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BASKETBALL

? Georgia Coastal Basketball Club?s inaugural Georgia Coastal Fall League, for seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade boys. Six regular-season games and a single-elimination tournament. Entry fee: $350 per team, guarantees seven games with referee fees included. Game dates: Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Oct. 6 (two games each day); Oct. 13 (single-game elimination). Admission fees: $5 adults, $3 youth, free age 6 and younger. Info: Steve Williams 912-257-9241 or keeperofdcolors@yahoo.com, Chris Stacy 912-695-0481.

FLAG FOOTBALL/CHEERLEADING

? Salvation Army flag football and cheerleading for children 10-under and 8-U. Registration began Aug. 6. Info: Martha Jenkins 912-352-8366.

GOLF

? Westin Savannah Harbor?s Club at Savannah Harbor will participate in Patriot Golf Day during the week of Labor Day, Sept. 3-9. A minimum donation of $5 to the Folds of Honor Foundation entitles the golfer to play on Labor Day weekend for $55. Patriot Golf Day was started by Capt. Dan Rooney, an F-16 fighter pilot and PGA of America member, to fund Folds of Honor, which provides post-secondary scholarships for families of military killed or disabled while serving the country. Info: 912-201-2240.

? Fourth annual Savannah Charity Golf Tournament for the Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation, Sept. 10, Southbridge Golf Club. The event is organized by the Sugar Hill Gang, a group of retirees from the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth in the aftermath of the February 2008 explosion and fire. The foundation provided free lodging and daily meals at Chavis House to families of the burn victims treated at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta. Cost: $320 for a team, $80 for an individual player and $100 to sponsor a tee box. Companies also can donate door prizes. Info: Bobbie Jo Gainey of the Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation in Augusta at 706-922-6321 or bgainey@sfbf.net, and Bill Tumlin in Savannah at 912-661-0229 or williet124@aol.com.

? Spine & Sport presents the second annual Warrior Classic, Sept. 14, The Westin?s Club at Savannah Harbor. 11 a.m. lunch and registration; 1 p.m. start. All proceeds go directly to Wounded Warrior Project and SUDS Diving, Inc. (Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba). Cost: Corporate team $600, four players $500, sponsor a team $500, sponsor a hole $100. Info: Beth Ann Walker 912-713-0777 or Bethann@spinesport.org

? The Big Reveal Golf Tournament,
9 a.m. Sept. 15, Taylors Creek Golf Course on Fort Stewart. Civilian golfers are welcome in the event celebrating the start of new greens. Entry fee: $40 for Department of Defense I.D. card holds, $50 for civilian guests; includes range balls, golf cart, prizes. Registration deadline: Sept. 12. Info: 912-767-2370.

? Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Empire 95th anniversary ?Blue Door? Celebration Golf Tournament, Oct. 15, The Club at Savannah Harbor. Registration 7 a.m., start 8 a.m. Sponsorships $600, $750, $1,000, $2,500, $5,000. Costs: $400 foursome, $125 player, $100 hole sponsor. Deadline: Sept. 15. Info: Pamela Jones 912-224-4815 or 912-233-2939 ext. 2; or bgcsavannah.org.

RUNNING

? Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run Savannah, 8 a.m., Sept. 15, Orleans Square, Barnard and McDonough streets. Presented by Wells Fargo Advisors, the event is in memory of New York City firefighter Stephen Siller and 342 FDNY brothers who sacrificed their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. All proceeds from the Tunnel to Towers Run Savannah go to ?Building for America?s Bravest? through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Registration: t2trun.org/savannah, fleetfeetsavannah.com/t2t or in person at Fleet Feet Sports Savannah, 3405 Waters Ave. Info: t2tsav@gmail.com

? Third annual Flying Fortress 5K Run/Walk, 8:30 a.m., Nov. 17, Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave., Pooler. Benefits the restoration of the museum?s B-17, the ?City of Savannah.? Entry fee: $25 through Aug. 31; $30 Sept. 1-Nov. 15; $35 Nov. 16 and race day. Registration: active.com, fleetfeetsavannah.com/flying-fortress-5k or in person at Fleet Feet Sports Savannah, 3405 Waters Ave. Info: jgrismer@mightyeighth.org or 912-748-8888, ext. 107.

? Critz Tybee Run Fest, Feb. 1-2, 2013, Tybee Island. Five different race courses of 5K, 10K, 2.8-mile beach run, 1 mile and half marathon collectively equal a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles. New is a Kids Run at 6 p.m. Feb. 1 near the Tybee Island Lighthouse. Info: critztybeerun.com and facebook.com/critztybeerunfest.

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