Digest: Punt, Pass & Kick slated for Saturday

The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department will host the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick competition Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Stodick Park, field 3.

The top finishers from each of the eight age groups will advance to a sectional competition.

Boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 15 will be allowed to compete. The competition field will be divided into eight age groups. It is a free competition.

For more information, contact J.P. Albert at 782-9828.

Carson Valley Men's Golf results

The Carson Valley Men's Golf Club hosted an individual stroke play tournament Sunday at the Carson Valley Golf Course.

G.J. Paulsen and Roger Hala tied for first in the A flight with a 71.

John R. Miller won the B flight with a 67 while John Dorman and Matthew Budjako tied for second with a 69.

Dan Llyod won the C flight with a 63 and Paul Lockwood took second with a 67.

Jeff Greer took closest to the pin honors on No. 1 coming within one foot, four inches.

For more information on the club, call Paul Lockwood at 782-6583.

Lil' Tiger workouts

The Douglas High School boys' basketball team will be hosting a series of open gym workouts for boys and girls grades three through nine begining Saturday at the Douglas High gym.

Workouts run from 8 to 10 a.m. on Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 14 and 21.

Cost is $20 per workout or $60 for all four.

Instruction will be provided by the boys' basketball coaching staff and several of the Tiger basketball players will be on hand as counselors.

Registration will be taken at the door.

Winter Sports Clearance

The 2006-07 winter sports season is just around the corner.

Students interested in participating in a winter sport at Douglas High School must obtain clearance through the athletic department prior to any participation.

A clearance night for winter sports has been scheduled for Oct. 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Douglas High School commons.

The mandatory extracurricular drug policy presentation is at 6 p.m. on that same evening.

The athlete, along with at least one of their parent/legal guardians, must attend the presentation.

If the athlete or the parent/legal guardian is not in attendance, the athlete will not be able to try out.

Students planning to participate in a spring sport are also encouraged to attend the October clearance. Douglas Student Body Cards will be sold at the clearance night as well.

For more information, contact Jeff Evans at 782-5136, ext. 1015.

Major leaguers coming to Valley

The Coalition for a Boys & Girls Club in Carson Valley will host the first annual Go to Bat World Series party Oct. 21 at the Carson Valley Inn's Shannon Ball Room.

Scheduled to appear are a number of former and current Major League Baseball players, including former Douglas High standout Shawn Estes of the San Diego Padres.

Also slated to attend are Jeff Fassero (San Diego), Rich Aurilla, Royce Clayton and Brad Lesley of the Cincinnati Reds, Bill Mueller of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bill North of the 1974 Oakland A's and Gary Bell of the Cleveland Indians World Series team.

Festivities will include a family autograph session scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. on Oct. 21 at CVIC Hall. 120 Louisville Slugger World Series Edition miniature bats will be available to purchase. The Major Leaguers will be on hand to sign autographs.

Dinner highlights will include stadium food stations, raffle and silent and live auctions.

Attendance at the evening's party is limited to adults only.

Tickers are $40 per person. Corporate sponsorships are available upon request.

Ticket purchase includes the chance to win a four-night Ensenada cruise for two.

Tickets may be purchased at Nevada State Bank, Edward Jones office locations, Carson Valley Accounting and the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Authority.

All proceeds will benefit and help establish a Boys & Girls Club chapter in Carson Valley.

For more information, e-mail bgccarsonvalley@yahoo.com or call 781-5954.

Old Guys Basketball

Men 35 and older interested in playing pickup basketball are invited to the basketball court in the Pastoral Center at St. Gall Catholic Church every Sunday at 4 p.m. and Wednesday at 7 p.m.

After teams are chosen, games go either full-court or half-court depending on how many show up. The sessions are strictly for fun and exercise.

Cost is $50, which is donated to the church for court upkeep. The sessions run from September to June.

For more information, contact John Parra at 265-3586.

Hunter safety class

A hunter safety class will be Sept. 30 at the Nevada Cooperative Extension Building, 1329 Waterloo Lane, across from Lampe Park in Gardnerville. Class size is limited. Participants must pre-register and complete a workbook prior to the class.

The class, which will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will focus on gun safety, wilderness survival and hunting ethics. Successful participants will receive their hunter certificate at the end of class.

Participants must be at least 11 years old. You must be 12 or older to purchase a Nevada hunting license. For more information contact:

Bob Gray 267-3034, John Scott 782-5102, Alan Phillips 265-5751 or Bob Smith 265-6691.

Nevada Lightning softball tryouts

The Nevada Lightning girls' fastpitch softball 12-under team is looking for experienced tournament players for the 2006 fall and 2007 seasons.

Tryouts will be conducted through September.

Please contact Rollie Scarselli at 786-0766 or 851-0923 or Anna Scarselli-Lawrence at 240-5244 or 356-7755 for more information.