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Infineon hosting Historic Motorsports Fest; VOM Pétanque event; girls’ softball; SVHS cheerleaders

Sports briefs

 

INFINEON RACEWAY CONTINUES its 2011 Big O Tires major events season with the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, followed by the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR weekend the weekend of June 24 to 26; the NHRA Division 7 Drag Racing weekend of July 22 to 24; the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals from July 29 to 31; the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma weekend of Aug. 26 to 28; and the Classic Sports Racing Group Charity Challenge on Oct. 1 and 2. To purchase individual or weekend tickets, the Track Pass, or other special ticket packages, or for details on Wednesday Night Drags, Top the Cops, Drifting, or for more general information, visit www.infineonraceway.com, www.ticketmaster.com, or call 800-870-RACE (7223).

 

VALLEY OF THE Moon Pétanque Club will hold it annual Picnic and Pétanque event this Sunday, May 29, at the Henri Maysonnave Memorial Courts in Sonoma’s Depot Park, with casual tournament play ($8 entry fee) beginning at 10:30 a.m., and the picnic lunch ($15) following at 1 p.m. Anyone interested in joining the VOMPC, or for more details, call 343-9465 or visit www.vompc.org.

 

SONOMA VALLEY GIRLS Softball Association will hold an open board meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, at the Sonoma Firehouse, 630 Second St. W. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend and participate in planning next season. SVGSA is also looking for new board members and volunteers for 2011.

 

SONOMA VALLEY HIGH School’s cheer program is holding workshops from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Golton Hall on Tuesday, June 7, Wednesday, June 8, and Thursday, June 9, with the cheerleading tryouts taking place on Friday, June 10. For more details visit alwayscheering247@yahoo.com.

 

SONOMA VALLEY TENNIS Association will begin its Friday Night Round Robin events at the Maxwell Park courts on Friday, June 3, with a 20-player limit. Late-registration and warmups start at 5:30, and play begins at 6 p.m. Tennis balls and water will be provided. To pre-register, or for more details, e-mail Corky Rosengren at crosedan1032@aol.com.

 

SONOMA AQUATIC CLUB (formerly Agua Caliente Aquatic Center) is holding registration for its summer swim programs for ages 3-months-old to adults at the SAC site, 17350 Vailetti Dr. The programs include swim lessons (ages 3-and-older); stroke school (ages 5-and-older, deep-water safe); Sea Dragon swim team (novice/competitive – ages 5-and-older); junior lifeguard camps (ages 7-to-14); water polo clinics (ages 7-to-14); parent and tot water classes (ages 3-to-36 months); and adults and masters swim programs. For program descriptions, dates, times, costs, to register, or for more details, visit the SAC Web site at www.sonomaaquaticclub.com or call 939-8833.

 

SONOMA VALLEY HIGH School’s football program will hold its annual

SVHS Frosh Football Camp – with an emphasis on strength training, proper conditioning and techniques for incoming ninth graders – from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 13, through Thursday, June 16, from at the school’s weight room and practice field. Participants will need permission waiver, cleats and running shoes, shorts and T-shirts. For more details, call athletic director Bob Midgley at 933-4010, ext. 5272, or visit Rmidgley@sonomavly.k12.ca.us.

 

SONOMA VALLEY YOUTH Football and Cheer Junior Dragons will hold their final sign-up session for 2011 at Arnold Field from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22. Forms required to register include the player/parent contract and code of ethics, and the NBYFC medical release. For more details, visit sonomajrdragons.net.

 

SONOMA VALLEY TENNIS Association, the Kiwanis Club of Sonoma and Rotary Club of Sonoma will sponsor the 12th annual Junior Tennis Free Summer Program for Valley youths ages 6-to-15-years-old at the Maxwell Farms Regional Park courts from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday from June 7 through July 26. Pre-registration is required, but no deposits necessary. Rackets are provided. To register, for applications, or more details, visit sonomavalleytennis.org, or call 935-6833.

 

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS of Sonoma Valley and Professional Climbers International are offering rock climbing for adults at the club’s Maxwell gym, Maxwell Farms Regional Park, 100 Verano Ave., every Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon through June. For costs or more details, contact Margie at 938-8544, ext. 105, or at mdoran@bgcsonoma.org.

 

THE ANNUAL LADY Dragon girls’ summer basketball camp for ages 8 to 14 – under the direction of Sonoma Valley High School girls’ varsity hoops coach Sil Coccia – will hold two sessions from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily at SVHS’s Pfeiffer Gym, with the first session taking place Monday through Thursday, June 13 to 16, and the second session set for June 27 to 30. Camp costs for each session are $125 a camper and $100 for two or more sisters – partial-attendance fee of $30 a day. Every camper will receive a T-shirt and a high-quality basketball, and there will be numerous prizes and awards distributed during the week. Registration fliers are available at all Valley schools. For costs, downloading forms, to register, or for more details, visit sil@ladydragonbasketball.org, or www.ladydragonbasketball.org.

 

THE ANNUAL FIGHTING Dragons Basketball Summer Camp for boys in third-through-eighth grades – under the direction of Sonoma Valley High School boys’ varsity hoops head coach Casey Rogina, and featuring guest instructors Tyler and Zach Tiedeman, who are former star prep players at Montgomery High School and college standouts playing professionally in Europe – will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 20 to 24, in SVHS’s Pfeiffer Gym. Cost for the one-week camp is $125, and $75 for for two or more brothers, with scholarships available. To register, or for more details, call Rogina at 322-0863, or e-mail to kbaby2312@yahoo.com.

 

THE ANNUAL LADY Dragons Summer Volleyball Camps for girls in fifth through ninth grades will take place Monday through Wednesday, July 25 to 27, at Sonoma Valley High School’s Pfeiffer Gym. For incoming girls’ fifth-, sixth- and seventh-grades, the three-day Dragonette fundamentals camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon, with the Dragon intermediate skills rookies camp for eighth- and ninth-graders running from 2 to 5 p.m. Both camps cost $80 a girl and includes a camp T-shirt. Recommended early registration by July 11, will be discounted $10 discounts. To register for the camps, or for more details, contact Sonoma head varsity coach Mindy Neves at sonomavalleyball@gmail.com.

 

SONOMA BOCCE BALL Association has started league play at the bocce courts south of the gazebo in Depot Park, with three nine-week sessions ending on Wednesday, Nov. 2. New members are welcome to sign up for league play, with the annual membership cost being $20 a person. Anyone interested in joining the bocce club, or for more details, call (John) 938-2101, (Ken) 938-2626 or (Ginette) 935-3337.

 

NORTH BAY SOCCER Camps will hold two one-week sessions of youth camps for boys and girls ages 4 to 13, at Maxwell Farms Regional Park’s lower fields on Mondays through Fridays, July 25 to 29, and Aug. 1 to 5. Cost is $65 for 4-to-7-year-olds and $80 for ages 9-to-12, with discounts for multiple children. For times, to register or for more details, call 481-6017 or e-mail cbutcher@santarosa.edu.