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SIDELINES: Youth World Series returns to Ormond Beach Sports Complex

Plantation Bay hires Holton Freeman as director of instruction; Kenya Robinson to host basketball skills camp at Seabreeze.


The 2023 Youth World Series will be played at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex on June 21-25.
The 2023 Youth World Series will be played at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex on June 21-25.
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YOUTH WORLD SERIES IN ORMOND

The 2023 Youth World Series is returning to the Ormond Beach Sports Complex on June 21-25. Organized by Athletx Sports Group, the baseball tournament will feature nearly 120 games with 36 teams and about 600 players participating. The games are open to the public.

Athletx Sports Group stages the Youth World Series throughout the United States at family vacation destinations. Competitors range in age from 9 to 14. Eleven states and Puerto Rico will be represented.

“This event will bring visitors from all around the country as well as a positive economic impact into the community,” Lori Campbell Baker, the executive director of the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, said in a press release.

PLANTATION BAY HIRES INSTRUCTOR

Holton Freeman has been named the new director of instruction at Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club.
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Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club has hired Holton Freeman as its new director of instruction.

Freeman has a successful track record of training high-profile LPGA Tour and college golfers. As director of instruction, Freeman will be responsible for overseeing all golf instruction programs at the club, according to a press release.

He will work closely with the members and guests, assessing their skill levels and developing personalized training programs.

SEABREEZE'S ROBINSON TO HOST CAMP

Former Seabreeze High basketball star Kenya Robinson will host a basketball skills camp on Saturday, July 29, at the Seabreeze gym.

Robinson graduated from Seabreeze in 1988 and went on to play for the University of Georgia and the University of New Orleans before embarking on a pro career. She had two stints in the WNBA but played most of her career  in Finland She is a certified basketball development trainer.

Camp fee is $60 and includes a camp T-shirt, prizes and more. Early bird discount is $50. Register at bit.ly/3KYtYB2. Use HuimaPro10 at checkout for the discount.

For more information, email [email protected] or call 941-270-3436.

GABRIEL HULL WINS FJT EVENT

Gabriel Hull and Angela (Yiting) Wang won the boys and girls 13-15 titles at the Florida Junior Tour Memorial Day Weekend tournament at the Saddlebrook Course in Wesley Chapel.
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Gabriel Hull, 15, shot a 3-under-par 67 on the final day of the boys 13-15 Florida Junior Tour tournament at Saddlebrook in Wesley Chapel to win the Memorial Day weekend event by one stroke over Giuseppe Puebla. Hull shot 210 over three rounds to win his first FJT event. The South Daytona resident is home-schooled and takes two classes at Riverbend Academy in Ormond Beach. He plays golf for Spruce Creek High School.

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