Recreation calendar

Baseball

Sign up: Registration open for SYSA fall baseball ages 9-17. Register online at www.sysa.com. Cost is $40 for returning summer players and $50 for new players. Info: 536-1800.

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 5-on-5 is on Wednesdays with a cost of $50 per player. Info: Wendy 838-3577 x125.

Sign up: Spokane Regional AAU 2004-05 registration open for boys and girls grades 4-8. “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 includes a T-shirt. Info: (208) 769-5975.

Continuing: Spokane Stars basketball camp for girls starts Sept. 12 at University High. Camp runs every Sunday with K-4th graders from 10-11:45 a.m., grades 5-7 from noon-1:45 p.m. and grades 8-12 from 2-3:45 p.m. Cost is $15 per session. Camp director Ron Adams will be assisted by players and coaches of different northwest college women’s teams. Camp runs through March 6. Info: 928-8512.

Sign up: Spokane Valley YMCA Y-Winners basketball for boys and girls ages 4-5. Games and practices Oct. 2-30. Register by Sept. 20. Info: 777-9622 x121.

Sept. 1: Paul Bunyan 3-on-3 tournament for ages 8 and up in St. Maries, Idaho. Games begin at 9 a.m. Cost is $50-$75. Info or entry forms: Bryan Chase (208)245-9079.

Billiards

Sign up: American Pool Players Association fall season begins soon. For more information about the 8-ball, 9-ball and ladies 8-ball call John or Sandy at 327-2591.

Cycling

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

Football

Sign up: Downtown 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.

Sign up: Spokane Valley YMCA flag football for boys and girls grades 1-6 runs Sept. 25-Oct. 30. Register by Sept. 13. Info: 777-9622 x121.

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-A-Rena. Check in items Aug. 26-27, 5-8 p.m. Info: www.sayha.net or 327-7383.

Sept. 11: USA Hockey Officials Clinic, 8:30 a.m., Eagles Ice-A-Rena. Info: www.sayha.net or Scott Peterson (208) 704-2350.

Running

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 of $25 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.

Sept. 11: St. George’s 10th annual 5K Dragon Run/Walk at St. George’s Church, 19th and Lucas in Post Falls. Cost varies $5-$12. Race begins 9 a.m. Info: Keith at 487-6091.

Sept. 11: Run for the Arts 5K family fun run/walk at 8:30 a.m. in Newport, Wash. Cost varies $10-$15. Info: Club Energy at 447-4273.

Sept. 19: Fallen Leaf 5K Run benefiting the SIDS Foundation of Washington at 9 a.m. at Mirabeau Parkway in Spokane. Register online at www.active.com. Cost varies $8-$20. Info: 456-0505.

Shooting

Saturday: NRA’s Women on Target program and Life Preservation Institute sponsoring a shooting clinic 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 today 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.

Skating

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

Soccer

Sign up: Registration open for SYSA soccer ages 5-13. Cost for 6U-8U is $75-$80, 9U and 10U is $85-$90 and 11U up is $95-$100. Register online at www.sysa.com or call 536-1800.

Softball

Aug. 28-29: 18A/Gold Spokane Sliders fastpitch tryouts. Info: George Lynn at 468-5084.

Sign up: Spokane Storm 16U-A select team looking for players for this fall and the 2005 season. Players must have been born on or after January 1, 1988. Info: Gary Blake, 328-1921.

Tennis

Wednesday-Thursday: Medical Lake Serve and Volley Tennis-thon Wednesday from noon to midnight and Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. Info: 299-3615 or 565-5007.

Volleyball

Sign up: Register by Sept. 9 for SPRC 6-on-6 fall coed 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.

Sign up: Spokane Valley YMCA for boys and girls grades 5-6. Games Sept. 25-Oct. 30. Register by Sept. 13. Info: 777-9622 x121.

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.