AROUND THE COUNTY

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times, published June 24, 2000

Basketball

TAMPA -- Wharton will host its annual Wildcat Basketball Camp for two more sessions. Session III (July 10-14) will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. for students entering grades three through nine. Session IV (July 10-14) will be from 6 to 9 p.m. for students entering grades 9-12.

It costs $75 per session and $65 for each additional session. Enrollment is guaranteed to the first 60 applicants. For more information, call coach Tommy Tonelli at (813) 631-4710 Ext. 34.

Riverview High is hosting a free basketball camp for boys and girls ages 8-14 July 17-21. The camp, to be run by Riverview boys coach Mike Baker, is open to the first 80 applicants. For more information, call Baker at 671-5011, ext. 407.

Football

TAMPA -- Jesuit will host the annual Tiger Football Camp from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 26-30.

The session will be for students entering sixth through eighth grades. The fee is $100 per camper and includes a T-shirt.

For more information, call head coach Dominick Ciao at 877-5344, ext. 250.

Wrestling

The Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department and Brandon wrestling coach Russ Cozart are hosting a wrestling camp July 10-14 and July 17-21 at Brandon High.

The camps are open to ages 8-19 and run from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. The fee is $55.

For more information, call 681-6827.

Softball

TAMPA -- Hillsborough Community College will host its annual fast-pitch camp for girls ages 9-16 for two more sessions at the Brandon campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The camp will run from July 3-7 and July 17-21. Cost is $125. For more information, call Ray Seymour at (813) 949-0868.

Cycling

Tampa Bay area bicyclists are being enlisted for a ride to the National Bicycle Greenway's Cycle America 2000 rally in Washington, D.C. beginning Aug. 20.

A group of riders from this area is to leave from Lou's Bicycle Center in Seminole on July 29 and merge on the east coast with another group of riders leaving from Miami.

For more information, call Mark Brunson, who is organizing the Tampa Bay group, at (727) 585-0771 or e-mail him at MSBrunson@aol.com.

More information on the ride and rally is available at www.bikeroute.com.

Miscellaneous

TAMPA -- Berkeley Prep will host 14 sports camps this summer in June and July.

For more information, call Michelle Caceres at (813) 885-1673, Ext. 260, or go to www.berkeleyprep.org.

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