-September.

Each player will have the opportunity to participate in six clinics held weekly, with games on Saturday.

The clinic will feature all aspects of the game including pitching, hitting and fielding.

Divisions for clinics and games will be Instructional (8-U), Minors (11-U) and Majors (12-U). Age is based on the 2008 season age. 14-U through 16-U will play a regular fall season without the clinic.

Registration will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 13 and 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 16 at the Hughesville Firehouse. The fee is $50.

Pitching clinics will be held all winter at several area indoor facilities. They are free to all players registered in the spring or fall.

For more information, visit hughesvillebaseball.org or e-mail Joe Therres at joe.therres@verizon.net.