The Championship Golf Course in Incline Village opens Friday and will stay open through mid-October.
The par-72, 18-hole course opened for play in 1964. Named Best in the State by Golf Digest magazine and Golfweek magazine in 2007 and the NVGCOA Golf Courses of the Year Award, the Championship Course stretches over 7,100 yards from the back tees and offers a true test of your game in a spectacular setting.
The Championship Course at Incline Village is situated at 6,500-feet elevation with a course rating of 74.1 and a slope of 144. Course amenities include a 23,000 square foot clubhouse with an award-winning golf shop (including being named one of the 100 Best Golf Shops in America by Golf World magazine in 2007 and winning the Best Soft Goods Display Award by the Association of Golf Merchandisers in 2007), lessons by PGA and LPGA staff, state of the art driving range, putting and chipping greens, complete tournament services and professional club fitting.
The Championship Course is located at 955 Fairway Blvd. in Incline Village. For more information on the Championship Course or to reserve a tee time, please visit www.golfincline.com or call (877) GO-VIEWS.

The eighth annual Incline Hoops On The Hill Summer Basketball Camps are now taking sign-ups. The camp dates are June 30 through July 4. There will be two sessions a day. The first through seventh grade session from 9 a.m. to noon, while the eighth through 12th grade session takes place from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Cost of the camp is $150 per session. Cost will include a camp reversible practice jersey and a camp basketball. The camp will include two indoor courts with 14 baskets.
Incline High School Athletic Director Dan Schreiber, boys varsity basketball coach at the school, is the camp director. In 12 years at Incline High School, Schreiber has accumulated 11 regional appearances and five divisional championships. The Highlanders have been to the state semifinals three times, and he is a four-time coach of the year. His staff also includes IHS boys basketball varsity assistant coach Micha Corneil Sr. Some Highlander varsity basketball players also will be on hand.

Sign-ups for adult softball leagues with the Incline Village General Improvement District Parks and Recreation Department now are under way.
This season, separate divisions are offered for teams of varying abilities. First, for the men’s softball league, open registration is from now until May 28. The cost is $610 per team. A late registration timeline — from May 29 to June 3 — also is available, but the team cost will be $650.
Games will take place throughout the summer on Tuesdays at Incline Park, starting on June 10.
This year, the coed softball league will be divided into three divisions, the C, D and E divisions, of which will be determined by talent levels. Open registration is from now until May 28. The cost is $610 per team. A late registration timeline — from May 29 to June 3 — also is available, but the team cost will be $650.
The final registration deadline is June 3. A mandatory manager’s meeting will take place on June 3 at Aspen Grove. It will be at 6:30 p.m. for the men’s league, and at 7 p.m. for the coed leagues.
Both leagues are for players 18 and older.

On Thursday, the 2008 Pack Educational Fund Wolf Pack Caravan is coming to Incline Village.
University of Nevada, Reno football coach Chris Ault and men’s basketball coach Mark Fox, as well as other coaches and staff members of the UNR athletic department will be at the Hacienda de la Sierra Thursday evening for an exclusive Wolf Pack reception. The event is free for residents to attend. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the reception to take place at 6 p.m. The coaches will review the 2007-2008 UNR sports season, as well as look ahead to the 2008-2009 slate.
Hors d’oeurves will be provided free, courtesy of the Hacienda. A cash bar also is available. Attendants are encouraged to RSVP with Kim Dandos at dandos@unr.edu, or at (775) 682-6902.

North Tahoe Pop Warner Coach Dennis Perry is encouraging Incline Village and Crystal Bay children, as well as others along the North Shore, to sign up to play Pop Warner football this summer.
This program is for children in the North Lake Tahoe area ages 7 through 13 (age is the child’s age on July 31) to play in three separate teams — a 9-9 team, and 8-11 team and an 11-13 team. Perry said the teams are split up based on age level, size and ability. The next round of registration takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Incline Recreation Center. Cost is $170 per youth if paid by that May 7 deadline.
Children and their parents need to bring a copy of a birth certificate, a copy of a recent report card and a check for the registration fee upon registration.
For more information contact Dennis Perry at (775) 240-0862, via e-mail at dclperry@sbcglobal.net or visit the Web site at www.northtahoepopwarner.com.