Eula Bruce
June 11, 2007Principal at Thibodaux High named
June 13, 2007The Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series Western Division will make its third $200,000 regular-season stop June 28 through 30 in Cocodrie, La. The lucrative tournament will feature as many as 150 redfish teams casting for a top award of $25,000 cash, guaranteed, and $25,000 in Ranger, Yamaha and Evinrude bonuses.
“I fish in Louisiana from March until August, and that place is just amazing,” said Team Chevy pro Danny Adams of Rockport, Texas, who, along with teammate Billy Nicholas of San Marcos, Texas, placed fourth in the Cocodrie event last year. “It seems like there’s always an abundance of fish.”
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Summer hoops
Mark Cook’s FUN-damentals Day Camp will be held Monday through Wednesday, June 18 through 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at Nicholls State University’s Stopher Gymnasium.
Fundamental skills such as ball-handling, passing, shooting, rebounding, defense and FUN will be emphasized during each session. The camp is open to girls entering grades 2 through 5.
Cost is $110. For more information, call 985-448-4444.
Mark Cook’s Girls’ Skills Camp is designed to prepare players for high school varsity competition.
The overnight camp will run Sunday through Tuesday, July 8 through 10, at Stopher Gymnasium and is open to girls entering grades 5 through 11.
Cost is $125. For more information, call 985-448-4444.
Nicholls State University Women’s Basketball TEAM CAMP 2007 will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10 and 11, in both Stopher and Shaver gymnasiums.
Cost is $310 per team. Housing and meals can be purchased at an additional cost.
For more information, call Kelli Cofield at 985-493-2577.
Camp Piper
J.P. Piper’s Father and Son Basketball Day Camp will run Saturday, June 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Nicholls State University’s Stopher Gymnasium.
The camp is open to boys in grades 1 through 8.
Cost is $80. All participants will receive a camp t-shirt.
For more information, call J.P. Piper Camps, LLC at 985-449-0321.
Baseball camp
Vandebilt High School’s 2007 Summer Baseball Camp will run Monday through Thursday, June 18 through 21 and 25 through 28, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
The camp is open to players ages 7 through 13 at $70 per session (and $60 per session for a second child). Each participant receives a camp t-shirt.
The camp will be conducted by Vandebilt assistant coaches Keith Richard and Corey Sullivan. The deadline to register for the second session is June 25.
For more information, call Richard at 688-6377.
Water fitness
Water aerobics and lap swimming will be offered at the Lafourche Municipal Pool on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 a.m. this summer.
Cost is $50 for 21 sessions.
For more information, call 985-446-7235.
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