Sports Briefs

8-Ball Tournament helps Casa

Proceeds from the sixth annual 8-Ball Golf Tournament will go toward replacing the contents of the arson-destroyed field house at Casa Grande High School?s Bob Leslie Field.

The Casa Grande baseball team lost uniforms, gear, baseballs, groundskeeping equipment, snack shack appliances and numerous other items in last spring?s fire.

The annual tournament, sponsored by the Cotati bar, will be played Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Foxtail Golf Club. Entry fee of $125 per person includes golf and cart, lunch, dinner and prizes for the winning teams.

There will also be a raffle and silent auction for sports collectibles and other items. Persons do not need to participate in the golf tournament to participate in the raffle and auction, which will continue all day at the 8-Ball.

For more information or the enter, contact Carin Gorell at 290-6641.

River Cats host lacrosse clinics

The Petaluma River Cats are holding lacrosse clinics on Sundays at McDowell Field. The first session of clinics is under way and will be held on successive Sundays through Oct. 8 with a bonus clinic on Oct. 15.

Drop-ins are welcome for $15 per clinic. Clinics are from 10 a.m. to noon.

Session two will be held Friday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lucchesi Park beginning Oct. 20 and continuing through Nov. 10. Cost for all four clinics is $50 per person, and drop-ins are welcome for $15 per clinic.

Registration may be made at the clinic site or by visiting the River Cats? Web site at www.petalumalacrosse.com.

Tornadoes need softball players

The California Tornadoes 10 and under softball team is still seeking players for the fall season.

Interested persons should call Scott Eberich at 631-1624.

Basketball and volleyball signups

Boys & Girls Clubs of Petaluma is now registering participants for its kindergarten through third-grade basketball program and the fourth- through eighth-grade volleyball program. Registration will continue through Friday.

Play will be in the renovated gymnasium at Lucchesi Park. Participants will learn basic rules of the sports in a fun, non-competitive setting.

People interested in registering for either program can download a registration form from the Web site at www.petalumabgc.org. Registration may also be done in person at the Lucchesi Park clubhouse Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The cost is $75 for basketball and $65 for volleyball, with an annual club registration fee of $10 for new members.

Both seasons run from Oct. 16 through Dec. 20, with games starting the week of Nov. 13 and running through Dec. 16.

Anyone interested in coaching or sponsoring a team or who has questions about registration should contact Jim Duel, athletic director, at 769-5322, ext. 20.

Registration for girls basketball

Registration for Petaluma National Junior Basketball is underway. NJB basketball for the first time this season includes first and second-grade girls.

Cost is $95 per player.

Registration may be made online at www.petaluma-njb.org, and registration forms are available at Petaluma schools.

For more information, call Mike Derby about the westside program at 763-7545 or Dave Derby about the eastside program at 776-4996.

Registration ends Oct. 13.

Pros offer baseball camp

Five professional baseball players, including two from Petaluma, will join forces to present a unique baseball clinic this fall.

The Big League Camp, to be held Oct. 14-15, will help youngsters 9-12 years of age learn to play like the pros with instruction and tips from the pros.

Conducting the camp will be Chad Fillinger, a pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization; Tom Everidge, an infielder in the Oakland A?s organization; Brandon Burgess, an outfielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization; Louis Ott, a catcher/infielder in the Detroit Tigers organization; and Will Thompson, an infielder in the San Francisco Giants organization. Fillinger and Ott are both graduates of Casa Grande High School.

In addition, Greg Adams of Winning Edge Sports will teach young players about stretching and body maintenance.

The camp will have a four-to-one player-to-coach ratio, with young participants able to learn from professional players who are proficient in their chosen positions.

There will be camps for 9-10-year-olds and 11-12-year-olds. Only 20 players from each age group will be accepted.

The camp will be held at the Petaluma Valley Little League?s Murphy Field. Cost is $250 per person and includes a camp T-shirt, lunch and a game each day.

For more information or to register, visit the Web site at www.bigleaguecamp.com.

Quantum Leap basketball clinic

Quantum Leap will hold a co-ed Fundamentals Boot Camp for young basketball players at Petaluma Junior High School. Dates for the camp have been changed to Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 1, 7 and 8. There will be sessions for third through 11th graders.

Quantum Leap is offering an early sign-up bonus of ?shoes for every player? for those who register by Sept. 20. Every player registering during before that time will receive, ?while they last,? free Jordan?s RJ9s in men?s sizes 7-13 and women?s sizes 7-10. Youngsters with other shoe sizes will receive a performance shoe by Reebok or Nike.

Camp participants will be grouped by age, size and skill level.

Camp fee is $200 per participant. A $25 signup discount will be given to those who register through Tuesday at Straw Hat Pizza, 1520 E. Washington St. Signups will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each day. To register on line, visit the Web site at www.quantumleapclinics.org. For more information, call (925) 497-9419 or (510) 978-8274 or e-mail quantumleapclinics-@yahoo.com.