Youth: North Naples stars win opener

The North Naples Little League 9-10 year-old baseball all-stars defeated Greater Naples, 7-3, on Monday in the District 18 Tournament. A rain delay forced the game to be relocated to Starcher-Pettay Field. Once the teams began play, North Naples pitcher Jordan Conway put on a solid performance.

The defensive play of mid-infielders Grif McCormick and Christian Tormey and consistent offensive production from Harry Ayers and Ben Huber led to the victory. North Naples rallied back from a 5-1 deficit against San Carlos Park to take an 8-7 win in extra innings during the second game Tuesday night at Golden Gate National, which is also the site of the District 18 tournament. With the two consecutive wins, North Naples is the No. 1 seed in pool B and will face off with the No. 2 seed of pool A Friday Night.

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Vinny Cafone and Kelly Johnson, both of Naples, competed at the AAU Disney Roller Hockey Nationals at the Wide World of Sports in May. Their team took first place and both Cafone and Johnson were named All-Tournament members.

Cafone and Johnson went to South Carolina last weekend to play in the National 2hot4ice tournament, where their team also won first place. Johnson received the top score and Cafone took top dishman. Next weekend the two are headed to the Cooler in Alpharetta, Ga., for the Echo Nationals. They’ll head to Detroit in a couple of weeks for the TORHS national tournament. Anyone wishing to sponsor them, can mail checks to FGCAHA, (Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Hockey Association) at 3493 Balboa Circle, Naples FL 34105.

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Colin Page and Christopher Taylor, both of whom sail for the Naples Community Center, will be competing individually and together this summer. Taylor, 16, and Page, 15, will sail a Hobie 16 at the U.S. Sailing Youth Multihull Championships in Key Biscayne.

The winner of the Multihull event will represent the United States at the world championships in Canada. Page will travel to California in August to sail his Laser Radial at the 2006 Laser Radial World Championships, both being held near Marina Del Rey. In between events, Page and Taylor team up with NCSC graduate Hilary Noble as instructors at the Naples Community Sailing Center. For additional information on NCSC Youth Racing Team or Learn to Sail Program, call 239-403-7193.

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The District 18 Little League baseball all-star tournament begins July 5 for the 12-year-olds in San Carlos Park. Both the seniors and juniors begin play on July 8. The juniors will play at GGCP and the seniors in Bonita Springs. The North Naples 13-14 year-old junior league baseball All-Star team will begin their tournament July 8 at the Golden Gate Aquatics Center.

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The Naples Gators Youth Football League will start practices Monday July 10 at Gulf View Middle School at 5:30 p.m. for all tackle and cheerleading ages 6-14. The Gators are still accepting registrations by going to www.naplesgators.com. The Naples Gators play in the famous Orange Bowl Youth Football League. Travel will be limited to three away games this year. For more information, call 537-5443.

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Toni Weston’s Net Results Volleyball Camp will be held July 17-21 at Community School of Naples. Times for girls entering sixth through ninth grades will be from 9 a.m. to noon; girls entering third through fifth grades will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Toni Weston at 239-777-5919 or 239-455-6859.

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Lely High School boys basketball coach Don Stewart will hold a basketball camp for two separate sessions at St. John Neumann High School. The first will be held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and the second session will be held July 3-7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be no camp held on the Fourth of July. The camp is for kids ages 7-14 and the cost is $80 each, or $150 for both weeks. or more information call Lely athletics at 239-353-0404 or Stewart at 239-417-3662.

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Mountain High Running Camp in Bristol, Va., announced the last opportunity for high school cross country runners to sign up for one of the two-week sessions in July. The camp features instruction by world class Kenyan and American runners and coaches and will be held July 10-15 and July 17-22 in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

This year’s class includes Fernando Cabada, who broke the American record for the 25k this spring; elite Kenyans David Cheromei and Solomon Kandie; elite American Fasssil Izuneh and elite Slovak Petra Staskova among others.

The camp, which has had several high school cross country runners from Collier County attend in the past, is open to middle and high school runners of all abilities. For more information and for an application go to mountainhighrunning.com or call camp director Scott Simmons at 276-466-7174.

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The Estero Hawks 13U/12U/11U/9U Traveling Baseball Program is looking to add players to their Fall 2006 rosters. Players must be 13 or younger on May 1, 2007. The Hawks have been competing in AAU, USSSA, IBC, Triple Crown and other national tournaments. For more information or to arrange a tryout call Coach Kevin Boocock at (239) 851-5630 or Laura Angelo at (239) 390-4104. Tryout dates are tentatively set for Saturday, Aug. 5, at Estero High School from 10 a.m. to noon.

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To have your youth activity listed in the calendar, mail it to Naples Daily News, Kids Calendar, 1075 Central Ave., Naples, FL, 34102. You can also fax the information to 239-263-4816 or e- mail jadixon@naplesnews.com or sports@naplesnews.com, but e- mail is preferred by no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays.