Tri-City Soccer clinic and meeting
Join the British Soccer coaches Wednesday, May 23, for a free soccer clinic at Parque de Vida. Kids 3 (as of July 31, 2011) through 7 will meet from 5 to 6 p.m., and kids 8-older will meet from 6 to 7. Bring a soccer ball and come to the mini-fields on the corner of Mildred and Empire. For questions, visit www.tricitysoccer.com or call 749-5475.
Tri-City Soccer will be having its annual board meeting to elect officers and set the schedule for the 2012-2013 season. The meeting is Tuesday, June 5, at 5:30 at Cortez First National Bank. Anyone interested in helping with soccer in the Four Corners area is welcome to join. For questions, call 749-5475.
CMS football sign-ups and meeting
Cortez Middle School and Montezuma-Cortez High School football coaches will be holding a sign-up and information meeting. Its for all players currently in sixth, seventh and eighth grade, and their parents. The meeting will be at CMS on Wednesday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. Any player interested in playing football in the upcoming 2012 fall season, is asked to attend.
For more information, please contact Kirby Case at 565-0788.
Knocker Softball Rendezvous
Knocker Athletic Club is hosting the Knocker Softball Rendezvous at the Cortez Softball Complex on the weekend of May 26-27.
Mens open/recreation brackets are on Saturday and coed open/rec., brackets are Sunday. Its a four-game guarantee. Tourney entry fee is $200. Awards are based on the number of teams. First-place teams will be awarded champion Dri-Fit shirts. Entry deadline is Thursday, May 24, at 6 p.m. To register your team, call Charles See at 560-3423.
CWGA golf clinic drawing
The Conquistador Womens Golf Association is awarding four entry fees to young lady golfers (ages 7 to 17), who are interested in attending the junior golf clinic by golf professional, Micah Rudosky, on June 4-8. These $50 entry fees will be decided by a lottery draw. To enter, please call 565-4669 and leave a message (your name and phone number). The deadline to enter will be Wednesday, May 30. People will be notified by phone, if names are drawn by Friday, June 1.
City of Cortez coed softball, 5-on-5 basketball and sand volleyball
The City of Cortez is now taking registrations for Church League Softball. The season begins Thursday, June 7. Registration ends Wednesday, May 30. Its $175 per team. This is a non competitive/leisure style of coed softball. No score is kept and no awards are given. Just plain old fashioned family fun. Register at the Cortez Recreation Center.
The City of Cortez is now taking registrations for mens and womens 5-on-5 basketball. Season play begins Monday, June 11. Registration ends June 7. This league fills up fast, so register early. Its $200 per team.
The City of Cortez is now taking registrations for 6-on-6 coed sand volleyball. Season play begins Wednesday, June 6. Its $75 per team. Registration ends Friday, June 1.
Contact Joye McHenry at 564-4080 for questions about each league.
Bear Dance open softball tourney
The Bear Dance open coed softball tournament is set to take place the weekend of June 2-3, in Towaoc. Its a $123 entry fee for early registration. Deadline to register is Tuesday, May 29. A last minute spot is an additional $50. Send payment to: Ute Mountain Recreation Box 19 Towaoc, CO. 81334. Contact Jon or Bob at 564-5360 for more information.
Second Annual Riverside Softball Tourneys
The second annual Riverside Youth Sports, 16-team, adult coed slow-pitch softball tournament, is schedule for June 15-17, at the Montezuma Creek (Utah) Softball Fields. Team entry fee is $175. A $75 non-refundable deposit is due Monday, June 4, to secure spot on brackets. Callbacks are on Tuesday, June 5, for team game time. Remaining balance must be paid before the first game. Awards go to the top six teams, including MVP and All-Tourney selections. Added attractions are the home run derby, team relay, triple play jackpot and center field home run jackpot barrel.
The 8-Team, 14-under, boys baseball tournament is June 15-17, at the Montezuma Creek Softball Fields. Team entry fee is $125. A $75 non-refundable deposit is due June 4, to secure spot on brackets. Callbacks are June 5, for team game time. Remaining balance must be paid before the first game. Awards to the top four teams; MVP and All-Tourney. Added features are the home run derby, team relay, triple play jackpot and center field home run jackpot barrel.
The 8-Team, 14U, girls fastpitch softball tournament is June 15-17, at the Montezuma Creek Softball Fields. Team entry fee is $125. A $75 non-refundable deposit is due June 4, to secure spot on brackets. Callbacks June 5, for team game time. Remaining balance must be paid before the first game. Awards to top four teams; MVP and All-Tourney. More features include, home run derby, team relay, triple play jackpot and center field home run jackpot barrel. Proceeds from each tournament benefit Riverside Tomahawks Youth Sports. For more information, call or text 505-609-5608 or visit www.riversidetomahawks.org.
Spencer Posey memorial basketball tournament
The Ute Mountain Recreation Center in Towaoc will host the Spencer Posey memorial basketball tournament June 15-17. The mens, double elimination tourney has a $300 entry fee that is due by Tuesday, June 5. Champions receive a cash prize, Pendleton Jackets and a trophy. Second place gets jackets and a trophy, while third place is awarded sweat shirts and a trophy. All players will receive a T-shirt. Certified officials will referee the tournament. Send money order to: Ute Mountain Recreation, Box 19, Towaoc, CO. 81334. Payable to Spencer Posey Memorial Tournament. For more information or to register, call Nick Traweek at 564-5752 or 564-5360, or email [email protected].
4 Corners volleyball camp
The ninth annual 4 Corners volleyball camp, hosted by Mancos High School and coach Ramona Shepherd, will be held June 18-20. The clinicians will again be Adams State College coach Lindy Mortensen and her Grizzlies volleyball players. Numbers have grown so much (75 last year and campers were turned away), that there is no more room in Mancos. The camp is moving to Cortez. High school players will be at Montezuma-Cortez High School and middle school players will be at Cortez Middle School. The cost per camper will be $90 this year. There is only have room for 100 campers, so early sign-up is important. For more information or a sign-up sheet, please call Shepherd at 560-1411 or Barb Chappell at 570-9990. Sign-up early to reserve a spot before the camp is full.
M-CHS youth volleyball camp
The Montezuma-Cortez High School Lady Panthers will hold their annual fourth- through-sixth-grade coed youth volleyball camp. The camp is June 26-28, from 9 a.m. to noon at the M-CHS Main Gym. Camp fee is $60. Please arrive 15 minutes early to register on the first day. Camp clinicians are M-CHS coach Barbara Chappell and Cortez Middle School coach Valorie Bauer. Assistants will be M-CHS alumni and current volleyball players. To preregister, contact Chappell at 570-9990 or Bauer at 799-4880.
Ute Mountain strongman competition
The second annual Ute Mountain Recreation Center, strongman competition, is set for Saturday, July 14, at the Ute Mountain Rec. Center parking lot in Towaoc. Its a $10 entry fee, one open division and five competitions. The top score wins it all, which is a trophy, cash prize and dinner. Call Rob or Nick at 564-5360 for more information.
Cortez Leopard Sharks swimming
Come swim with the Cortez Leopard Sharks swimming team. The swim season has just started and registration is ongoing throughout the spring and summer swim season. Practices are currently being held at the indoor pool of the Cortez Recreation Center on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 p.m. If interested in joining the team, want to improve swimming and make new friends, please feel free to come by and observe a practice and talk with the coaches. Children and adults are welcome to join. Registration forms can be requested at [email protected], through the teams Facebook page of Cortez Leopard Sharks, or picked up at the Cortez Rec. Center front desk. Further questions can be directed to the Board of Directors at 570-6698.
Open adult soccer
Open adults soccer is being held at Parque de Vida on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. For more information, please contact Ike at 759-9581.
