Bull Dawg baseball

The St. Cloud Bull Dawgs eighth grade feeder baseball team will hold tryouts Saturday and Sept. 10 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the St. Cloud city field No. 4.

For more information, contact David Jarshner at 407-908-2194.

Kiss. rec softball

The city of Kissimmee Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registration for all teams playing in the 2011 fall softball season.

Ten different leagues of various skill levels for men and women play weeknights and Saturdays.

Fees have been reduced to $275 per team for most leagues. The USSSA competitive men’s league and the Saturday recreational men’s league have $400 fees for a 10-game season, two umpires and two sets of awards.

Registration at the Fortune Road Athletic Complex is weekdays from noon to 6 p.m. For more information, call 407-518-2504.

OHS homecoming

Osceola High School has scheduled a variety of activities for homecoming, Sept. 23, when it will play Celebration High at 7:30 p.m.

The homecoming parade is Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. starting in downtown Kissimmee and continuing to the high school on Thacker Avenue, where a barbecue dinner will be offered for $5.

A tailgate party or corn hole tournament ($20 adult teams/$10 students) will begin at 6 p.m., prior to the junior varsity football game against Poinciana at 6:30 p.m.

On Sept. 24, the Kickin’ Kowboy 5K run/walk begins at 7:30 a.m. at the football stadium, off Patrick Street. Cost is $10 in advance; $5 for the kids’ run at 7:15 a.m. Registration must be completed by 7 a.m.

The Homecoming Golf Classic at Kissimmee Golf Club begins Sept. 24 at noon. The fee is $50 per person. Hole sponsorships are available.

Entry forms are available at the high school. For more information, send email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Basketball, Inc.

More Than Basketball, Inc. offers boys and girls basketball teams for ages 7U, 9U, 11U 13U and 15U.

The organization’s primary focuses are to teach children fundamental basketball skills, build confidence and provide organized and structured support and encouragement for educational achievement and the development of life skills.

For more information, visit www.morethanbasketball.org. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 407-301-9992.

Bowl game tickets

Tickets for both the 66th Annual Capital One Bowl and the 22nd Annual Champs Sports Bowl are now on sale.

Tickets may be purchased at any Ticketmaster outlet, at the Amway Center box office, by phone 800-745-3000 or  at www.ticketmaster.com.  Ticket prices for both games are scaled based upon seat location.

Capital One Bowl tickets are priced from $52-$92. This year’s game will be played Jan. 2, 2012, and features a matchup of top teams from the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.

Champs Sports Bowl tickets are priced at $32-$72. The game, set for Dec. 29,  features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big East Conference (or Notre Dame).

Slated for a 5:30 p.m. kickoff, the game will air on ESPN.

Military personnel (active, reserve or retired) may purchase tickets with a valid military identification by contacting the Information Travel and Ticket office to obtain tickets at 407-855-0116 in Orlando or 904-542-3318 in Jacksonville.

Tickets for groups of 20 or more are available exclusively through the Florida Citrus Sports box office 407-423-2476.

Fans also have an opportunity to win tickets to each bowl game throughout the college football season through social media.

Every week, a featured Game of the Week will be posted to the bowl Facebook pages along with a poll.

Fans who correctly pick the Game of the Week will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of tickets to that bowl game.

The bowl games also are on Twitter at @CapitalOneBowl and @ChampsSportsBwl.

Fans can sign up for mobile updates by texting either CAPITAL or CHAMPS to 88222.

FCSports memberships remain available for the 2011-12 season. All membership packages guarantee premium sideline seating not available to the general public.

Packages also include a wide assortment of benefits, such as game tickets, parking passes, business networking opportunities and social events throughout the year.

For additional information on FCSports membership, call 407-423-2476 or visit www.FCSports.com

SC Aquatic Team

The St. Cloud Aquatic Team, a U.S.  Swimming affiliate, welcomes swimmers ages 5-and-over who have experience swimming the length of the pool with a crawl stroke.

All swimmers will participate in a training program focused on technique, endurance and speed. For more information, visit www.scat1.org or call 407-891-3436.

Poinciana Hoops

Poinciana Hoops is accepting registration for its recreational program which plays Saturdays at Poinciana High School.

Children ages 3-19 are eligible.

Volunteer coaches are needed.

For more information visit www.poincianahoopsinc.com or call Eileen at 321-624-1768 or Nikki at 407-491-6205.

The Florida Legislature repealed the shoreline license fee last year. However, legislators retained the license requirement to prevent a more-costly federal registration fee from taking effect in Florida.

Resident anglers who obtain the shoreline license over the phone or Internet must pay a convenience fee to the vendor. The convenience fee is $2.31 for Internet sales at www.fl.wildlifelicense.com or $3.33 for phone sales at 888-FISH FLORIDA (888-347-4356).

Only Florida residents qualify for a no-cost shoreline license, and the license does not cover fishing from a boat or from land or a structure accessible only by boat. That requires a regular saltwater fishing license: $17 for residents; for nonresidents the cost is $17 for three days, $30 for seven days or $47 per year. There are some exemptions for license requirements. More information is available at MyFWC.com/License.