Sports Shorts – May 13, 2016

Mount Everest Climb Challenge

Challenge yourself by climbing Mount Everest’s 29,035 feet as many times as you can. In the Mount Everest Climb Challenge, each participant will climb the Jacob’s Ladder to accumulate as many feet as possible during the month of May. Check in at the front desk at Northside, Southside or Vogelweh fitness centers to start logging your climbs. Prizes will be awarded to the male and female with the highest number of feet climbed at the end of the challenge. Free to participate.

SAME golf tournament

The Society of American Military Engineers’ four-person best ball golf tournament will take place Thursday at Woodlawn Golf Course on Ramstein. Sign-in starts at 6 a.m., and the shotgun start will be at 8 a.m. Cost: $50 for golf club members, $60 for nonmembers, and $70 for non-ID cardholders. Price includes: hotdog, chips and a drink, one free bucket of golf balls for the driving range, one golf cart per team and 18 holes of golf. Proceeds will go towards annual scholarship awarded to students pursuing an engineering degree.

Strong B.A.N.D.S. 10-mile run

Come out for the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Strong B.A.N.D.S. Cross Country 10-Miler Saturday. Registration for the run will be held from 9 to 10:15 a.m. on Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 370. The run will begin at 10:30 a.m. T-shirts will be given to the first 50 runners to register. Awards will be given to first-, second- and third-place men, women and youth runners. Entry fee: $7. Open to all ID cardholders ages 15 and older. For more information, call 493-4156 or 0631-3406-4156.

Team challenge: GoRuck Adventure

Ramstein Outdoor Recreation is sponsoring a team-building course covering 7 to 10 miles from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The course features obstacles based on special operations training, such as carrying weights and crawling through mud pits. A cookout will immediately follow the event. Meeting point and course location to be determined. Cost is $30, and the event is for ages 18 and older. Preregistration is open through today at Ramstein Outdoor Recreation. This is an Air Force Agency initiative program that falls under the guidance of Recharge 4 Resiliency, which targets Airmen and their family members who are affected by deployment.

Unit Level Softball sign-ups

Teams wishing to participate in Unit Level Softball must sign up by Monday. The Unit Level Softball season begins May 31. Open to all ID cardholders, including active-duty service members, family members and civilians ages 18 and older. For more information, contact Coleman Swinton at 493-2087, 0631-3406-2087 or coleman.o.swinton.naf@mail.mil.

WWGA golf tournament

The Woodlawn Women’s Golf Association will sponsor the 2016 Rally for the Cure golf tournament June 4 at the Woodlawn Golf Course on Ramstein. There will be a shotgun start at 1 p.m., registration begins at noon. Fee for Woodlawn members is €60 or $60, and for nonmembers it is €75 or $75. Registration includes green fee, cart and lunch. For more information and entry forms, visit www.ramsteinwwga.weebly.com/2016-rally-for-the-cure.html.

Run 4 Robin 5K Run

Put your sneakers on and help spread the awareness of metastatic breast cancer by joining runners and walkers for the “Run 4 Robin 5K Run” June 4. This fun-filled day will be full of balloons, music and information on metastatic breast cancer. Monetary donations and contributions are welcome. All proceeds will go directly to Robin and her battle against metastatic breast cancer. Registration for the run will be held at 7 a.m. June 4 on Pulaski Barracks at the track near the soccer field. The actual run will start at 8 a.m. Awards will be given to the first-place adult male, adult female and youth ages 7 to 9 and 10 to 12. For any information, email run4robin5k@gmail.com.

Youth Sports Volunteer Fair

Are you passionate about supporting kids and enhancing their lives? Landstuhl and Sembach Youth Sports are looking for volunteer coaches to coach during the upcoming fall sports season. All adults are welcome to become a certified coach after passing a background check. Coaches are needed in several sports, including: tackle football, flag football, soccer, cheerleading and volleyball. If you are interested, visit the Youth Sports Volunteer Fair from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 10 at Parent Central Services on Pulaski Barracks, Bldg. 2898. Coach packets and records checks will be initiated on the spot. Open to military ID cardholders, ages 18 and older. For more information, visit www.kaiserslautern.armymwr.com.

Officials’ soccer clinic, practicum

Are you interested in becoming a certified soccer official? Installation Management Command Europe offers a free officials’ clinic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 14 to 17 at the Sembach Religious Support Office, Bldg. 118. Open to all ID cardholders, ages 18 and older. A practicum tournament will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 18 at Landstuhl Cage Field. The free tournament is open to the first six teams to sign up. To register, contact Sarah Galon at 544-9547, 0611-143-544-9547 or sarah.a.galon.naf@mail.mil.

Summer soccer camps

Get your child into soccer this summer with SKIESUnlimited summer soccer camps. One-week camps run from June 20 to Aug. 16 on Pulaski Barracks and Landstuhl Post. Specific times and locations vary. Camps are divided by age and skill level. All camps are taught by professional soccer coaches and players. Open to ID cardholders from all branches of service. To register, contact Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation One Stop shop in Landstuhl, Bldg. 3810, at 486-8943 or 06371-86-8943; or Parent Central Services on Pulaski Barracks, Bldg. 2898, at 493-4516/4122 or 0631-3406-4516/4122.