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Navarre High School golf coach David Noles has scheduled a meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, in Room 267 at NHS for boys interested in playing for the Raiders this fall. For more information, email Noles at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The University of West Florida announced today that it has hired Andrew Hancock to be the Argonauts’ first women’s swimming and diving coach. UWF will compete in the sport beginning in fall 2013.

Hancock earned 10 Horizon League championships, including six individual titles, as a swimmer for Cleveland State University and was the league’s Swimmer of the Year in 2002. He was the first Viking swimmer to break the four-minute mark in the 400-yard individual medley and was on four 800-yard freestyle relay conference championship teams. He has been an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at Cleveland State since 2007. CollegeSwimming.com in 2011 identified Hancock one of the top assistant coaches in the nation as a finalist for the Assistant Coach of the Year Award.

"Andrew has been identified as one of the top assistant coaches in the country," said UWF athletic director Dave Scott. "We believe with his experience and passion for the sport he will be able to build a competitive swimming and diving program at UWF. As a former college swimmer, he brings another perspective to assist in developing our student-athletes."

Hancock said he was excited about the opportunity to build the Argonauts’ swimming and diving program.

"Argonaut athletics is moving forward, and I can really identify with the ambition of the athletic department and the university as a whole,” he said. “The facility here is outstanding, and will make the perfect home for a strong women's swimming and diving team. It won't be easy, but I feel that UWF has the potential to be recognized in swimming at the regional and national level, hopefully sooner rather than later."

Hancock graduated from CSU in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in finance. He is married to former Viking swimmer Rebecca Guerra, and they have one son, Oliver.

For information on all UWF athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.

BASEBALL

Geyer commits to Mississippi State

Avery Geyer, who will be a senior at Pensacola Catholic High School this year, has committed to play baseball for Mississippi State University. He had a 9-1 record and a 1.45 earned-run average as a junior for the Crusaders, who won the Florida Class 4A state championship earlier this year.

YMCA Baseball Camp

The Fort Walton Family YMCA is hosting a baseball camp for boys and girls ages 5-12 from 9:30-11 a.m. Aug. 6-10. The camp will be run by the YMCA sports staff, which brings more than 30 years of baseball coaching and officiating experience to the camp. The cost is $35 for Y members and $50 for nonmembers. For more information, call 863-9622.

BASKETBALL

UWF Recruiting Camp

University of West Florida women’s basketball coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton will host a recruiting camp from noon-6 p.m. Aug. 11 for high-school-age girls who hope to play college basketball. Cost is $35 per player and, besides instruction from Yelton, who won a national championship while playing at North Carolina, campers will receive a t-shirt, recruiting guide notebook, campus tour and snack. To register or for more information, email assistant coach Jessie Ivey at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FOOTBALL

YMCA Flag Football Camp

The Fort Walton Family YMCA is hosting a Flag Football Camp for boys and girls, ages 5-12, from 9:30-11 a.m. Aug. 13-17. The cost of the camp is $35 for Y members and $50 for non-members. For more information, call 863-9622.

SOCCER

Indoor soccer

Registration is open for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade for youth indoor soccer at the Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church Soundside Campus. Cost is $55 per child. Practices are for one hour per week, either on Tuesdays or Thursdays and games will begin Sept. 8. Registration forms are available at the front desk. For more information, call Vic Ayala at 916-166 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .