Sports briefs from around the Tri-County area:

East Wilkes boosters to meet

The East Wilkes High School Athletic Booster Club will meet Monday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center. Everyone is invited to attend.


Softball camp at Forbush

A fundamentals and advanced skills softball camp will be held at Forbush High School on June 12-13 from 9 a.m. until noon

The cost is $45, which includes a T-shirt and copy of a camp DVD for each participant.

Matthew Pruitt, former coach of the Falcons, and members of the 2008 Forbush softball team will serve as camp staff.

For more information, contact Pruitt at PruittMJ@hotmail.com.


8-U summer softball in Boonville

Sign-ups will continue for an 8-under, six-week summer softball league until the first game on June 20.

This is a recreation league (coach-pitch), so no travel teams are allowed. Games will be held at Boonville Elementary.

For more information, contact Annette Dudley at 244-7133.


Fastpitch softball clinic A fastpitch softball camp for players ages 6-14 will be held June 23-25 at Yadkinville School.

Sessions will run from 8:30-11:30 a.m. each day. The cost is $60.

Annette Dudley will serve as camp director. She has 22 total years of coaching experience with kids and adults, including seven at the high school level and 15 with kids ages 6-10.

Campers will be split into two main age groups. Skill work will include throwing, catching, fielding, batting, pitching, sliding and base-running.


Boonville football sign-ups

Sign-ups for Boonville Sertoma football will be held May 31 and June 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Boonville Gym.

Sign-up fees are $25 for flag football and $50 for grades 3-8. First-time players will need to bring a birth certificate to registration.

For more information, call 367-5938 or 367-6177.


Time to register for summer activities in Elkin

The Elkin Recreation Center is currently registering for the following summer activities:

* Soccer Camp for ages 8-14, which will be held June 23-27

* Basketball Camp for ages 7-13, which will be held June 16-18

* Tennis Lessons for ages 5-12. Morning and evening sessions are available. Classes will start June 3 and will run all summer long.

* Swim Lessons for ages 3 to adult. The first session starts June 16. Sessions will run all summer long with morning and evening classes available.

* Swim Team (Elkin Wet Lightning) for ages 5-18. The registration deadline is May 30.

* Summer Day Camp for ages 5-12.

For more information, visit the Recreation Center or call 835-9814.


North Wilkes athletic boosters

The North Wilkes athletic boosters club meets the first Monday night of every month at 7 p.m.

The group is currently recruiting new members. For more information on member benefits, call Ron Shumate 902-6556.


Upward flag football taking sign-ups

Elkin Valley Baptist Church is currently taking registration for its fall Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading season.

The program is open to boys and girls in grades 1-6. The cost is $60 for football players and cheerleaders who register by July 21 and $70 for those who register after July 21. The final day of registration is Aug. 2.

Forms may be picked up and registration fees may be dropped off at Elkin Valley Baptist Church, 118 N. Elkin Drive, any time between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

All participants must plan to attend one flag football evaluation or cheerleading orientation. Those sessions will be Monday, July 28; Tuesday, July 29 and Thursday, July 31 from 6-8 p.m. at the North Elkin Field. Scholarships are available.

Practices will begin the week of Aug. 18. The first game will be Saturday, Sept. 6. The final awards ceremony will be Monday, Nov. 3.

For more information, contact Elkin Valley Baptist Church at 835-3808.


East Wilkes youth football sign-ups

Registration for East Wilkes youth football (grades 3-8) will take place on July 27 at 2 p.m. at East Wilkes High School.

Practice starts July 31 at EWHS at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Eddie Settle at 835-6900 or Rocky Lyons at 835-4442.


Hook a kid on golf

Elkin Recreation & Parks and Cedarbrook Country Club will host Hook A Kid On Golf, a national skill development golf program administered by the National Alliance for Youth Sports, this summer.

Hook A Kid on Golf is aimed at youngsters who normally would not have the opportunity to learn to play the sport of golf.

The first level of this program is a Tee Level Clinic in which locally sponsored youngsters receive a low cost, week-long instruction clinic. Youngsters also receive and keep a starter set of golf clubs and a golf shirt.

For more information, call the Elkin Recreation & Parks Department at 835-9814. Cost for the program is $35.

The first day of registration is June 2. This program begins July 7 and ends July 11. Ages 8-10 will be from 9-10 a.m., and 11-13 will be from 10 a.m.-noon. Space is limited.


Benefit golf tournament for area Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America Phillip D. Thompson F.O.S. golf tournament will be held June 5 at Cedarbrook Country Club.

The event will benefit the youth of Dogwood District in the Old Hickory Council.

The cost is $50 per golfer. The format is four-person captain's choice. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will start at 12, and teams will tee off starting at 1 p.m.

Event organizers are looking for "gold" sponsors ($500) and hole sponsors ($100). Prizes will be given to the top finishers plus for closest to the pin, longest drive and hole-in-one.

For more information, contact Terry Mills (401-2060), Dan Stone (368-3984) or Kent Moser (789-2101).


Batter up! East Wilkes hosting baseball camp

The seventh annual East Wilkes High School youth baseball camp will be held June 16-18.

The camp is open to rising fourth through eighth-graders. Sessions will run from 8 a.m. until noon each day at the East Wilkes Middle School baseball field. Campers will play in groups based on grade.

The pre-registration fee is $40 per camper (until June 15). The cost is $50 for those who register on the first day of the camp.

Each player will be taught basic baseball fundamentals and will receive a camp T-shirt. The Cardinal high school baseball staff will serve as instructors for the camp.

For more information, contact East Wilkes baseball coach Jeremy Helton at 835-4772.


Youth football camp schedule at East Wilkes

The sixth annual East Wilkes High School Youth Football Camp has been scheduled for July 28-30.

The three-day camp is designed to prepare players for the Sertoma season. Sessions will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. at the East Wilkes High football field.

Sertoma practice will begin on Thursday, July 31 (keep reading The Tribune for registration information).

The football camp will cost $50 per camper. Pre-registration will run until July 14. Players also can register for the camp when they sign up for Sertoma or the first night of the camp.

For more information, contact East Wilkes football coach Monty Chipman at 835-4772 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

East camp will receive a camp T-shirt. The focus of sessions will be on basic football fundamentals and drills, taught by the EWHS football staff.


Flag football returning for East Wilkes' youngsters

For the third consecutive year, East Wilkes High School Athletics will be offering a fall season of flag football to all first and second graders (boys and girls).

A representative will be visiting each feeder school with information and registration forms. All eight games will be played at the East Wilkes High School football stadium. For more information, contact Michael Gregory at (336) 428-1290.


Baseball camp in North Wilkesboro

The Frank Pait Baseball Camp will be held June 23-26 at Memorial Park in North Wilkesboro.

The overall skills camp for ages 6-11 will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The overall skills camp for ages 12-16 will run from 1-4 p.m.

The cost is $80. Each session is limited to 75 campers, who must be pre-registered by June 16. Registration forms and more information are available by calling Frank Pait at (828) 324-2876.


Soccer camp coming up in Elkin

Elkin Recreation and Parks and Elkin High School will hold a soccer camp for ages 8-14 from June 23-27. Sessions will run from 9 a.m. until noon.

Elkin High soccer coach Joe McCulloch (USSF D License) and members of the Elkin men's and women's soccer teams will conduct the camp. Cost is $50 and will include a camp T-shirt.

Participants should bring a water bottle, shin guards, cleats and indoor shoes (in case of rain). For more information, call 835-9814.

The emphasis will be on teaching individual fundamentals (passing, dribbling, shooting and ball-handling) and instruction to improve technical and positional skills (keepers, backs, midfielders and forwards). Sessions will include small-sided play and full-sided matches.


Cardinal basketball camp

The annual Cardinal Basketball Camp will be held at the East Wilkes Middle School gym on June 23-26.

Sessions are open to boys in grades 3-8 (excluding rising freshmen) and will run from 8 a.m. until noon. The camp director is Justin Call, head coach at East Wilkes High School.

Each camper will receive a T-shirt. Lunch will be provided to campers on Thursday, June 26. Prizes will be awarded daily. There will be guest speakers.

The cost is $60 for those who pre-register (deadline is June 1) and $70 at the door.

The camp is designed to improve skills, fundamentals, knowledge and enjoyment of basketball. For more information, contact Call at 835-4772.


Upward basketball camp coming in July

An Upward basketball camp will be held at Elkin Valley Baptist Church on July 10-12.

Sessions will run from 9 a.m. until noon each day. The cost is $30. The camp is limited to the first 60 players to sign up.

For more information, visit www.evbcfamily.org or call 835-3808.

Elkin Valley's Upward basketball league featured 200 basketball players and cheerleaders this past winter. Elkin Valley also organizes Upward football in the fall and is planning to launch Upward soccer in spring 2009.