BASEBALL
ORONO — Nick Derba and Jason Spaulding, assistant baseball coaches at University of Maine, are offering specialized instruction. Lessons are available for hitting, pitching and catching. Special holiday packages are available. Contact Nick or Jason at 581-1098 for more information.
BANGOR — Bangor Parks and Recreation Department, Maine ASA District 4 and Eastern Maine Softball Umpires Association will host classes for prospective softball umpires starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 9, at the parks and rec center at 647 Main St. These classes are for anyone interested in becoming either a youth, school age or adult softball umpire. For information, call 992-4490 or visit www.BangorParksandRec.com.
BANGOR — Bangor East Little League Registration, March 11, March 19, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Fruit Street School, for players ages 4-12; application download available at bangoreast.org, contact Dale Duff, BELL President, at 942-7759.
HAMPDEN — Bronco Little League registration night March 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hampden Town Office. Softball players ages 7 to 12, and baseball players ages 7 to 16 are eligible. Bronco Little League serves the towns of Hampden, Newburgh and Winterport. Online registration is available at www.eteamz.com/broncolittleleague/
BASKETBALL
ORONO — Roundball at the Rec Youth Basketball Tournament will be held in March at New Balance Student Recreation Center in Orono. Boys grades 5-6, March 8-9; girls grades 5-6, March 15-16.
CALAIS — Calais Recreation Department’s annual travel team basketball tournaments, $160 per team; seventh and eighth grade girls, March 15-16; seventh and eighth grade boys, March 22-23; fifth and sixth grade boys, March 29-30. For info or to register a team, please contact Calais Recreation Department at 454-2761 or calaisrec@calaismaine.org
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The 22nd annual Great Harbor Shoot-Out basketball tournament will be held Friday-Sunday, March 14-16, at Harbor House Community Service Center. The tournament has more than 80 teams and four divisions that include girls and boys, junior high, and high school basketball teams from all over Maine. Event registration closes Feb. 25. Participants get T-shirts, and winning teams in various divisions get trophies. Proceeds benefit Harbor House. For information, visit www.harborhousemdi.org or contact event coordinator Diana Novella at 244-3713 or diana@harborhousemdi.org.
BAILEYVILLE — Down East Credit Union Grade Eight and Down Basketball Tournaments, March 15-16 for boys and March 22-23 for girls, at Woodland High School gymnasium, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. There will be certified officials. Each team will play a minimum of three games. Cost is $120 per team. Contact Woodland Parks and Recreation Department.
GOLF
ORONO — Mid Maine Golf Expo, patterned after the Portland Golf Expo, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at New Balance Recreation Center at University of Maine, Orono. Sign up at www.midmainegolfexpo.com.
BREWER — Brewer Parks & Recreation Department will offer Tee Time Tune-up golf lessons, noon-1 p.m. beginning Thursday, March 13, at Brewer Auditorium Gymnasium. Lessons are designed for players of all levels, from fundamentals to fine-tuning. Instructor will be Mark Hall, PGA professional. Cost is $35 for residents and $45 for non-residents. Class size will be limited to the first 10 registered. Call 989-5199 to register.
ICE SKATING
WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth Center ice rink, at 126 North St., is open to the public. Support from the Languet family and Waterville Fire Department has made it possible. The rink is open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. with evening lights surrounding the rink, seven days a week, no fees.
ROAD RACING
ORONO — The University Credit Union’s seventh annual Healthy High 5K/10K and 1-Mile Fun Run begin at 4:20 p.m. April 13, at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center. Early registration deadline is 4 p.m. April 9 and fees for the 5K/10K are $15, $5 for students. The 1-mile walk/run is free. Race-day registration fees are $20 ($10 for students). Registration is available online at umaine.edu/aod/healthy-high-5k-10k. Race proceeds benefit the Black Bear Exchange Food Pantry and Thrift Store. Donations of used footwear will benefit Soles4Souls. For information, contact Shelby Saucier,581-1423.
SKIING
BANGOR — Bangor Parks and Recreation will offer an Outdoor Experience Program at 9:15 a.m. March 14, at Sugarloaf Mountain, for an educational ski or snowboard program. The program is for youths ages 7-18 and costs $41, which includes a mid-mountain lift ticket, equipment rentals and a 90-minute clinic. You can add a full mountain lift ticket for an extra $10. Register at www.BangorParksandRec.com or visit Parks and Recreation office at 647 Main St. 992-4490.
SOFTBALL
BANGOR — Eastern Maine Community College will hold hitting and fielding clinics for children in Bangor, 6:30-8 p.m. Saturdays, at EMCC fields. Cost is $15 per session. Contact Tim Crowell at 944-9945 or email tkidtarpy@aol.com.
TRIATHLON
FREEPORT — The 2014 Lobsterman Triathlon and Aquabike will be held at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Winslow Park. If you sign up for the Lobsterman and the Boston Triathlon, receive a 10 percent discount on both entries.
ORRINGTON — Bangor YMCA is hosting its annual Tri for the Y Sprint Triathlon at 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 20, at Brewer Lake Boat Launch in Orrington. Proceeds will provide camp, membership and program scholarships for children and teens. Early registration with a special discount until April 20. Triathletes will swim 750 meters in Brewer Lake, do a 12.4-mile bicycle ride through Orrington; and 3.1-mile out-and-back run. The Y will offer preparation training courses. To register, visit www.BangorY.org/Triathlon. Visit the Bangor YMCA Triathlon website, call 207-941-2808 or email the Triathlon Committee at triathlon@bangory.org for information.