The Baldwin Humane Society is planning "Dog Gone Scramble II"……a benefit golf tournament, on Friday June 3 beginning with 11 a.m. check-in at Craft Farms Golf Resort. Sponsorships are available and entry fees are $100 per player and include greens fees, cart, range balls, lunch and prizes. For more information, please contact Nevin Yankie at 929-1540 or 402-2472.

The 12th Annual Benefit Golf Outing for Habitat for Humanity is Friday at Cotton Creek at Craft Farms.

Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.

Food, beverages, fun and great prizes awaits golfers who sign up for this worthwhile event. Prizes will be awarded for low gross, low net, closest to the pin and longest drive. The tournament costs $500 for a foursome or $125 for individual golfers.

Call 251-968-4300 for information.

The 2011 AHSAA South Regional Softball Championship is May 13-14 at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex. Games will run from 8 a.m-8 p.m. each day.

Forty-Eight Alabama high school teams from 6 divisions compete to advance to the championship game to be held in Montgomery.

Call 334-263-6994 for information.

The 2011 Hurricane TaeKwonDo Championships are May 14 at 8:30 a.m. at the Orange Beach Recreation Center.

Competition begins with high rank black belt at 9 am. Come and watch the art of hands, feet, and mind in this martial arts competition. The tournament fee is a $3 door donation to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Children 5 and under FREE.

Call 251-979-3360 for information.

The 4th Annual Youth Basketball of America Gulf Coast Challenge is May 27-29 at Gulf Shores High School Gulf Shores Middle School, Bodenhamer Center and Orange Beach Recreation Center

Watch as these youth compete in the 4th Annual Youth Basketball of America Gulf Coast Challenge.

The tournament is $5 a day. Call 205-706-2044 or visit www.eteamz.com/yboaalabama for information.

The 2011 USSSA Battle of the Best NIT Baseball Tournament is May 28-30 at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex, Simms Park, Orange Beach Sportsplex and Foley Sportsplex.

Watch as many as twenty-four elite teams per age group in 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 2U, 13U, and 14U battle it out at the beach. Join us for youth baseball action at it's finest.

Call 678-467-2172 or visit www.alabamausssa.org/battleofthebest.html for information.

On Friday Realty Executives Gulf Coast will host its 12th Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting Habitat for Humanity. It will be held on the Cotton Creek Course at The Craft Farms Golf Course in Gulf Shores, Al. Habitat has provided thousands of low-income families with new hope in the form of affordable housing. Currently, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses, sheltering more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities worldwide.

The tournament this year will once again be a 4-person scramble with registration starting at 11:00 a.m. and a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The entry fee is $500.00 per team or $125.00 per person. That includes 18 holes of golf, food, beverages’, and a chance to win many great prizes.

In appreciation for our “Team Sponsors” and “Hole Sponsors” we will have a drawing for a 42”LCD TV. On our 50’ or longer putt raffle the winner will receive an 8 day 7 night Hawaiian vacation for two.

Betsy McKinney, President of Professional Land Title is again sponsoring the insurance policy for the $25,000 Hole-In-One prize! We also have T.V.s, Nike Irons, and Visa gift cards for a Hole-In-One on the other par 3’s. We have other outstanding prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gross and net team winners.

Please join us for fun and help make a positive difference in our community.

For more information please contact Randy McKinney or Aly Pearson at 251-968-4300

The 31st Annual NAIA Women’s Softball National Championship, scheduled for May 19 – 25, consists of 32 teams hosted by the Gulf Shores Sportsplex.

The festivities begin on May 18th with a “welcome parade” and banquet at The Wharf. The parade begins at 5:30 followed by a Luau themed banquet. Tickets for the banquet are $25 and may be purchased at the door (cash/check only).

The action begins on Thursday, May 19th at 9:00am at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex. Games will be played every day leading up to the championship game on Wednesday, May 25.

Tickets can be purchased on site: prices - $8 per day for adults and $3 for children ages 4-10, or purchase an All Tournament Pass (good for whole week) for $30.

Game Schedule:

Games 1-16- on Thursday, May 19th (9:00am – 6:00 pm)

Games 17-32- on Friday, May 20th (9:00 am – 6:00 pm)

Games 33-48- on Saturday, May 21st (9:00 am – 6:00 pm)

Games 49-58- on Monday, May 23rd (10:00 am – 5:30 pm)

Games 59-61- on Tuesday, May 24th (12:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

*Games 62-(63)- on Wednesday, May 25 (12:30 pm) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The Sports Commission is seeking volunteers and honorary coaches. If you are interested in being a part of this event contact Sarah Hicks (251)974-4611 or email shicks@gulfshores.com

For more information on this event visit http://naia.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/082310aaa.html

The Robertsdale High School Bear Club announces the first RHS Bear Club Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament.

The tournament will be held May 14, at Glenlakes Golf Club in Foley. The three man/woman scramble will begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude with lunch.

Proceeds from the tournament will go towards equipment purchases for the RHS Football Team.

The tournament will be following the conclusion of RHS Football Spring Training which began Monday. RHS will play its Spring Game Friday May 13 at JD Sellers Stadium in Robertsdale and the Golf Tournament will be the following morning. This is a great way to support your Golden Bears as they enter the 2011-2012 season.

Teams are $250 each and Sponsorship opportunities are $100, $300, $500 and $1000. For information or registration please contact Coach Scott Phelps at 947-5467, Bill Mosley at 550-6001 or Hoss Mack at 979-2572. The RHS Bear Club is also on Facebook.

Upcoming Florida Trail Association events:

Friday: Dinner Hike. Meet at 6 p.m. at Bayfront Senior Center parking lot at 20th and Blount Streets in Pensacola. Enjoy a leisurely one-hour stroll through the Bayfront Park neighborhood followed by dinner at a nearby restaurant. RSVP to Helen Wigersma 850-484-0528 or mojuco609@cox.net

Sunday: Get the day started with Trudy and/or Peggy with a brisk walk and afterwards join us for breakfast. We will walk about an hour, about 1 to 3 miles. We will be hiking / walking at different locations each Sunday morning. Trudy Walden 850-434-8861 Peggy Grantham 850-776-5147

May 12: Work Hike at Blackwater River State Forest. Meet at 8 a.m. at the Blackwater Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway in Munson, FL (this is also state road 191) Join with others to complete mowing, lopping, re-blazing on the Andrew Jackson rail from Charlie Foster Road to Red Rock Road. Bring work gloves, water, lunch, small hand tools if you have them, and enthusiasm! Contact Helen Wigersma if you can come help 850-484-0528 or mojuco609@cox.net.

May 15: Get the day started with Trudy and/or Peggy with a brisk walk and afterwards join us for breakfast. We will walk about an hour, about 1 to 3 miles. We will be hiking / walking at different locations each Sunday morning. Trudy Walden 850-434-8861 Peggy Grantham 850-776-5147

May 19: Western Gate Chapter Meeting at First Christian Church, 6031 Goodrich Dr. Pensacola, Florida 32504. Social: 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7 p.m.

Everyone is invited to come to hear the vision for the Florida Trail Association by the new Executive Director, Dennis Miranda, He also wishes to hear from us on ideas for how to address some of the challenges our organization and our state are facing in this time of financial belt-tightening.

Please contact Helen Wigersma 850-484-0528 for details.

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