Email sports copy to howardcountysports@patuxent.com by 9 a.m. Monday.
The Centennial Fun Run will begin the 2015 summer season on Tuesday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. The one-mile run is held in the Centennial Neighborhood and is sponsored by the Howard County Striders. This first run of the summer will be a fund-raiser to assist with medical expenses for Tom Green, an elite distance runner and pioneer Strider member. The suggest donation is $3 per person. The second run of the series will be June 23. For additional information, call 410-465-7735 or visit striders.net.
The CSC Bulldogs boys rising U14 travel soccer team is hosting open tryouts on May 28, June 4 and June 11 at Wilde Lake High School from 7:30-9 p.m. Contact 410-320-0955 or email mddawgfan@gmail.com if interested.
The Soccer Association of Columbia is now registering players for SAC Training Academy Summer Camps scheduled throughout the summer for players of all abilities, ages 5-14. Both full and half days sessions are offered. SAC also offers extended care from 4-6 p.m. for an additional fee.
SAC is now registering players for the Fall 2015/Spring 2016 season for the Clinic, Recreation and High School programs. The leagues are open to players from ages 4-19. Teams meet for eight weeks each season for practices and weekend games.
Soccer Association of Columbia will be holding tryouts for the Fall 2015/Spring 2016 season for the Travel and Select Programs beginning May 13. The leagues are open to players from ages 7-18.
The SAC Juniors Program is a fun-filled introduction to soccer. SAC offers six, one-hour weekday or weekend sessions for ages 3-4 throughout the year. Topics include body awareness, agility, balance and ball control. To register for any of the programs above, go to sackick.com. For more information, contactasksac@sac-hc.org.
The regular meeting of "Talkin' Baseball" will take place on June 13 at 9 a.m. at Brighton Gardens (7110 Minstrel Way, Columbia, MD). The speaker will be James Robinson, who will discuss "Communist Sports: The Communist Party USA, Left-Wing Sports Programs 1939-47, Organization, Recruitment, Decline and Lessons." Call 410-740-1145 for more information.
Former University of Maryland men's basketball star Juan Dixon will be hosting a co-ed basketball camp for players between the ages of 7-17 at the Supreme Sports Club from June 22-26. Call 301-575-9400 or visit sibasketballcamps.com for more information and to register.