Sports briefs

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

A high school soccer prep camp will be held Aug. 9 to 13. This event is open to all high school players, including incoming freshmen. Registration is limited to 75 players. One of the region’s top speed, agility and fitness trainers will work with the players. For more information, call 443-404-9330 or go to www.exceedsoccer. com to register.

CCPR field hockey

Calvert County Parks and Recreation is accepting registration for its field hockey camp, which will be held Aug. 9-13 at Hallowing Point Park. For more information, call the Calvert County Parks and Recreation Sports Office at 410-535-1600 or 301-855-1243, Ext. 2227 or 2229.

The Calverton School coaching vacancies

The Calverton School is looking for coaches in the following sports: varsity field hockey, varsity boys basketball, varsity girls basketball, junior varsity boys soccer and middle school basketball and boys and girls lacrosse. Fall season begins mid-August and spring season begins early March.

For information call Greg Zecca, at 410-535-0216 ext. 121 or e-mail gzecca@calvertonschool.org.

Blues softball clinics

The Bayside Blues fastpitch softball organization is sponsoring free softball clinics from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 9 and 16 at Northern High. The clinics are open to girls ages 7 to 14. Aug. 9 will focus on pitching and hitting fundamentals while Aug. 16 will be on throwing and fielding mechanics.

Instruction will be provided by current college players. For more information, e-mail Robert Earl Radford at reradford@hotmail.com.

Pax field hockey camp

The Panther Field hockey camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 10-13 at Patuxent High School. Players in grades four through high school are eligible. The fee is $75.

For more information, e-mail Lynn Powell at powell@calvertnet.k12 .md.us.

Ospreys tryouts

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 go to www.eteamz.com ⁄SMOSPREYS.

Panther Path 5K

Patuxent High School will hold its annual Panther Path 5K beginning at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the school. The event is open to the public. A clock will be running but no official time will be kept.

Refreshments will be provided.ÊRace day registration only (a waiver must be signed by the runner⁄parent or guardian) starting at 6 p.m.ÊFor more information, e-mail Blaine Mably at mablyb@calvertnet. k12.md.us.

Huntingtown fallseason tryouts

Huntingtown High will hold tryouts for the fall season on the following dates and times: Football – 8 a.m. Aug. 16; boys soccer – Informational meeting at 4 p.m. Aug. 15 and tryouts from 8 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16; girls soccer – players meeting 6:30 p.m. and tryouts from 7 to 9 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 16; field hockey – 7 a.m. Aug. 16; cross country – 2:30 p.m. Aug. 16; golf – 1 p.m. Aug. 16 at Mellomar Golf Park and at 3:45 p.m. Aug. 18 and 19; dance – 3 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 21; volleyball – 8 to 10:30 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 16.

Summer sailing camp

The Southern Maryland Sailing Association is offering week-long summer sailing camps from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday through Aug. 15.

The camps are open to sailors ages 8 through 18. Activities, including on-water instruction and on-land activities will be based at SMSA’s clubhouse on Solomons Harbor.

A special camp is designed for teenagers wishing to practice competitive dinghy racing being offered Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.

Campers will learn basic sailing and boat handling skills, while more advanced kids will learn racing and performance techniques. All will learn about water and boating safety, boat preparation and seamanship

The fee is $250 to $265 per child per week with SMSA members receiving a $50 discount.

For more information, contact Shawn Stanley at junior@smsa.com or visit www.smsa.com.