Recreation calendar
Backpacking/Hiking/Orienteering
March 24-25: GPS Made Easy, indoor and outdoor sessions through Mountain Gear, 2002 N. Division. Cost: 434. Pre-register: 325-9000.
Baseball/Softball
April 2: Inland Northwest men’s baseball league new player workout at East Valley High School from 1-3 p.m. Season runs April 30-August 6. Cost is $180 per player. Info: Mike, 993-3761.
April 22-23: Spring Fling Spokane County Parks Men’s Slo-Pitch Softball Tournament. Registration deadline April 4. Fees: $140 for 14-player team; includes T-shirt. Info: 477-4730.
April 28-30: Spring Fling Spokane County Parks Coed Slo-Pitch Softball Tournament. Registration deadline April 4. Fees: $140 for 14-player team; includes T-shirt. Info: 477-4730.
Sign up: Spokane County Parks Adult Slow Pitch Softball League. Teams play eight doubleheaders and double-elimination tournament starting in early May. Fees: $300 per team; $25 for each player more than 14 on roster. Info: 477-4730.
Sign up: Rijo Athletics Baseball tryouts for Junior Olympics 16-U tournament to be held this summer in Peoria, Ariz., at the Seattle Mariners spring training complex. For tryout: (425) 486-4878.
Sign up: Y Winners T-Ball, a YMCA of the Inland Northwest baseball league for boys and girls ages 4 and 5. Games and practices begin April 22. Info: 777-9622 for Valley; 838-3577 for Downtown.
Sign up: YMCA of the Inland Northwest baseball league for boys and girls, grades K-4. Games begin April 15. Info: 777-9622 for Valley; 838-3577 for Downtown.
Basketball
April 22-23: EWU Spring Shootout 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at the Eastern Washington University Sports & Recreation Center. Double-elimination tournament; three guaranteed games. Registration deadline April 7. Info: Mike Campitelli, 359-7877.
Sign up: Best in the West AAU Basketball Tournament in Yakima. Individual grade groups for 1-9, as well as high school and elite high school divisions. Girls tournament May 12-14, registration deadline April 28; boys tournament May 19-21, register by May 5. Fees: $200 per team. Info: (509) 453-2696; call 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Sign up: Spokane Basketball women’s 3-on-3 league. Registration deadline April 7. Fees: $275 per five-player team for 16 games. Info: 487-3644.
Canoeing/Kayaking
March 27: Exploring Madagascar and Reunion Island, free program by Bill and Debbie Pierce, 7 p.m., Corbin Community Center, 827 W. Cleveland. The Spokane adventurers canoed, sea kayaked, canyoneered, paraglided, snorkeled, and hiked in these remote Indian Ocean Islands.
April 15: Women-only sea kayak tour at Rock Lake, sponsored by REI and Spokane Parks and Recreation. Cost $20 or $16 for REI members, includes kayak rental. Pre-register by April 10, 625-6200.
Climbing
April 3: Women’s climbing night at 7, presented by REI, 1125 N. Monroe. Info: 328-9900.
Cycling
March 25: Railroad history on bikes presented by Charlie Mutschler and Friends of Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. Meet 9:30 a.m. at the Fish Lake parking lost of the Columbia Plateau Trail. Info: Bob Quinn, 359-7050.
Fishing/Hunting
March 29: Techniques for making and using bottom walkers and monofilament spinners to catch walleyes, free program by Spokane Walleye club, 7 p.m., Inland Northwest Wildlife Council building, 6116 N. Market.
Golf
March 28: Downriver Ladies 18-hole Golf Group breakfast and sign-up, 8:30 a.m. at Downriver Golf Course. Info: Linda Dixon, 325-4157.
March 29: Hangman Valley ladies’ 9-hole group, 8:30 a.m. at Hangman Valley Golf Course. Info: Chris Crick, 838-4757.
March 29: Indian Canyon 9-Hole Women’s Golf Club meeting and registration, 10 a.m. Dues: $40. Info: Virginia Malico, 838-2101.
March 30: Esmeralda Women’s Golf Club meeting and tee-off, 8 a.m. Info: 487-6291.
April 4: Downriver 9-Hole Ladies club meeting and tee-off, 9 a.m. Info: Kathy, 534-4227.
Nature
April 22 and May 30: Plant identification course on the Turnbull Nation Wildlife Refuge, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Requested donation: $10 for one day, $15 for both. Info: Ken Swedberg, 235-4979.
Running/Walking
April 5-7: Bulldog speed and agility camp for ages 7-13, hosted by U-District Physical Therapy, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost is $75. Info: 458-7686 or www.udistrictpt.com.
Soccer
Sign up: Spokane Valley Soccer League adult leagues for spring season. 19+, 30+ and 40+ divisions available. Team registration deadline March 24, player deadline April 1. Info: 328-1380.