Recreation calendar
Baseball/Softball
Jan. 13: Whitworth will hold two softball clinics for grades 6-12, 8 a.m.-noon at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. Choose between an offense/defense clinic and a pitchers/catchers and defense clinic. Cost: $45 for each. Info: Fuzzy Buckenberger, 777-4397.
Jan. 19: Coed Slowpitch Winter Softball Tournament at Franklin Park Softball Complex. Cost: $125. Info: 483-4565.
Sign up: Spokane Softball Umpires Association recruiting for 2008. Women and men, 18 and older. Work for pay at high school, junior high and girls summer fastpitch and adult slowpitch and modified pitch. Free training. Meetings Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at Gonzaga Prep, Jan. 30-March 26. Info: Ken Mathia, 448-8808, or Dallas Williams, 999-7369.
Basketball
Feb. 1: Clinic for boys and girls in grades K-4, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Warehouse. Cost: $30 with preregistration, $35 at door. Features Gonzaga women’s coach Kelly Graves. Info: e-mail Katie@ warehouseathletics.com, visit www. warehouseathletics.com or call 484-2670.
Camping/Hiking
Jan. 13: Centennial Trail hike led by the Hobnailers Hiking Club. Meet at the Centennial Trail parking area on Barker Road. Info: Carolyn, 924-8716 or Elnora, 456-0250.
Jan. 20: Nine Mile Centennial Trailhead hike led by the Hobnailers Hiking Club. Info: Judy Morrow, 467-4597 or Elnora, 456-0250.
Golf
Feb. 16-17: Spokane Golf Show at the Spokane Convention Center. Cost: $10, children 12 years and younger free. Tickets available at TicketWest Outlets and www.spokanegolfshow.com. Info: 466-0510.
Nature
Jan. 12: Little Spokane River walk and birdwatching, sponsored by Audubon Spokane. Meet 7:30 a.m. at Painted Rocks parking lot on Rutter Parkway. Leader: Craig Corder, (509) 290-4310.
Outdoors
Jan. 16: Fourth annual Eagle Cap Sled Dog Race beginning at the Wallowa Lake State Park and Recreation area in Wallowa Lake, Ore. Choose between a 100-mile, eight-dog race or a 200-mile, 12-dog race. Info at www.eaglecapsleddograce.net or (541) 432-3125.
Soccer
Sign up: The Clarkston Soccer Club is accepting registrations for the spring season for boys and girls ages 10-19. Eight-game season begins in March. Registration deadline Feb. 1. Info: visit www.clarkstonsoccerclub.org or call Randy at 751-0329 or (208) 790-3558.
Sign up: Spokane Spring Junior Soccer for ages 4-7. Cost: $35. Info: www.spokanesoccer.org or call 747-5017.
Sign up: Valley Youth spring soccer league for ages 8 and up. Cost: $35 for children ages 4-7, $45 for ages 8 and up. Info: 924-7661 or visit www.vysoccer.org.
Sailing
Jan. 12: Hobie Island Frozen Buns Regatta at Independence Point Beach on Lake Coeur d’Alene, for Hobie trimarans. Register 8 a.m.-9 a.m. Race starts 10 a.m. Info: Miles Moore, (208) 762-7110 or 704-4454.