Sports Briefs
Gulf Breeze Optimist Golf Tournament Friday

The Optimist Club of Gulf Breeze eighth Annual Golf Tournament is Friday October 19 at Osceola Golf Course in Pensacola.

Shotgun start at 1 p.m. Single players $60, teams $240, corporate sponsors for $300/$400/$500. All proceeds benefit youth programs. For more information please call Ed Sarrat at 934-4137 or email esarrat@ bellsouth.net.

Gulf Breeze Junior Pro tryouts start Oct. 22

Tryouts for boys and girls' Junior Pro basketball in Gulf Breeze are Oct. 22- 25 at the Rec Center.

Tryouts for the girls' U12 and U14 teams are Oct. 22 and 24 from 7-9 p.m., while the boys' U12 and U14 tryouts are from 7-9 p.m.

Cost is $130 per person, with non residents paying $135. For more information, call Brent Solberg at 934-5140.

GBSA basketball registration until Oct. 31

Registration for the 2008 GBSA basketball season runs through Oct. 31. A $10 late registration fee will be assessed after Oct. 31.

The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-14 and forms can be picked up at the Rec Center. For more information, call either Teresa Hawthorne or Denise Biggs at 934-5140 or email gbsa@mchsi.com.

U13 baseball team seeking sponsors

The Gulf Breeze Slammers, a U13 travel baseball team, is seeking sponsors for the 2008 season.

Sponsors for the Slammers, coached by George Scarborough, Jon Burkett and Tim Wise, can help defray costs for uniforms, equipment, team insurance and tournament entry fees.

For more information, call Scarborough at 934- 1075 or email George@ScarboroughCons ulting.com.

Youth wrestling camp starts Nov. 5 at GBMS

A youth wrestling camp -

Fun and Fundamentals with Olympic Coach Rob Hermann - will begin Nov. 5 at Gulf Breeze Middle School.

The camp, which costs $40 per month, will be on Mondays from 6:30-8 p.m. Discounts are available for more than one participants. Friendly meets will be set up for cooperating youth programs in the area and nearby towns. A Christmas Clinic will also be set up at a date to be determined.

For more information or to register, call the Northeast YMCA at 478-1222.

GBHS grad, current minor leaguer to offer pitching lessons

Steven Cheney, a 2004 GBH Grad and current member of the New York Mets organization, will offer pitching lessons to area youth though early February. Ages 8 & up. Call for more information 932-5036 / 554-2296.

Plans underway for Dolphin Alumni Game

The GBHS Baseball program is interested in fielding an alumni game in the future.

For more information, please contact J.L. Lively at 932-2237 or Coach Renfroe at 748-2227 if you might be interested in taking part in an alumni game in 2008. GBHS warns of fundraising imposters

Attention Business and Community Members of Gulf Breeze: If you are approached by any company soliciting funds for Gulf Breeze High School athletics, please demand verification of fundraiser by asking for the school authorization letter, which all authorized solicitors must possess to solicit for the school.

For more information, call 916-4104.

Parents needed for concession stand duty

The GBHS Quarterback Club is looking for parents to work the concession stand during the five varsity football games this season. Dates volunteers are needed are Oct. 19 and Nov. 9.

For more information, call Sheila Harp at 712-2905 or harpsa@mchsi.com.

GBHS football coin flippers needed

The GBHS Quarterback Club are looking for sponsors for the pregame coin flip before each of the five varsity games during the season.

For $100, sponsors get an announcement of their business in front of thousands of high school football fans. Dates available are Oct. 19 and Nov. 9.

For more information, call Mark DeNunzio at 932-8628 or email denunziodds@yahoo.com.