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The Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced the second year for the RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament will be held Oct. 3-5.

Teams, individuals and junior anglers under 16 can participate. Heatherwood Construction is the presenting sponsor. Other participating sponsors include M&I Bank, Naples Harbour Yacht Club, Comcast, ESPN-AM Radio, Naples Yacht Club and Florida Fishing Weekly.

Roland Martin, legendary angler and television host of the “Fishing with Roland Martin Show,” will again host the three-day tournament, a benefit to raise funds for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida water quality programs.

The kick-off party and auction is Friday, Oct. 3, at the Naples Harbour Yacht Club. Anglers will launch from Naples, Goodland and Chokoloskee on Saturday, Oct. 4, and Sunday, Oct. 5. The awards ceremony will be held Oct. 5.

To register, contact Meghan Clancy at 239-403-4200. Registrations will be accepted until Sept. 22.

“Due to popular demand, a fly fishing division has been added to this year’s tournament,” said Andy Hill, Conservancy Board member and tournament chair. “We’ve also added a junior angler division and encourage all women anglers to compete.”

Jim Lozelle has been in charge of planning this year’s auction and is optimistic that the auction will be better than ever.

“Through the generosity of businesses and individuals in the area, we are excited about receiving unique, one-of-a-kind auction items. Though the items are too numerous to mention, some of them include a one-week vacation in a 10,000 square foot private home in Manzanilla, Mexico, complete with full staff and a Rio Negro Lodge Adventure in Brazil.”

The Oct. 3 kick-off party and auction is open to the public at the Naples Harbour Yacht Club.

For more information about the tournament, go to www.theredsnook.com or www.conservancy.org

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Naples’ Maureen O’Connell walked away with some hardware last month at the NPC Southern States Championships fitness competition in Fort Lauderdale.

O’Connell won the women’s over 50 figure division at the event, which qualified her for the national competition in Pittsburgh, where she placed second.

Taryn Rivera of Naples placed second in Fort Lauderdale in the short class of women’s fitness, while Naples’ Mary Dent was second in the women over 40 figure competition.

Naples’ Mandy Repice placed fourth in the women’s over 30 figure division, also placing third in Class B of the women’s open figure competition.

  

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Sydney Beatty hung on tight and reached for record books in Virginia, where the 13-year-old Naples resident attempted to set a world record.

Beatty was trying to establish a female record for continuous wakeboarding for the Guinness Book of World Records. She lasted 4 hours, 4 minutes, 58 seconds.

The Pine Ridge Middle School eighth-grader is applying to certify the record and hopes to have it made official in the next three months.

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Let’s go outside!

That’s the theme for this year’s “Ding” Darling Days birding and eco-festival, slated for Oct. 19-26 on Sanibel Island.

The festival will feature many guided kayak tours, nature cruises and even a birding tour.

For a full listing of events, go to www.dingdarlingdays.com. Some tours require advance registration.