Silverstreak Classic golf tournament
Saturday, August 18 will be the 13th annual Silverstreak Classic at the Osakis Country Club.
Cost is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. Price includes 18 holes of golf, door prize opportunities and a buffet at the Osakis Country Club.
All proceeds go to the Osakis High School athletic programs.
Golfers can register individually, or in twosomes or foursomes. Golfers that don’t register as a part of a foursome will be randomly placed to complete foursomes.
The tournament is open to the first 72 paid entrants.
Call Brad Hoffarth at (320) 491-7262 with questions.
Brandon bike ride/race
The Brandon-Evansville athletic department will host a 22-mile bike ride/race on August 4 at 9 a.m. during the Brandon Summerfest.
The bike ride/race, called the Tour de Brandon, will start at Brandon High School. The ride will be broken up into age groups with ribbons given out to the top finishers.
Registration for the event is at 8:30 that morning in front of the Brandon School. The cost is $20 for those 18 and older and $12 for those younger than 18. The entrance fee includes a T-shirt. All proceeds will go to the Brandon-Evansville athletic department.
Riders can sign up by visiting www.brandonmn.com or by calling Dick Simpson at (320) 834-4990.
Fall dance team
There will be a fall dance team program for girls in grades 7-12 that will serve as a starting point for dancers who are either interested or are a part of the winter competitive Cardinal dance team.
Participants will learn one dance routine, work on basic jazz technique, kick technique, endurance and stretching as they work toward one performance at a Cardinal football game.
No tryouts are necessary. The team will be instructed by Felicia VanIperen.
For more information or to register, call Lakes Area Recreation at (320) 762-2868.
Ox Cart Days co-ed softball tournament
Crookston Parks and Rec and the Crookston Dawn to Dusk Lions will be sponsoring a co-ed softball tournament Saturday, August 18, during the Ox Cart Days festivities.
To register and obtain rules, contact Bernadette at (218) 280-3727 or b.mot@hotmail.com by August 15.
Go to www.vistcrookston.com for calendar of that weekend’s events.
Strike Out Illiteracy
The Echo Press’ annual Strike out Illiteracy bowling tournament is set for Tuesday, September 18 at the Garden Center Lanes in Alexandria.
Proceeds will go to the Newspapers in Education program, which provides newspapers and educational activities to area teachers for use in their classrooms.
Cost is $140 per team. There are also lane sponsorships for $100 and classroom sponsorships for $160.
For more information, or to join the effort to promote literacy in schools, contact Lynn or Elaine at (320) 763-3133.
Coaches needed
District 206 has openings for coaches for the following programs: Discovery Middle School strength program, DMS football, DMS soccer and DMS tennis.
Those interested should contact Dave Hartmann at (320) 762-7754 or go to the District 206 website to apply.
5th-6th grade tackle football
Registration is open for Lakes Area Recreation tackle football for grades 5-6.
The program will meet Saturdays September 8-October 13 with grade 5 at 9:15 a.m. and grade 6 at 10:45 a.m. at Citizen’s Field behind Jefferson High School.
Practices will begin the week of August 27. There will be a parent meeting on Tuesday, August 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lakes Area Recreation gym.
Cost is $70 and includes a reversible jersey.
Registration deadline is August 17 and is limited to 80 players for each grade.
For more information, call LAR at (320) 762-2868.
3rd-4th grade flag football
Lakes Area Recreation has opened registration for flag football for grades 3-4.
The program will meet Saturdays September 8-October 13 at Citizen’s Field behind Jefferson High School at 8 a.m.
Cost is $47 and includes a T-shirt.
For more information, call LAR at (320) 762-2868.
1st-2nd grade flag football
Lakes Area Recreation has opened registration for flag football for grades 1-2.
The program will meet Saturdays September 8-October 13 at Citizen’s Field behind Jefferson High School at 9 a.m.
Cost is $47 and includes a T-shirt.
For more information, call LAR at (320) 762-2868.
Girls’ swim practice
Practice for the Cardinal girls’ swimming and diving team will be Monday-Friday, beginning August 13 from 8-10:30 a.m. for varsity athletes.
Varsity diving practice begins Monday, August 13, running from 9-10:30 a.m. Junior high divers are welcome at this time.
Junior high swimming practice for grades 7-8 will begin Monday, August 27 and run from 10:30 a.m.-noon.
An all-sports mass meeting for all varsity/junior varsity participants and their parents will be held Thursday, August 9 at 7 p.m. in the Jefferson High School gym.
A varsity parent/athlete swim team meeting will follow at 7:45 p.m. at JHS.
Before any athlete can practice, eligibility forms must be picked up, completed and returned to the school each athlete attends, along with a paid participation fee.
Athletic screens and physicals must be updated every third year.
Jenny Klein walk/run fundraiser
There will be a 5K run/walk and kids fun run beginning at the Gardonville back parking lot in Brandon on Saturday, August 4 as part of the Jenny Klein fundraising event.
Registration is from 7-7:45 a.m. with the run/walk at 8 a.m. and the fun run at 9:15 a.m. There is a $20 registration fee for adults in the run/walk and the cost for 10 and younger is $10. There’s no cost for the fun run.
All proceeds will be used to offset medical expenses.
Early registration is encouraged and forms can be found at www.brandonmn.com.
Minnesota High School Hall of Fame seeks nominees
The Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame, a new venture featuring some of the most prominent names in Minnesota High School basketball, is seeking nominations for its inaugural class of inductees.
Basketball fans may submit nominations to Bill Bentson (webentson22@yahoo.com), Ron Haggstrom (rhaggstrom@yahoo.com) or Kevin Anderson (kja8067@gmail.com).
Teams and players are subject to a waiting period of 10 years, while coaches and other contributors must have a career consisting of at least 15 years.
Harvest Duathlon
The second annual Harvest Duathlon is set for Saturday, September 1 in Alexandria.
In addition, there will be a kids’ race for children 10 and younger August 31.
For more information or to register, visit www.harvestduathlon.com.
Lake Minnewaska triathlon
The 10th annual Lake Minnewaska triathlon will be Saturday, August 4 along the shores of Lake Minnewaska in Glenwood.
The course is a 400-yard swim parallel to the beach, 11.1-mile bike loop and 2.5-mile run.
For more information, visit www.minnewaskatriathlon.com or register at www.zapevents.com.
Contact Linda Hoffmann, race director, at lindah865@gmail.com.
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