Rec calendar

Baseball/Softball

Jan. 13: Whitworth will hold two separate softball clinics for grades 6-12, 8 a.m.-noon at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. Choose between an offense/defense clinic and a pitchers/catchers and defensive clinic. Cost: $45 for each. Info: Fuzzy Buckenberger, 777-4397.

Jan. 19: Coed Slowpitch Winter Softball Tournament at Franklin Park Softball Complex. Cost: $125. Info: 483-4565.

Camping/Hiking

Jan. 13: Centennial Trail hike led by the Hobnailers Hiking Club. Meet at the Centennial Trail parking area on Barker Rd. Info: Carolyn, 924-8716, or Elnora, 456-0250.

Basketball

Sign up: The Spokane Stars will hold tryouts for their grade elite teams during the club’s skills camp Sundays Jan. 6 through February at Legend the Sports Club, 14210 E. Sprague Ave. Fifth-seventh grade tryouts are from 12-2 p.m. and all older age groups are from 2-4 p.m. Level I (K-fourth grade) is from 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 499-1112.

Sign up: Men’s basketball league to start Jan. 4 and 6. Cost: $490 per team of up to 10 players, $90 for new individuals, $72 for returning individuals. Info: visit www.spokanebasketball.com or call 487-3644.

Golf

Feb. 16-17: Spokane Golf Show at the Spokane Convention Center. Cost: $10, children 12 years or younger are free. Tickets will be available throughout January at all TicketWest Outlets and at www.spokanegolfshow.com. Info: 466-0510.

Nature

Jan. 9: “Australia’s Top End,” travel slide show emphasizing bird life by Bob Griffith of Spokane for Audubon Spokane, 7:30 p.m., downstairs auditorium in Riverview Center, 1801 E. Upriver Dr. (turn from Upriver Drive onto Granite Street)

Jan. 12: Little Spokane River walk and birdwatching, sponsored by Audubon Spokane. Meet 7:30 a.m. at Painted Rocks parking lot on Rutter Parkway. Leader: Craig Corder, (509) 290-4310.

Outdoors

Jan. 16: Fourth annual Eagle Cap Sled Dog Race beginning at the Wallowa Lake State Park and Recreation area in Wallowa Lake, Ore. Choose between a 100-mile, 8-dog race or 200-mile, 12-dog race. Info: www. eaglecapsleddograce.net or (541) 432-3125.

Running/Walking

Jan. 6: Spokane River walk led by the Hobnailers Hiking Club, 10 a.m. beginning at the Gonzaga parking lot near the Kardong Bridge and Centennial Trail. For more information contact Marlene, 535-2364, or Elnora, 456-0250.

Jan. 19: Deer Park Winter Festival 5-kilometer Frostbite Footrace, 10 a.m. beginning and ending at the Deer Park Civic Center, 315 E. Crawford Ave. Register by Jan. 11. Cost: $20 with long sleeve T-shirt, $7 without T-shirt. $5 for high school students without a T-shirt. Info: Scott Daratha, 468-8381; Kyle Hall, 590-7106; Nathan Coleston, 276-2247.

Skiing/Snowboarding

Jan. 5: Tele Daze demos and telemark races, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 49 Degrees North. $30 race entry includes lift ticket or $20 without lift ticket. Sponsored by Mountain Gear, 325-9000.

Jan. 6: Snowshoe Snowfest, try different brands of snowshoes and get clinics and tips from manufacturer representatives, at Mount Spokane’s Selkirk Lodge. Sponsored by Mountain Gear, 325-9000.

Soccer

Sign up: Spokane Spring Junior Soccer for ages 4-7. Cost: $35. Info: www.spokanesoccer.org or call 747-5017.

Sign up: Valley Youth spring soccer league for ages 8 and up. Cost: $35 for children ages 4-7, $45 for ages 8 and up. Info: 924-7661 or visit www.vysoccer.org.

Basketball

Zag Basketball Shooting Academy: Fundamentals camp for boys and girls in grades 3-8. Runs in five-week sessions on Sundays at Gonzaga University’s Martin Centre. Info: 323-4218 or visit www.gonzagabasketballcamps. com.

Hockey

Sign up: Women’s hockey league at Eagles Ice-A-Rena Fridays from 7-8:15 p.m. Cost is $10 per game. All ability levels welcome. Info: Nancy Kellner, 468-1943 or www.spokanewomenshockey.com.