No more than $300? That's going to be tough especially for club pix which will require a good flash.
My camera is a Nikon d7200 and a D80. But thats over the $300 you talk about. But I only started using Nikon because they have better batteries than Canon. But I heard Canon was the better camera as far as their lens go.
I also use a cracked version of photoshop cs5 which is expensive on the market.