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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

RECREATION CALENDAR

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Backpacking/ Hiking/Orienteering

Sept. 7-9: Olympic Wilderness Coast Adventure presented by REI Spokane. Registration required. Cost: $480 for REI members, $525 for non-members. Info: 1-800-622-2236.

Sept. 7-9: Mt. Rainier Classic Hikes presented by REI Spokane. Registration required. Cost: $410 for REI members, $455 for non-members. Info: 1-800-622-2236.

Baseball/Softball

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

Sign up: Fall Idaho state softball tournaments. Men’s Class D church tournament will be Sept. 8 in Lewiston. Coed Class D tournament will be Sept. 15 and Men’s Class D will be Sept. 22, both in Coeur d’Alene. Entry deadline is one week prior to the tournament. Info: Steve Vogel, (208) 699-1773 or visit www.hardhitterssoftball.com.

Basketball

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 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.

Canoeing/Kayaking

Sept. 7-9: San Juan Islands kayaking weekend presented by REI Spokane. Registration required. Cost: $525 for REI members, $560 for non-members. Info: 1-80-622-2236.

Sign up: North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits will offer two four-part sea kayaking clinics on NIC’s Yap-Keehn-Um Beach on Coeur d’Alene. Clinics will be held every Tuesday and Thursday in September. Cost: $90 per clinic. Info: (208) 769-5941.

Golf

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

Sept. 21: Rolly Williams Classic golf tournament hosted by North Idaho College, 1 p.m. at Prairie Falls Golf Club in Post Falls. Cost: $75 each or $300 for a team of four. Info: (208) 769-3348.

Sept. 23: Welcome Weekend Eagle Golf Classic. This 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, which includes green fees, power cart, lunch and T-shirt. Info: www.ewu.edu/IMsports or call 359-7877.

Outdoors

Sept. 17: Discover the Scotchman Peaks proposed wilderness area near Lake Pend Oreille in a free slide program by Phil Hough, 5:40 p.m., Wolff Auditorium, Jepson Center at Gonzaga University.

Running/Walking

Sept. 16: Medical Lake 5-kilometer run at Medical Lake Waterfront Park. Women begin at 10 a.m. and men start at 10:45 a.m. Check-in is from 8:45-9:45 a.m. Cost: $7 if registered by Sept. 8, $10 on race day. Info: 238-9591.

Sept. 22: Friend to Friend 5-kilometer run beginning at the Avista parking lot, 1411 E. Mission. Register by Sept. 15. Cost: $10 with T-shirt, $5 without. Info: 483-1600.

Sailing

Sept. 7-9: North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits will offer two three-session sailing clinics on NIC’s Yap-Keehn-Um Beach on Lake Coeur d’Alene. The other clinic will be held Sept. 14-16. Cost: $125. Info: (208) 769-7809.

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.

Sept. 21-23: Whitworth Fall Classic with intermediate and open singles and doubles events. Entry deadline is Sept. 19. Cost: $16 for singles and $18 for doubles teams. Info: Whitworth Athletics, 777-3235.