CKBR needs coaches, sponsors, players

The Central Kitsap Babe Ruth baseball league still needs coaches, players and sponsors for the upcoming 2008 season.

Coaches are needed in the senior division (ages 16-18). Coaching requires three evenings per week from now through the beginning of June.

Senior baseball sign-ups take place Monday, April 14, in the Central Kitsap Junior High cafeteria. Players must bring a copy of their birth certificate. Cost is $175.

The league also is still looking for sponsors for its senior division teams.

For more information on coaching, sponsoring or playing, contact CKBR at CKBabeRuth@wavecable.com, via phone at (360) 698-6544, or online at www.ckbaberuth.org.

NABA Westsound meeting

Anyone interested in playing for or managing a team in the National Adult Baseball Association’s Westsound start-up can get more information at a rain-or-shine meeting on Sunday, April 13, from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Poulsbo library.

For additional information about the league, visit www.dugout.org or www.centerfieldstudios.com. The league’s hotline number is (206) 774-0396.

Ozzie Saxon Wrestling Camp

Former state and national wrestling champion and Olympic graduate Ozzie Saxon will host the 2008 Technique/Competition Camp from June 30 to July 3 at OHS.

The camp is for grade 7-12 and a T-shirt is included.

Session one runs from 9 a.m. to 11:30 and session two goes from noon to 2:30 p.m. Instruction will focus on takedown techniques, pinning combinations, escapes, riding techniques and more. Lunch will not be served so campers are encouraged to bring a lunch. Only be the morning session will take place on the last day. A cook-out will follow the morning session on the last day from noon to 2 p.m.

Saxon is now an assistant coach at Ohio University. Fellow OU assistant Kyle Hansen, a former Iowa state champion, will also coach at the camp.

Cost of the camp is $150 and the camp is limited to the first 60 applicants. Application deadline is June 8.

For more information on registration and the camp, e-mail Saxon at os576405@ohio.edu.