LAKE COUNTY >> The 25th Buckingham Summer Junior Golf Championship takes place Monday at Buckingham Golf and Country Club.
Sponsored by Buckingham Golf and Country Club, the Buckingham Niners, the Buckingham Tournament Players Club and the Buckingham Women’s Golf Club, the event is open to boys and girls between the ages of 8-17 and is divided into several age flights. The entry fee is $15, which includes green fees, tee prizes, lunch and trophies.
Matt Wotherspoon is the three-time defending champion in the boys division and Sarah Parlee is the two-time defending champion in the girls division.
Call Mark or Ted at the Buckingham pro shop at 279-4863 to sign up or for more information.
County junior
COBB >> The 24th annual Lake County Junior Golf Championship returns to Adam Springs Golf Course on Cobb Mountain on Tuesday. The tournament is open to boys and girls between the ages of 10-17.
Defending overall champions are Matt Wotherspoon, who will be gunning for a fifth straight title in the boys division, and Madison Witt, who is pursuing a third straight championship.
There are various flights based on age. Tee times are 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Most golfers will play 18 holes while those in the 10-11 age division play nine. Entries are available at all Lake County golf course pro shops or can be acquired by calling John Berry at 279-0449. The $15 tournament entry fee includes golf, lunch, tee prizes, and awards. The sign-up deadline is July 30 by 4 p.m.
This year’s tournament is sponsored by the Clearlake Callayomi Masonic Lodge, Eddie and Linda Mullins, the Hoberg Family, the Buckingham Men’s Golf Club, and John and Julie Berry.
Checks should be made payable to Lake County Junior Golf and mailed to John Berry, 2844 Buckingham Drive, Kelseyville, CA, 95451. Golfers can call the Adam Springs pro shop at 928-9992 after 10 a.m. on July 31 to get their tee times.
Consistent with NorCal junior tournaments, the Lake County Junior will not allow caddies. Spectators and fans must remain 30 feet away from all contestants. Spectator advice is prohibited and will result in penalty/disqualification, Contestants can carry their bag or use a pull cart. Motorized carts are prohibited.
Volleyball camp
KELSEYVILLE >> The annual Sonoma State/Kelseyville High School Volleyball Camp opens Monday and runs through Aug. 3 at the Kelseyville High gym.
The camp is actually two camps in one. Players entering the fifth through eighth grades compete in Camp A while players entering the ninth through 12th grades compete in Camp B.
Camp A meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day with an 11:15 a.m. check-in time. The cost is $90. Camp B meets from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Check-in times are 8:45 a.m. for the morning session and 1:45 p.m. for the afternoon session. The cost is $120.
Campers will be instructed by Bear Grassl, the Sonoma State women’s volleyball head coach, and members of the Kelseyville High School coaching staff. Campers will be instructed in overhand and underhand passing, spiking, blocking, serving, individual and team offensive formations, and individual and team defensive formations. Individual training is provided in all skill areas. Camp athletes will be assigned to ability-level-specific groups. Each camp session will end with controlled scrimmages and game-like situations.
Camp enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. The first 24 athletes in each camp will be accepted. There will be registration at the door on the first day of camp provided space is still available.
Campers needs to bring broken-in court shoes, shorts and kneepads. Water is provided.
For more information send an email to khsagffa@hotmail.com or call Donelle McCallister at 279-9035 (home) or 279-4923, ext. 1211 (school).
Junior golf clinics
BUCKINGHAM >> Junior golfers are invited to take part in the annual Buckingham Junior Golf Clinic program under the direction of Buckingham PGA head golf professional Ted Mattila.
The one-hour clinic takes place on Tuesday evenings beginning at 5 p.m. at Buckingham Golf and Country Club. Juniors age 17 and younger can attend for $5 per clinic. The clinics run through Aug. 15.
Call the Buckingham pro shop at 279-4863 and ask for Ted or Mark for more information.
Mattila has conducted junior golf clinics since 1992 and has been honored by the North Coast Chapter PGA three times with the Junior Golf Leader of the Year award. Mattila also has been recognized with the Northern California PGA Section Junior Golf Award. Since 1986, he has conducted junior golf clinics at three different facilities in Northern California.
CLHS fundraiser
LAKEPORT >> Tickets will soon go on sale for the seventh annual Cardinal Sports Night fundraiser on Sept. 9 at the Lake County Fairgrounds.
Sponsored by the CLHS Sports Foundation, the event raised a record $25,278 a year ago. Proceeds benefit Clear Lake High School’s sports teams. More than $125,000 has been raised since the event began in 2011.
Tickets for this year’s event will soon be on sale at Umpqua Bank, Plaza Paints and Linda’s Hallmark in Lakeport. The cost is $25 preseale and $30 at the door. Individuals, groups or businesses can also purchase a table for $400. That price includes eight tickets, a prime seating location, a limited selection of beer and wine, and snacks. Tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
There will be a silent auction, basket raffles and a coaches competition.
Physicals are Thursday
LAKEPORT >> Clear Lake High School students planning to participate in sports during the upcoming 2017-18 school year can get their physical on Thursday or Aug. 3 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the high school gym.
The cost is $20.
Athletes much have a physical before they will be allowed to participate.
Tennis league play
KELSEYVILLE >> If you want to improve your tennis game and have fun in the process, the Konocti Junior Tennis League is just the thing for you.
The league, open to players between the ages of 8-18, meets every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. through the first week of August at the Gard Street tennis courts in Kelseyville.
Players should bring drinking water and a hat. For more information please call 279-9652.
