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: Downtown YMCA women’s basketball, 18 and older, 4-on-4 league Sept. 14 through Nov. 18, Tuesday 7-9 p.m. Cost is $250 per team. Info: 838-3577 x158.

Sign up: Spokane County Fall Classic Basketball Tournament Men’s 5-on-5. Begins Oct. 18, championship by Nov. 18. Cost is $120 per team. Info: 477-4732.

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 12-1:45 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.

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. 12: Spokane Bicycle Club Autumn Century ride through Spokane and Stevens counties with varied terrain. Family/Individual ride is 20 miles (starts at 10 a.m.); Metric Century is 62 miles (9 a.m.) and Full Century is 100 miles (8 a.m.). Register 7 a.m.-9 a.m. at Mead High School, 302 West Hastings Rd. Info: Club hotline 325-1171.

Sept. 18-19: Tour Des Lacs. Register at www.roundandround.com or call 455-7657.

Sept. 26: Friends of the Centennial Trail TrailFest. Register day of events. Info: 624-7188.

Sept. 25-26: Fall Mountain Bike Festival at Swan Lake. Registration day of events. Info: Spokane Parks and Recreation, 625-6246, or Colville National Forest Republic Ranger District, (509) 775-3305.

Oct. 1-3: Methow Valley Fall Bike Festival. Early registration deadline Sept. 24. Forms at www.mvsta.com/bikefest.html.

Sept. 5: Great Northwest Fall Tour 30- or 50-mile ride in Newport, Wash., at 8 a.m. Cost is $25 which includes 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: 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

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

Kayaking

Sept. 11: Coffeepot Lake kayak tour, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost is $30, includes transportation, guides, boats and equipment. Register by Sept. 6. Info: 625-6200.

Sept. 12: Horseshoe Lake kayak tour, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost is $20. Register by Sept. 6. Info: 625-6200.

Nature

Wednesday: Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Room 137 in the Science Building at EWU. Info: 559-5818.

Sept. 25: Miocene Safari class through Institute of Extended Learning from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost is $23. Info: 279-6000.

Oct. 9: Fall mushroom identification class through IEL from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost is $28. Info: 279-6000.

Running

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.

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

Sign up: 18A Angels girl’s fastpitch looking for players for the 2004 fall season and 2005 summer season. Info: Roger Williams at 926-7857 or 991-8347.

Sign up: Spokane Sliders Organization looking for players to fill 12A, 14A and 18A Gold teams for the 2005 season. Info: George Lynn at 468-5084.

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

Tennis

Sept. 24-26: Whitworth Fall Classic Tennis Tournament at Whitworth College and Mead High School. Entries dues Sept. 17. Events include open, intermediates, 35 and over, singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Cost is $14 for singles and $18 per doubles team. Info: 777-4311.

Volleyball

Sign up: Downtown YMCA coed rec volleyball 18 and older, 6-on-6 league from Sept. 18 through Nov. 5 on Thursdays at 6 p.m. Cost is $250 per team. Info: 838-3577 x158.

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

Continuing events

(Items published first Friday of month)

Backpacking/Hiking/Climbing

Corbin Hikers: Sponsored by Corbin Senior Activity Center, hike each Thursday at 8 a.m.; locations vary. Info: 327-1584.

Cycling

Spokane Bicycle Club rides offered daily throughout week. Contact Sally Phillips (509) 448-6271 or Steve Sauser (509) 922-7249 for more information on location and times. You can also call the ride hotline at 325-1171 or go to www.spokanebicycleclub.org for more information.

Hockey

Continuing: Women’s Recreation Hockey League at Eagles Ice-A-Rena on Fridays from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Cost is $10 a game. All ability levels welcome. Info: Al Pierce (509) 534-2143 or www.spokanewomenshockey.com.

Lawn bowling

Continuing: Lawn bowling six days a week through October just south of Witter Pool on Mission. Monday, Wednesday and Friday bowling is at 7 p.m. and at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Shooting

Continuing: Eastern Washington “Sporting Clays Youth Shooting Days” runs on the first and third Saturday of each month at Landt Farms Sporting Clays. Sessions are from 9-11 a.m. Cost is $20 which includes use of the gun, ammo, targets for up to 50 shots, earplugs and coaching. Info: 464-2070.

Continuing: Pheasant Valley shooting preserve and sporting clays. Open daily. For more information contact Jerry at (509) 549-3912 or jerry@shootingpreserve.com.Spokane Gun Club, 19615 E. Sprague, Greenacres, Trap, skeet, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: 926-6505.Spokane Rifle Club, trapshooting Thursdays and Saturdays at noon; muzzleloaders second Sunday of each month at 8 a.m. Indoor range open 5-8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. 100- and 200-yard ranges open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Swimming

Continuing: Downtown Spokane YMCA master’s swimming welcomes all levels and meets every Monday and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $22 per month for non-members, free for members. Info: Jeff 838-3577 ext. 143. Novice swim team for ages 5-18 at North Park Athletic Club with practices Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., and Saturdays noon-1 p.m. Fees: $25 for members, $35 non-members. Info: 467-5124.

Unified recreation

Continuing: Spokane Parks Dept. offers a variety of activities year-round for those who are developmentally challenged. Info: 625-6200.

Walking/Running

Continuing: Evening walking program for ages 18 and older sponsored by Spokane Parks and Recreation, Monday and Thursday from 6-6:45 p.m. around South Hill and Downtown areas. Info: 625-6200.

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.