Freeport athletics goes paperless

FREEPORT — The Freeport High School and Middle School athletic department has gone paperless for the upcoming sports seasons.

The athletic department reminds student/athletes and their families that the annual “Summer Letter and Fall Preseason Information” will not be mailed home as in previous years.

The school year 2015-2016 summer packet has been sent out via email using each school’s parent email list. In addition, coaches and boosters are urged to utilize their email lists to forward this information.

As always, the Summer Packet information cane be found online on the athletic website at http://rsu5.org/athletics.

For more information or to have the packet emailed, contact Craig Sickels at [email protected], or at 865-4706, ext. 320.

Five Sea Dogs are All-Stars

PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will have five players participating in the 2015 Sullivan Tire All-Star Classic, which will be held at Hadlock Field on July 15 at 7 p.m.

Infielders Carlos Asuaje, Marco Hernandez and Jantzen Witte will represent the Sea Dogs at the mid-summer classic, along with pitchers William Cuevas and Robby Scott.

The All-Star game will feature the Eastern Division against the Western Division. Each team will consist of 24 players. One position player and one pitcher representing each team was selected through online fan balloting. Remaining roster spots were filled through voting by Eastern League media, managers and officials.

Cuevas and Witte were the fan selections for the Sea Dogs.

Limited tickets are available for the All-Star game. Tickets range in price from $10-$20, and can be purchased by calling the Sea Dogs ticket office at 879-9500 or order online at www.seadogs.com.

The Hadlock Field gates will open at 3 p.m. on the day of the game.

Mere Creek to host junior golf camps

BRUNSWICK — Mere Creek Golf Course will be hosting its first Summer Junior Golf Camp of the year, taking place on July 13-14.

Also just added, a second camp will now be held August 11- 13.

The mission for the camps is to provide a fun, positive environment so that young golfers have a place to learn and improve their skills through instruction, practice, and a variety of health conscious games and activities.

Mere Creek is committed to growing junior golf in the Brunswick area by bringing excitement to the kids and their overall enjoyment of the game.

The camps are open for players ages 8-16. The July camp cost has been reduced to $100, while the August camp costs $150. Both camps are payable by either cash or check. Those wishing to participate in both camps will pay $225. Also, instructor Kevin Joseph said there is a sibling/family special.

The camp has a maximum participation of 40 students with a student-to-teacher ration of 5-to-1. Students should arrive at 9:30 a.m., with activities beginning at 10 a.m. on both days. The first day will finish up at 2 p.m., with July 14th ending at 2:30 p.m.

It is preferred that players bring their own clubs, but Mere Creek can accommodate if given advanced notice.

Activities will be slightly different than in years past, with a focus on a more fun approach that young players will find more appealing. Instruction will provided for all attendees, along with a series of golf-related games, team competitions and exercises that will engage the participants.

There will be a strong focus on the fundamentals and knowledge of the game, while the camp emphasis will center around putting, chipping, pitching, bunker and full swing. It will also include instruction based around posture, grip, swing and alignment. Also, general knowledge of the rules, etiquette, golf course and history of the game will be included in the lesson plan.

Lunch and snacks will be provided, with an emphasis put on healthy food and drinks this year to coincide with the camp initiative and activities.

Mere Creek is also looking for several camp counselors to help out. High school upperclassmen or college students in need of community service hours, which will account to about 10 hours, are welcome.

If you are interested, or have any questions, contact Mere Creek at 721-9995.