Recreation calendar
Backpacking/ Hiking/Orienteering
Aug. 26: Hike the Kettle Crest’s Taylor Ridge on a moderately challenging, 8-mile trek through the heart of the Profanity Roadless Area. Preregistration is required. Meet at 8 a.m. at Rosauers, 9414 N. Division. No cost. Info: 747-1663.
Baseball/Softball
Aug. 19-20: Tryout for the Spokane Sliders 12-U, 14-U, 16-U and 18-U softball teams. For more information, call 468-5084 or (208) 651-1972 or email geolynn99@yahoo.com.
Aug. 20: Spokane Eagles Sportswear 12-U girls fastpitch team will conduct tryouts at 3 p.m. at Hart Field. For more information, contact Pat Fiorillo, 467-6934 or e-mail pfiorillo@comcast.net.
Aug. 20: Spokane Dawgs 10-U, 12-U and 14-U girls fastpitch softball teams will conduct tryouts at Dwight Merkel Complex, Rowan and Assembly, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for 10-U, 1-3 p.m. for 12-U and 3-5 p.m. for 14-U. For more information, contact Renee or Jamie Stewart, 324-2889, for 10-U and 12-U, and Ruth Perkins, (208) 640-6130, for 14-U, or www.eteamz.com/
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Aug. 26-27: Tryout for the 18-U Spokane Crash girls fastpitch team. Info: 509-467-2295 or email spokanecrash@yahoo.com.
Sept. 9: RiverHawks Fall Instructional League for high school players. Registration and tryouts will be held at Spokane Falls Community College, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Cost: $125, payable at registration. Info: www.spokaneriverhawks.com or email czarjoe53@hotmail.com.
Basketball
Sign up: 2006-07 Spokane AAU Basketball league for grades 4-8. Registration packets are available at 601 W. Riverside, Suite 206. The deadline for team registration is Sept. 11. Late team registration will take place Sept. 13-19. Info: 624-2414.
Boating
Sept. 7: U.S. Coast Guard-approved America’s Boating Course for all types of boaters – power, sail, PWC, paddler, hunter, angler. Runs four consecutive Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. Cost: $40 per person. Info: 328-6165.
Cycling
Aug. 19: Route of the Hiawatha Bike Tour, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ages 10 and older. Meet at Sacajawea Middle School. Cost: $49. Info: 625-6200.
Sept. 30: The 2006 DAM2DAM “Thumbs Up!” Bike Tour will be held at Lincoln Rock State Park in East Wenatchee. The event will offer riders a 25-, 50- or 100-mile route along the Columbia River. All riders welcome. Proceeds will benefit the Mike Utley Foundation. Cost: $75 per rider and will include a Tyvek jacket, refreshments at rest stops and a goodie bag at check-in. Register by Aug. 22 and riders will receive the entire package for $60. Info: 1-800-294-4683 or register online at www.mikeutley.org.
Multievent sports
Sign up: Business Olympics are coming to Spokane in September. Any business or other organization can compete. Proceeds of these events will be donated to the Sacred Heart Children’s Foundation. Cost: $150 for team events and $65 for individual events. For more information, visit www. spokanecorporategames.com or call 340-3706.
Running/Walking
Sept. 10: Sundae Sunday Ten-Miler at Joe Albi Stadium presented by the Bloomsday Road Runners Club. Open to all age groups. Cost: $18 with long-sleeved shirt, $8 without a shirt. Registration deadline is Aug. 31. Register online at www.active.com.
Sept. 17: Medical Lake 5K Run. Starts at Medical Lake Waterfront Park and goes around the lake. Cost: $7, $10 if you register on race day. Info: 235-4762.
Sept. 17: Twenty-fourth annual Fallen Leaf Run to benefit Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Begins at Mirabeau Point in Spokane. Registration begins at 8 a.m., run/walk begins at 9 a.m. Register by Sept. 13. Cost: $20, which includes long-sleeved shirt. Info: 456-0505.
Soccer
Sign up: Valley Youth Soccer League in the fall and spring. Cost: $40 for children ages 4-8 and $55 for ages 9 and older. Register online at www.vysoccer.org or call 924-7661.
Tennis
Sept. 1-3: The Tennis Association Greater Spokane presents the 22nd annual Labor Day tennis tournament at Comstock Park. Entry deadline is Aug. 28. Cost: $14 for singles event, $20 for doubles event. Info: www.tennisinspokane.com or email cmflanagan@yahoo.com.