Sports Shorts 05/01/2008

Pro wrestling coming to town
DAVISON — Pure Pro Wrestling is hosting an event May 3 at Davison’s VFW Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Cost is $10 for ages 15 and up, $5 for ages 6-14 and free for children under 5. Partial proceeds benefit the Davison VFW. Details: Joe Bird at 810-845-3962. — P.M.
Learn from the pros
DAVISON — The Davison Golf Academy will conduct its Junior Golf Program for children ages 8-16. The six-week program will be Fridays from 8 a.m.-noon starting June 20 and ending with the Junior Club Championship Aug. 22. The program is limited to 100 juniors, both members and non-members.
Golfers will be taught by PGA professionals and the program includes classroom time to learn rules and etiquette, skills competitions, lunch and prizes.
Registration began April 1 and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Members: $100, non-members: $125. Call 810-653-5301 for details. — J.D.
Flint Jr. Golf deadline looms
BURTON — The May 16 registration deadline is approaching for Flint Junior Golf’s 2008 season. Play begins June 16 at several area courses.
A total of 24 courses will be hosting play on Mondays. The five- and nine-hole play ends July 21 and 22 with 18-hole ending July 28.
Fees are $50 for five-hole (ages 8-11), $60 for nine-hole (ages 12-14 for boys, 12-15 for girls) and $85 for all others interested in playing 18 holes. Included in the entry fee is up to eight clinics during the preseason. Participants can also attend the Buick Open Clinic June 24 at Warwick Hills. Call 810-252-7091 for details or visit www.fjga.org. — J.D.
Golden Gloves Tournament
GRAND RAPIDS — DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave. NW will host the 2008 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions starting May 5.
The Michigan Golden Gloves Association hosts the annual event, which brings together the best in amateur boxing in America.
Winners from the regional competitions — all non-professional boxers ages 16 and over — compete in the nationals, which determine the top boxers across 11 weight classes. Past winners include Muhammad Ali, Oscar de la Hoya, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr. and Sugar Ray Leonard.
Tickets to the event are available at ticketmaster.com. Details: www.michigangoldengloves.com.
— K.S.
Youth hockey hosts golf outing
LAPEER — The Lapeer County Hockey Association will kick-off its seventh annual golf outing May 17 at Sugarbush Golf Club. The four-person scramble-style event begins at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start.
Cost is $85 per person and includes 18 holes, a golf cart, continental breakfast, luncheon and prizes following the outing. Tee signs are available at $75 per sign. Call Howard Dibble at 248-693-4312 or Bill Gibbons at 810-845-1914 for details. — J.D.
Second time around
GENESEE COUNTY — The second annual co-ed spring T-ball instructional league is being offered by the Genesee Fieldhouse from May 6 to June 17. Players can request to be on the same team as friends. Games take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Cost is $55 per athlete and includes a team shirt and hat. Players must bring their own mitts. All other equipment will be provided.
Details: www.geneseefield house.com or call 810-655-2200. — M.S.
Golf fun for everyone
BURTON — The IMA Brookwood Golf Club is hosting many events this summer, including the Spring Senior Scramble (for ages 50 and over) May 12, a couples league in May, Women’s Wine and Nine June 6, Junior Golf Program June 18, Take your Daughter to the Course week in July, Family Golf Month in July, and Patriots Golf Day Aug. 29-Sept. 1. Call 810-742-4930 or e-mail sbrotebeck@flintima.org for details. — J.D.
Getting it right
In our April 17 issue, we misidentified a batter who was wearing a spare jersey in that game. The batter was Nick Creason, No. 7, not Ricky Brooks. — L.P.
Also in Sports Shorts, our article on the Flint Junior Golf Association’s upcoming season listed an age range of 7-11 for five-hole competition participants. The actual age range for all five-hole participants is 8-11. — J.D.