Area announcements

Note: Announcements for participatory events must be written, delivered, mailed or faxed to The Augusta Chronicle, 725 Broad Street, Augusta, GA 30901, with a return address and phone number. No phone calls are accepted. Fax number: (706) 823-3408. The announcements will be published weekly.

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Baseball

- Former Braves star Dale Murphy will be the speaker at the Boys and Girls Club of Augusta Steak and Burger Dinner on Thursday at Christenberry Fieldhouse at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Kathy DeLoach at (706) 504-4071 ext. 13 or kdeloach@bgcaugusta.org.

- The Augusta GreenJackets will hold auditions for anyone interested in singing the national anthem during the 2010 season on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Fran Faulkner at (706) 922-WINS.

- The Georgia Lightning 11U team is looking for players that do not turn 12 before May 1 . For more information, contact Billy Kelley at (706) 825-9898.

Basketball

- The Georgia Lady 76ers AAU team will hold tryouts today for their 14U and 16U squads at Glenn Hills Middle School from 2:30-6:30 p.m. For more information, call (706) 993-0683, (706) 833-2892 or e-mail lady76ers@yahoo.com.

- The Georgia Pistols traveling girls basketball team is looking for three or four players for its 14U team born after Jan. 1, 1995. For more information, call Mark Holliday at (706) 814-0121 or e-mail holliday505@comcast.net.

- The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. will be playing host to a Select Girls Basketball Camp at Maryville College from June 24-26 . The camp is open to high school players who wish to play at the next level. Cost is $500. For more information, call (865) 633-9000 or visit www.wbhof.com.

Football

- Former Blackville-Hilda star and New England Patriot Troy Brown will join ex-Philadelphia Eagle Mike Bartrum for the Bartrum & Brown Football Camp in Huntington, W.Va. on May 15 . For more information, visit www.bartrumandbrown.com or call Mary Gannon at (304) 697-5640

Golf

- The Augusta Exchange Club will hold a charity golf tournament on Tuesday . For more information, visit www.exchangeclubaugusta.com.

- The Midland Valley Mustang Classic golf tournament will be held on Friday at Midland Valley Country Club. The 4-man Lauderdale tournament will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. For more information, call Robbie Duncan at (803) 593-4551, Lonnie Parsons at (803) 341-5819 or Mike Todd at (803) 349-7399.

l The Waynesboro Country Club will play host to a two-man best bell golf tournament on Saturday and March 28. Cost is $150 per team. Field is limited to 36 teams. For more information, call Hank Tinley at (706) 554-2262.

- During the month of March , the First Tee of Aiken is offering golf instruction combined with character and life skills education to children of active duty, National Guardsmen and Reservists at no cost. For details, visit www.thefirstteeaiken.org.

- The First Tee of Aiken will hold registration for its spring session on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and March 29-April 2 for the session beginning on April 13 . Cost is $25 for membership with a $40 seasonal fee. Ages range from 8-18. For more information, visit www.thefirstteeofaiken. com.

- The Augusta Senior Amateur Golf Tour has begun its second season. The tour consists of a 14-event schedule that includes courses such as Bartram Trail, Belle Meade, Gordon Lakes, Mount Vintage and Point South. The tour caters to amateur golfers age 50 and older. Tour membership fee is $80. Entry fees are $50-75 per event. For more information, call Phil Robinson at (706) 414-1170.

- The Augusta State University Alumni and Friends Lauderdale Championship will be held on April 16 at Forest Hills Golf Club. Cost is $187.50 for an open division individual player, $100 for a senior or woman individual player. Cost for teams are $750 for open division and $400 for seniors and women. There will be a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start. For more information, call Soncerae Davanzo at (706) 667-4710.

- The United Way Golf Classic will be held at Jones Creek Country Club on April 19 . Cost is $125 per player and $450 for a team of four. For more information, call Bill Bohling at (706) 868-6528, Jerry Sapp at (706) 731-5200 or Nancy Szocinski at (706) 826-1491 or nszocinski@uwcsra.org.

- Heritage Academy will hold its third annual golf tournament on April 19 at Belle Meade Country Club in Thomson. For more information, visit www.heritageacademy augusta.org.

- The Augusta District Dietetic Association will hold a tournament at Gordon Lakes Golf Course on April 24 . Cost is $65 per person and $260 per team. Call (706) 774-4145 for information.

Miscellaneous

- The 9th annual Earth Day Swamp Stomp 5K will be held at the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park on April 17 beginning at 8 a.m. To register, visit www.active.com.

- Alleluia Community School will hold its sixth annual Glory Run on April 24. For more information, e-mail incognito020@yahoo.com.

Tennis

- The Diamond Lakes Tennis Center will offer tennis lessons in March. Cost is $42. For more information, call (706) 772-4913.

- Petersburg Racquet Club will offer free beginner tennis lessons for adults on Thursday and April 1 . Junior lessons will be held on March 13 and 20. A six-week follow up program will begin in mid-April . For more information, contact Petersburg Racquet Club at (706) 860-9288 or visit www.prctennis.com.

- Riverview Park in North Augusta will offer free beginners tennis lessons for all ages on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. For more information, call (615) 479-4173.

Volleyball

- The CSRA Heat will hold a developmental volleyball clinic today at the Augusta Prep gymnasium. Clinics are for girls grades 4-11 and the cost is $200. To register, visit www.csraheat.com. For more information, call Lance Abbott at (706) 860-8539 or e-mail director@csraheat.com.