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Baseball/Softball

Feb. 4: Spokane ASA weekend tournament distribution meeting, 7 p.m. at Franklin Park. Mandatory meeting for those conducting tournaments in 2008. Info: Fuzzy Buckenberger, 993-8888.

Feb. 18: Twelfth annual EWU Eagle Baseball clinic for grades 3-8, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the EWU Sports & Recreation Center. Cost: $35 if received by Feb. 15, $40 at the door. Info: www.ewu.edu/IMsports or call 359-7877. Entry forms can be picked up at Spokane Athletic Supply, 307 E. Sprague.

Basketball

Feb. 23-24: Shootout Spring Classic Tournament for boys and girls in grades 4-8. Registration deadline is Feb. 1. For registration forms and information call 624-2414, ext. 19.

Sign up: Free basketball workouts for youth ages 11-14 every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. Registration info: Rick Harris, 323-7501.

Camping/Hiking

Jan. 26: Snow Peak Snowshoe Hike, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. at Sherman Peak. Meet at Mountain Goat. Cost: $20 plus snowshoe rental ($7). Info: 625-6200 or visit www.spokaneparks.org.

Dodgeball

Feb. 9: Coed adult/youth Family and Friends Dodgeball Tournament. Cost: $60 per team, $12 per individual. Info: visit www.spokanebasketball.com or call 487-3644.

Feb. 15: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Dodgeball Tournament. Tournament is adult 6-on-6 coed (four men and two women). Registration deadline is Feb. 6. Info: Spokane County Parks and Recreation, 477-4732 or www.spokanecounty.org/parks/

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Running/Walking

Feb. 10: Bloomsday Road Runners Club Partners in Pain 5-kilometer run, 10 a.m. at West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt. Register by Jan. 30. Info: 238-9591.

Lacrosse

Sign up: Spokane Youth Sports Association, divisions for fifth- and sixth-graders, and seventh- and eighth-graders. Games run April 12-June 14. Fee: $125. Register by March 15. Info: LeRoy, 536-1800, ext. 106, or register at www.sysa.com.

Skating

Jan. 27: Lilac City Figure Skating Club’s “It’s Great to Skate Clinic,” 1-3 p.m. at Eagles Ice-A-Rena, 6321 N. Addison. Info: Shannon Damiano, 701-5477 or LaVonne Elliott, 991-7804.

Skiing/Snowshoeing

Jan. 26: Spokane Parks and Recreation’s Cross Country Moonlight Ski & Dinner, 6-9 p.m. at Mt. Spokane State Park. Cost: $25 plus ski rental ($7). Info: 625-6200 or www.spokaneparks.org.

Jan. 26: Spokane Parks and Recreation’s Sherman Peak snowshoe trek. Cost: $20, includes transportation. Snowshoe rental available for $7. Info: 625-6200 or www.spokaneparks.org.

Jan. 27: Cross Country Ski, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at Frater Lake. Meet at REI Spokane. Cost: $25 plus snowshoe rental ($7). Info: 625-6200 or www.spokaneparks.org.

Soccer

Sign up: Spokane Youth Sports Association spring play, ages 5-18. Season runs April 5-May 11. Register by Feb. 8. Info: Ryan, 536-1800, ext. 104, or register at www.sysa.com.

Tennis

Feb. 8-10: February doubles tournament at Whitworth’s Scotford Tennis Center. Men’s and women’s 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 doubles events. Register by Feb. 5. Guaranteed two matches. Cost: $30 per team. Info: Mike Shanks, 777-3726 or e-mail mshanks@whitworth.edu.

Track and field

Sign up: Spokane Youth Sports Association, spring competition for grades 1-6. Practices begin week of April 7. Register by March 15. Fees: $50 for grades 1-2; $60 for grades 3-4; $70 for grades 5-6. Info: Kim, 536-1800, ext. 108, or register at www.sysa.com.