BASEBALL
ORONO — The University of Maine’s Senior and Junior Winter Baseball Clinics will be held Saturdays through Feb 8. Please visit goblackbears.com for more information or contact Nick Derba at 581-1097 or Nicholas.Derba@umit.maine.edu.
WATERVILLE — The 14th annual Fantasy Baseball Trip to benefit the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville will be held Wednesday-Sunday, July 29-Aug. 2. Games will be July 29, White Sox at Red Sox; July 30, Tigers at Orioles; July 31, Braves at Phillies; Aug. 1, Braves at Phillies, and Aug. 2, Nationals at Mets. Cost is $860 with a $160 deposit required. Trip organizer Vaughn Clark may be reached for signup or information at 872-0075 or 649-0084 or by email at theclarks@gwi.net.
BASKETBALL
BANGOR — Husson University will hold 15, one-day basketball clinics throughout the school year for boys and girls in grades 3-8. The clinics will focus on skill development such as ballhandling, footwork, shooting, passing, along with other basic skills and concepts. Clinics will be held 9-11:30 a.m. on the following dates: Mondays, Jan. 19, Feb. 16, April 20; Tuesdays, Feb. 17, April 21; Wednesdays, Feb. 18, April 22; Thursday, April 23; and Friday, March 6. The cost is $20 per camp date. To register, visit https://events.membersolutions.com/
BANGOR — The Maine Athletic Club’s Mark LeClerc and retired Maine high school basketball coach Bob Cimbollek are offering a basketball consulting service for players, teams and coaches.The service will offer individual lessons to players on offensive skills and basketball shooting day camps. It also has a segment for basketball lessons that include an Accushot shooting device, a manual on shooting and a one-on-one game. For more info, contact Cimbollek at 356-6787 or via email at mrp17@roadrunner.com or LeClerc at 592-9268, email: leclerck@aol.com.
ORONO — The Friends of UMaine Women’s Basketball group is organizing a bus trip to the Black Bears’ game 1 p.m. game at New Hampshire on Sunday, March 1, 2015. The bus will leave Old Town at 7:30 a.m. and make stops in Bangor and Newport. If needed, other stops will be added. The cost of the trip is $50 per person which includes motorcoach service and a ticket to the game. Contact Evie Smith by email at eviesmith3@roadrunner.com or by phone at 207-356-1811.
HOCKEY
BANGOR — The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its Learn to Skate and Free-Style Skate lessons for ages 4 and up at Sawyer Arena with Bangor Parks and Recreation Department. Times and fees vary based on program chosen. For details and to register, visit www.BangorParksandRec.com or stop by the Bangor Parks and Rec. Center at 647 Main St. Call 992-4490.
BREWER — Brewer Youth hockey is accepting registrations for its Learn to Skate/Learn to Play Hockey session. It will be held on Sundays at 12:40 p.m. for 12 weeks, starting Jan. 11, at the Penobscot Ice arena located at 90 Acme Rd. Cost is $75. Register online at brewerhockey.org. Registration is also open for all other programs. Contact Kevin Nilsson at vpinstructional@brewerhockey.org or Kevin Audibert at pres@brewerhockey.org.
SIDNEY — The third annual Maine Pond Hockey Classic, a fundraising tournament, will be held Feb. 6-8, at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts on Snow Pond, near Messalonskee Lake in Sidney. There will be eight or more rinks. There will be six divisions from players of different ages and ability levels. Teams must register prior to the Jan. 6 deadline. Each team plays three pool play games for seeding followed by a single elimination tournament. Pond hockey is played 4 on 4 without goalies or on-ice officials, and each team is allowed to have up to seven players on its roster. For information, visit www.mainepondhockey.org or www.facebook.com/mainepondhockey.
SKATING
BANGOR — Bangor Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its Learn to Skate and Freestyle Skate Lessons for ages 4 and up to be held Sundays, Jan. 4-Feb. 8, at Sawyer Arena. Times and fees vary based on program chosen. To register visit www.BangorParksandRec.com or stop by the Bangor Parks and Rec. Center at 647 Main St.. Call 992-4490 if you have any questions.
SKIING
BANGOR — Bangor Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its 2015 Ski and Snowboard lessons at Hermon Mountain. Session 1 runs Tuesdays, Jan. 6-27; and Session 2 will be Feb. 3-March 3. Both sessions are 4:30-6:30 p.m. Each offers four, one-hour lessons and up to an hour of free ski time. Transportation to and from the mountain is participant’s responsibility. Fees for the ski program are $75 for a Bangor resident, and $85 for a nonresident per session. Fees for snowboarding are $95 for Bangor residents, and $105 for nonresidents, per session. For information, contact the Parks and Recreation at 992-4490 or register at www.BangorParksandRec.com .
SLED DOG RACING
GREENVILLE — The Wilderness Sled Dog Committee has decided to shorten the 100-mile race slated for Feb. 7 to 60 miles due to safety issues. It will proceed through lands owned by race partners Plum Creek Timber Co. and Appalachian Mountain Club. The race will travel out of Leisure Life Resort on Lily Bay Road in Greenville, through Moosehead Riders Snowmobile trails to outer Scammon Road and to what is known as the 100 Mile Wilderness. The trail will travel along trails maintained by AMC and out to West Branch Pond Camps and return to Leisure Life Resort. There also will be a 30-mile race and family activities. Check for details at 100milewildernessrace.org.
SWIMMING
BANGOR — An Olympic swim clinic with gold medal swimmers will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 21, 2015, at Husson University, 1 College Circle. 659-8027. hurricaneswimclub.com
TRIATHLON
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Registration is open for the Polar Bear Triathlon/Duathlon to be held May 2, in Brunswick, and the Sebago Lake Triathlon Festival Weekend, June 13-14. Signup for Polar Bear is at https://runsignup.com/Register/?raceId=5489; and signup for Sebago Lake is http://tri-maine.com/events/sebago-lake-triathlon/registration/. The Tri-Maine swim clinics will be held 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, March 4 and April 8 and 15; and 10 a.m.-noon, Sundays March 15 and 29, with Brad Burnham at Bowdoin College. Register at www.tri-maine.com.