recreation calendar

Baseball/Softball

April 2-3: Lake City Timberwolves softball camp for ages 8-14. Camp runs noon-2:30 p.m. Cost: $40 with preregistration, $45 at the field. Info: Laura Tolzmann, 769-0769 or e-mail ltolzmann@sd271.k12.id.us.

April 20-22: Seventh annual Spring Fling Spokane County Parks coed slowpitch softball tournament. Cost: $160 per team. Info: 477-4730 or visit www.spokanecounty.org/parks/data/

recreation.asp.

Sign up: Spokane County Parks Adult slowpitch softball league. Games start the beginning of May. Registration deadline is April 3. Cost: $330 per team or $25 per person. Info: 477-4730 or visit www.spokanecounty.org/parks/

data/recreation.asp.

Sign up: Summer 14U Select team. Play approximately seven or eight tournaments. Info: 842-2678 or e-mail InlandEmpireBaseball@msn.com.

Sign up: Spokane Valley Baseball League for ages 5-14. Play at the school you attend. Register now through April 14 at the SVB office, 12505 E. Sprague. Info: 922-0420 or visit www.spokanevalleybaseball.com.

Basketball

March 25-April 25: Spokane Stars’ Spring Elite Academy. Academy will run on Sundays from noon-2 p.m. and Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Info: Andrea Kallas, 499-0314 or e-mail jumpinjack34@msn.com.

April 4: Clinic for boys and girls ages 6-14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Warehouse Athletic Facility. Cost: $30 if registered by April 1, $35 at the door. Info: Send e-mail to katie@warehouseathletics.com or call 484-2670.

April 6-8: Shotcallers/NYICE tournament at Sumner/Puyallup high schools and surrounding gyms. Cost: $205 per team. Info: Ken Jackson, (253) 273-5097.

April 21-22: Sixth annual EWU Spring Shootout 3-on-3 tournament at the EWU Sports and Recreation Center. Registration deadline is April 6. Entry forms available online at www.ewushootout.com, and at Spokane-area Subway stores or by calling 359-7877.

April 27-29: Kentwood Spring Slam 2007 for boys and girls in grades 5-8. Registration deadline is April 15. Cost: $225 per team for a three-game guarantee. Info: Amy Moore, (253) 347-9106.

April 29: Rathdrum 3-on-3 outdoor doubleheader league. Cost: $420 for 14 games. Registration deadline is April 22. Info: Steve Vogel, (208) 699-1773.

Canoeing/Kayaking

April 14: Women’s kayak tour for ages 18 and older, 1-5 p.m. at Rock Lake. Cost: $20. Info: 625-6200.

Climbing

April 2-6: Spring break camp for ages 18 and older, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Wild Walls. Cost: $115. Info: 625-6246.

Cycling

April 9-10: Bicycle repair workshop for ages 16 and older, 6-8:30 p.m. at REI Spokane. Cost: $45, $36 for REI members. Info: 625-6200.

Fishing/Hunting

March 24: Bird Dog Intro Day. Bring your hunting dog and learn basics of point, retrieve, track and honor training. Free. Sponsored by Spokane Bird Dog Association, 8 a.m. at Espanola training grounds. Info: 796-3647.

March 24: Fishing University, six free one-hour seminars on fishing technique, plus fishing vendors, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Kootenai County Fairgrounds, sponsored by Tobler Marina. Info: (208) 772-3255.

March 29: Fishing tools seminar, 6:30-8 p.m. at Mark’s Marine, 14355 N. Government Way in Coeur d’Alene. No cost. Info: (208) 772-9038.

Golf

Sign up: City of Spokane junior lessons and tournaments. Info: 625-6200 or visit www.spokaneparks.org.

Health/Fitness

April 2-4: Bulldog strength, speed and agility camp for ages 7-13. Cost: $75. Info: 458-7686 or visit www.udistrictpt.com.

Nature

March 29: Montana River Slide Show by Dan Hansen, 7 p.m. at REI Spokane. Info: Joshua Hess, 328-9900.

April 21: National Migratory Bird Day, 8 a.m.-noon at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. Cost: $17 for adults, $10 for ages 16 and younger. Register by April 16. Info: 625-6200.

Running/Walking

March 31: Medical Lake Lions Club presents the 29th annual “Only Fools Run at Midnight.” The 3.5-mile course begins at Medical Lake High School. Registration deadline is March 28. Info: 299-3782 or e-mail medlklions.aol.com.

April 1: Girl Scout Cookie Fun Run, 9 a.m. at Joe Albi Stadium. Registration deadline is March 23. Info: Barb Stuebing, 327-3803.

April 1: Hauser Lake 10-kilometer Fun Run, 10-11:30 a.m. on Hauser Lake Road. Registration deadline is March 30. Info: Rathdrum Parks and Recreation, 687-2399.

April 11: Free triathlon training clinic, 6:30 p.m. at REI. Info: 228-6016.

April 21: Twenty-second annual America’s Kids Run at Joe Albi Stadium. Registration deadline is April 13. Cost: $7. Entry forms are available at all Spokane-area schools, local running shops, Global Credit Union locations and online at www.americaskidsrun.org.

April 21: Fifth annual 5-kilometer Wild Turkey Trot, 9 a.m., beginning at Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville. Cost: $8, includes T-shirt. Registration deadline is April 6. Info: Kevin Young, 675-6996 or kyoung@unicel.com.

Soccer

Sign up: Valley Youth spring league. Games start April 7. Cost: $20 for ages 10-13, $40-$45 for other ages. Info: 924-7661 or e-mail valleysoccer@gmail.com.