BASEBALL
PRESQUE ISLE — The Northern Maine Board of Approved Baseball Umpires will hold their annual umpires clinic beginning on March 1 at 5:30 p.m. in the Library at Northern Maine Community College. Cost of the course is $40 which covers rule book, case book, printed materials and the exam. For more information, contact clinician Bill Casavant at 551-5778 or 764-0810 for more information.
GORHAM — The University of Southern Maine baseball team and coaching staff, led by veteran head coach Ed Flaherty, will hold its 26th annual Winter Clinic in February and March. Sessions will be held 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 28; and the Huskies Advanced Clinic will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 5, both at Costello Sports Complex Field House on the Gorham Campus. The clinic is geared toward players in grades 3-8 and costs $50. Cost is $100. For information on either clinic, contact coach Flaherty at 780-5474. On-line registration for either camp can be found at http://usm.maine.edu/athletic-camps-clinics/athletic-clinic-schedule .
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
BREWER — Sluggers Baseball and Softball Training Facility will be offering daily and weekly clinics and lessons to help athletes prepare for the spring sports season. All clinics are $20 per session. For more information contact Tim Bush at 207-951-2250 or tbush@mainesluggers.com.
BASKETBALL
BREWER — The Central Maine Pride AAU 15-under Boys Basketball team will hold tryouts on Monday, Feb. 29, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Brewer Auditorium. The tryout fee is $10 and the program cost is $300 which includes rental for gym, tournament entry fees, uniforms. For more information you can contact mshook42@gmail.com or call 207-478-4461.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Registration is open for the 24th annual Great Harbor Shoot-Out postseason basketball tournament, which benefits Harbor House Community Service Center in Southwest Harbor. The tournament for junior high and high school students March 18-20, at gymnasiums on Mount Desert Island, Trenton and Ellsworth. Organizers are seeking sponsors as well as volunteers to sell tickets, run the clocks and sell concessions. Sponsorships may be mailed to Harbor House, P.O. Box 836, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679. For info, contact event director Diana Novella at 244-3713 or diana@harborhousemdi.org .
BIKING
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sugarloaf is preparing to host the second annual Sugarloaf Fat Tire Festival, Feb. 6-7. The event will be organized in collaboration with the Carrabassett Region New England Mountain Bike Association and Maine Huts & Trails. Registered riders are invited to pick up their race packets on Feb. 5, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center. Riders can register online for $50, at www.BikeReg.com.
SLED DOG RACES
GREENVILLE — The 10th annual Plum Creek Wilderness Sled Dog Race, place 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, over 70 miles of forested mountain trails. The Wilderness Race will begin and end at Leisure Life Resort on Lily Bay Road. A 30-mile race also will be held. The race purse has been raised to $10,000. The race trail traverses the mountainous 100-mile wilderness area, and passes through several remote sporting camps such as Appalachian Mountain Club’s Little Lyford Camps and West Branch Pond Camps, where there will be vantage points for the public to watch the racers pass through. For information, visit 100milewildernessrace.org, or call Bethany at the Greenville Town Office at 695-2421.
ICE HOCKEY
SIDNEY — Maine Pond Hockey Classic, Feb. 12-14, at Snow Pond Center for the Arts on Snow Pond (Messalonskee Lake). The site will contain six or more rinks, beer garden, fire pits and food vendors. It will offer seven divisions for players of different ages and ability levels. The Maine Pond Hockey Classic is an annual fundraising tournament supporting the Boys and Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville. Registration is underway. Interested teams must register prior to Jan. 12, 2016. Information at www.mainepondhockey.org or at www.facebook.com/mainepondhockey, or on twitter @mainepondhockey.
RANGELEY — The 10th annual New England Pond Hockey Tournament will be held 5-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6; and 8 a.m.-noon Sunday, Feb. 7, at Haley Pond on Pond Street. There will be at least five divisions of teams. For information, call 491-6566; email info@rangeleymaine.com; or visit www.newenglandpondhockey.com .
MUD RUN
WATERVILLE, Maine — Registration is open for Thomas College’s second annual Dirty Dog Mud Run, which will take place on April 17 on the campus. With 5K of mud, tire flips, wall climbing, cargo net climbing, and more mud, this event should prove to be fun for all with the focus on finishing. The run starts at 9 a.m. A kids’ obstacle course will take place at 11 a.m. Registration is $15 for alumni, $5 for children and $30 for community members until Feb. 1, then it will be $40. Registration online at thomas.edu/mudrun. For information contact Jim Delorie, director of Recreation and Intramural Programs, at 859-1183 or at deloriej@thomas.edu.
ROAD RACING
ORONO — The second annual Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K will take place on June 5, on the University of Maine Campus. Starts in the UMaine Football stadium track and a run through the campus, along the river and through Orono and Old Town. You will pass the Old Town Canoe Company and return to campus via a paved bike path through the woods.The course will feature cheer stations, music and lots of water stops. Registration: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=5795
SOCCER
WARREN — February Soccer Jamboree for U9-U11 boys and girls, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at The Pitch, 2606 Camden Road. Cost is $15 per person or $125 per team. Registration deadline is Feb. 12. Boys register at: https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=4438&GroupID=1491752 ; girls register at: https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=4438&GroupID=1491772 . Questions, contact Dwight Pitcairn at dpitcairn@mainepitch.com or 322-1182; or Allison Heidorn at aheidorn@maine pitch.com or 273-0042.
SOFTBALL
ORONO — The University of Maine Softball program will hold a Winter Prospect Camp for grades 9-12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Feb. 20, at UMaine. Players will work with the UMaine staff and interact with the 2016 softball team. Hitting, catching, fielding, and pitching sessions. Register online at goblackbears.com under the softball team page.
WATERVILLE — Maine Softball Coaches Association will offer a coaches clinic 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Alfond Center, Thomas College. Instructors will include Kaitlin Cochran, Lisa-Ann Wallace, Terry Parlin, Ryan Sullivan and Nick Caiazzo, who will teach hitting, baserunning, bunting, vision training, catching mechanics and drills, pitching, and organizing drills. Fees are $30 fee per school plus $40 fee per person. For information, contact David Billings at mathteacher@roadrunner.com . Registration at the door will be an additional $10.