BASEBALL
HOULTON — Houlton High School is hosting a four-week baseball camp starting Jan. 28, 2018; Houlton head coach Jim Castner will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy; sessions available for players in grades 1-12, limited to seven players per coach; sessions offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning; space is limited, registration is underway; visit www.USBaseballAcademy.com, or call toll-free 866-622-4487.
ORONO — The University of Maine Baseball Winter Hitting Clinic will be held in two sessions at Mahaney Dome. Session 1 will be held Saturdays, Dec. 2, 9 and 16, costing $100; and Session 2, Saturdays, Jan. 13, 20 and 27 and Feb. 3, costing $150. This year’s winter workouts will focus exclusively on hitting and will include 75-90 minutes of hitting instruction. It is recommended that younger players hit 4:30-6 p.m. and older players 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hitting drills will be held in the Mitchell Batting Pavilion and the Mahaney Dome. All aspects of hitting will be touched on from situational awareness to fundamentals of the swing. Each day a specific skill will be worked on. To register please visit https://www.totalcamps.com/MAINEBASEBALL
BASKETBALL
BANGOR — Bangor Parks and Recreation will offer House Basketball, a recreational program geared for all ability levels divided by boys and girls and into grades 3-4 and grades 5-6, Dec. 2-Feb. 3. Teams practice once a week and games are played Saturdays. Minimal game travel is required, but can range up to 15 miles away. Game playing time is split as equally as possible. No tryouts. Everyone will be put on a team. Cost is $55 for Bangor residents and $55 for nonresidents. Step Up Basketball will be offered to second grade students Dec. 16-Jan. 27. Times have not been determined. The program, designed to transition young basketball players from an instructional program to playing full games, will have 30 minutes of practice focusing on skills and game knowledge; 30 minutes of controlled and structured game play; and teams will be split up each week. Cost is $35 for Bangor residents; $45 for nonresidents. There will be a $10 late fee after Dec. 1. To register and for information, visit www.BangorParksandRec.com or call the office at 992-4490.
BANGOR — The Elks Hoop Shoot, a free-throw shooting competition for youngsters ages 8-13, will be held Saturday, Dec. 9, at the James Doughty Middle School on Fifth St—. The event, sponsored by Bangor Elks Lodge No. 244, will take place at 3 p.m. Players will compete in age divisions determined by their age on April 1, 2018. Contact director Shawn Stacey at 207-385-6352 or at ShawnStacey3@gmail.com or visit elks.org/hoopshoot for more information. The snow date is Dec. 10 at 10 a.m.
LINCOLN — Basketball On Court Training offers skill development in groups of one, two and three. For more information, contact Brian McDormand 290-7641.
ICE HOCKEY
BREWER — Brewer Youth Hockey is accepting registrations for its Learn to Skate sessions. There will be a 12-week session held on Sundays at 12:40 p.m. starting in mid-January at the Penobscot Ice Arena located at 90 Acme Rd. Cost is $75. New this year, 3-year-olds skate for $33. For more information contact Kevin Nilsson at vpinstructional@brewerhockey.org, Paul Pangburn at Pangburn11@gmail.com or George Bishop atgirlscoordinator@brewerhockey.org. Rental gear and scholarship funds available. To register visit brewerhockey.org
ROAD RACING
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sixth annual Reindeer Run 5K Charity Run/Walk, 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, Foxcroft Academy Student Center, East Entrance. Registration noon-12:45 p.m. Course relatively flat and goes through town. Showers available. Run/walk held in conjunction with Dover-Foxcroft Hometown Holiday Celebration and organized and directed by Foxcroft Academy Key Club. Entry fee donation of toys or money to benefit Community Christmas Projects. First male and female runners receive Christmas stockings filled with goodies. Drawings for two more stockings. Water, hot chocolate and cookies. Register by mail Foxcroft Academy, care of George Rolleston, 975 West Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426.
ELLSWORTH — Santa Run 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m., Dec. 3, at Ellsworth Elementary/Middle School, 8 a.m. registration, donations accepted to benefit the Beth Wright Cancer Resource Center. Runners are encouraged to come in holiday costumes.
SOUTH PORTLAND — The fourth annual Santa Hustle Maine 5K and Half Marathon will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, beginning and ending at The Maine Mall. Participants will receive Santa hats, beards and shirts to wear while running, finisher medals and candy cane socks. Kids Dash participants will receive Santa hats and beards, race bibs and finisher ribbons. There will be cookie and candy stations along the course and there will be a party after the race. A portion of the profits will be donated to Easter Seals. The event also is an official drop-off spot for unwrapped toys for the Toys for Tots program. For information, visit www.santahustle.com/new-england/. Call 847-829-4536 or email info@santahustle.com.
PORTLAND — NRCM’s 10th annual Polar Bear Dip and Dash will be held Sunday, Dec. 31; walk or run a 5K, plunge into the Atlantic Ocean, or both; 5K registration opens at 9 a.m. at the Back Cove Parking lot, race begins at 11 a.m.; dip set for noon at East End Beach. A shuttle will return participants to the Back Cove parking lot after the dip. The non-refundable registration fee to dip, dash, or both is $35.