Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Bluffton volleyball
tryouts slated
Bluffton High School volleyball tryouts will be Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 2-3 from 6-8 p.m. Girls in grades 9-12 are encouraged to tryout. If you have any questions, please call varsity coach Robert Ochoa 260-710-1317 or junior varsity coach Ashley Messmer 260-494-7417.

SW Junior High
cross country to start
Southern Wells Jr. High School cross country will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 6-7 p.m. All runners must have their physical on file in the high school office before the first practice.

Sign up for
Parlor City Trot races
Runners may register for the 36th Parlor City Trot presented by Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Race date is Saturday, Sept. 4. Starting time is 7:30 a.m. Participants may choose between three events: a half-marathon (13.1 miles), a 10-mile run or a 10-kilometer run.
Registration may be completed on-line at runrace.net or forms may be picked up at FPC and YMCA in Bluffton for mail-in registration. Any questions may be addressed to Mac at 260-450-1071 or e-mail at macmcavoy@gmail.com.

Sign up for
Bluffton golf outing
Golfers are invited to register for the second Bluffton Athletic Boosters golf outing on Aug. 14 at Green Valley Golf Club in Bluffton. There will be a hot picnic lunch and free beverages. Individual entry fee is $40, while the fee for foursomes is $160. Individual or corporate hole sponsorship is $35. Door prize sponsors also are needed. For a registration brochure or more information, contact Bill McKinley at 273-2155 or mckinleybill@lve.com; Cheri Zeis at 273-7823 or zeis@mchsi.com; or Dan Geimer at 824-8543 or djgeimer@sbcglobal.net.

Norwell football
golf outing slated
The Norwell Football Club’s 11th golf outing is scheduled for Aug. 14 at Bluffton’s Timber Ridge Golf Course. Cost of the 18-hole Florida Scramble is $60 per person. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Hole sponsorships are available for $100 for each hole. For registration or more information, contact Tom or Jon Neuenschwander at 260-622-4169 or e-mail at tom754@comcast.net.