SIDELINES 7.10.2013

Palm Coast Observer
Sports

Reel big: Flagler Sportfishing Club to host kids clinic
The Flagler Sportfishing Club will hold its fourth-annual kids fishing clinic 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 13, at Bing’s Landing. The free clinic is open to youth ages 3-15.

Each participant (up to 200) will receive a free fishing rod and reel and will be given instructions on how to fish. There will also be a drawing for a free, four-hour fishing trip with a club member for a child and a parent. That trip will be Saturday, July 27, for 12 participants at this weekend’s clinic.

Each participant is asked to bring a canned food item to be donated to the food pantry.

For more information, contact Capt. Mike Vickers at 569-9674 or via email at [email protected]. Go to www.FCSportfishing.com.

How sweep it is! Palm Coast tennis stars wins big
It was an all-Bunnell Elemetaryu School championship June 22, in the boys 10-and-under finals of the USTA Super Series event, in Casselberry.

Ilya Korolev defeated Eric Berenblit in two sets, 4-2 and 4-0. Berenblit also attends Bunnell Elementary School.

Both are pupils of tennis coach Michael Ouvarov.

However, after the singles finals, both Korolev and Berenblit teamed up to take the doubles championship in the boys 10-and-under division.

Other notable performances for Palm Coast juniors at the same event were as follows: Karina Dergunova reaching the 10-and-under girls final; and Zia Kara, for reaching the girls 14-and-under final.

Kara is from Toronto, Canada, but has been coached by Ouvarov for the last six months. Her family is in the process of moving to Palm Coast to continue to train with Ouvarov.

For more scores and results, go to http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=129348.

Hit the beach with Flagler Sheriff’s PAL
The Flagler Sheriff’s Police Athletic League is teaming up with Ocean City Surf Company to offer introduction to paddle boarding, surfing, beach games, a beach cleanup and water safety clinics throughout July.

There are two sessions: the first is 8 a.m. to noon July 22-25; the second session will be 8 a.m. to noon July 29 to Aug. 1.

Cost is $150 per session. It includes lunch.

A bathing suit, sunscreen, water shoes and a towel are needed.

For more information, contact Kim Hale, director, at 586-2655 or email [email protected].

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