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Sports Briefs: Youth football, cheer sign-ups scheduled for Tuesday

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Youth football, cheer sign-upsTruckee Youth Football and Cheer will hold sign-ups at the Truckee Elementary School cafeteria on Tuesday, May 12 from 6-8 p.m. Cost for football is $165 per player, and $150 for each additional sibling. Cheer is $125 per child and $110 for additional siblings. Full and partial scholarships are available. Bring a birth certificate copy to sign-ups; the league will also need a final report card of 2009 before the first practice. There will be a physician on site offering physicals for $25. For questions call Leah Butterworth at 386-1612 or Kevin Elvrum at 386-7701. Call Colleen Bellon at 587-1207 for Spanish.Donner Lake stand-up paddleboard raceThe Lake Tahoe Paddleboard Association (LTPA) is hosting the Donner Lake Paddleboard andamp; Stand-up Paddleboard Race on Saturday, May 23. This 5-mile event will start at 9 a.m. at West End Beach. Spectators are welcome. Free on-water stand-up paddleboard demonstrations will be available after the race. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Truckee High swim team. For registration information visit http://www.tahoepaddle.com.AYSO taking registrationWalk-in registration for Truckees fall AYSO season will be held at the Parks and Rec building on Tuesday, May 19 and Thursday, June 4 from 5:30-7 p.m. AYSO has programs for ages 4-18, and walk-in registration is the easiest way for new and returning players to sign up. Walk-in fees are the lowest available at $45 for U5 and $55 for U6-U19. Additional discounts will be available at the event. Also learn how to become a coach, referee, board member or other volunteer. Mail-in registration information and details on the AYSO-sponsored summer camp can be found at http://www.truckeeayso.org.Volunteers needed for summer adaptive recreation programsDisabled Sports USA Far West, located at Alpine Meadows Resort, is looking for volunteers to help teach people with disabilities learn how waterski, cycle and travel through outdoor environments independently. Experience in outdoor recreation is helpful, but not required. Free, mandatory training is provided. Call Vanessa at 581-4161, ext. 203 or e-mail vanessa@disabledsports.net for more information.NASTC offering Mt. Shasta tripTruckees North American Ski Training Center (NASTC) will lead a three-day trip from May 30-June 1 to ski Mt. Shasta. No experience is required to make the ascent. However, experience skiing off-piste is necessary for the descent. All three days will be spent on the mountain, with each day involving ski time as well as well instruction and practice of ski mountaineering skills and techniques. Contact NASTC for additional details at 582-4772 or ski@skinastc.com, or visit http://www.skinastc.com.Jakes Fishing DerbyJakes 16th Annual Charity Fishing Derby will be held on Sunday, May 31 starting one hour before sunrise and ending at noon. The angler who reels in the largest mackinaw is awarded $1,000; the largest brown trout is worth $500 and the largest rainbow $250. Entry fee is $50 and includes a T-shirt, Jakes buffet brunch (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.) and a raffle. All proceeds benefit Boy Scouts Troop 266 in Tahoe City. Register in Tahoe City at Jakes On The Lake or Pete n Peters. For more information or to donate to the charity raffle call 583-0188.Truckee YoungLife InvitationalClear Capital, Martis Camp and Niello Audi are sponsoring a golf tournament benefiting Truckee YoungLife on Monday, May 18 at Martis Camp. Cost is $400 per player or $1,600 per team of four. Included in the entry fee are guest and cart fees, a gourmet boxed lunch, beverage and comfort stations, hole contests, an awards reception, a tournament momento, and competition for additional prizes. Contact YoungLife for more information or to register at 414-1290 or rhunte@mac.com.Lifeguard trainingThe Northstar Property Owners Association is offering a series of six Red Cross Lifeguard Training and Recertification classes throughout May. Cost is $125 (includes material), or $45 for recertification. Must be 15 or older. Remaining classes will be held May 16 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; May 17 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m; and May 23 starting at 9 a.m. To recertify, participants need only attend the May 17 class. Each class will consist of pool and classroom time. Bring a lunch, swim suit, towel and change of clothes. Participants must be able to swim 500 yards continuously, dive, and surface dive and tread water. Sign up at the Northstar Property Owners Association at 2200 North Village Drive in Truckee. For more information call 562-0322.Truckee Little League raffleTruckee Little League will raffle off a new Sea-Doo personal watercraft and trailer in a fundraiser to build a practice facility for year-round use. The winner will be drawn on June 12 at the Little League championship game. Raffle tickets cost $20 and can be purchased from any Truckee Little League or Babe Ruth player, their coaches, or at Thin Air Motorsports on East River Street in Truckee. For more information contact Jay England at thinairjay@yahoo.com. Drop-in field hockeyThe Truckee-Donner Recreation andamp; Park District is offering field hockey this summer at Riverview Sports Park. Players of all abilities are welcome. Some instruction will be available and some equipment is available for loan. Field hockey runs from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday evenings all summer. No pre-registration is required. Cost is $3 per player. For more information call Paula at 208-6122 or contact the TDRPD at 582-7720 or at tdrpd.com.Truckee Tahoe Golf for a BargainThe Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundations Golfing for Schools card is on sale at Porters Sports in Truckee. The transferable pass is $400 and provides 18-holes of play at seven North Tahoe and Truckee golf courses. There is a limit of eight cards per person, and passes are limited. Some restrictions apply; see http://www.exined.org for details.Summer basketball leagueThe Tahoe City Public Utilities District Parks and Recreation department is offering a call your own mens summer basketball league at Rideout Gym from June 14 through Aug. 16. Team registration is available until June 8. There will be 10 games played on Sundays from 5-8 p.m. Team fees are $125 and sponsor fees $150. A managers meeting is scheduled for June 8 at Rideout at 6 p.m. For more information call 583-4440, extension 11, or e-mail lvannoy@tcpud.org.Junior golf summer campsThe Golf Academy at Old Greenwood opens its second year with two new five-day junior summer camps offering five full days of instruction, specifically designed for 13- to 17-year-old golfers. Each players game is evaluated using the latest golf analysis technology. Then a customized improvement plan is developed for each golfer. Camps are co-ed and taught by Academy instructors, including Keith Lyford and Renee Trudeau. Two sessions are available: Beginner and Intermediate Camp from June 22-26 and the Advanced Players Camp from July 13-17. For more information on The Golf Academy at Old Greenwood, call 550-2670 or visit http://www.oldgreenwoodgolfacademy.com.Adult gymnasticsMy Playground in Truckee is offering adult gymnastics classes with new coach Lindy Miller for a 10-week session that started April 18. Participants may join any time after the first session. All levels are welcome, and no experience is required. This one-hour class offers a warm-up with emphasis on body alignment, tumbling, bar, balance beam, vault, rings and Acrosports. Learn how to use your physical structure to support your weight both vertically and when inverted. Classes are held at My Playground in the Pioneer Commerce Center on Saturdays at 10:45 a.m. For more information call 587-7404 or visit http://www.playgroundcentral.com.Tahoe Rim Trail youth backcountry campsThe Tahoe Rim Trail Association in partnership with Sierra Nevada Journeys is offering four three-day, two-night Youth Backcountry Camps for those ages 14 to 18 as a part of its summer trail and educational programs. Camps will be held July 13-15, July 16-18, July 19-21 and July 22-24. The fourth session, July 22-24 is a Latino Youth Backcountry Camp. Each camp has the capacity for 12 students. Cost is $99 for the first three sessions (scholarships are available) and only $25 for the fourth session (the Latino Youth Backcountry Camp). For more information or to register, contact Katy Washington at (775) 298-0238 or katyw@tahoerimtrail.org.Soccer training programSierra Mountain Soccer Club will provide two, four-week training sessions at both Riverview Park in Truckee and North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista this summer. The training sessions, available for children of all abilities and taught by Director of Coaching Amy Machin-Ward, will run from June 22 to July 16, and again from July 20 to Aug. 13. Players will train twice a week at their preferred location. Truckee will host players ages 4 to 18 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tahoe Vista will host preschool- and elementary-age children Mondays and Wednesdays. To sign up, visit sierramountainsoccer.com or contact SMSC at 530-587-2633 or kelly@sierramountainsoccer.com.Truckee open gymThe Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District is offering adult drop-in basketball for $3 per player year-round on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Veterans Building in downtown Truckee from 11 a.m.1 p.m.Cheerleading, tumbling campTeri McKinney is offering a cheerleading and tumbling camp on the shore of Donner Lake this summer. Participants will need to wear comfortable clothes and bring lunch, bathing suit, sun block and lots of water. Camps will be taught by McKinney as well as Ashley Hartman and Javier Espinoza. There will be free beach time each day. A half day (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) costs $75 and a full day (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) costs $150. For questions call Teri at (775) 624-6994. The sessions are as follows:SESSION 1: June 15-19SESSION 2: June/July 29-3SESSION 3: July 13-17SESSION 4: July 27-31SESSION 5: August 3-7SESSION 6: August 17-21


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