RECREATION CALENDAR

Backpacking/ Hiking/Orienteering

Aug. 31-Sept. 3: North Idaho College Outdoor Pursuits backpacking trip to Glacier National Park in Montana. Cost: $60, which covers transportation and park fees. Info: (208) 769-7809.

Baseball/Softball

Aug. 26: 10U and 12U tryouts for Spokane Dawgs girls fastpitch teams at Mead High School from 2-4 p.m. Please bring birth certificate and equipment. Info: Renee or Jamie Stewart, 324-2889.

Aug. 26: Tryout for the Spokane Cougars 12U softball team, 4 p.m. at Lewis and Clark’s Hart Field. Info: Steve or Pat Fountain, 448-6548.

Aug. 26: Tryouts for Spokane Storm 14U select fastpitch team. Players must have been born on or after Jan. 1, 1993. For additional information, contact Gary Blake, 328-1921.

Aug. 29-30: Major League Style “Talent 4 the Game” baseball clinics for ages 10-19, 9 a.m.-noon at Avista Stadium. Former major league players will help instruct. Cost: $99 before Aug. 25, $125 after. Info: www.lennyrandlesportstours.com or call 710-6577.

Sign up: SYSA fall baseball for ages 9-17. Games begin Sept. 8 and end Oct. 21. Register by Aug. 27. Cost: $50. Info: LeRoy, 536-1800 ext. 106 or register online at www.sysa.com.

Sept. 8: Tryout for the Spokane RiverHawks, 9:30 a.m. at Shadle Park High School. Cost: $125. Info: Adam Smith, 863-3052.

Basketball

Aug. 30: The Washington State University women’s team will hold open walk-on tryouts at 5 p.m. in PEB 144 on the WSU campus. Interested students must attend a mandatory meeting Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. in Bohler room 146. For more information, please contact the women’s basketball office at 335-0276.

Sept. 8-9: Idaho 3-on-3 fall tournament in Rathdrum. Entry deadline is Sept. 1. Cost: $125. Info: Steve Vogel, (208) 699-1773.

Sept. 9: Spokane Stars Skills Camp for girls at University High School. The session for kindergarten-fourth grade will be from 10-11:45 a.m., grades 5-7 from noon-1:45 p.m. and grades 8-12 from 2-3:45 p.m. Camp will run through the end of February. Info: 499-1112.

Camping/Hiking

Sept. 2: Twin Lakes Hike presented by the Hobnailers Hiking Club. Info: Gardner, 487-7366.

Sept 5: Tucker Prairie Hike presented by the Hobnailers Hiking Club. Info: Gardner, 487-7366 or Elnora, 456-0250.

Sept. 9: Ponderosa area hike presented by the Hobnailers Hiking Club. Info: Lynn, 927-8849 or Virginia, 534-1100.

Sept. 15: Fault Lake Day Hike sponsored by the Idaho Conservation League. This is a 15-mile round-trip hike in the Selkirk Mountains. Info: (208) 265-9565 or e-mail sdrumheller@wildidaho.org.

Cycling

Sept. 8-9: MS Bike Ride presented by the Inland Northwest Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Ride the Trail of the Coeur d’Alene’s to held raise money. Cost: $50 to register, $200 in pledges required. Info: 800-FIGHT-MS or visit www.nationalmssociety.org/wai.

Dodgeball

Sign up: Coed dodgeball league starts Sept. 17. Registration deadline is Sept. 3. Cost: $28 per person. Info: 487-3644 or visit www.spokanebasketball.com.

Golf

Sept. 7: Eleventh annual Good Sam Scramble tournament at Liberty Lake Golf Course. Cost: $70, includes green fees, cart rental, goody bag and a postgame meal. Info: Kathleen Harper, 924-6161.

Sept. 23: “Welcome Weekend Eagle Golf Classic” four-person team scramble will be held at Indian Canyon Golf Course and will pair two Eastern Washington University staff members with two parents/students. Cost: $35, includes green fees, power cart, lunch and T-shirt. Info: www.ewu.edu/IMsports or call 359-7877.

Outdoors

Sept. 14-16: Women’s outdoor skills workshop at Camp River Ranch in Carnation, Wash. Women will learn the basics of fishing, hunting and other outdoor skills. Cost: $225. Info: Ronni McGlenn, (425) 455-1986 or visit www.washingtonoutdoorwomen.org.

Tennis

Sept. 7-9: Match Pointe Tennis Classic at Whitworth University’s Scotford Tennis Center. Cost: $25 for singles and $40 for doubles teams. Register by Sept 4. Info: Pat Dreves, pdreves@whitworth.edu or Mike Shanks, mshanks@whitworth.edu or call 777-3726.

Unified recreation

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

Walking/Running

Sign up: Evening walking program for ages 18 and up, sponsored by Spokane Parks and Recreation. Class meets Mondays and Thursdays. Cost: $32. Info: 625-6200.