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FOOTBALL
+ Cougars drop game to Newsome
The Durant-Newsome rivalry started another chapter Thursday, May 21, albeit in one half of a spring football jamboree.
The Cougars and Wolves played one half of a game at Bloomingdale High School, and Newsome left with a 14-0 win. On the Cougars’ end, quarterback Noah Johnson completed six of his nine passes for 35 yards, as Durant experimented with a short passing game to get a feel for its new pocket passer.
+ Mike Gottman camp to be held
Parents of children interested in football should clear their calendars next Saturday morning.
Durant High School’s annual Mike Gottman Youth Football Camp is set for Monday, June 8 to Thursday, June 11.
The skills camp, which caters to youths from fifth grade up until incoming high school freshmen, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day at the Durant practice field, 4748 Cougar Path. The camp costs $125 per camper. Pre-registration will be 8 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at the school gymnasium, and on-site registration will be accepted Monday, June 8.
For more information, visit DurantCougarsFootball.com or Facebook.com/DurantCougarsFootball.
MARTIAL ARTS
+ Welbon karate camp coming soon
The first wave of Chris Welbon Karate’s popular summer camp is beginning soon, and there’s still time to register your child.
The camp, which is broken up into two sessions, is for children 4 to 12, and includes basic training, self-defense techniques, a bowling field trip, a giant water slide and squirt gun games. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Chris Welbon camp without “Battlefield! Swords.”
The first camp will be held from Monday, June 8 to Friday, June 12, and the following camp will be held from Monday, July 13 to Thursday, July 16. Every day begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. The cost is $200 per camper, but discounts are available for children with siblings and those who wish to sign up for both weeks.
To register, and for more information, call Chris Welbon Karate at (813) 752-9800 or visit PlantCityKarate.com. The school is located at 602 S. Collins St.
