Rush comes up short
After going 2-0-1 through pool play at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, the Colorado Rush under-18 girls team lost to FC Milwaukee in the championship game Sunday in Phoenix. Wheat Ridge High School graduate Annie Kunz scored in the 75th minute to force a 30-minute overtime period. Milwaukee scored three times in the span of nine minutes, eventually taking a 4-2 victory.
Vlosich misses cut
Lakewood resident Ron Vlosich came up one shot shy from making the cut at the 32nd U.S. Senior Open Championship last week at Inverness Club in Ohio. Vlosich fired rounds of 75 and 70 on Thursday and Friday last week. His 1-under-par 70 nearly kept him around for the weekend, but the cut was one shot lower. It was the third U.S. Senior Open that Vlosich competed in. He finished 40th in the 2007 and also qualified in 2010. Vlosich is a five-time Colorado PGA Player of the Year.
Hole-in-one
Golden resident Mark Condon recorded a hole-in-one July 27 during the Buffalo Bill Days Golf Tournament at Fossil Trace Golf Club in Golden. Condon, who was playing in the Golden Chamber of Commerce foursome, aced the fifth hole with a 9-iron.
Little Sluggers Camp
Ralston Valley High School’s softball program will host its Little Sluggers Camp for girls in grades 4-8 from Monday to Wednesday, Aug. 8-10, at Ralston Valley’s softball field. Cost is $30. For more information and to register, go online www.ralston-web.jeffco.k12.us/ralston/html/index.htm and click on athletics.
Baseball tryouts
Diamond Club Baseball will hold tryouts for its 2012 youth tournament teams (9-14 years old) Saturday, Aug. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 10, at Everitt Middle School in Wheat Ridge. The club will also be partnering with the Arvada Junior Baseball Association for its Fall Wood Bat League. Play begins Sunday, Aug. 28. The league offers machine pitch (6-7 years old) and kid pitch (8-14 years old). For more information on the tryouts and fall league go online at www.diamondclubbaseball.net or call Brad Mulvaney at 303-909-5049.
Hoops shooting clinic
Pomona High School presents Global Shot Doctor, a basketball shooting clinic. Boys and girls ages 8-18 are eligible to register for the three-hour session, which runs from 9 a.m.-noon or from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. The cost is $40 for a session, and the clinic will take place at 9709 Alkire St. in Arvada. To reserve a spot contact Pomona boys basketball coach Brian Zehnder at 303-328-7611.
Softball camps
Arvada West will hold its youth softball camp for grades 4-8 on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 8 and 9, and the high school preseason camp will take place Aug. 10-11. For more information, call A-West softball coach Tod Bunker at 303-910-9160.
Baseball registration
The North Jefferson Junior Baseball Association is accepting online registrations for the fall and spring 2012 baseball leagues. Fall ball will be played on Sundays and run from Sept. 11 to Oct. 30. For more information, go online at www.njjba.org or call Mary-Beth Hayes at 303-422-7406.
Memorial tournament
The fifth annual Kyle Lewis Memorial Golf Tournament will be Saturday, Sept. 10, at Park Hill Golf Club in Denver. Cost is $55. For more information, call 303-333-5411 ext. 10 or 11.
Volleyball camp
Wheat Ridge High School’s volleyball coaching staff will host the 2011 Lady Farmer Volleyball Camp at the high school from Aug. 10-12. Girls in grades seven to 12 are eligible for the three-day camp. Cost is $50. For more information go online at wheatridgevolleyball.com or contact Meg Schwiesow at ciaobella1227@hotmail.com.