RECREATION CALENDAR
Baseball/Softball
Sign up: Rathdrum coed softball leagues have spots open for summer play. For more information, call Steve Vogel at (208) 699-1773 or visit www.hardhitterssoftball.com.
Sign up: Spokane Pony Baseball is accepting registrations for ages 5-8. Applications are available at Spokanepony.org or by calling the Pony office at 483-4653.
Sign up: SYSA Summer Baseball for ages 5-20. Registration deadline is May 5. Info: LeRoy, 536-1800 ext. 106.
Sign up: SYSA Summer Softball for ages 5-16. Registration deadline is May 5. Info: LeRoy, 536-1800 ext. 106.
Basketball
April 22: Spokane men’s spring league. Cost: $490 per team, $90 for new individuals and $72 for returning individuals. Info: 487-3644 or visit www.spokanebasketball.com.
May 11-13: Twenty-first annual Best in the West AAU tournament in Yakima. Girls tournament is May 11-13, boys tournament is May 18-20. Entry deadline is April 27 for girls, May 4 for boys. Cost: $200. Info: (509) 453-2696 or visit www.ieaau.org.
Canoeing/Kayaking
May 5: Williams Lake kayak trip for ages 18 and older, 4-8 p.m. Cost: $39. Info: 625-6200 or visit www.spokaneparks.org.
Climbing
April 13-14: Fifth annual Palouse Climbing Festival at the University of Idaho’s Student Recreation Center. Info: Eric Barnett, (208) 310-3100 or visit www.campusrec.uidaho.edu/
outdoor.
Fishing/Hunting
April 14: Learn tricks for catching mackinaw and rainbows in Lake Pend Oreille at the free Bayview Fishing Seminar, 9 a.m.-noon at the Bayview Community Center. Info: (208) 683-2951.
Football
Sign up: SYSA Grid Kids tackle football for grades 7-8. Cost: $145. Registration deadline is July 31. Info: LeRoy, 536-1800 ext. 106.
Golf
Sign up: City of Spokane junior lessons and tournaments. For more information call 625-6200 or visit www.spokaneparks.org.
Sign up: Avondale Tuesday Night Women’s league. Play starts May 1. Info: Kathy Henderson, 699-1260, Carole Smith, 772-2662 or Barb Brouillard, 772-5169.
Multievent sports
April 14: YMCA Healthy Kids Day for ages 4-14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information call 838-3577.
Nature
April 26: Birdwalk, 8 a.m.-noon at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. Bring binoculars, water and snacks to walk and identify birds with Marion Frobe and the Friends of Turnbull. RSVP, 328-0621.
Rafting
May 5-20: Guide school presented by Wiley E. Waters Rafting. Meet Saturday and Sunday from May 5-20. Cost: $485. Info: 625-6200 or visit www.spokaneparks.org.
Running/Walking
April 22: Twenty-fifth annual Spring Dash at North Idaho College. For more information, visit www.active.com.
April 28: Fourth annual Bulldog Jog 5-kilometer race at Gonzaga University. Cost: $12 if registered by April 23, $15 after. For more information, visit www.akpsi-gu.com.