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Recreation calendar

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Baseball/Softball

Feb. 11: Spokane South Little League sign-up for ages 5-15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S. Grand. Fees: $60-$120, depending on age. Info: Bill Mouser, 473-5479 or 443-0439, or e-mail bmouser@earthlink.net; or www.spokanelittleleague.org.

Feb. 20: EWU Eagle Baseball Clinic for ages 8-15, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Eastern Washington University Sports & Recreation Center. Fees: $32 before Feb. 17, $35 at the door. Info: Mike Campitelli, 359-7877, www.ewu.edu/IMsports or mcampitelli@mail.ewu.edu.

March 4: M.L. Snowfest Coed Softball Tournament, 10 a.m. in Medical Lake. Registration deadline Feb. 15. Fees: $200 per 12-person team. Info: 565-5007.

Sign up: KGSA Jr. Olympic Softball, grades K-9. Registration deadline March 12. Info: (208) 771-1006.

Sign up: Spokane Sports Association softball. Leagues available include men’s modified, men’s and women’s slowpitch, senior slowpitch, coed fastpitch and women’s fastpitch. Info: 483-4653.

Sign up: Spokane Pony Baseball, ages 5-14. Info: 483-4653 or spokanepony.org.

Sign up: Spokane North and Mead Little Leagues, ages 5-15. Fees: $60 for ages 5-6, $90 ages 7-12, $100 ages 13-15; uniform included. Info: 465-0724, www.spokanenorthlittleleague.org or www.meadlittleleague.org.

Basketball

Feb. 17-19: AAU Panhandle Shootout in Moscow for grades 5-8. Registration deadline Feb. 10. Info: Jerry Jaques, (208) 882-2591.

March 11-12: Big Sky Hoops AAU tournament in Missoula, grades 3-9. Four to five guaranteed games. Info: Bill Hill, (406) 563-8208, or Lisa Tinkle, (406) 549-7193.

Sign up: Spokane County Parks & Recreation March Madness men’s 5-on-5 tournament, starting March 13. Two-game minimum per team. Fees: $150 per team. Info: 477-4730.

Golf

Feb. 18-19: Spokane Golf Show in the Spokane Convention Center. Fees: $8 ages 12 and older; 12 and younger free. Info: 466-0510 or www.spokanegolfshow.com.

Multievent sports

Sign up: Women’s triathlon training clinics, beginning Feb. 22 at Fitness Fanatics, 12425 E. Trent. Fees: $40 per clinic. Info: Marla, 326-6983 or e-mail marla@emdesports.com; Robin, 922-6080; or www.valleygirltri.com.

Orienteering

Feb. 25: Manito Park, 18th and Grand. Registration 10 a.m. to noon. Fees: $4 members on any course and non-members on beginners course; $6 non-members on advanced courses; $2 additional maps. Info: John Harbuck, (208) 263-9894, or John Beck, (509) 838-7078.

Running/Walking

Feb. 25: Leprechaun Scurry 3-mile walk/run, 9 a.m. at North Idaho College. Early registration deadline Feb. 17. Fees: $12 with T-shirt, $5 without. Info: Heather Harmon, (208) 691-4931 or e-mail hharmon@sd271.k12.id.us.

March 4: Snake River Canyon Half Marathon, 10 a.m. at Wawawai Landing on the Snake River. Early registration deadline Feb. 22. Fees: $21 with T-shirt, $15 without. Info: Brian Zabriskie, (208) 882-4202 or www.palouseroadrunners.org.

Self-defense

Feb. 18: Women’s self-defense class presented by Elite Martial Arts. Info: Damon Tong, 891-7316.

Skiing/Snowboarding

Feb. 12: Langlauf 10K cross country ski race, 11 a.m. start, Mount Spokane nordic trails. Late entry fee $25, prizes. Info: 922-6080.

Feb. 24-26: Schweitzer Mountain Freeride Institute, featuring Zach Davison, for intermediate/advanced skiers ages 10 and older. Fees: $299. Info: (208) 263-9555, ext. 2152, or www.schweitzer.com.

Feb. 26: Best Hand 8K Fun Ski and Snowshoe, Fourth of July Pass. Check in starts 11 a.m., event at 12:30. Fund-raiser for Panhandle Nordic Club. Info: (208) 667-3779.

March 3 and 4: Yoke’s Outrageous Air Show, featuring former Canadian national freestyle ski team members David Fontaine and Brad Suey, 6 each night at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Info: Bob Legasa, (208) 660-9094, or www.schweitzer.com.

Sign up: Telemark ski clinics offered by North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits program. Clinic runs Feb. 25 at Lookout Pass. Fees: $30; includes lift tickets, transportation and equipment. Info: (208) 769-7809.

Volleyball

Sign up: Spokane County Parks & Recreation spring coed league, Friday nights beginning March 17. Registration deadline March 7. Fees: $250 per 8-person team. Info: 477-4730.