• Santa Maria Youth Football League: The league is taking registrations for the 2012 football and cheerleading seasons. Football fees are $200, including a jersey, gear rental, a trophy, and a basic picture package. Players must be between the ages of 8 and 14 during the season to participate. Cheerleaders must be in kindergarten to eighth grade for the 2012-2013 school year. Fees are $180 and include uniform, cheer camp, and a basic picture package. Registrations will be held at the Westgate Community Room, 1300 Marsala Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 14 to 15 and July 21 to 22. Parents must provide two copies of the child’s birth certificate, a current report card, and a recent photo. For more information, call league president Manuel Ledesma at 363-9642 or cheer director Dana McNutt at 260-6389.
• Showbox: The New Generation: Professional boxing returns to Chumash Casino on July 20, when undefeated lightweight Art Hovhannisyan faces off against Venezuelan Miguel Acosta in a 10-round main event. The night’s nationally televised card will also feature a co-main event between light middleweights Julian “J-Rock” Williams and Nevada’s Said El Harrak. The rest of the undercard includes Santa Maria’s Rufino Serrano, who will fight for the first-ever Central Coast Title against Seattle’s Rob Diezel. Other local fighters are slated to meet opponents to be announced. Tickets are priced at $35, $45, $55, $70, and $85, and can be purchased at the Chumash Casino box office or online at startickets.com.
• City summer camp: The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department’s Summer Day Camp is ongoing through Aug. 10. The program includes activities designed to encourage physical activity, creativity, self-confidence, cooperation, problem solving, and responsibility. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the camp moves to the Paul Nelson Aquatic Center at 600 S. McClelland St., where participants can enjoy swimming in the afternoon. The camp fee is $75 per weekly session. Breakfast and lunch are included. Registrations are being accepted at the Recreation and Parks Department’s administrative office, 615 S. McClelland St. For more information, call the Recreation and Parks Department at 925-0951, Ext. 260.
Sports Shorts is compiled by Staff Writer Jeremy Thomas. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
This article appears in Jul 12-19, 2012.
