BETWEEN the LINES

Junior Invitational Tennis Tournament

SPRING HILL - The Nature Coast Tennis Foundation would like to announce its fourth annual Junior Invitational Tennis Tournament to be held Jan. 24-25 at Delta Woods Park on Deltona Blvd.
The tournament is open to all elementary, middle, and high school students.
For more information, please contact Louise Downey at 666-0658 or visit www.nctf.usta.com.
Registration deadline is Jan. 17.

FJT Champs: Touchberry, Feng

BRADENTON - Ramsey Touchberry and Cindy Feng both went wire-to-wire to capture the 13-15 age division titles at the Florida Junior Tour's (FJT) event at University Park Country Club this past weekend.
Ramsey Touchberry, of Bradenton, finished with an 18-hole, 72-75--147 total and a two-stroke victory.  Joshua Lee, of Orange Park, shot 74-75 for a 149 total and a second-place finish.  Taylor Hancock, of Clearwater, earned third place honors with rounds of 81-68-150.
Brooksville's Zack Teele carded an 88-80-168 to finish in a three-way tie for 36th place.
Feng, of Orlando, captured her third victory this season in the female 13-15 division. 

Winter Basketball Camp

BROOKSVILLE - A Winter Basketball Camp, for children ages 8-14, will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Dec. 29-30 at Kennedy Park (outdoor courts).
The cost is $20 per player and includes basketball instructions, shooting skills and afternoon scrimmage games by Marion Jones.
All participants must come into the Hernando County Recreation office, 205 E. Fort Dade Ave., to register. The first 30 kids will receive a camp T-shirt. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 24.
Club Hernando volleyball tryouts

BROOKSVILLE - Club Hernando will have volleyball evaluations/tryouts from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Parrott Middle School gymnasium. Any girl between the ages of 7-18 interested in playing Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) volleyball should attend with all completed paperwork.
For additional information, contact Dena Frye at 398-8341

AAU Bombers 13-U seeking players

BROOKSVILLE - The Bombers Baseball Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) travel ball team is seeking players 13-under.
For a tryout, contact Shawn Laferty at 813-267-8530 or online at claferty5@yahoo.com.

Free vessel check

HERNANDO BEACH - The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering free vessel safety checks.
The auxiliary will come to your boat wherever you keep it.
Contact Jackie at 666-7239 to set up an appointment.
For more information on the auxiliary visit online at http:/a0701508.uscgaux.info.

West Florida Panthers baseball tryouts

SPRING HILL - The West Florida Panthers, a 14-under Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) elite travel baseball team based in Hernando County, will be hosting open tryouts for the spring season.
If you wish to play at a higher competitive level, contact Coach Scott Treverton at 263-9302 or email him at trev7172@bellsouth.net.

SH Wrestling Club seeks additional members

SPRING HILL - The Spring Hill Wrestling Club is the place to learn the fundamentals of wrestling.
Practices will begin Dec. 2 and run through March, 2009 in the wrestling room at Springstead High School. Grades K-3 will practice from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Grades 4-8 from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Cost is $80. Checks should be made out to Springstead Wrestling. For more information, visit online at www.springhillwrestling.com or contact Springstead Head Coach Eric Swensen at 797-7010, Ext. 347.

Learn to scuba
    
SPRING HILL - Learn to scuba at the Hernando County Family YMCA. Classes began Jan. 6 and run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-9:30 p.m.
This course includes six class and pool sessions for ages 12 and older in good physical health and comfortable in and under the water.
There will also be classes from 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m. for ages 10 and older, plus open water dives on Thursday and Friday in the Gulf of Mexico or Rainbow River at $20 per day.
Upon completion of the classes persons will be certified as Open Water Scuba Diver, recognized worldwide.
The cost is $120 for YMCA members and $140 for non-members, plus $60 for use of scuba equipment.
Personal equipment, mask, fins and snorkel are not included, but can be purchased at a discount from instructors: Jack Farrell at 727-861-3483 or 800-633-1633 and Mark Butler at 352-214-1171, who are YMCA, PADI and NAUI instructors.
For additional information, contact Olivia Matles at the YMCA at 688-9622. 

Bulldogs will hold tryouts

BROOKSVILLE - The Brooksville Bulldogs, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) 10-under traveling baseball team, is seeking 3-4 committed players for its upcoming spring season. Child cannot turn 11-years-old before May 1, 2009.
The Brooksville Bulldogs will be holding tryouts from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Ernie Wever Youth Park on Saturday, Dec. 20 for their up coming spring season.
For more information, contact Bruce Price at 813-714-1054.