Recreation calendar

Baseball/Softball

May 13: Hackin’ Hoops at Mt. Spokane High School. Second-grade through high school divisions. Registration deadline May 8. Fees: $75 per team. Info: 238-6184.

April 29: Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run competition for ages 7-14, 11 a.m. at the Pullman City Playfields. Info: (509) 338-3227.

April 30: Coed Class D softball tournament in Rathdrum. Fees: $165 per team. Info: Steve Vogel, (208) 699-1773.

Sign up: Memorial Day weekend men’s and coed Class D softball tournaments in Rathdrum. Fees: $165 per team. Info: Steve Vogel, (208) 699-1773.

Sign up: One men’s and one coed team for summer softball leagues in Rathdrum. Season begins May 7. Info: Steve Vogel, (208) 699-1773.

Basketball

June 9-10: Big Sky Hoops/Montana Shootout high school tournament in Anaconda, Mont. Five games guaranteed; registration deadline June 2 or when full. Fees: $200 per team. Info: Bill Hill, (406) 563-8208, or gouscgousc@msn.com.

Aug. 7-11: Advantage Basketball Camp at The Warehouse, 800 N. Hamilton. Info: (800) 670-0013 or www.advantagebasketball.com.

Sign up: Spokane Basketball 5-on-5 adult year-round men’s and women’s leagues. Registration deadline May 1. Fees: $570 per team. Info: 487-3644 or www.spokanebasketball.com.

Canoeing/Kayaking

May 6: Lake Spokane Kayak, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., presented by Spokane Parks & Recreation Outdoor Program. Registration deadline May 1. Fees: $19. Info: 625-6200.

May 14: Kayak demo, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Idaho College Beach on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Presented by Loulou’s Moosecamp Sports. Info: (208) 667-6994.

June 17: Paddle Fair, 10 a.m. at Bear Lake. Free event open to all ages and abilities, sponsored by Mountain Gear. Info: 325-9000 or www.mountaingear.com/cc.

June 18: Spokane River Canoe Classic, 9 a.m. at Corbin Park. Six-and 13-mile courses; singles or teams of two can register. Info: 325-9000 or www.mountaingear.com/cc.

Climbing

May 1: Free women’s climbing, 7 p.m. at REI, 1125 N. Monroe. Info: 328-9900.

May 19: Free outdoor showing of “Soul Cal,” a film featuring the classic boulders of Southern California, 7 p.m. at Mountain Gear, 2002 N. Division. Info: 325-9000 or www.mgear.com/retail.

May 20-21: Rockfest climbing festival in the Icicle Valley near Leavenworth, Wash. Info: featheredfriends.com or tmeyers@mgear.com.

Cycling

May 6: Williams Lake kayak tour, 1-5 p.m. Presented by REI. Registration deadline May 2. Fees: $16 REI members, $19 non-members. Info: 625-6200.

May 11: Free bicycle maintenance clinic, 7-8:30 p.m. at REI, 1125 N. Monroe. Info: 328-9900.

Aug. 5: Eight Lakes Leg Aches “Regional Bike Tour” fundraising ride. Thirty-, 50- or 80-mile rides to choose from. Proceeds benefit Sexual Assault & Family Trauma (SAFeT). Fees: $30 ride only; $40 ride and T-shirt; $60 ride, T-shirt and designer socks; $175 pledge earns ride, T-shirt and windbreaker. Info: www.lcsnw.org.

Football

Sign up: Spokane Youth Sports Association Grid Kids Tackle Football, grades 7-8. Practices begin Aug. 14. Info: Ron Shine, 536-1800, ext. 513, or www.sysa.com.

Golf

May 16-21: Free junior golf lessons at Hangman Valley G.C., ages 7-15. Info: 448-1212.

Sign up: Painted Hills Ladies League clinics, free to all league members. Series of four clinics begins May 1 with putting and pitching. Info: Darlene Hurliman, 954-7329.

Health/Fitness

May 17: Fat Man to Ironman: The James Hicks Story, presented by U-District Physical Therapy, 125 S. Cowley, open to the public. Fee: Free, donations encouraged.

Multievent sports

April 29: Silver Valley LEADMAN Triathlon at Silver Mountain Resort. Ski/bike/run format. Info: (800) 204-6428.

Nature

May 12-13: Kootenai Field Days 2006 at the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge. Events include Weed Awareness Day, From Contact to Present, Kootenai River Paddle and American Mountain Men Spring Encampment on the Kootenai. Info: Steve Grourke, (208) 676-8176, or sgrourke@tnc.org.

May 13: Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge community work party, 9 a.m. to noon at the refuge. Work clothes and equipment for planting required. Info: Charmaine Gural, 235-2760.

Polo

Sept. 10: Cobra Roofing Polo Classic, noon to 4 p.m. at Spokane Polo Club, 7500 W. State Route 2. Match and charity event proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Fees: $150 per ticket; tables of 10 also available. Info: 624-0500.

Rafting

Sign up: Northwest Whitewater Association Friday Night Floats on the Lower Spokane River. Meet at 5 p.m., launch at 6. Info: riverrunner@icehouse.net.

Rowing

Sign up: Spokane River Rowing Association beginning rowing lessons, ages 15 and older. Fees: $80 per session. Info: www.spokanerowing.org.