BASEBALL
Bangor West LL board meeting
At Bangor, Holiday Inn Odlin Road, Bangor West Little League board of directors meeting, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.; elections for the 2012 board will be held, public is welcome
Bangor East LL meeting
At Bangor, annual meeting, Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m., Cohen School Auditorium, election of board of directors, all volunteers and parents urged to attend, contact Dale Duff at dduff@zoneradio.com, call 942-7759 or go to bangoreast.org
BASKETBALL
Calais Rec. Dept. Basketball Classics
The Calais Rec. Department will be holding its annual travel team basketball tournaments. Fee for each tournament is $160. The tournaments will be held on the following weekends: 5th/6th Girls March 3-4, 7th/8th Girls March 17-18, 7th/8th Boys March 24-25, 5th/6th Boys March 31-April 1. For more information or to register a team, contact the Calais Rec. Department at 454-2761 or calaisrec@calaismaine.org
OT-O YMCA men’s league
At Old Town, Feb. 12-April 8, ages 18-up, 8-week season followed by single-elimination playoffs, $500 per team, for registration info contact Brian Pordon at 827-9622 or brian.pordon@otoymca.org
Orono/Veazie Boys Hoop Classic
At Orono, 5th-6th & 7th-8th grade tournament Feb. 25-26, pool play plus single-elimination playoff, each team guaranteed four games, for more info or to register a team, visit www.oronorec.com and download a registration packet, or contact Billy Shannon, Youth Sports Coordinator at Orono Parks & Recreation @ 866-5065 or by email at b.shannon.oronorec@gmail.com
Orono/Veazie Girls Hoop Classic
At Orono, 5th-6th & 7th-8th grade tournament March 3-4, pool play plus single-elimination playoff, each team guaranteed 4 games, for more info or to register a team, visit www.oronorec.com and download a registration packet, or contact Billy Shannon, Youth Sports Coordinator at Orono Parks & Recreation @ 866-5065 or by email at b.shannon.oronorec@gmail.com
Youth Basketball Tourneys
At Old Town-Orono YMCA, grades 3-4 (girls Feb. 17-19, boys Feb. 24-26); grades 5-6 (girls March 23-25, boys March 16-18); grades 7-8 (girls March 2-4, boys March 9-11); $200 per team, contact Brian Pordon, 827-9622 or e-mail brian.pordon@otoymca.org
EM Basketball League
Travel team tryouts, for boys and girls grades 3-8, to find local team tryouts go to www.embbl.org, or on Facebook, Eastern Maine Basketball League
Skill Development Series
Skill development series for Bangor area. Contact Brian E. McDormand 290-7641 or bmac195554@msn.com
CHEERING
JHS/Elementary Championships
The 16th Maine State JHS/Elementary Cheering Championships, March 10,
at the Bangor Auditorium; open to all school and recreation department teams with different classes and divisions based on grade and ability; fee is $40 per team; for information or to register a team, contact the Calais Rec. Department at 454-2761 or calaisrec@calaismaine.org
FENCING
Fencing lessons offered
At Northeast Harbor, Orono and Belfast, Downeast School of Fencing is offering lessons to youths, teens and adults; Mondays at Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, Wednesdays at Keith Anderson Community Center in Orono, Thursdays at the Waterfall Arts Building in Belfast; for information call 974-8461, 469-8936 or on the Internet at downeastfencing.net.
FIELD HOCKEY
Winter Skills Academies
At Waterville, Maine Majestix Field Hockey Club’s Winter Skill Academies, second five-week sessions is Feb. 6 to March 8, at All-Pro Sports Center, $95 for each session, for more information, visit www.eteamz.com/MaineMajestixFH/ or contact Amy Bernatchez at amybernatchez@gmail.com
GOLF
Indoor Golf Net
At Brewer, Brewer Parks and Recreation indoor golf driving net available for rental, open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekly with Sunday afternoon rentals available beginning Jan. 8, $2 per half hour, tee times can be reserved by contacting Brewer Parks and Recreation at 989-5199
HOCKEY
Adult Stick and Puck
The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department’s Adult Lunch Time Stick and Puck time at Sawyer Arena, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m, $3 a person per day, full-faced helmet is required, for information, go to www.BangorParksandRec.com or call Sawyer Arena at 947-0071.
Women’s Rec Hockey
At Bangor, Sawyer Arena, Sundays, new time of 8:10 to 9:10 p.m. on Jan. 15, 22, 29, and Feb. 5, stick ‘n puck, $10 fee, contact Lynn Caron 947-4851 or Chris Henderson 862-5506
ROAD RACING
Saturday, Jan. 14
At Belgrade, 33rd Annual January Thaw 4.5 Mile Road Race, 10 a.m. at Belgrade School, 158 Depot Rd. contact Central Maine Striders 786-2129 or email geoffrey95hill@gmail.com
Sunday, Jan. 22
At Orland, Wildlands Snowshoe Race, at the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust, 4.9 mile race or non-competitive trek, noon start, 10-11:30 a.m. registration at Great Pond Mountain Wildlands Dead River Section, accessed via Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery, Hatchery Road off Route 1, contact: info@greatpondtrust.org
SKIING
Sunday, Jan. 29
At Fort Kent, Frostbite freestyle cross country ski races; 40K, 20K and 5K distances; at 10th Mountain Ski Club, $20 fo longer races, $10 for 5K, $5 for kids 12 and under, $5 lunch only; registration 10:30 a.m., all races start at noon, contact Sherry Dubis at 207-316-5226 or sdubis@gmail.com or go to http://goaroostookoutdoors.com/events
SNOWMOBILE RACING
Katahdin Area Racing Schedule
At Medway, East Branch Sno Rovers Club, Katahdin Area Snowmobile Racing Affiliates races, Northeast Winter Nationals, Jan. 21-22: Jan. 21, registration and tech opens 7 a.m., registration closes 10 a.m., qualifying begins 11 a.m.; Jan. 22, drivers’ meeting 9:30 a.m., racing begins 10 a.m.; Maine State Championship, Feb. 18-19: Feb. 18, registration and tech opens 7 a.m., registration closes 10 a.m., qualifying begins 11 a.m.; Feb. 19, drivers’ meeting 9:30 a.m., racing starts 10 a.m.; call 207-746-5058 or email js04460@myfairpoint.net
SOFTBALL
Snow Softball Tournament For Autism
At Bangor, Union Street Complex, Snow Softball Tournament For Autism, Feb. 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., co-ed, fundraiser for the Autism Society of Maine, for more information visit www.asmonline.org or email asm@asmonline.org
Coaches clinic
At Auburn, on Feb. 11, Maine Softball Coaches Association and Frozen Ropes host
annual coaches clinic, at Hilton Garden Inn,.clinic will run from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., clinic will cover hitting, catching, pitching, conditioning and new rules for high school softball, $40 for MSCA members, $50 for nonmembers, registration at door add $10, for more info go to www.mainesoftball.org or contact David Billings at 459-7111 or mathteacher@roadrunner.com
VOLLEYBALL
Open Gym
At Brewer, pickup volleyball Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays 7-9 p.m., at Brewer Auditorium, $2 per day attended, for more info call Parks and Rec at 989-5199.