Baseball camps at Newport Harbor

Newport Harbor High baseball coach Joel Desguin and Orange Coast

College Coach John Altobelli will offer two summer baseball camps for

players ages 5 through 14, beginning June 23 at the Newport Harbor

varsity diamond.

The first five-day camp features instruction in throwing, catching

and hitting, as well as additional strategies of the game, from 9

a.m. to noon.

Registration before Saturday is $125 for members of the Newport

Harbor Baseball Association and $140 for non-members. The day of the

camp, fees are $150 for NHBA members and $165 for non-members.

The second five-day camp is scheduled July 28 through Aug. 1.

Campers will receive T-shirts and prizes, and snacks will be

served daily. Campers are asked to provide their own water.

For information, phone (949) 451-2228 or visit

www.newportbaseball.org.

Football coaches sought

* YOUTH FOOTBALL: Newport-Mesa Jr. All American Football

organizers are looking for volunteers with football coaching

experience to lead at all six age divisions of the full-contact

league. Defensive and offensive coordinators, along with head coaches

and assistants, are being sought.

Teams usually practice four days a week from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. in

August at Corona del Mar High and three days a week (Tuesday through

Thursday) at the same time at the Bonita Creek fields from September

through mid-November.

Players range in ages from 7-14 and compete under CIF Southern

Section rules.

Interested applicants can phone Jim McGee, chapter president, at

(949) 640-0500 or e-mail him at nmjaaf@mcgee&associates.net.;