BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
BREWER — Sluggers Baseball and Softball Training Facility is offering daily and weekly clinics and lessons to help athletes prepare for the spring sports season. All clinics are $20 per session. Contact Tim Bush at 207-951-2250 or tbush@mainesluggers.com.
BASKETBALL
BAILEYVILLE — DownEast Credit Union Basketball Tournaments, girls through eighth grade April 2-3, at Woodland High School. Cost is $120 per team. Certified IAABO officials, concession stand, T-shirts, hot shot competition. Contact Woodland rec director Michael Boies at recreation@baileyville.org; 427-6205 or 214-8784.
CANOE RACING
SEARSMONT — 37th Annual St. George River Race, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 6 miles, $20 registration 8-9:30 a.m., contact: Dale Cross/Waldo County YMCA, 338-4598
MORRILL — 43rd Annual Passagassawakeag River Race, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 8 miles $20 8-9:30 a.m., contact: Dale Cross/Waldo County YMCA, 338-4598
HAMPDEN — Souadabscook Stream Race, 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 7.5 miles, $20 registration will be at Vafiades Landing (right beside the stream); helmets required; contact:Rick O’Donald at 848-3391 renee.odonald@gmail.com
MUD RUN
WATERVILLE — Thomas College’s second annual Dirty Dog Mud Run, April 17 on the campus. With 5K of mud, tire flips, wall climbing and cargo net climbing, fun for all with the focus on finishing. The run starts at 9 a.m., kids’ obstacle course set for 11 a.m. Registration $40 online at thomas.edu/mudrun. Contact Jim Delorie, director of recreation and intramurals, at 859-1183 or at deloriej@thomas.edu.
PICKLEBALL
BREWER — Adult Co-ed Pick-up Pickleball, at the Brewer Auditorium, auditorium gymnasium is being made available Mondays, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., $2.
ROAD RACING
PORTLAND — The American Heart Association’s inaugural HeartStrong 10K, Sunday, April 3. Fundraising goal is $20,000 to benefit American Heart Association in Maine. Registration and bib pickup begins 7:30 a.m. at Ocean Gateway Terminal, 14 Maine State Pier. Race begins at 9 a.m. Packet pickup will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at Fleet Feet Sports located at 309 Marginal Way. Total $250 cash prizes will be awarded to the first male and first female finisher and additional prizes to the first and second runners-up for each gender. To register, visit: HeartStrong10K.org. Fee is $35 with the ability to raise additional funds online from supporters.
BANGOR — The third annual Husson University Donut Run to raise money for the Husson track and field team to travel to South Carolina for its opening meet, will be held Sunday, April 10, at Newman Gymnasium. Two races offered: The Munchkin Mile for children 13 and under who will race 1 mile (9 a.m.) and receive Munchkins at the end, and the 2-mile Donut Run (9:30 a.m.) where racers run a mile, eat two donuts, and then run another mile. Race-day registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Race fee $10 for high school and college students registered by Friday, April 8, $15 day of the race; $15 community members if registered by April 8, $20 day of the race. For information, email Kyle Lillie at lilliek@husson.edu
UNITY — Central Maine Striders Inc. and Unity College’s 34th annual Unity College Spring 5K, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16, on campus. Race-walkers start at 9:15 a.m. This is one of the fastest, flattest, 3.1-mile races in the state. Fee is $10, pre-registration due by April 8. Race-day registration starting at 8 a.m. For information or to preregister, contact race director Gary Zane at 509-7241 or by email at gzane@unity.edu. Showers and changing rooms available. Age-group awards and door prizes.
ORONO — The second annual Black Bear Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K will take place on June 5, on the University of Maine campus. Starts on the Beckett track with a run through the campus, along the river and through Orono and Old Town. Course will feature cheer stations, music and lots of water stops. Registration: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=5795
BETHEL — Registration is open for TRI-ME’s Pumpkin Harvest Half to be held at 8 a.m. Sept. 24, at Bethel. Registration fees increase as race date gets closer. Awards for top three overall male and female runners, and for top three in each age group 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-plus. Five water stops on the course, plus two restrooms and medical personnel. Changing facilities onsite. Party afterward hosted by Bethel Inn and Country Club’s Millbrook Tavern. Race route open to vehicle traffic. Information at http://pumpkinharvesthalf.com/ .
SWIMMING
BRUNSWICK — Tri-Maine swim clinics start in March at Greason Pool, Bowdoin College. Swim Clinic I, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27; Clinic II, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12. Small group sessions, 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21. For additional information visit tri-maine.com .
TRACK AND FIELD
ORONO — Maine Association of USA Track & Field’s free track and field officials clinic on Sunday, April 3, in the Orono Council Chambers, Town Office Building, 59 Main St. Registration begins at 11:15 a.m. and the clinic will be noon-4 p.m. The clinic is for anyone interested in officiating track and field at the youth, high school, or college level and/or becoming certified or recertified. Don Berry, master official and the certification chair for Maine USATF, will conduct the clinic, which is designed to provide both beginning and advanced levels of instruction and cover all aspects of track and field officiating and rules review. Track rule books will be available for purchase. Coaches and parents who want to learn more about the rules are encouraged to attend. Contact Mary Cady, master USATF official, 745-2540 or email kdmarykd@gmail.com.
TRIATHLON
PORTLAND — Registration is open for the Polar Bear Triathlon/Duathlon on May 7, and Sebago Lake Tri Festival June 11-12, at Gorham Bike and Ski, 693 Congress St.
ORONO — Registration is open for the second annual Junior Bears Triathlon June 4 on the University of Maine campus.The Junior Bears Triathlon is a fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics, a competition-based swim team based at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. The triathlon is open to children ages 6-14. Athletes will swim in the Wallace Pool and bike and run on closed roads and paths. Participants ages 6-9 will swim 50 yards, bike one mile and run half a mile. Those who are 10-14 will cover twice the distance with a 100-yard swim, 2.3-mile bike ride and mile run. Registration available 7:30-8 a.m. on race day for $40. BBA is partnering with the Black Bear Race Series, organizers of the second annual Black Bear Marathon to be held June 5. Contact Andrea Oldenberg at andreaoldenburg@gmail.com or 216-375-5248.