Golf tournament for kids today

James Bickford, an 11-year-old aspiring race car driver, is hosting a “Kids Golf Association” tournament at Vintners Golf Club in Yountville on Thursday, July 2, to raise funds for racing costs.

The 18-hole tournament is open to kids 8 to 12 years old and the entry fee is $50. The event lasts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There will be prizes for the first- through fourth-place finishers, as well as an auction at lunch time.

To register or for information, e-mail tmbickford@sbcglobal.net or call 332-8164 or 257-8485.

Pure Potential soccer camp set for July

Pure Potential Academy Soccer Camps still has openings for enrollment for the 2009 soccer training season.  Abe Torres has a method of training that incorporates a patent visual training aid he has invented to develop accuracy and consistency in soccer fundamentals. The training camps will be held July 6-10 and July 13-17 — both from Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at West Park Elementary School. Camps are for the ages of 6 to 14 with a desire to learn. The cost is $125.00 per player. Please visit our Web site  www.purepotentialsoccer.com to get a registration form or through the NYSL website  www.nysl.org under clinics. For information, call Abe Torres at 251-3837.

Basketball Jones youth camps return to Napa

Basketball Jones Hoop Camps will host two camps in Napa, at St. Apollinaris Catholic School, July 6-10, and at Napa Valley College, Aug. 10-14. Camps run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and are for boys and girls ages 7 to 15. For more information, call (800) 348-3803. To register online, visit www.basketballjonescamps.com.

Storm Baseball Academy begins Monday

The Napa Valley College Storm Baseball Academy will be held for players 7 to 12 years of age. There will two sessions, July 6-9 and July 20-23.

Both sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For a brochure more information, call Bob Freschi at 253-3232 or e-mail bfreschi@napavalley.edu.

Solano Community College football camp near

The Solano Community College football program, led by head coach Floyd Burnsed, will host a series of two-day youth football clinics in early July.

Here’s a look at the camp offerings and schedules:

• Burnsed, who has coached for over 30 years and specialized in quarterbacking, will conduct a quarterback-receiver-running back clinic July 6-7 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. each day.

Each youngster will receiver a manual with techniques, rules and drills, as well as a camp T-shirt. Cost is $60 before July 2 and $75 after.

• There will be a linebacker and defensive back camp on July 8-9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. each day. The Solano staff and players will address the fundamentals of those positions. Cost is $30 before July 2 and $40 after.

• There will be a lineman camp July 10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost is $20 in advance and $30 after that date.

For more information, contact Kevin Marks at 864-7262 or at kevin.marks@solano.edu.

Tee Off Fore Kids Golf Invitational July 10

The Active 20-30 Club of Napa will host the inaugural Tee Off Fore Kids Golf Invitational on Friday, July 10, at Eagle Vines Vineyards and Golf Club. Check-in will be 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon. There will be a shotgun start and scramble format play beginning at 1:30 p.m. There will be a dinner and reception at 6 p.m. The cost for golf is $155, and for dinner only is $45. To register or for more information, visit www.napaactive2030.org/events.html or call 253-2030.

All proceeds benefit Napa County Children’s Charities.

The Active 20-30 Club of Napa is a service club dedicated to serving the special needs of children in the community since 1930. The club’s annual events include the George Carl Kids Fishing Derby, Easter Egg Hunt, Fun Fest, Napa Town & Country Fair Parade and Project Santa.

Donations are tax-deductible.

NBC Basketball Camp July 12-16

The NBC Basketball Camp for boys and girls nine to 18 years of age will be held July 12-16 at Pacific Union College in Angwin.

The overnight cost is $499. For more information, call (800) 406-3926 or register online at www.nbccamps.com.

 

Summer basketball camps at NVC start July 13

Napa Valley College is offering two summer basketball camps for sixth-, seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders.

The boys camp will be held on July 13-16.

The girls camp will be held on July 27-30.

The camps go from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The registration fee is $80 for the week. Campers must have a waiver filled out by a parent.

Checks can be made out to NVC Women’s Basketball and mailed to NVC Women’s Basketball Coach Chris Kvidahl, 2277 Napa Vallejo-Highway, Napa, CA 94558. For more information, contact Kvidahl at 259-6092 or e-mail kvidahl@gmail.com.

Adult Education golf classes start July 13

Napa Valley Adult Education is offering a series of five-week beginning and intermediate golf classes at Vintner’s Golf Club in Yountville.

The cost for the entire five-week session is $97. Beginning golf classes meet Monday or Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., starting July 13 or 14. Intermediate golf classes meet Wednesday or Thursday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., starting July 15 or 16.