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BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

Nampa High Lady Dawgs softball clinic: For girls ages 9-13, Saturday and Nov. 17 in the auxiliary gym, Nampa High. Hitting, catching, throwing, base running session from 1 to 3 p.m., and pitcher and catcher instruction from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Bring tennis shoes, glove and water bottle. Cost is $10 at the door. Email jbeebe@nsd131.org or call 880-1063.

Pac-West Baseball: Go to pacwestbaseball.com for registration. ? ?Pitchers Only? Prospect Camp, Dec. 14-16 at Homecourt YMCA, Meridian. Open to senior-freshman. Cost is $350. ? ?Futures? Pitching Camp for ages 10-14, Dec. 14-15 at Homecourt YMCA. Cost is $175.

Sandlot Fastpitch Softball Academy: Taking registration for fall classes, offered to girls of all ages twice weekly from 6 to 8 p.m. Call Steve at 322-6774.

Baseball pitching: Lessons for all ages in group or individual setting from a college head/pitching coach and major league associate scout with 14-plus years experience. Contact Andy at swensonbbco@aol.com or 484-6860.

Baseball pitching: Former professional pitcher Josh Rahrer in association with Baseball Pitching Mechanics is taking clients ages 8 and older. Call 412-4910 for an appointment.

Pac-West Baseball: Offering one-hour private pitching lessons at The Eagle Marketplace. Cost is $60/lesson or $275/five-lesson package. Call coach Frith at 866-3436 or go to pacwestbaseball.com.

Pro baseball hitting and pitching: Individual, group, team lessons by appointment. Call Jeff at 941-3968.

Softball hitting and pitching instruction: Individual, group and team lessons for girls ages 8 and older by appointment. Call Julie at 989-8979.

Free baseball/softball injury prevention clinic : 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday at Competitive Edge ? Athletic Performance Center Inc., 280 E. Corporate Dr., Meridian. Athletes will receive a free shoulder assessment and exercises to help improve their shoulder mobility and remain injury free. A college sports recruiting agency will be in attendance to discuss recruiting and college scholarships for athletes. Register at edgemeridian.com.

BASKETBALL

5-on-5 men?s and women?s league: Registration is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the City Recreation Office for the Idaho Stampede-Boise Parks & Recreation league. Teams play 10 league games weekday evenings from Nov. 26 to mid-March with a tournament at the end of the season. Games are played at Boise junior high and high schools. Open to players ages 16 and older. Fees are $512 per team plus $27.70 per nonresident player and a $25 USSSA sanctioning fee. Late registration is $35 (Nov. 5-6 if openings are available). Go to cityofboise.org/parks or call 608-7650.

Girl?s Harvest Camp: For grades 3-8, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Northwest Nazarene, Nampa. Cost is $30. Go to nnusports.com or call 467-8876.

Thanksgiving Shootout: For boys and girls grades 3-8, 8 a.m. Nov. 23 at Homecourt YMCA, Meridian. Register at hoopdreamsidaho.com/index.php/thanksgiving-shootout.

Parent/daughter clinic: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 15 at Boise High. Teaches important fundamentals to the parent and the athlete so they may reinforce these skills at home. Cost is $50. Contact Kim at kim.brydges@boiseschools.org or 854-4270.

Timberline holiday camp: For boys grades K-8, Dec. 27-29 at Timberline High. Cost is $60. Contact coach Downey at josh.downey@boiseschools.org or go to wolvesathletics.com.

Private lessons: Call Andy at 602-3316.

HSBAcademy: Weekly training at Boise, Meridian and Nampa locations. Elementary, middle and high school sessions available Monday through Friday. Cost depends on the number of sessions. Call Steve at 484-6372, Carson at 720-1904 or register at hsbacademy.com.

LACROSSE

Umpires needed: For girls fall season and for spring season (youth, high school and college). Training provided. Call Tracey at 230-0762.

PICKLEBALL

Boise Pickleball Club: Play at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 6 p.m. Thursdays at Hobble Creek Park. New members welcome. Free lessons. Call Carson at 866-8832.

RUGBY

Snake River Rugby Club: Practice at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hillside Jr. High. Anyone interested is encouraged to come to practice. Go to snakeriverrugby.com.

RUNNING

Zeitgeist Half Marathon: Volunteers are needed for the event on Saturday. Athletes can still register online. Go to zhalfmarathon.com or call 853-1221 for more information.

Turkey Trot Relay: 9 a.m. Nov. 17 at Ann Morrison Park. Teams of four predict their time to run/walk eight miles (each person completes a two-mile loop). Teams coming closest to their predicted times win turkeys. Six categories of teams include: kids, adults, family and mixed. Cost is $44 per team. Late registration (Nov. 15-16) is $52 at Bandanna Running and Walking, $64 on race day. Applications at local running stores or go to BoiseYStriders.org/TurkeyTrot.asp.

Life Time Turkey Day 5k: 8 a.m. Nov. 22 at Main Street and Capitol Boulevard. Benefit for the Boise Rescue Mission?s City Light Home for Women and Children, as well as the local Special Olympics teams. Cost is $30 general, $10 youth 17 and younger, at turkeyday-5k.com. Race-day registration (6 to 7:45 a.m.) is $40 and $15.

Christmas Run: 10 a.m. Dec. 22, Downtown YMCA. Participate in 2.5-mile run/walk or 6.1-mile run. Call 344-5502, ext. 295, or go to ymcatvidaho.org/programs/races/fun-runs.

TENNIS

Boise Tennis Coalition: Meets at 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at Fort Boise courts. Free lessons. Call Chuck at 954-2788.

TRACK AND FIELD

YMCA Team Idaho cross country: Practice has begun for runners ages 6-18 at the Downtown Y, West Y, Rocky Mountain High and Lakeview Park, Nampa. Cost is $46 for Y members and $63 for nonmembers. Contact Jack at 344-5502, ext. 270, or jack.ward@ymcatvidaho.

2012 USATF Snake River Cross Country Championships: For ages 7 and older (including masters/open athletes), Saturday at Camel?s Back Park. Meet is also the Junior Olympic qualifier for those 18 and younger. Cost is $8. Contact Jack at 344-5502, ext. 270, or jack.ward@ymcatvidaho.org.

VOLLEYBALL

Drop-in adult volleyball: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays (through May) at Fort Boise. $4 general, $3 seniors. Call 384-4486.

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