Florence, Ala. | Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Shoals Attack hosting tournament Saturday

The Shoals Attack volleyball club will host a 45-team tournament across seven age divisions at several sites around the Shoals on Saturday.

Age divisions are 12-18 and teams from Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia are expected to participate. The 12, 16, 17 and 18 agre groups will play at the Florence Freshman Center. The 14 and 15 age groups will play at Muscle Shoals Middle School. The 13 age group site is still to be determined. Admission is $3 and kids under 6 are free.

The Shoals Attack club is in its second year and has players from across the region.

Wild Game Cook-off set for March 23

The Alabama Wildlife Federation will host its annual AWF/Alabama Army National Guard Wild Game Cook-off at the Longhorn Arena on March 23 at 4 p.m.

Cook teams must preregister

at www.alabamawildlife.org.

Categories include wild game, fish and fowl and prizes for first, second and third place will be awarded in each division. There also are prizes for best overall, best presentation and People’s Choice award.

There will be raffles and a silent auction. Tickets are $35 with proceeds benefitting Alabama Wildlife Federation’s projects and programs.

For information, call 256-764-0078 or 1-800-822-9453.

Shoals Area Auburn Club hosts recruiting meeting

Mark Murphy of Inside the Auburn Tigers will speak to the Shoals Area Auburn Club on Feb. 11 at Swampers inside the Shoals Marriott Hotel and Spa.

Murphy will discuss Auburn’s latest recruiting class, the new coaching staff and prospects for the upcoming season. The event begins at 5 p.m. and Murphy will speak at 6 p.m. Cost is $20 per person. For information, contact Robert Smith at rfslap@gmail.com.

Muscle Shoals anglers win tourney

GUNTERSVILLE — Muscle Shoals anglers Cameron Gautney and Taylor Luna captured the 2nd Rat-L-Trap Classic tournament on Lake Guntersville this past weekend.

The pair hauled in a total catch of 26.45 pounds to edge second-place finishers Larry Laney and Jim John Fowler by 0.5 pounds. The win came against a field of 186 boats and in rainy, snowy conditions. The win was worth $3,200 for Gautney and Luna.

Hole-in-one at Turtle Point

Steve Lee aced No. 2, a 189-yard par 3, with a 4-hybrid. Witnesses were David Whitten, Ronnie Campbell, Dustin Wright and Steve Bevis.

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