Week Three of WGC’s Jr. Golf League
XENIA — Fifteen junior golfers toured the front nine holes in Wednesday’s WGC Junior Golf League. Ten-year-old Brendon Renna won the Sub Junior division with a score of 51. Miles Witt was medalist for the ZJunior division with a 41.
Tyler Goecke posted a 2-over-par 37 to capture the Senior division. Stebbins High golfer Dillon Gunter was runner-up in Senior action with a 44. Travis Newell and Aaron Gunter won the Closest-to-the-pin contests while Dillon Gunter and Ethan Perkins made the longest putts.
Play resumes at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, featuring a long drive contest and a closest-to-the-pin second shot contest.
Vote for Grace Norman for ESPY’s
XENIA — Fans have until 8 p.m. tonight (July 12) to vote for Grace Norman for an ESPY award. The former Xenia Christian High School track & field and cross country standout, and current Cedarville University freshman and U.S. Paralympian Grace Norman is an ESPN ESPY’s award finalist for Best Female Athlete with a Disability.
Norman earned the gold medal in the women’s triathlon and won bronze in the 400-meter run less than 24 hours later, at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She’ll be in attendance July 12 at the nationally televised ESPY’s Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles. For a full listing of the ESPY ballot, and to vote for Norman, go to http://www.espn.com/espys/.
After the ESPYs, Norman will attend an an elite paratriathlon camp on Friday, July 14 at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego. She will return to the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Triathlon competition July 29 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There, she hopes to qualify for the World Championships in the Triathlon which will be held Sept. 14-17 in The Netherlands.
Patriot 5K run set
RIVERSIDE — The annual Carroll Women’s Soccer Patriot 5K run will be held Saturday, July 29 at Carroll High School, located at 4524 Linden Ave. The course begins and ends at Patriot Stadium. A Little Pat’s Lap, for kids 7 and under, starts at 8 a.m. Cost is $6. The 5K begins at 9 a.m. Registration fee is $26 for adults, $21 for students, and $16 for kids 13 and under. Race day registration begins at 8 a.m.
To register online go to www.carrollhs.org/2017patriot5k. Online registration closes at midnight July 27. Event T-shirts are guaranteed if registered by July 14.
SW Ohio Track practices
YELLOW SPRINGS — The Southwest Ohio Track Club summer program is holding team practices Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Several meets will take place this summer. Practices for 7-12 year olds are 5-6 p.m. Practices for 13 and older are 6-7:30 p.m.
The SWOTC includes elementary, middle school, high school, post collegiate and master athletes. All are welcome. The SWOTC is a tax exempt and sanctioned program. For more information contact Peter Dieauer at 815-990-8452 or [email protected] or Head Coach Valerie Kirk at 937-450-4639 or [email protected].
Fall basketball league
BEAVERCREEK — The Beavercreek High School girls basketball program will be hosting its 18th annual girls basketball fall league. The games will be played on Sunday afternoons Sept. 10 through Oct. 22. All teams will play seven games on five Sundays with no games Sept. 17-24.
The league will have 12 high school teams ninth through 12th grade. There will be 8-10 girls per team, with only two players from each school on the same team. Space is limited to 120 players and restricted based on OHSAA rules. If interested email [email protected] or visit www.beavercreekathletics.com.
Soccer club needs refs
XENIA — The Xenia Soccer Club is looking for new/returning/certified Referees for the fall 2017 season. Referees will be trained, but previous soccer experience is a plus. Refs must be as least 13 years of age, attend a two-day training session, and successfully pass a written and field test.
Games are played on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights and Saturday mornings. Referees can set their own schedule. Training will be held at the complex on Fairground Road in Xenia from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 and 1:30-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6. Email contact information with the training session you will be attending and XSC referee in the subject line to [email protected].
Club offering summer camps
DAYTON — The Dayton Boat Club will be holding a second introduction to rowing camp this summer for youth in Grades 7-12. The camp will consist of eight two-hour training sessions. No experience is necessary. All sessions are held at the Dayton Boat Club Boathouse located on East River Road near Moraine. Session 2 runs July 17-July 29 with the same daily schedule.
To register for a summer camp, or to find more information about rowing and about the Dayton Boat Club visit www.daytonboatclub.org.
Buddies program returns
DAYTON — The Dayton Dragons Kroger Baseball Buddy program is back for the 2017 season. Kids 7-13 can enter for a chance to run onto Fifth Third Field alongside the Dragons players.
The experience includes: Hanging out in the dugout during pre-game to meet the Dragons players; Getting autographs and photos with the Dragons team; Being introduced over the PA like a player; Running out on the field with the team before that day’s game. Baseball Buddies will also receive several gifts including a replica Dragons jersey, a Dragons baseball hat, a drawstring backpack, and Dragons pen and baseball to be autographed. One baseball buddy will win a free fun day at Fifth Third Field with 20 of their friends and Dragons players. To enter, look for the display at local Kroger stores.
