Sports and Outdoors

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Tee times announced for USGA event
The USGA Women’s State Team Championship will tee of Tuesday at Sycamore Hills Golf Course in Fort Wayne. The three-person team format features the top women amateurs from 47 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Indiana’s representatives will tee off Tuesday at approximately 2 p.m. and Wednesday at approximately 9 a.m. The top two scores from each team will count as the team score. Tee times for the concluding day, Thursday, will be set after play Wednesday. Play begins at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, the latest starting time is 2:21 p.m.
The event is open to the public with free admission. Free parking also is available, accessible off of West Covington Road on Fort Wayne’s southwest side.

Earlier date for Parlor City Trot
This year’s Parlor City Trot will be held on Sept. 5, because the Fort 4 Fitness event is being held in Fort Wayne on the final weekend of the Bluffton Free Street Fair.
The Ouabache River Runners will be heading up the Parlor City Trot with the addition of a 10-mile race to the schedule that includes the half-marathon Trot and 10-kilometer run.
Race entry forms are available in the Oupatient Rehabilitation Clinic at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center’s South Campus, Hot Cakes and FPC.
For additional information, e-mail at macmcavoy@gmail.com.

Tigersharks needs diving coach
The Bluffton High School Athletic Department is seeking candidates and taking applications for diving coach. Applicants should have a strong background in the technical skills of diving, along with the leadership abilities to work with student-athletes and coaches. Interested applicants should contact Athletic Director Steve Thompson at 260-824-3724 as soon as possible.

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