Basketball camps getting ready to go This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Monday, May 1, 2006. By CORINNE POPPEN
Valley Press Staff Writer
D & J Basketball Academy will host two summer basketball camps for boys and girls between the ages of 5-14. The first session is to run July 17 through July 20 and the second to run from July 31 to August 3. Both camps will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $125. The camp will stress fun and rigorous drill work. Ball handling, dribbling, passing, pivoting, shooting, defense and rebounding will be broken down for each participant. Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Mike Penberthy will make a guest appearance. For more information call David Humphreys at (661) 557-0087 or Jeff Smith at (661) 233-5487 or email at djbasketballacademy@verizon.net. Soccer Palmdale AYSO will be holding registration for the fall season for ages 4½-18 on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Pelona Vista soccer fields. Cost is $95, which covers uniforms, trophy, picture package and yearbook. New players must bring a copy of their birth certificate. For more information call (661) 722-5386 or visit www.aysopalmdale.org. •SCU GU15 Silver Elite team is holding tryouts for girls who have a passion for soccer. For more information call Frank Kucharski at (661) 296-0905 or email to sevtersa@earthlink.net. Track The Lancaster Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will be hosting their 58th Annual Youth Olympics Track Meet on May 13 at Quartz Hill High School. Gates will open at 7:30 a.m. with the events beginning at 9 a.m. The event is open for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. There is no charge for participants or spectators. For more information call Dominic Protell at (661) 942-1625. Volleyball Antelope Valley College will be holding its 24th annual summer volleyball camp from July 10-13. The camp is for boys and girls and will consist of two sessions. The first session for those in fifth through eighth grade will run 8-11:30 a.m. with a cost of $125. The second session for those in ninth grade through college will run 1-6 p.m. with a cost of $150. College and club coaches will assist participants in serving, attacking, setting, passing, hitting and blocking. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information call Jane Cwayna at (661) 722-6444 or AVC's athletic office at (661) 722-6440. Youth Football Lancaster Jets Youth Football will be holding mini-camps to help prepare for the up-coming season. The camps will run May 21, June 11 and July 9 from 2-4 p.m. All camps will be held at Tierra Bonita City Park in Lancaster. For more information call Nanette Allen at (661) 718-2080. • Littlerock Youth Football and Cheerleading will be holding sign-ups Saturday at Dominic Massari Park (55th St. East and Ave. R-4) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information call Becky or Cruz at (661) 944-3058. | 
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