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.
GORHAM — The University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team and coaching staff, led by Ed Flaherty, will hold its 25th annual Winter Clinic 9 a.m.-noon on Sunday, Feb. 22, and its Advanced Clinic 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the Costello Sports Complex Fieldhouse. The Winter Clinic is for players in grades 3-8 who will participate in stations that teach the fundamentals of hitting, base running, pitching, infield play and outfield play. Players should wear appropriate attire, including sneakers, and bring their own equipment. Fee is $50. The Advanced Clinic is for players in grades 9-12 who have aspirations to play intercollegiate baseball, and will be limited to 40 participants, for $100 per person. Pitching, hitting and defensive play along with testing of running speed and arm strength in the morning; games in the afternoon. Players should wear appropriate attire, including sneakers, and should pack a lunch. For information on either clinic, contact Huskies’ head coach Ed Flaherty at 780-5474. Registration Materials can be found online: southernmainehuskies.com/fanZone/clinics.
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 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 teams and coaches, the consulting service offers player and coaches clinics and sessions on rules. For more info, contact Cimbollek at 356-6787 or via email at mrp17@roadrunner.com or LeClerc at 592-9268, email: leclerck@aol.com.
HOCKEY
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; Mites, Squirts, Pee Wee, Girls, and Bantams. Contact Kevin Nilsson at vpinstructional@brewerhockey.org or Kevin Audibert at pres@brewerhockey.org.
ORONO — The Friends of Maine Hockey invite the public to the annual “Skate with the Bears” event, 4:15-5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at Alfond Arena. The opportunity to skate with the 2014-15 University of Maine men’s and women’s ice hockey teams is presented by Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts. Meet Bananas and the Naked Five. Play the trivia game and win prizes. Music by Blueberry Broadcasting. This event is free and open to the public. There will be a limited supply of free skate rentals available.
SKIING
BANGOR — Bangor Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its 2015 Ski and Snowboard lessons at Hermon Mountain. Session 2 will be Feb. 3-March 3, 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 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 to a bonfire and spectators. There will be awards and a dinner at Leisure Life. There also will be a 30-mile race and family activities. Check for details at 100milewildernessrace.org.
SOFTBALL
ORONO — The University of Maine softball team will hold hitting, pitching and individual Sunday clinics from through late February. Hitting clinics for grades 9-12 at Mitchell Hitting Pavilion for $150 are Session 3, 6-7 p.m. and Session 4, 7-8 p.m. on Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23. Pitching clinics for grades 9-12 inside Mahaney Dome, 6-7 p.m. on Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23. Sunday individual sessions, Jan. 11, 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 8. Sunday sessions, pitching 11 a.m.-noon for age 13 and older and hitting 12 and under; pitching noon-1 p.m. for 12 and under and hitting for age 13 and older; softball skills for all ages with players divided by age, 1-2 p.m. For information, contact Mike Coutts at Michael.Coutts@Maine.edu. To register by phone, call Linda Cappuccio at 581-2267. Sunday Winter Clinic participants only should email Michael.Coutts@Maine.edu to reserve a spot, but can pay at the door.
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.
WRESTLING
SKOWHEGAN — The 2015 Skowhegan Youth Wrestling Tournament for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade will be held Sunday, March 15, at Skowhegan Area High School. There will be four-person round robins. Weigh-in for pre-K through second grade, 7:15-8:15 a.m.; Grades 3-4 closes 9:15 a.m.; and 5-8 closes 11 a.m. Pre-registration, $15; walk-ins, $20. Email pre-registration information including name, age, grade, weight and experience to djrjbell@beeline_online.net by Wednesday, March 11. Concessions available all day.