Rec calendar
Baseball/Softball
March 24: Free preseason baseball clinics for kids ages 6-10. Info: Rick Harris, 323-7501.
Sign up: Registration still open in Spokane North and Mead Little Leagues for ages 5-8 and 13-15. Info: 465-0724 or visit www.spokanenorthlittleleague.org or www.meadlittleleague.org.
Sign up: Spokane North and Mead Little Leagues are seeking umpires for little league baseball for the spring/summer season. No experience necessary. Prefer 16 or older. Info: 465-0724 or visit www.spokanenorthlittleleague.org.
Sign up: Spokane Sliders U-14 girls fastpitch team has openings for the upcoming season. Info: Karen, 468-5084 or visit www.spokanesliders.org.
Sign up: Spokane Sports Association is accepting registration for the 2007 softball season. Info: 483-4653 or 484-4478.
Sign up: Rathdrum softball league starts April 29. Cost: $650 per team. Info: Steve Vogel, (208) 699-1773.
Basketball
March 23: Higher Hoops March Madness 3-on-3 tournament for grades 4-9, 5- 9 p.m. at the East Central Community Center. Cost: $55 per team. Info: www.higherhoops.com or e-mail Brant Minor at bminor@higherhoops.com.
March 23-25: 2007 Dan Fitzgerald “Signature” clinic for high school boys at West Valley High School. Info: 624-2414, ext. 19 or e-mail Giff at giff@spokanehoopfest.net.
Sign up: Rathdrum 3-on-3 outdoor league. Games start April 29. Cost: $420 per team. Info: Steve Vogel, (208) 699-1773.
Sign up: Advantage Basketball Camps is excepting registrations for 2007 summer camps at the Warehouse Athletic Facility. Info: www.advantagebasketball.com or call 1-800-670-0013.
Canoeing/Kayaking
March 24: Kayaking at Banks Lake for ages 18 and older, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Meet at the Rocket Bakery near Banks Lake. Cost: $37. Info: 625-6246.
March 31: Lake Lenore Kayak Tour for ages 16 and older, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Rocket Bakery near Lake Lenore. Cost: $37. Info: 625-6246.
Climbing
March 10: Introduction to rock climbing, 10 a.m.-noon at Wild Walls. Cost: $40 for two, $15 for each additional child. Info: 625-6246.
April 2-6: Spring break climbing camp for ages 18 and older, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wild Walls. Cost: $115. Info: 625-6246.
Cycling
April 3-4: Bicycle repair workshop for ages 16 and older, 6-8:30 p.m. at REI Spokane. Cost: $45, $36 for REI members. Info: 625-6246.
Fishing/Hunting
March 17: Walleye 102, advanced techniques for jigs, rigs, plug strategies, presentations and color selection, noon at White’s Outdoors. Info: 535-1875.
March 22: Free walleye seminar, 6:30-8 p.m. at Mark’s Marine, 14355 N. Government Way in Coeur d’Alene. Info: (208) 772-9038.
March 24: Walleye 103, competitive fishing techniques and strategies, noon at White’s Outdoors. Info: 535-1875.
Golf
March 14: Join the Executive Women’s Golf Association as it kick offs the season at 5:30 p.m. at the Manito County Club. Cost: $25. Info: Margo Dreis, 448-8401.
March 27: Downriver ladies 18-hole golf group breakfast and tee-off. Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. with a 10 a.m. tee time. Info: Ruth Hensley, 327-1965.
March 28: Deer Park Ladies Golf Club spring opening social, 5:30-7 p.m. at Deer Park Golf Club. Info: 276-5912.
Nature
March 24: Bluebird field trip presented by Audubon Spokane. Meet at Spokane’s Coeur d’Alene Park at 7 a.m. Info: Marian Frobe, 328-0621.
Orienteering
March 23-24: Global Positioning Device class for ages 16 and older, 10 a.m.-noon at Mountain Gear. Cost: $34. Info: 625-6246.
Running/Walking
March 17: Thirtieth annual Bloomsday Training Clinic, 8:30 a.m. at the Spokane Falls Community College Gym. No cost. Info: 482-2356.
March 17: Twenty-third annual Rapid Rabbit Run, 10 a.m. at East Valley High School. Cost: $12 with shirt, $10 without. Info: Melinda, 226-1234.
April 1: Eighteenth annual walk for Multiple Sclerosis, 10 a.m. at Riverside State Park. Info: 482-2022.
Skiing/Snowboarding
March 17: Schweitzer Spring Challenge 25K and 6K freestyle race, 10 a.m. at Schweitzer Mountain. Cost: $15 or $5 with Schweitzer Nordic Season Pass. Info: 1-800-831-8810.
Shooting
March 17: Ducks Unlimited five-stand 100-target fun shoot at Coyote Falls Sporting Clays, 5 miles south of Almira, starts 10:30 a.m. Info: 639-0168 or e-mail lpeha@televar.com.
April 7: Ducks Unlimited Sporting Clays Shoot at Coyote Falls Sporting Clays, 5 miles south of Almira. Info: 639-0168 or e-mail lpeha@televar.com.
Soccer
March 11: Coaching clinic, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the old University High School, 10212 E. 9th Ave. Cost: $75. Info: 868-1228 or visit www.seabreezetechtraining.com.
March 24-25: Twenty-third annual Sasquatch five-a-side tournament at Spokane Falls Community College. Cost: $120 for adults, $100 for children. Info: 533-3636.
Sign up: Valley Youth Soccer League for ages 4 and older. Cost: $35 for ages 4-7, $40 for ages 8 and older. Info: www.vysoccer.org or call 924-7661.
Track and field
Sign up: SYSA for grades 1-6. Practices begin week of April 9. Cost: $50 for grades 1-2, $55 for grades 3-4, $60 for grades 5-6. Registration deadline is March 15. Info: Kim, 536-1800, ext. 108 or visit www.sysa.com.