ADVENTURE RACING
WATERVILLE — Registration is open for Thomas College’s third annual Dirty Dog Mud Run, which will take place on April 23, on the college’s campus. The family-friendly 5K run is open to all community members, and will offer a special mini obstacle course open to children up to age 10. The main event will feature a 15-obstacle course through a mud-covered campus and surrounding land. Shotgun start will be at 9 a.m. and the kids’ obstacle course will take place at noon. Registration is $15 for alumni, $5 for kids and $30 for community members until Feb. 15, then it will be $45. Proceeds will help support the Thomas College Recreation Department. For information, contact Jim Delorie at 859-1183 or deloriej@thomas.edu .
BASEBALL
ORONO — The Eastern Maine Baseball Umpires Association will hold a free umpiring clinic, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., on Jan. 15, at University of Maine’s Mahaney Dome. The daylong clinic is for high school umpires, people interested in umpiring high school baseball or those seeking training in game situations. The clinic is co-sponsored by the UMaine baseball team. For information, go to embua.me
ORONO — Maine Saturday Night Hitting Clinics for youth in grades 8 and under, 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m., and for high school players, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., at University of Maine. The clinic is designed to help create bat speed and better swing mechanics. Session II is $150 runs Jan. 7-Feb. 4. Video analysis and an extra night of hitting on Tuesdays are available. For information, contact Nick Derba at 581-1097 or by email at Nicholas.Derba@maine.edu .
CURLING
BELFAST — Learn to Curl, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Belfast Curling Club, 221 Belmont Ave., Route 3. If you would like to try curling or are interested in joining Belfast Curling Club, visit www.belfastcurlingclub.org, email learntocurl@belfastcurlingclub.org or call Steve McLaughlin at 685-9540. Sign up limited spaces. $10. Curling is a Winter Olympic sport.
ICE HOCKEY
BREWER — Brewer Youth Hockey is accepting registrations for its 12-week Learn to Skate/Learn to Play Hockey program. Participants can sign up for one session or both. Session starts in mid-January and will be held at 12:40 p.m. Sundays at the Penobscot Ice arena, 90 Acme Road. The cost is $75. New this year is that all 3-year-olds skate for $33. For information, contact Kevin Nilsson at vpinstructional@brewerhockey.org, Kevin Audibert at pres@brewerhockey.org or George Bishop at girlscoordinator@brewerhockeyorg. Register at brewerhockey.org .
SIDNEY — The Maine Pond Hockey Classic, an annual fundraising tournament supporting the Boys and Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville, will be held Feb. 10-12, at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts on Snow Pond (Messalonskee Lake) in Sidney. Registration opened Oct. 1. Interested teams must register prior to Jan. 10. Each team plays three pool-play games for seeding followed by a single-elimination tournament. Pond hockey is played 4-on-4 without goalies or on-ice officials, and each team is allowed to have up to seven players on its roster. More information on the tournament website at www.mainepondhockey.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mainepondhockey, or on twitter @mainepondhockey.
PICKLEBALL
AUGUSTA — A-Copi Winter Blast Pickleball Tournament, 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at A-Copi Tennis and Sports Center, 23 Leighton Road. Courts open for practice at 8:30 a.m.: $20 first event, $10 second event. Men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles divisions. Signups available for 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0. The size of each division will determine whether the tournament is double elimination or round robin. Entry deadline 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17. Sign up at www.usapa.org/iframe/tourney/. Contact A-Copi at 213-6286 by Thursday, Jan. 19, to obtain order of play, or to ask questions of Dan Veilleux.
HAMPDEN — Snowflake Pickleball Scramblemania, 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Armstrong Tennis Center, 60 Mecaw Road. Warmups begin at 9 a.m. $15 per person. In scramble format, players are matched with partners of similar ability and play against other pairings. Teams score as many games points as possible for each round, rather than stopping at the usual 11 points. Register by signing up at the front desk of the tennis center, calling 942-4836, or emailing tournament co-director Susan Starbird at bdstar@midmaine.com or 862-6262. Registration deadline is Saturday, Jan. 21. Last-minute cancellations may be made up to 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27.
SOFTBALL
ORONO — The University of Maine softball winter clinics will be offered every Sunday from Jan. 22 through Feb 26. The team will offer pitching and hitting sessions and all participants are invited to sign up for the skill session of their choice or both. Pitching sessions will be held 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and hitting sessions will be held 12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. All sessions will be held in the Mahaney Dome on the University of Maine campus with UMaine softball staff and players conducting the programs. Ages 9 through high school seniors are invited to attend. Players will be divided by age and skill level. Space is limited. For information, contact assistant softball coach Jordan Fitzpatrick at 581-4509.
BANGOR — Husson Softball Coaches Clinic, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Saturday, March 18, at Newman Gymnasium, is open to any level coach and high school softball players. Clinic will cover numerous topics with live demos from the North Atlantic Conference champion Husson softball coaching staff and student-athletes. Each coach will leave with a packet of practice drills for hitting, pitching, and fielding. Topics will include building a philosophy for success, practice planning, defensive drills for infield and outfield, catching, pitching and hitting mechanics, pitch calling/scouting opponents, and recruiting potential athletes. Fee is $40 per coach, $25 per student athlete. Pre-Register by March 14. Signup at the door is $45 per coach, and $25 per student. For information, call 992-4928 or email allenter@husson.edu.
SNOCROSS
BANGOR — Dysart’s International Sno-X starting at 9 a.m.-dusk Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29, at Bass Park, hosted by Eastern Maine Community College Foundation. Proceeds from the event help support the students of EMCC. Last year, EMCC Foundation awarded $66,000 in scholarships to deserving students. Tickets can be purchased in person at the gate or online at www.emcc.edu/snox. Day passes are $12; weekend passes $20; and free for children under 7. For information about registering a snowmobile to race, visit: www.eastcoastsnocross.com . The weekend is sponsored in part by Dysart’s, Darling’s Auto, Gateway Title of Maine, Hollywood Casino, The Holiday Inn, Bangor and Bangor Motor Sports.