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, fee is $50. The Advanced Clinic is for players in grades 9-12, fee is $100. Players should wear appropriate attire, including sneakers. For information on either clinic, contact Huskies’ head coach Ed Flaherty at 780-5474. Registration Materials can be found online: http://southernmainehuskies.com/fanZone/clinics
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. A monthly payment plan is available. 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
BAILEYVILLE — The Woodland Lady Dragons will host the third annual Pink Zone basketball game against the Calais Lady Blue Devils at 5 p.m. for junior varsity and 6:30 p.m. for varsity Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Woodland High School. Calais Regional Hospital is sponsoring the game to raise awareness about breast cancer. All fans wearing pink will be eligible for special door prizes. CRH will have Breast Cancer Awareness information and promotional items available at the game. Survivors are encouraged to attend and will be recognized during halftime of the varsity game. For information contact DeeDee Travis, CRH Director of Community Relations at 454-9227.
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, 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 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.
HAMPDEN — Eastern Maine Hoops, directed by Lenny Holmes of Maine Hoops and Mark Leclerc of MAC, has announced the placement and tryout times for club teams in the Bangor area. Placement and tryout information is available at Hampden Recreation Center, but the schedule is Feb. 1 and 8: 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for grades 4-6 boys and girls; 12:15-1:30 p.m. for 7th grade boys and girls; 1:15-2:30 p.m. for 8th grade boys and girls; and 2:15-3:30 p.m. for high school boys and girls. Weekly drill and skills, team practice, 20-plus games, uniforms, discounted individual instruction, experienced coaches. The cost is $395. You do not have to attend both dates listed. There will be a $10 placement fee and all players will be placed on a team. If you cannot attend, another player placement will be held near the end of February. Contact Lenny Holmes at mainehoops@gmail.com for information.
OLD TOWN — The Old Town Recreation Center will hold three youth basketball tournaments in March. The Jr. Coyote Classic is open to youth travel basketball teams, which are set up for B Level teams, and will not be open to AAU caliber teams. Entry to the tournament is $200. Teams will play a minimum of three games.The dates for the tournaments are: March 14-15 for third and fourth grade boys; March 20-22 for fifth and sixth grade girls; and March 28-29 for fifth and sixth grade boys. For information, visit http://oldtownrec.com/forms/5835_tournament_rules.pdf
ORONO — The Friends of UMaine Women’s Basketball group is organizing a bus trip to the Black Bears’ 1 p.m. game at New Hampshire on Sunday, March 1. 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 for more information.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Registration open to girls and boys junior high and high school basketball teams for the 23rd annual Great Harbor Shoot-Out basketball tournament March 20-23, at area gyms on Mount Desert Island, Trenton and Ellsworth. Last year, nearly 90 teams participated in the fundraiser for Harbor House and area youth programs. There will be four divisions for junior high and high school girls and boys teams. Volunteers are needed to help with the various event activities, and sponsors are welcome. Sponsorships may be mailed to Harbor House at P.O. Box 836, Southwest Harbor 04679. For information, contact event coordinator Diana Novella at 244-3713 or diana@harborhousemdi.org.
POWER LIFTING
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — The second annual Mount Desert Island YMCA’s Bar Bender’s Association Powerlifting Competition will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at the MDI YMCA. Contestants are grouped by age, gender and weight class, and compete on two classic powerlifting moves: flat bench and deadlift. Anyone ages 14 to adult is encouraged to sign up. Contact Angela at the Y for information at 288-3511, or email angela@mdiymca.org
ROAD RACING
ORONO — The Black Bear Marathon and Half Marathon will take place on June 21, on the University of Maine Campus in Orono. A Vendor Expo will be held June 20, in the University of Maine Fieldhouse. The race starts at 7:30 a.m. There is a 6-hour limit on the marathon course. There is an option to register for the early start time of 6:30 a.m. for those who feel they may need the extra hour to finish the marathon. Early start is not available for the half marathon. The half marathon course will start on campus and travel through Orono and Old Town back to the bike path on campus. The full marathon course is a double loop of the half. For information, visit http://umaine.edu/blackbearmarathon/ .
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, through 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
ORONO — Black Bear Cross Country Ski Race, 11 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, 5K and 14K races, $10 entry for both races, make checks to: University of Maine. Send entries to: Black Bear XC Ski Race, University of Maine, Recreation and Fitness Center, 5797 Hilltop, Orono ME 04469-5797. Race-day registration, 9 a.m. in the Recreation and Fitness Center. Competitor classes for 14K only, classical and skate divisions. For info, call 581-1234.
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. 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 66 miles due to safety issues. The race starts at 9 a.m. and 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 also will be a 30-mile race that starts at 10 a.m. and family activities. Check for details at 100milewildernessrace.org or call Bethany at Greenville Town Office at 695-2421.
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 Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23. Pitching clinics for grades 9-12 inside Mahaney Dome, 6-7 p.m. on Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23. Sunday individual sessions, 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
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.
FALMOUTH — The eighth annual all-women’s Tri for a Cure triathlon will close its registration drawing at midnight on Sunday, Feb. 1. Only 1,000 spots are available for this sold-out event, and participants will be selected by random drawing. The triathlon is scheduled for Sunday, July 26, in South Portland. All proceeds from this charity race benefit Maine Cancer Foundation. For information, visit: www.triforacure.org
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.