Rec calendar
Baseball/Softball
Sept. 9: Tryout for the Spokane Eagle Sportswear 18-U girls fastpitch softball team. Tryouts will be held at the Whitworth Softball Field at 10 a.m. Info: Fuzzy Buckenberger, 993-8888.
Basketball
Sign up: YMCA Y-winners for ages 4-5. Cost: $56 or $44 for Y-Family members. Info: Robert Bravato, 838-3577, ext. 167.
Sign up: Spokane Basketball’s adult men’s year-round league. Cost: $570 per team or $90 for individual. Info: 487-3644.
Sign up: Spokane Parks and Recreation’s fall preseason men’s 5-on-5 tournament. The double-elimination tournament will begin the week of Oct. 16 and will end Nov. 16. Each team is guaranteed two games minimum. Registration deadline is Oct. 3. Cost: $120 per team (six players). Info: 477-4732.
Billiards
Sign up: American Poolplayers Association fall season starts soon. Info: John or Sandy, 327-2591.
Canoeing/Kayaking
Sept. 8: Badger Lake Moonlight Kayak, 6-10 p.m. for ages 18 and older. Cost: $19. Info: 625-6200.
Sept. 9: Parent/Child Kayak on Liberty Lake, 1-5 p.m. for ages 12 and older. Cost: $19 for individuals, $24 for parent/child. Info: 625-6200.
Sept. 10: Deer Lake Kayak Tour, 1-5 p.m. for ages 14 and older. Cost: $19. Info: 625-6200.
Oct. 13-18: Lake Roosevelt Mothership Kayak Tour for ages 18 and older. All kayaking equipment is provided by Spokane Parks and Recreation. Nights will be spent on a Dakota Columbia Houseboat. Cost: $699 per person for double occupancy, $849 per person for single occupancy. Info: 625-6200.
Cycling
Sept. 23: Enjoy the fall scenery as you pedal your way along the Kootenai River and travel to the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge. The ride starts at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Cost: $20 with a T-shirt. For more information, contact the Bonners Ferry Rotary Club at nvbraatz@meadowcrk.com or visit www.ruralnorthwest.com/rotary.
Oct. 7: 49 Degrees North Ski Patrol Mountain Bike ride at the ski area in Chewelah. There will be a live band and a barbecue. For more information, e-mail Ken Hoffmann at kenhoffmann@comcast.net.
Fishing/Hunting
Sept. 21: Fly Fishing for Steelhead fall seminar, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at White’s Outdoors. Jeff Jarrett will be the main speaker. Info: 535-1875.
Football
Sign up: YMCA flag football for boys and girls in grades 1-6. Games will begin Sept. 23 and run through Oct. 28. Valley and downtown locations. Cost: $74 or $54 for Y-Family members. Info: Robert, 838-3577, ext. 167.
Multievent sports
Sept. 24: Trailfest 2006 at the Mirabeau Meadows and the Centennial Trial. Sign up online at www.signmeup.com/54138 or call 624-7188 for more information.
Oct. 7: Colbert Autumn Classic Half Marathon, 9 a.m., beginning at Colbert Elementary. Registration deadline is Sept. 21. Cost: $25 with long-sleeved shirt, $5 without. Register online at www.active.com.
Outdoors
Sept. 24: Centennial Trail’s Trailfest Celebration at Mirabeau Meadows and the Centennial Trail. Sign up to walk/run, cycle or in-line skate. Cost: $20. For more information, call 624-7188 or go to www.spokanecentennialtrail.org.
Running/Walking
Sept. 24: Fifteenth annual BRRC cross country series, 10 a.m. at Finch Arboretum. Cost: $3 or $4 for non-members. Registration deadline is Sept. 13.
Sept. 24: Komen Coeur d’Alene Race for the Cure, 10 a.m. at North Idaho College. Cost: $20 if received by Sept. 23, $30 on race day. Child entry is $10. Register online at www.cdakomen.org.
Oct. 8: Fifteenth annual BRRC cross country series, 10 a.m. at Bear Lake. Cost: $3 or $4 for non-members. Registration deadline is Sept. 13.
Soccer
Sign up: Valley Youth Soccer League for ages 4 and older. Cost: $40 for children ages 4-8 and $55 for ages 9 and older. Register online at www.vysoccer.org or call 924-7661.
Volleyball
Sign up: YMCA volleyball for boys and girls in grades 5-6. Games are played Saturdays at Evergreen Elementary beginning Sept. 23. Cost: $84 or $64 for YMCA members. Info: Robert, 838-3577.
Sign up: Spokane County Parks and Recreation 6-on-6 coed program starting Sept. 22 and going for six weeks. Cost: $250 for eight-player teams. Info: 477-4730.