BASEBALL
WATERVILLE — The 14th annual Fantasy Baseball Trip to benefit the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville will be held 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.
MEDWAY — Joe Montgomery runs a summer baseball league for kids ages 13-16 in Millinocket, East Millinocket, and Medway, and is seeking teams to play against. Contact him at 723-4944 at home and 447-0950 on cell.
ORONO — University of Maine Baseball will hold its annual summer camp Sunday-Thursday, Aug. 2-6, at UMaine. It is open to overnight and commuter participants. All information is on GoBlackBears.com or can be obtained through Assistant Coach Nick Derba at Nicholas.Derba@maine.edu or 207-581-1097. Spots are limited.
BASKETBALL
FORT FAIRFIELD — The 10th annual Girls “County” Basketball Shootout will be held Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. Limited to first 16 Class C or D high school girls teams that register. Each will play minimum of four and maximum of six games. Entry fee is $150 to help cover cost of board officials and awards. For information, contact Larry Gardner at 472-3271 (school) or 473-4055 (home) or 551-5001 (mobile).
BICYCLING
BOSTON — Hundreds of environmental, sustainability, transportation and bicycling advocates will come together from across the country to ride in the inaugural Climate Ride Northeast — Bar Harbor to Boston Thursday-Monday, Sept. 17-21, for a 320-mile bike-athon. Participants will raise awareness and funds for sustainability, cycling advocacy, active transportation and environmental causes. The event goal is to raise $400,000. Climate Ride Northeast — Bar Harbor to Boston is a fully supported bike-athon, which provides meals, snacks, bike support, luggage transport and lodging for participants along the route. All riders must raise a minimum of $2,800 by Sept. 11 in order to participate. Participants can enter the discount code climateride2015 for $25 off their registration fees. To register to ride or to support a cyclist or team, visit www.climateride.org or call 406-552-0708.
FOOTBALL
BREWER — The Brewer High School football team is hosting an offensive and defensive drills clinic, July 27-30, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Players in grades 3-8 are eligible to participate. The cost is $10. For information, please contact coach Nick Arthers at arthersn@gmail.com or 207-462-5348 for registration information.
BANGOR — The Bangor Chapter of Maine Football Officials will begin classes for prospective officials for 11 weeks at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Aug. 18, in the lecture hall at Bangor High School. New officials will be allowed and encouraged to referee middle school and youth league games this fall once the basic rules are covered. New officials are needed so anyone who enjoys football and wants to be involved in the game, call Doug Ferguson at 974-7969 or by email at dferguson@bangorschools.net.
GOLF
BREWER — Fourth annual Brooksy Birdies, Bogies & Beer Golf Tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun start, Aug. 1, Pine Hill Golf Course. Four-person scramble, $40 per person, with lunch included. Door prizes and 50/50 available.
FORT FAIRFIELD — Maine Basketball Hall of Fame’s 5th Annual Aroostook County Golf Scramble, Saturday, Aug. 1, at Aroostook Valley Country Club, registration 10-10:45 a.m., shotgun start 11 a.m., 4-person teams, limited to first 40 paid teams, $65 entry fee includes barbecue dinner, $4,000 in prizes, hole-in-one prizes of $10,000 and Honda Civic; for info contact Larry Gardiner, 207-551-5001
KENDUSKEAG — The Brianna Rachel Fund for Kids nine-hole scramble in memory of Brianna Rachel Koncinsky will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Kenduskeag Golf and Country Club. The four-person scramble will cost $35 per person or play a second time for an additional $25. Prizes will be awarded. The Hole-In-One Prize is a $10,000 shopping spree at Tuffy Bear Furniture Store. Call 884-7330 or 884-4199 to reserve tee times and golf carts. Carts will cost $5 per person each round.
BREWER — Fourth annual Backwards Golf Tournament, 7:30 a.m. shotgun start, Saturday, Aug. 9, Pine Hill Golf Course. Four-person scramble, $35 each without a cart and $45 with a cart. Closest to pins and closest to line awards. Lunch. Proceeds to the Cancer care of Maine, Authorized Event, Champion The Cure CHALLENGE EMMC Foundation.
FALMOUTH — 2nd Annual Maine Basketball Hall of Fame Golf Scramble, Monday, Aug. 10, at Falmouth Country Club, 8 a.m. tee time, $125 per individual, $625 a team; interested golfers can contact Tom Maines at 207-504-6182
AUBURN — The University of Maine softball team’s third annual golf outing on Monday, Aug. 10, at Martindale Country Club. Price is $100 per player and includes a continental breakfast, lunch, a dinner buffet, golf and a cart as well as prizes. Registration 8:30-9 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. For information or to register, contact Mike Coutts at Michael.Coutts@umit.maine.edu or 944-5479. Also the Black Bears are looking for sponsors for this event.
BANGOR — The 27th annual Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Chamber Challenge Golf Tournament will be held Friday, Sept. 11, at Bangor Municipal Golf Course, 278 Webster Ave. Registration begins at 7 a.m., shotgun start at 8 a.m. Registration form is available online http://www.bangorregion.com/document_upload/2015GolfSponsorship_update_Part2.pdf. Camden National Bank Skills Packs containing a disk, “switch-a-tee” ticket and six-foot string will be available for $25 per player. The chamber is seeking sponsors for various aspects of the event. Call 947-0307.
WINTER HARBOR — The 18th annual Schoodic Scramble charity golf event, Saturday, Sept. 12, at Grindstone Neck Golf Course. Golfers will play 18 holes with either a morning or afternoon tee time. Proceeds from the Schoodic Scramble benefit the Eleanor Widener Dixon Memorial Clinic in Gouldsboro, an outpatient family practice of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. The tournament fee of $75 includes 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast, lobster stew, ice cream sundaes, wine, cheese, tournament hat, hole-in-one opportunity as well as prizes. To register a team or for further information how to volunteer, call the Development Office at 664-5548 or register online at www.mainehospital.org.
ROAD RACING
MILBRIDGE — Registration is open for the annual Milbridge 5K scheduled for Saturday, July 25, during Milbridge Days. The top three male and female 5K racers will receive cash prizes. The 3.1-mile wheel-measured course follows scenic Fickett’s Point Road in Milbridge. Registration is $12 (5K) and $3 (Fun Run) when you preregister by July 22. After that, registration is $15 and $5, respectively. Registration forms available online at http://www.whrl.org/5k/ Proceeds will benefit the Women’s Health Resource Library.
GUILFORD — A Fitness 5K and Kids Fun Run will be held July 25 in conjunction with the Piscataquis River Festival. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the Kids Fun Run begins at 8 a.m. The Fitness 5K registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the race at 8:45 a.m. It may be run or walked. Runners will be timed. Registration forms can be found at www.comfitme.com or you may register the day of the race/fun run. Call 876-4813 for information. Friends of Community Fitness, 31 High St., Guilford 04443. friendsofitness@myfairpoint.net, www.comfitme.com
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 18th annual Pony Pride Alumni 5K will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, starting from the YMCA, Park Street. Registration is 7-7:45 a.m. at the gazebo. Pre-registration, $12; $15 day of race for individual and $45 for families. Prizes in different divisions. Contact George Rolleston at grolleston@foxcroftacademy.org with questions.
CALAIS — Calais Recreation Department will host the 36th annual Johnson’s five-mile road race at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Memorial Park on Main Street. The 5-Mile course starts in the United States and Canada and finishes back in the United States. Pre-registration forms are available at calaismaine.org or call Craig Morrison at 454-2761.
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough Summerfest 5K run/walk, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, and Kids 1-Mile race for ages 13 and under, 6 p.m. at Scarborough High School complex. Maine USATF sanctioned race. Online Registration: www.active.com/scarborough-me/running/distance-running-races/scarborough-summerfest-201. Preregistration cost $15 for the 5K and $20 day of the race; and $10 for the kids race. Proceeds will benefit Scarborough Track and Cross Country programs. Email question to Ron Kelly at rkelly01@maine.rr.com.
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host a summer 5K Fun Run at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, open to all ages. Race-day registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the UMFK Sports Center. All participants who walk, run, or sponsor someone to run will receive a race T-shirt. A rain date has been scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 2. The fee for the race will be $20 per person and $10 for each additional family member, with proceeds to benefit the Dylan R. Levesque Memorial Scholarship Fund. Racers will compete in four different age groupings, under age 18, age 18 through 29, age 30 through 44, and age 45 and up. Register on-line at: http://athletics.umfk.edu/funrun/. Contact Lucas Levesque at 834-7876 for more information.
SOCCER
CARIBOU — The Northern Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials will sponsor a clinic for prospective soccer officials on Saturday, Aug. 1, 8:30 a.m. to mid-afternoon in the ski building at the Caribou High School athletic complex. Contact Bob Stedt at 896-5501 or email: rstedt@maine.rr.com for more information.
BLUE HILL — George Stevens Academy varsity soccer coaches Mark Ensworth and Steve Bemiss will conduct a five-day soccer clinic 8 a.m.-noon Aug 3-7, at the varsity field. The clinic, which costs $100 for the week, will be for boys and girls entering grades 5-8. Emphasis will be on individual technique worked into small-sided games and group exercises. Applications are available at the George Stevens administrative office or at 8 a.m. Aug. 3, at the varsity field behind the fairgrounds.
TENNIS
BANGOR — The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with Armstrong Tennis Center is offering tennis lessons this summer for children ages 5-14 and varied times by age. Session II will be Aug. 3-14 also on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Lessons are held at Hayford Park courts on 13th Street with a cost of $35 for residents and $40 for nonresidents. Pre-register as spots are limited. For information and to register, visit www.bangoraparksandrec.com or call 992-4490.
TRIATHLON
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA’s annual Triathlon and new Bike-Run Duathlon will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Sebec Lake.The swimming leg of the triathlon will be a quarter mile long with both the Traithlon and Duathlon following the same 12-mile bike route from the public beach, to the Peaks-Kenny entrance and then into Dover-Foxcroft. The 5K run portion of both events will end at the YMCA. Registration is open for both events for teams and individuals. After the race there will be a celebration and awards ceremony at the Y as well as music and food for all participants and spectators. Register at the Y or by visiting www.prymca.org. For information, call the Y at 564-7111 or stop in at 48 Park St. in Dover-Foxcroft.
GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Try-Athlon will take place 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 25, starting at the Maine Forest Service and ending at Charles A. Dean Hospital. Individuals or teams may compete. The course includes paddling 2.5 miles on Moosehead Lake; bike 16.2 miles on a dirt road through Shirley; and run 3.1 miles in Greenville. For information, call 695-5200 or email Asimko@emhs.org or skreider@emhs.org.