Sports briefs/camps

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Peninsula Baseball Club to hold tryouts for 2010

The Peninsula Baseball Club will hold open tryouts for the 2010 season from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at Gig Harbor High School and from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 15 at Peninsula High School.

The club is looking for boys who will be 15 or 16 years old.

For more information, go to www.eteamz.com/peninsula baseballclub, or call 253-691-6401 or 253-255-4952.

Kitsap Stingers 14U looking for players to fill positions

The 14-and-under Kitsap Stingers are looking for players to fill positions to players moving on because of age.

The tryout times and dates are:

A From 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 21

A From 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 22

A From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 28

The Stingers have a college-level pitching and batting coach. For more information, contact head coach Bill Brasch at 360-340-6269 or by e-mail at williambrasch@yahoo.com.

West Sound Blaze U17 select to hold tryouts

The under-17 West Sound Blaze baseball team will hold tryouts at 5 p.m. Aug. 8 and 15 at Legion Field in Bremerton.

For more information, call Erik Boley at 253-350-3911.

Fall catching classes at GH Baseball and Sports Academy

Catching classes will be held this fall at the Gig Harbor Baseball and Sports Academy.

The sessions will be held each Sunday in October and the first four Sundays in November.

The cost is $265 and includes all eight sessions. The times are from 5 to 6:15 p.m. for those 9-12, and from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. for those 13-18.

To reserve a spot, call 253-851-6265 or e-mail ghbsa@aol.com. There will be 12 catchers per class.

Tennis program available for children this summer

The Peninsula Metropolitan Parks Department, Peninsula Athletic Association and the Fox Island Tennis Association will offer quick start tennis lessons for children ages 4-7 from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at Hales Pass (Arletta).

Four-week sessions are planned during the summer. The cost is $45.

For more information or to register, call PAA at 253-858-7678 or PenMet Parks at 253-858-3400.

Adult tennis sessions set for doubles, social groups

The Peninsula Metropolitan Parks Department, Peninsula Athletic Association and the Fox Island Tennis Association will offer an adult tennis and social gathering on weeknights during the summer.

Men’s social doubles will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, and women will play from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.

The cost is $45 for each four-week session. Balls are provided.

For more information or to register, call PAA at 253-858-7678 or PenMet Parks at 253-858-3400.

Junior girls golf camp at Canterwood golf course

Aug. 3-7 (girls only); Aug. 4-8 (advanced); Aug. 10-14. Hours vary. Cost is $150 per camp.

Ages 5-7 (Wednesday through Friday): 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday and Thursday; 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, golfing day.

British soccer camps coming to Volunteer Park on the KP

There will be a three British soccer camps at Volunteer Park on the Key Peninsula this summer for various age levels.

A soccer ball and T-shirt will be handed out. Children must be registered 45 days before the camps begin.

There will be a free British soccer jersey when children are registered online at www.challengersports.com.

The camps include:

Ages 3-4: First Kicks will take place from 9 a.m. to 10 on Aug. 3-7. The cost is $60.

Ages 4-5: Mini Soccer will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Aug. 3-7. The cost is $75.

Ages 6-15: Player Dev (half day) will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 3-7. The cost is $100.

For more information, call Chad Harvell at 253-884-9240 or visit www.keypenparks.com.

Skateboard camp set at Gig Harbor Skate Park

Learn basic techniques of skating from instructor Seth Ivers and further develop skills during a camp next month at the Gig Harbor Skate Park.

The camps will run from Aug. 3-7 or Aug. 10-14. Those ages 6-10 will participate from 10 a.m. to noon; ages 11-16 will go from 1 to 3 p.m.

The cost is $65 and includes four sessions at the Gig Harbor Skate Park.

For more information, call the Peninsula Athletic Association hotline at 253-858-7678. The deadline to register was July 20.

Sounder FC soccer camps scheduled in the harbor

The Peninsula Metropolitan Parks Department and the Peninsula Athletic Association will sponsor the first soccer summer camps through the Major League Soccer Club Seattle Sounders FC.

The camp is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 10-14 and will be at the Sehmel Homestead Park soccer field. The alternative site is Goodman Middle School.

Registration must be done at www.soundersfc.com. The cost is $150 for the half-day camp.

Campers will receive:

Adidas ball

Sounder FC camp T-shirt

Camper appreciation day invite and more. For more information, visit the youth/camp page at www.soundersfc.com or contact camp director Amy Carnell at amyc@soundersfc.com or 206-267-7802.

Family Fun Fest scheduled for Sehmel Homestead Park

The second annual Family Fun Fest will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 29 at Sehmel Homestead Park in north Rosedale.

The festival will feature three-legged races, balloon tosses, bat spin relays, temporary tattoos, giant air-filled play toys, carnival games, bocce ball, volleyball and more.

Reach sports reporter Marques Hunter at 253-853-9246 or by e-mail at marques.hunter@gateline.com.