Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Coach needed for Bluffton MS football
A coach is needed for Bluffton Middle School football. Anyone interested should call Bluffton High School head coach Nick Nicholas at 765-372-1239 or send an e-mail to nnicholas@bhmsd.k12.in.us

Crusaders to pick up football equipment
Norwell Middle School football equipment will be issued on Monday, Aug. 10, in the southwest corner of the second floor. The 8th-grade players should report from 3-4 p.m. and 7th-graders between 4-5. Please use Door 36. A coach will be taking groups outside to get speed times. Shorts and running shoes should be worn. Players will need to purchase a practice pack, consisting of a practice jersey, practice pants, mouth guard and navy game socks. Cost is $35. Players must have a completed physical on file to pick up equipment.

NMS girls’ volleyball coach needed
Norwell Middle School is seeking a 7th-grade girls’ volleyball coach. Anyone interested in the position may contact Principal Tim Wilson at 543-2218, ext. 6002, or via e-mail at Tim.Wilson@nwcs.k12.in.us.

NMS girls’ CC practice set
The first Norwell Middle School girls’ cross country practice is Aug. 10 at 9 a.m. Physicals must be on file or can be brought to the first practice. Girls may continue to condition with high school team until Aug. 10.

NMS boys may report for CC
The Norwell Middle School boys’ cross country team will have its first voluntary practice Tuesday night. All middle school boys interested in running should meet at the middle school at 7:30 p.m.

SW Jr. High cross country start set
Southern Wells Jr. High cross country practice will start Monday, Aug. 10 from 6-7 p.m. Runners should meet in front of the high school gym. All runners in grades 6-8 must have a completed physical turned in before they can practice.

Pick up SW Jr. High football equipment
Southern Wells Jr. High School football equipment will be passed out to 8th-graders on Monday, Aug.10, from 6-7:30 p.m. and issed to 7th-graders on Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 6-7:30. The first practice will be Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 6-8 p.m. All players must have physicals turned in to the coach or office in order to practice. Physical forms are available in the high school office. Cost for football kit materials will be $25, which may be paid the day of equipment issue.
If there are any questions, call either Mike Carter at 765-728-5149 or Mark Lefebvre at 765-728-5708.

Gold Cup 100 at Baer Field on Friday
FORT WAYNE — Baer Field Speedway will host the Gold Cup 100 presented by International Truck Development and Technology Center for Superpro Late Model Series on Friday.
The Superpro Late Models will be joined by the O’Reilly Auto Parts USA Modifieds, Baer Field Late Models, Street Stocks and Mini Stocks.
Pit gates will open at 2 p.m., with practice at 3, spectator gates at 3:30, qualifying at 5 and racing at 7. Adult admission is $18, with children under 12 admitted free. Rain date is Saturday.
Baer Field Speedway is located at 4331 Winters Road, one mile south of Fort Wayne International Airport off Bluffton Rd. Call 260-478-7223 or go to www.baerfieldspeedway.net for more information.

Qatar to host final 2009 ABRA race
SEATTLE — Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani and American Boat Racing Association chairman Sam Cole recently signed a contract that will bring 10 unlimited hydroplanes to Qatar in November.
Sheikh Hassan and Qatari racing colleague Abdullah Al-Sulaiti were in Seattle to witness the action at the Chevrolet Cup at Seafair, an ABRA race.
On Sunday, during the race, Sheikh Hassan signed an agreement on behalf of the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) to host the final round of the 2009 ABRA series in Doha on Nov. 12-14. The event will be known as the Oryx Cup World Championship.

Hawaii coach chided for using slur
HONOLULU (AP) — The Western Athletic Conference is reprimanding Hawaii coach Greg McMackin for his derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame’s chant before last year’s Hawaii Bowl.
The university already has suspended McMackin for 30 days without pay. He’s volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary.
The coach also has apologized for using the gay slur during a media briefing last week at the WAC football preview in Salt Lake City.
The WAC said Monday it reprimanded McMackin for violating the conference’s sportsmanship code. The league says any further violations will result in a minimum one-game suspension.