Digest: Club soccer tryouts ongoing this week

Carson Valley Elements

The Carson Valley Elements United U12 girls' soccer team will hold open tryouts for the fall 2007 season Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Stodick Park.

Tryouts are open to girls ages 10 and 11(born between Aug. 1, 1995 and July 31, 1997) interested in competitive level soccer.

For more information, call Fritz Schweigert at 265-7301.

Carson Valley Soccer Club

The Carson Valley Soccer Club is conducting tryouts for its competitive fall teams today, Thursday and Saturday.

All tryout sessions will be held at Gardnerville Elementary School and will last approximately two hours.

Individual team tryout schedules are as follows:

Boys U12 (born after 7/31/95) and boys U14 Earthquakes United (7/31/93) will both go today at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m.

Girls U12 Xtreme (7/31/95), today at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m.

Girls U13 Eliminators (7/31/94), Saturday at noon.

Girls U13 (7/31/94), today at 6 p.m.

Girls U14 Net Rippers (7/31/93), today at 6 p.m., Saturday at noon.

Girls U16/U17 Backdraft (7/31/90), Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Players and parents are encouraged to download and fill out the player profile form at www.carsonvalleysoccer.org and bring it with them to the tryout.

For more information, contact Tim Dry at tdry@carson valleysoccer.org or 267-4545.

Paul Millsap basketball camp

The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department is taking registration for the High Intensity Hoops Basketball Camp presenting Paul Millsap's Go Hard Basketball Academy July 30 through Aug. 2 at Douglas High School.

Millsap, a forward for the Utah Jazz, made the 2007 NBA All-Rookie Team, is an NBA Rookie of the Year candidate and led the NCAA three times while at Louisiana Tech.

The camp is for athletes in third through 10th grades and will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Cost is $210 but there is a $20 discount for each additional family member or for athletes who also participated in the Douglas Tiger Camp in late June.

The camp includes four full days of instruction. Pre-registration is required as there is limited enrollment space. Players will be asked to bring proper basketball attire and lunch.

Challenger British Soccer Camp

The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department will host the Challenger British Soccer Camp from July 30 to Aug. 3 at Stodick Park for athletes ages 5 to 16.

Each player will be coached by a member of the professional British staff and will receive a soccer ball, T-shirt, evaluation, camp gift and a Sports Illustrated for Kids offer.

Half-day camp and full-day camps are available.

Register at www.challengersports.com. For more information, call 782-9828.

Douglas All-Sports programs

The annual Douglas High School sports program is currently in production.

Approximately 500 programs are sold throughout the year at all Douglas High School Athletic events.

Proceeds benefit all Douglas High athletic teams.

Advertising space is still available with a deadline of Aug. 4.

For more information, contact Paula at 267-2474.

Douglas High soccer camp

The Douglas High School soccer program will host field and goalkeeper training Aug. 6 through 9 for boys and girls ages 6-12.

Camp clinicians include Douglas varsity girls' head coach Lorraine Fitzhugh, assistant Kelly Day and junior varsity head coach Amanda Mikulich, along with players from the Douglas High boys' and girls' soccer squad.

Cost is $100 and includes drills, micro-6 games and team games.

Application forms will be available at the Douglas High School Tiger Cage. For more information, call 782-5136 or 265-1531.

Tennis camps available

There will be several summer youth camps through Aug. 9. Contact parks and recreation at 782-9828 for more information.

Private and group lessons are available at Genoa Lakes Tennis Club.

Minimum age of 16 will be allowed to participate.

Those interested in participating should be present at the meeting. Call 783-9598 or e-mail mefiyi@charter.net for more information.

Net Rippers youth soccer camp

The Carson Valley Net Rippers will host their second youth soccer camp Aug. 13 through Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon each day.

The cost for all three days is $55.

Instructors for the camp will be the U14 Net Rippers players and staff.

Proceeds from the camp will go toward team expenses for the fall season.

The camp is open to players ages 5 through 9 and no experience is necessary.

Space is limited. Applications are available at www.carsonvalleysoccer.org/camp.pdf. For more information, contact Tim Dry at netrippers@carsonvalleysoccer.org or 267-4545.

Youth flag football sign-ups open

The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department is taking registration for the NFL Youth Flag Football League.

Players receive a reversible NFL flag jersey, mouthpiece and individual trophy.

All games will be played on Saturdays at Stodick Park.

Participants will be divided into four age groups (5-6 coed, 7-8 coed, 9-11 coed and 12-14 coed).

Players must be at least six and not 15 by Sept. 1.

Coaches will randomly choose teams through a draft system. Volunteer coaches and sponsors are needed.

Registration is being accepted until Aug. 31 and the games will begin Sept. 22.

Cost is $60 per participant. For more information, or to register, contact 782-9828.

23rd CVI mixed-scramble tourney

The 23rd annual Carson Valley Inn Mixed Scramble Golf Tournament at Empire Ranch Golf Course will be Sept. 7 and 8 with $3,500 in cash prizes and a $5,000 hole-in-one prize.

The weekend includes Friday and Saturday night hotel accomodations, golf on Saturday, a souvenir hat, team picture, a sleeve of CVI logo golf balls, green fees and carts, sandwiches and beverages on the course and dinner on Saturday.

All-inclusive prices are $269 per person, double occupancy; $444 for couples with only one golfer; $359 single occupancy golfer and $185 for participants not needing a hotel room.

An optional no-rules early bird round is available Friday at Empire Ranch Golf Course for $40, which includes green fees and cart.

For more information, visit www.cvinn.com or call 783-6679.

AYSO registration

Carson Valley AYSO is taking online registration for the fall soccer season.

The league is open to boys and girls between 4 and 18 years old as of July 31, 2007.

Certified birth certificates must be presented for check-off at the time of registration for all players.

The season runs from the beginning of August through mid-October.

Cost for registration is $75 per player.

Instructions are on www.ayso318.org.

Parks & Recreation looking for officials

Douglas County Parks & Recreation is looking for qualified officials for youth and adult sports in the following programs:

Youth basketball ($18 per game/Saturdays, January-March); Youth flag football ($14 per game/Saturdays, September-November); Youth volleyball ($16 per game/Saturdays, March-May); Adult volleyball ($18 per game/Monday-Thursday, fall, winter, spring); Adult basketball ($20 per game/Sundays, fall); Adult softball ($20 per game/Monday-Friday and tournaments, summer and fall); Adult flag football ($18 per game/Sundays, winter); Adult soccer ($30 per game/Sundays, spring); Adult baseball ($50 per game/Sundays, summer).

Officials must be willing to work nights and weekends and have a flexible schedule. Most games last approximately one hour. Training and certification will be provided by the recreation department and previous officiating experience is preferred. Willingness to be trained in multiple sports is also preferred. For more information, contact J.P. Albert at 782-9828.