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Published on: 11/18/05

CHEROKEE CALENDAR

BASEBALL

Tryouts for the 11-and-under Cherokee Storm are 1-4 p.m. Dec. 3 and 11 at Harmon Field #2 in Canton.

Info: 678-776-8573, 770-591-6770, dan@qpcinc.net

MARTIAL ARTS

Samurai Karate School Shotokan-style classes are 6:30-8:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Cherokee County Recreation Center in Woodstock.

Cost: $40 per month

Info: 770-720-1755

SWIMMING

The Ryan Pyles Aquatic Foundation offers private swim lessons in Canton for ages 1-10.

Info: 770-720-0623;

www.infantswim.com.

COBB CALENDAR

BASKETBALL

One Goal Sports Basketball/Cheerleading Registration is open for boys and girls age 5-12. Practices begin Jan. 16.

Cost: $65 by Dec. 8, $85 after

Info: 678-921-4317, www.onegoalsports.co

AAU and YBOA tryouts for Southern Xposure's 9-and-under and 8-and-under teams are ongoing at Cobb County Christian School in Marietta.

Info: 404-447-3992, pharper333@yahoo.com

SOFTBALL

Open tryouts for the West Cobb Girls Softball Association spring/summer 12-and-under, 14-and-under, 16-and-under and 18-and-under slow-pitch travel teams are Dec. 4 and 11.

Info: 770-235-6179, www.wcgsoftball.com

The East Cobb Blast 12A fast-pitch team is looking for players for spring season.

Info: 678-468-9636, gwjonesiii@hotmail.com

TENNIS

Senior round robin socials are 9 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Harrison Tennis Center.

Cost: $3

Info: 770-591-3151

Tennis camps for kids are held weekly at Lost Mountain Tennis Center.

Info: 770-528-8525

West Cobb Tennis Academy lessons are ongoing at the Courtyard Swim and Tennis Club.

Cost: $55 per month

Info: 770-529-2666

CLAYTON/HENRY CALENDAR

DANCE

Clogging sessions are held 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays at Jonesboro First United Methodist Church. Beginners are welcome.

Cost: Free

Info: 404-247-9467

MARTIAL ARTS

Henry County Parks and Recreation Department offers tae kwon do classes 7-8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Windy Hill Activity Building. Ages 6 to adult. Sign-ups are the first Monday of each month.

Cost: $40 per month

Info: 770-997-0856

WRESTLING

High school wrestling officials are needed in Henry, Fayette, Coweta, Newton, Rockdale and Douglas counties.

Info: 678-794-5756, budhen27@bellsouth.net

DEKALB/ROCKDALE CALENDAR

BASEBALL

The 9-and-under travel team at Wade Walker Park is seeking players for spring.

Info: 404-210-2904, ege129@aol.com, www.wadewalkerpark.org

FITNESS

Shake, Rattle & Stroll exercise classes for parents and children are 4:30 p.m. Mondays at University Heights Methodist Church in Decatur.

Cost: $45 for six sessions

Info: 678-592-6801, kdafitness@hotmail.com

Sit and Get Fit classes for seniors and those with Parkinson's disease are 1 p.m. Tuesdays at the Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods at Emory.

Cost: $90 for six sessions

Info: 678-592-6801, kdafitness@hotmail.com.

SOCCER

Hall of Fame soccer clinics for under-6 through under-12 players are 5:30-7 p.m. Fridays at the Clarkston Community Center.

Cost: Free

Info: 404-508-1050, www.clarkstoncommunitycenter.org

WRESTLING

High school wrestling officials are needed in Henry, Fayette, Coweta, Newton, Rockdale and Douglas counties.

Info: 678-794-5756, budhen27@bellsouth.net

FAYETTE/COWETA CALENDAR

BACKPACKING

Backpacking clinics are at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Hit the Trail in Newnan.

Cost: Free

Info: 770-253-2241

CYCLING

Bicycles Unlimited has year-round weekly rides at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays at the shop in Peachtree City. Ride 10-15 miles on cart paths. Helmets required.

Cost: Free

Info: 770-486-9252

SOCCER

Regisration is ongoing for winter indoor soccer for youth and adults at The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville. The session for under-14, under-15 and high school teams starts Jan. 2.

Info: 770-460-8785, www.soccercentre.info

TREE CLIMBING

Fayette County Recreation and Tree Climbing USA offer open climbs 2-5 p.m. the second Sunday of each month. Ages 8 and older.

Cost: $12

Info: 770-487-6929 or

www.treeclimbingusa.com

CITYLIFE/SOUTH FULTON CALENDAR

DIVING

Atlanta Diving has 7-and-up springboard lessons at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center for boys and girls.

Info: 770-971-2436,

www.atlantadiving.com

TABLE TENNIS

Atlanta Georgia Table Tennis Association sessions are 7-11:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 8:30 a.m.-noon Sundays year-round at the Chastain Park gym.

Cost: $55 per year for adult membership, $20 per year for junior membership

Info: 770- 663-8600, postmaster@agtta.org, www.agtta.org

TENNIS

It's a Match Tennis Club mixed doubles round robins are 7-9 p.m. Fridays at Bitsy Grant Tennis Center.

Info: 770-662-6162

Advanced drills for intermediate (4.0 and above) adult players are 2-3:30 p.m. Saturdays at Chastain Tennis Center.

Cost: $18

Info: 404-610-6609, tennisqro7@netzero.net

Itsy Bitsy Tennis Clinics for ages 3-4 are 9-9:30 and 9:30-10 a.m. Saturdays at Bitsy Grant Tennis Center.

Cost: $8

Info: 404-609-7193

WHEELCHAIR SPORTS

Anyone interested may attend one of Shepherd Center's sports team practices. Basketball is 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Power soccer is 5-7 p.m. Mondays and Fridays. Fencing is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Kayaking is 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Riflery is 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Rugby is 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays. Swimming is 5-7 p.m. Mondays.

Info: 404-350-7786

NORTH FULTON CALENDAR

BASEBALL

The Jack City Giants 13-and-under travel team will hold open practices during November.

Info: 404-906-6800 , www.giantsbaseball.org

RUNNING

The Jingle Jog is 8 a.m. Dec. 10 at Costco on Peachtree Dunwoody Road.

Info: 770-888-0481, www.jinglejog.com, info@jinglejog.com

The Chattahoochee Challenge 10K is 8 a.m. Feb. 11 at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell.

Cost: $20 in advance, $25 race day

Info: 770-992-2055, Ext. 234; www.chattnaturecenter.com

TENNIS

Sunny Sunday Mixed Round Robins are 3-5 p.m. Sundays in November and December at North Fulton Tennis Center. No partner needed. Sign-up start 6 p.m. Fridays.

Cost: $6

Info: 404-303-6182

GWINNETT CALENDAR

Contact us. If you would like an announcement included, fax it to us at 770-263-3011.

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

Atlanta Diamonds. 16-U girls independent travel team seeks players. Alan Hadley, 770-995-1108.

Atlanta Lightning tryouts. 16-U travel baseball team for summer, based in Gwinnett. John Bellavance 770-921-5515, 770-314-0744 (cell) or www.eteamz.com/atlantalightning.

Baseball umpire clinics. February, Southern and International Umpires Camps, all levels trained, major league and college instructors. Jesse Smith, 770-978-4319 or www.baseballumpirecamps.com.

Duluth Softball Umpires Association. Accepting applications for youth fast-pitch and slow-pitch umpires. Training provided. Barry Sullivan, 770-623-1750.

East Metro Baseball League. Seeks players, 18-and-over, 35-and-over, all night games during the week. 770-788-8077 or www.embl.net.

Georgia Spurs. Players ages 18-35 to play weeknights in Athens in wooden-bat league. Mike Serafin, 678-442-1624.

Georgia Storm. 14-U travel baseball team tryouts weekly. Jim Couch, 770-378-5015; or Bruce Kennedy, 770-235-5001.

Georgia TAZ seeks fast-pitch players. 18A team needs A/Gold-level outfielders, infielders and a pitcher. Paul Stewart, 770-962-0088.

Grayson Association 14-U team seeks players. Fast-pitch travel team needs a pitcher, catcher and outfielder for upcoming season. Woody King, 770-466-0171 or 770-995-4838.

Greater Atlanta MSBL Umpire Association. Umpires needed for Sunday men's baseball in metro area. 404-851-2425 or umpires@atlantamsbl.com.

Hebron Mission Team Angels. 10-U travel GGBL baseball team looking for players. 678-232-5967 or 678-478-0564.

Lawrenceville 14-U. GGBL team seeks players. 404-797-1287.

Lilburn women's fast-pitch league. 18-and-older players needed. Games played at Lilburn Lions Club Park. Ken Khale, 770-564-8747 or oc1oc2@aol.com.

Men's senior baseball leagues. Players and teams for 18-, 28-, 38- and 48-older divisions. 18-older, 404-250-8075; 28-older, 404-851-2861; others, 404-851-2426; or www.atlantamsbl.com.

Metro Atlanta senior softball league. For men (48 and up) and women (40 and up). Gary Mastrodonato, 770-925-4372; or Doris Warpole, 770-447-8592.

Mountain Park Athletic Association. Spring baseball and softball registration. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 14, Mountain Park Department. For more info, contact the sports director (Chris Dean for softball or Lee Parsons for baseball). Online registration opens at 10 a.m. Jan. 14.

Officials. Women and men, 18-older baseball and fast-pitch softball umpiring. Training provided. Mike, 770-921-3468.

Peachtree Ridge Athletic Association spring travel baseball tryouts.

Pitching instruction. Fast-pitch softball clinics and lessons. 678-344-5876.

Players needed. 12-year-old tournament baseball travel team looking for position players. 770-356-8108 or 770-855-1376.

R and G Strike Zone. Indoor batting cages for softball and baseball in Buford. 770-945-7668.

Renz Baseball Academy. Private classes, eight indoor batting cages and Christmas camps. 770-271-4554.

Softball pitching instruction. Fast-pitch, individuals and groups. Terry Duncan, 678-699-6048 or 770-614-8444.

Southeastern Umpires Association. Men and women for baseball at local youth parks. Training, certification provided. 770-381-7415.

Terry Pendleton developmental program tryouts. 12-U and 16-U, and high school juniors and seniors. 678-957-0885 or www.pendletonbaseball.com.

TNT Sports. Baseball pitching and hitting lessons by Rob Blair, former college coach, Snellville. To set up a free pitching or hitting analysis, call 678-344-5876.

BASKETBALL

Duluth basketball association. Officials needed for youth league. Training provided. Barry Sullivan, 770-623-1750.

Georgia Eagles basketball tryouts. Need coaches and players for travel program, boys and girls ages 9-16. Dave Whitten, 770-309-6762 or dlwhitten@aol.com.

Georgia Lady Eagles basketball club. Tryouts for competitive AAU girls program, ages 13U-16U. Jury Sollenberger, 770-338-0917 or HoopsJS1@aol.com.

Georgia Lady Eagles basketball club. Tryouts for girls ages 16-17. John Woods, 404-429-0088 or woulde97@aol.com.

Gwinnett Storm girls tryouts. AAU/YBOA club holding open tryouts for fall season. Players must have been 12 years old by Jan. 1, 2005. Larry Krueger, 770-722-8302.

Multi-County Basketball Officials Association. Needs men and women ages 18 and older to referee high school and middle school games in Gwinnett area. Training provided. David Pattillo, 404-529-8535 or www.mcboa.homestead.com.

North Georgia Jaguars tryouts. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays from Oct. 15 through March 4, Pleasantdale Park, boys and girls ages 9-12. Steven 678-523-2745 or 770-414-8883.

Peach State Basketball Officials Association. Need men and women to officiate high school games. Training provided. Kevin Propst, 404-457-4552 or www.psboa.org.

Point Game training and travel team selections. 10-U, 12-U and 14-U boys; 10-U, 12-U, 14-U and 16-U girls. Brian Harmon,

678-478- 0727 or blh.ptgame@comcast.net.

Suwanee Sports Academy rising stars registration. Boys and girls grades k-3. Eight weeks of training. Meets 6:15 p.m. weekly. $125. www.suwaneesportsacademy.com.

Top of the Key. Personal basketball lessons with Olympian Debbie Miller-Palmore, boys and girls ages 8-18. 770-465-1502.

CHEERLEADING

Lawrenceville Youth Association. Coaches sought for all age groups. 770-962-2954 or 404-797-1287.

FOOTBALL

Collins Hill Athletic Association. Accepting applications for qualified coaches in all age groups. Craig Deneau, deneauc@charter.net.

Grayson Athletic Association. Football coaches needed for eighth grade and all age groups. Duane Davis, 678-300-0282 or www.gaasports.org.

Lanier Football Officials Association. GHSA member, accepting applications. Weekly training meetings. Tom Tipton, 770-967-3197, Ext. 239, or www.lanierofficials.org.

Lawrenceville Youth Association: Needs eighth grade coaches for all positions. Bob Brand, 404-297-1287 or www.lyasports.com.

Multi-County Football Officials. Looking for high school football officials in Metro Atlanta area, No experience necessary, training provided. 404-697-6902 or register at www.mcfoafootball.org.

Peach State Football Officials Association. High school officials needed. Will train. Ron Barton, 770-448-3003.

GYMNASTICS

Atlanta School of Gymnastics, Lawrenceville. Classes for tots through teens. Cheerleading classes for ages 5-older. 770-277-9434.

Georgia Gymnastics Academy. Registration at Lawrenceville, 770-962-5867; Suwanee, 770- 945-3424.

Gwinnett Gymnastics Center. Registration ongoing for ages 18 months through teens. 770-921-5630.

Gym Elite. Registration for boys and girls 2-older. Cheerleading for 6-older. 770-242-0678.

Gymnastix Training Center. Registration for ages 18 months-older. Near Mall of Georgia. 678- 546-6626.

The Little Gym of Snellville. Noncompetitive gymnastics and motor-skills development classes and camps, children ages 10 months to 12 years. 770-982-0901 or www.tlgsnellvillega.com.

LACROSSE

Bagataway Lacrosse: Registration is ongoing for Bagataway Lacrosse girls and boys leagues. For first- through eighth-graders. 404-216-5870 or jasona@bagatawaylacrosse.com, www.bagatawaylacrosse.com.

Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association. Needs officials for the upcoming season, training and mentoring provided. Jim Westbrook 678-570-9052 or jwestbrook@jwallc.net.

PlayLaxGwinnett. Players, coaches, referees needed for play at Gwinnett Sports Center. Chris Chico, chris@kicks-sticks.com or 678-429-0094.

MULTISPORT PROGRAMS

Duluth Parks and Recreation. Aerobics, karate, dance, tai chi, gymnastics, yoga, basketball, swimming, aqua aerobics, golf, first aid and CPR. 770-814-6981.

SMYSA. Elementary and middle school exercise program at Wade-Walker Park, 3:45-5:45 p.m. Year-round PE class for home schooled children, 8.30 a.m.-1 p.m. Day care and pre-K activities weekday mornings. 770-879-1123 or www.smysa.org.

Suwanee Sports Academy. Senior fitness classes offered at 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, $30 per month. 770-614-6686, Ext. 100.

SportsTech: Speed and agility training, 10 two-hour sessions. Matt Smith, 770-985-4066.

OUTDOORS

Chattahoochee River volunteer hiking patrol. Assist the National Park Service along the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Volunteers will receive 12 hours of training, including CPR, first-aid certification and trail maintenance. 678-538-1200.

Dog Hikers of Georgia. Meets 10 a.m. Saturdays for a 6-mile hike. 770-992-2362.

Duluth Bass Club. Joe Yurina, 770- 623-7375 or www.duluthbass.com.

ROLLER HOCKEY/IN-LINE/

ICE SKATING

Atlanta IceForum. Registration ongoing for classes. Wendy Betenia, 770-813-1010.

Norcross Youth Roller Hockey League. Boys and girls, grades 8-12. Debbie Tuschall, 770-729-1877. Referees needed. Pay based on experience. Dennis Eaves, 770-416-7613.

Peachtree Booster Club. Pinckneyville Roller Hockey Rink. $95 for 12-game season, $30 out-of-county fee. www.pbcsports.org.

RUNNING/TRACK

Victory Thoroghbreds track team. Practices Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, Buchanan High School of Technology, 2595 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross. Also looking for volunteer coaches. Georgetta Brown 770-572-7885, or Gbrowngill2002@yahoo.com.

SOCCER

Adult men's soccer. Teams and players 30-older for Sunday games. Bill Hoag, 770-446-3624 or www.wgsc.net.

AUSA. 15-U boys challenge 'A' team seeks field players. Bill O'Bryan, wjobryan@bellsouth.net.

Challenged soccer. For mentally and physically disabled youngsters. Ken Higgins, 770-985-0434.

Classic teams. Georgia F.C. seeking girls and boys for its Academy program, and Classic U-13 and U-16 boys teams seeking additional field players. Jason Smith 678-428-0178 or jason.smith@atlantasilverbacks.com.

Fair Play Sports Center. Indoor soccer for ages 4-7; 30- to 60- minute classes Saturdays. 770- 831-3210.

Georgia Soccer Official Association. Registration for men and women ages 17 and older to referee middle and high school games in metro Atlanta. Training is free. Don Williams, www.gsoa.net or 770- 656-1626.

The Soccer Academy. Signup for adult and youth soccer. Natalie Daniel 770-925-4404 or www.soccertsa.com.

Tornado soccer club. U-13 girls team needs players. Coach Steve 678-377-2083 or 770-294-5053.

SWIMMING/DIVING/SCUBA

Dancing Dolphins synchronized swim club. Teams for ages up to 20 and masters at SwimAtlanta at Johns Creek. 678-947-4516.

Dynamo Swim Club lessons. 2084 McGee Road, Snellville. www.dynamoswimschool.com or 770-972-4055.

Gwinnett Aquatics. Year-round swim team for ages 5-18 and lessons for all ages, including adults. 2800 Quinbery Drive and Bethany Church Road. 770-972-4055.

Olde Towne Club of Duluth. Aquatic Specialists of Atlanta, lessons and workouts. 770-925-2639 or 770- 330-6164.

Sea Lab Diving: Scuba courses for ages 12 and over available online. Info: sea-lab.com; 770-979-8670.

Senior water-exercise class. Mountain Park pool in Lilburn, 10-10:50 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. $1 per class. 770-564-4650.

SwimAtlanta Sugarloaf at Kid's Village. Swim team, lessons, lap swimming, master's program, water aerobics, scuba. 678-442-7946.

TENNIS

Lincoln Tennis Center clinics. 10 a.m., technique, $12; 11 a.m., points and drills, $10. Reserve day ahead. 770-465-3340.

VOLLEYBALL

Gwinnett Sports Center. Registration ongoing. Jerry Robison, 678-491-0203 or www.gscfun.com.

WRESTLING

Metro Atlanta Wrestling Officials Association. Needs officials. Bud Hennebaul, 770-338-0705, BudHen27@aol.com.

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