BASEBALL
ORONO — The Eastern Maine Umpires Association will hold a free umpire clinic 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 15, 2017, at University of Maine’s Mahaney Dome. The daylong clinic is for current high school umpires, people interested in umpiring high school baseball or umpires looking to get training in game situations. This clinic is co sponsored by the University of Maine baseball team. For information, go to embua.me
BASKETBALL
PRESQUE ISLE — The International Association of Approved Basketball Officials Maine Board 150 will offer basketball officiating classes for newcomers at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Presque Isle Adult Education. Contact Harry Orser at 227-2122 or visit www.iaabo150.org to apply.
HAMPDEN — Eastern Maine Board 111 of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials is offering a Prospective Officials Class for any individuals, 18 years of age or older, who are interested in becoming certified basketball officials. Individuals living in Hancock, Knox, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Waldo counties are eligible to take this class, which will be held 6-8:30 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays, starting Sunday, Oct. 2, at Reed’s Brook Middle School, Room 164. There will be seven classes culminating with a written test on Monday, Nov. 7.For information and applications, contact Dave Ames, Board 111 Interpreter, at 789-5118 or e-mail at damesref@tidewater.net
GENERAL
BREWER — The Brewer High School Athletic Hall of Fame banquet and ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Brewer High School. Social hour is at 5 p.m., with dinner and presentations beginning at 6 p.m. RSVP forms can be found on the Brewer athletic webpage www.gobrewerwitches.com under the “Hall of Fame” tab. Banquet forms are due no later than Sept. 30, which is an extended deadline. If you have further questions, contact David Utterback at Brewer High School at 989-8629 or dutterback@breweredu.org.
GOLF
ORRINGTON — Golfing for United Way with shotgun start at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Rocky Knoll Golf Course in Orrington. $75 per person or $300 per team. Cost includes 18 holes, golf cart, lunch. Prizes. Sign up a team to play or sponsor at hole by contacting John Trainor: JohnTrainor@UPS.com
ROCKPORT — The annual Chamber Challenge Golf Tournament, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, at Samoset Golf Course, 220 Warrenton St., to benefit chamber membership programming. Event and hole sponsorships available. Scramble format with interactive contests throughout the morning including: Putting contest, longest/shortest drives, and hole-in-one contest. Cost is $125 per player, $500 for foursome, $600 for Gold Foursome, which includes a hole sponsorship. Includes 18 holes with a cart, lunch and awards ceremony, goody bags for all players, and prizes. Registration and breakfast begins at 7 a.m., golf tees off at 8 a.m. sharp. Call the Chamber at 596-0376, or register online at www.camdenrockland.com.
ICE HOCKEY
BREWER — Brewer Youth Hockey and The Penobscot Ice Arena are co-sponsoring a series of four sessions of Try Hockey For Free for Girls at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Penobscot Ice Arena, 90 Acme Road. Sessions are for ages 3-17 who want to try ice hockey. Participants may take part in one session or in all of them. There is loaner gear available including for the goalie position. For information, contact Ellen White at 866-2593 or penobscoticearena@gmail.com. Preregister online for this event at penobscoticearena.org.
ORONO — The Maine Junior Black Bears youth hockey organization is accepting Tier IV and Instructional registrations for the 2016-2017 season. Visit www.mainejrblackbears.com to sign up.
BREWER — Brewer Youth Hockey is accepting registrations for its Learn to Skate/Learn to Play Hockey sessions. There will be two 12-week sessions this season. Participants can sign up for one session or both. Sessions will be held at 12:40 p.m. on Sundays, beginning Oct. 23, at Penobscot Ice Arena, 90 Acme Road. The cost is $75 per session. All 3-year-olds skate for $33. The second session starts mid-January. Registration is open for all other teams including Mites, Squirts, Peewee, Girls U10, U12 and U14 and Bantams. For information, contact Kevin Nilsson at vpinstructional@brewerhockey.org. Register at brewerhockey.org
ROAD RACING
BETHEL — Tri-ME’s Pumpkin Harvest Half Marathon will have an 8:30 a.m. start on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Bethel Common. Sign up at: http://pumpkinharvesthalf.com/register/
OLD TOWN — The Old Town-Orono YMCA is assembling a team to participate in the Insane Inflatable 5K on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the University of Maine. YMCA Warrior Fitness instructors Josh and Ali O’Keefe are team leaders. Get “pumped up” for a course filled with the world’s largest and most extreme inflatable obstacles ever produced. To register, visit http://insaneinflatable5k.com. Click register and scroll down to find the team name Old Town-Orono YMCA. Sign up for the 8:30 a.m. wave (if full, sign up for 9 a.m.). At the end, use promo code 10INSANE2016 to save 10 percent. Registration fee increases as the race date draws closer. You do not have to be a member of the Y to participate.
OLD TOWN — Penobscot/Piscataquis/Hancock Area Special Olympics will hold a benefit 5K road race at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Old Town/Orono YMCA in Old Town. The race is a fundraiser for the events that the area program puts on throughout the year. The race is being called Mickey’s 5K, commemorating Mickey Boutilier, the founder of Maine Special Olympics. Registration is $20, but will increase to $25 on Oct. 2. T-shirts are available for the first 75 registrants. Registration can be completed online at www.runinarace.com. The course for this race is flat and fast, utilizing roads and bike paths. http://www.specialolympicsmaine.org/
BREWER — Brewer Federal Credit Union is sponsoring a 5K road race, 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at Brewer Federal Credit Union, 229 Dirigo Drive. All proceeds from the event will go directly to Make A Wish Maine. This event is open to runners of all abilities as well as walkers. Registration will be held 8-9:45 a.m. and costs $20. Participants who raise $50 or more in pledges will have the registration fee waived. To download a race application form and pledge sheet, visit www.brewerfcu.org or sub5.com. For information, contact David Stanhope at 989-7240 ext. 209 or davidstanhope@brewerfcu.org.
SKIING
BANGOR — The Penobscot Valley Ski Club will hold its annual ski and snowboard equipment sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, at Bangor Parks and Recreation, 647 Main St. New and used equipment including cross country and downhill skis, boots, poles, apparel, helmets and snowboards will be available at discounted prices. Bring used equipment to sell 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. The cost to participate is $1 per item. Name your price and the club will sell it for you, less a 15 percent commission. The Penobscot Valley Ski Club is a nonprofit organization that supports local ski activities. For information about the club and the ski sale, visit pvskiclub.org or find it on Facebook.