Rec calendar
Baseball
Sept. 19 or 23: Spokane Blowfish 12U (Pony) tryouts for 2005 regular season and tournament team, north and south Spokane, Sept. 19 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. or Sept. 23 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Franklin Park. Info: Troy (509) 990-8008.
Basketball
Dec. 18-19: Hanford Holiday Hoopfest in Richland. The AAU sanctioned tournament is for sixth- through eighth-grade boys and girls. Cost is $160 per team with a guarantee of four games. For more information or a registration form call Mike DePeel at (509) 967-3541 or log on to the Inland Empire AAU Web site at http://www.ieaau.org/.
Oct. 23-24: Tenth annual EWU Fall Shootout 3-on-3 tournament. Adult divisions play Saturday and youth divisions Sunday with three games guaranteed. Entry deadline is Oct. 8. Forms are available online at www.goeags.com (Intramural and Club Sports link) and at Spokane area Subway and Bank of America centers. Info: Mike (509) 359-7877 or mcampitelli@mail.ewu.edu.
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.
Climbing
Sept. 21: Robert Madsen, a local climber who lives in Coeur d’Alene presents a free slide show, 7 p.m. at Mountain Gear. Canyons of Zion, Escalante Grand Staircase, Cedar Mesa Plateau and Dark Canyon Wilderness will be covered. There will be approximately 200 slides covering hiking, backpacking, climbing, rappelling and swimming in slot canyons in Southern Utah.
Cycling
Sept. 18-19: Tour Des Lacs. Register at www.roundandround.com or call 455-7657.
Sept. 26: Friends of the Centennial Trail Fest. Register day of events. Info: 624-7188.
Sept. 25-26: Fall Mountain Bike Festival at Swan Lake. Registration is 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 is deadline Sept. 24. Forms are available at www.mvsta.com/bikefest.html.
Hiking
October: Spokane Parks and Rec offering various one-day hikes throughout the month of October. Dates, cost and times vary. Pre-registration required. Cost is $19 for each hike. Info and sign up: (509) 625-6200.
Nature
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: $28. Info: 279-6000.
Running
Sept. 19: Medical Lake 5K run, 8:45 check-in. Cost $10 on race day. Info: (509) 235-4762.
Sept. 19: 2004 Fallen Leaf Run for SIDS, 8 a.m. check-in at fishing pond and water fall at Mirabeau Parkway in the Spokane Valley. Cost is $15 for long-sleeved shirt, $8 for no shirt and $20 for entry after Sept. 13. Info: (509) 456-0505.
Softball
Sign up: 18A Angels girls 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.
Swimming
Sept. 21-24, 27-28: Spokane Area Swimming free stroke clinic and swim team tryout for ages 6-18 at two locations. Sept. 21, 23 and 28 at Valley YMCA from 4:15-5:15 p.m. and Sept. 22, 24 and 27 at Shadle Park High School from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Only need to attend one session and a minimum of 25 yards. Freestyle and backstroke must be demonstrated. Info: Todd Marsh (509) 326-7546 or www.spokaneareaswimming.com.
Tennis
Sept. 24-26: Whitworth Fall Classic Tennis Tournament at Whitworth College and Mead High School. Entries due Sept. 17. Events offered include: open, intermediates, 35 and over/singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Cost is $14 for singles and $18 per doubles team. Info: (509) 777-4311.
Volleyball
Sign up: Register by Sept. 23 for Spokane Parks and Rec Fall volleyball self-ref “fours” league. League starts Oct. 6 and includes a season-ending tournament. Cost is $140 for six players. Info: (509) 477-4730 or www.spokanecounty.org/parks/data/recreation.asp.
Sign up: Coed volleyball 18 and older, 6-on-6 league from Sept. 23 through Nov. 5 on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Downtown YMCA. Cost: $250 per team.
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.