BASEBALL
BANGOR, Maine — Husson Baseball April Vacation Clinic for youth ages 5-14, 9-11 a.m. Monday-Wednesday, April 18-20, Husson Baseball Field. Clinic includes mechanics of throwing, hitting drills, infield/outfield drills, baserunning. Cost is $100. For information, call 992-4948.
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.
BIKING
PORTLAND — The Great Maine Bike Swap organized by Bicycle Coalition of Maine, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, May 1, Sullivan Recreation and Fitness Center, University of Southern Maine, 66 Falmouth St. If you are selling a bike, registration and drop-off is 4-7 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Registering a bike to be sold is $3 cash Saturday night and $5 cash day of the swap, which includes admission to the swap. Admission $3 cash for adults; free for children under 12 and USM students. For information, call 623-4511.
ORONO — The Great Maine Bike Swap organized by Bicycle Coalition of Maine, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, April 10, New Balance Student Recreation Center, 22 Hilltop Road, University of Maine. If you are selling a bike, registration and drop-off is 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 9. Registering a bike to be sold is $3 cash Saturday night and $5 cash day of the swap, which includes admission to the swap. Admission $3 cash for adults; free for children under 12 and UM students. For information, call 623-4511.
CANOE RACING
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
WINTERPORT — Marsh Stream Race, 10 a.m. Sprints; 12:30 p.m. Downriver, Sunday, April 10, 6.3 miles, Registration 9-9:30 a.m. for sprint race and closes at noon for downriver race at Winterport Snowmobile Club on Pineview Drive (near intersection of Stream Road and Route 139); race starts at bridge on the logging road in Winterport; helmets required; contact: Bill Deighan at 234-2510
BANGOR — Kenduskeag Stream Sprint, 3-6 p.m., Friday, April 15, register by donation on Harlow Street before 8:30 a.m.; helmets required; contact: Jeff Owen, 866-8518, email: jcowen_01@yahoo.com
KENDUSKEAG — 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race (Grange Hall), 8 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 16.5 miles; $25 registration until 1 p.m. Friday, April 15, Race-day registration 6:30-7:30 a.m. $50 at Mystic Tie Grange Hall; participants must be at least age 12, those under 16 must have an adult with them in the craft, contact: Bangor Parks & Recreation at 992-4490; parks.rec@bgrme.org
GUILFORD — 44th Annual Kiwanis Piscatiquis River Race (athletic field), 10 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 7 miles; $30 registration day of race 8-9:30 a.m., $20 registration before April 22; contact: Brian Woodworth at 217-0962; butterwood198@gmail.com
MACHIAS — Machias River Race (at Machias Lake), 11 a.m., Sunday, April 24, 10.5 miles, $25 registration 9 a.m., $20 ACA members, $5 under 18, free under 18 ACA members; helmets required; contact: Jeff Owen at 866-8518; jcowen_01@yahoo.com
DODGEBALL
OLD TOWN — Old Town Recreation Center’s Dare to Dodge Adult Dodgeball Tournament fundraiser open to adults age 18 and older Sunday, May 1, at the center. Captains’ meeting at 2 p.m. and first game is at 2:15 p.m. Teams will feature a six-player minimum with a maximum of eight players. Entry fee is $100, and all proceeds will benefit the youth programs at Old Town Recreation Center. Teams will play a minimum of three games. For information, visit www.oldtownrec.com .
GOLF
BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor Bank and Trust’s 23rd annual David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit the Park Street Playground Project in Bar Harbor will be held Tuesday, June 7, at Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor. For information, call Cathy Planchart at the bank at 667-0660, ext. 4655.
BAR HARBOR — The Island Connections Driving for Rides Golf Tournament will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Kebo Valley Golf Club, 136 Eagle Lake Road. The cost to participate is $85, including 18 holes of golf, cart, goody bag and dinner. The tournament will benefit Island Connections’ mission to provide free transportation and other services to seniors and people with disabilities from Mount Desert Island and the surrounding islands. Rain date for the event is Tuesday, May 24. For information, call 288-4457 or email volunteermgr@islconnections.org.
HERMON — The fifth annual Tee Off For Lyme will take place Sunday, June 5, at Hermon Meadows Golf Club. A fundraiser for MaineLyme, the event will be a fun day for golfers of all skill levels. The event will feature prizes, gifts, a silent auction, T-shirts and a barbecue lunch for participants. The cost to take part in the event is $65. MaineLyme is seeking individual golfers, teams and sponsors for the event. There are three sponsor levels in addition to sponsoring a team or individuals. For information, to register, for the golf event, learn about sponsorship or Lyme disease go to mainelyme.org.
ROAD RACING
MILLINOCKET — Run of the Mill 5K Run/Walk (Stearns HS, 199 State St.), 10 a.m. Saturday April 9, $20 registraion, register day of race at 8:30 a.m. at Stearns HS, online pre-registration: http://www.millinocketschools.org/; or mail check payable to Stearns High School to: Stearns High School, 199 State St., Millinocket, Me. 04462; contact: Angela Jackson at ajackson@millinocketschools.org
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
PORTLAND — Inaugural Maine Nephrology Associates’ 5K Walk/Run for Kidney Health (Edward Payson Park, 755 Baxter Blvd.), 9 a.m. Sunday April 10, $20 registration ends April 8 at 11:59 p.m., online registration and info at: https://runsignup.com
VERONA ISLAND — Bridge the Gap Fifth Annual 10 mile/5K Race across the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, 10 a.m. Sunday April 10, registration: $40/10 Mile, $20/5K, to pick up race registration packet: Friday: 5-6:30 p.m. at 106 Congress St., Bangor; Saturday: 4-6 p.m. at Bookstacks, 71 Main St., Bucksport; Sunday: 8-9:30 a.m. at Bucksport Middle School, 100 Miles Lane, Bucksport, online registration: http://www.active.com
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 — 9th Annual Healthy High 5K, 10K, & Fun Run (at New Balance Student Recreation Center), Wednesday April 20, 4:20 p.m., The race has a free 1 mile walk/run option at 4:30 p.m., Before race day registration, for 5K: UM student $5, non-UM student: $20; for 10K: UM student $10, non-UM student: $25, race day fee will be $10 for UM students and $25 for non-UM students for all races, register at: www.healthyhigh2016.racewire.com or Memorial Union (Rm. 235); contact: Christopher Walters 207-581-1423; christopher.walters@umit.maine.edu
SOCCER
BANGOR — Husson University soccer camps, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 27-July 1, and Aug. 1-5, for boys and girls ages 5-14, and Aug. 8-12, for high school soccer players in grades 9-12 who intend to play soccer at the freshman, junior varsity, or varsity levels, at John P. Boucher Field at Husson. Head men’s soccer coach Gavin Penny will directo. The camps are geared toward high school players with collegiate soccer aspirations. The cost is $200 for each camper and $180 for each additional camper, which includes a T-shirt and lunch. For information, contact Penny at 973-1041 or via email pennyg@husson.edu
SWIMMING
BRUNSWICK — Tri-Maine swim clinics start in March at Greason Pool, Bowdoin College. Swim Clinic II, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12. Small group sessions, 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21. For additional information visit tri-maine.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. Early registration at https://racewire.com and costs $25 per athlete until April 30. Regular registration for $30, May 1-June 2. Registration available 7:30-8 a.m. on race day for $40. First 50 athletes to register will be entered into a drawing for two pairs of tickets to Waterfront Concerts. Contact Andrea Oldenberg at andreaoldenburg@gmail.com or 216-375-5248.