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Basketball

Sign up: Fall sports leagues starting up soon at the Downtown YMCA. Women’s fours on Tuesday. Cost per team is $250. Men’s five-on-five is on Wednesday’s with a cost of $50 per player. Info: Wendy 838-3577 x125.

Sign up: Spokane Regional AAU 2004-05 registration now open for boys and girls grades 4 through 8. “Intent to play” forms available at 601 W. Riverside Suite 206.

Aug. 28-29: Coeur d’Alene Shootout 3-on-3 basketball tournament at North Idaho College. Team entry fee of $80 which includes a T-shirt. Info: (208) 769-5975.

Canoeing/Kayaking

Aug. 19: Kayak’s and Klink’s for ages 18 and older. Register by Aug. 16. Cost is $39 includes evening paddle and dinner at Klink’s. Spokane Parks and Rec. Info: 625-6200.

Sept. 12: Register by Aug. 16 for the Tieton River Rafting Trip. Osprey Rafting Co. operated this trip and $67 fee includes wetsuits, booties, PFD’s and lunch. Spokane Parks and Rec. Info: 625-6200.

Cycling

Sept. 5: Great Northwest Fall Tour 30- or 50-mile ride in Newport, Wash. at 8 a.m. Cost is $25 which includes a t-shirt. Info: Melody Geddes at (509) 447-4085 or Cathy Stolarik at (509)292-8401.

Dressage

Aug. 14-15: Dressage spectacular with riders from four states and Canada, including Olympic-level riders, at Spokane Sport Horse, 10710 S. Sherman Rd.

Football

Sign up: YMCA flag football for kids’ grades 1-6. Games are Saturdays from Sept. 25 to Oct. 30. Register by Sept. 15. Cost is $68. Info: 838-3577 x170.

Sign up: Registration open for SYSA tackle football for kids’ in grades 6-8 and flag football for grades 1-5. Cost for tackle is $115 and for flag $55. Register online at www.sysa.com or call 536-1800.

Hockey

Aug. 28: Spokane Americans Youth Hockey Association annual hockey swap and open registration, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on rink two at Eagles Ice Arena. Info: www.sayha.net or 327-7383.

Running

Aug. 15: Thirteenth annual BRRC Half-Fast Ultimate Runner at Gonzaga Prep. 5K at 7:30 a.m., 400 meters at 8:20 a.m., 100 meters at 9:05 a.m., 1600s meter at 9:40 a.m. and 10k at 10:20 a.m. Cost is $20. Info: 238-9591.

Aug. 21: Hell’s Gate Duathlon 2-mile run at Hell’s Gate State Park in Lewiston, Idaho at 9 a.m. Cost is $15-$25. Info: Mike Collins (208)792-2308.

Aug. 22: 8k Spokane Indians Pennant Race at 8 a.m. at Riverfront Park that begins and ends at the Carousel. Register by Aug. 13 with a cost of $20 that includes a T-shirt, ticket to the game against Boise that night, a post-race party and a donation on your behalf to the Children’s Museum of Spokane.

Aug. 29: The Spokane Centennial Trail Skate Marathon and 10K. Info: www.spokaneinlinemarathon.com or call Mario at 326-5928.

Sept. 5: Great Northwest Fall Bike Tour, 30- or 50-mile rides starting from the Newport City Park, First and Calispel Ave. Check-in starts at 8 a.m. and both rides begin at 9 a.m. Registration is $25 which includes food/water stops, meal at the end and long-sleeved T-shirt. Last registration is $30 after Aug. 30. Info: Cathy Stolarik (509) 292-8401 or Melody Geddes (509) 447-4085.

Softball

Aug. 14-15: Angels 18U team holding tryouts for fall and 2005 teams. Info: Roger Williams 926-7857 or 468-2900.

Shooting

Aug. 21: NRA’s Women on Target program and Life Preservation Institute sponsoring a shooting clinic for women at Ricochet Junction Range, 432 Smart Way in Colville. Clinic begins with check-in at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 5 p.m. Cost $25. Register by Aug. 20 by contacting Robert Garrow at bobmcret@theofficenet.com or call (509) 722-4110. All equipment, including firearms, will be provided. Clinic will feature training of safe handling or firearms to help participants learn fundamentals of shooting.

Tennis

Aug. 25-26: Medical Lake Serve and Volley Tennis-thon Aug. 25 from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. and Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Info: 299-3615 or 565-5007.

Volleyball

Sign up: Register by Sept. 9 for SPRC six-on-six fall coed volleyball league which includes referees and six weeks of play starting Sept. 24. Cost is $250 for an eight-person team. SPRC is also offering a new self-ref league of coed fours that starts Oct. 6. Register by Sept. 23 and cost is $140 for six players. Info: 477-4730.

Submit listings at least two weeks in advance of event or entry deadline to: Recreation Calendar, The Spokesman-Review Sports Dept., P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210. Items are limited to two weeks of publication.