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Updated weekly. Last update: 11/29/2001

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Sports Department
The Boston Globe
P.O. Box 2378
Boston, MA 02107

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BASEBALL

Mike Bordick Clinic - Dec. 8. 3-6 p.m. Dennis-Yarmouth High School. Call 1-877-846-5699.

The Baseball School - Thursday, Dec. 13, 20 and 27. Longfellow Sports Club Gym, Natick. Call 508-655-6967.

Baseball Camp - Dec. 26-28. All ages. Stonehill College. Call 508-565-1351.

Seadogs AAU Tryouts and Clinic - Sunday, ages 13-16. Holbrook. Call 1-800-GO4-HITS or 781-749-6466.

Pitching and Catching Lessons - With Red Sox coach Dana LeVangie. Ages 13 and over. Hit Dog Training Center, Stoughton. Call 781-297-9600.

Winter Camp - Tufts University. Call 617-627-2330.

Fall Lessons - Hitting, pitching, catching and fielding. Hitter's Alley, Woburn. Call 781-935-BATS.

Northeast Baseball of N.E. - Wooden Bat League. Ages 13-16. 2002 season. Call 781-289-0847.

Harvey Krupnick's Batting School - Weekly training sessions. Winter. John Smith Sports Center, Milford. Call 508-254-8181.

One on One Batting School - Individual lessons. Woburn. Call 978-692-0800.

Ballplayers Inc. - Pitching academy, holiday camps, spring training camps. Ashland. Call 508-881-7515 or 800-439-7515.

Pitching Lessons - With Montreal Expos pitching coach Ace Adams. Call 508-540-7358.

BASKETBALL

Greater Boston Tournament - Dec. 27-30. Boys, grades 6-8. Needham. Call 781-444-6400, ext. 234.

AAU Basketball - Bay State Jaguars tryouts. Girls, ages 10-15. Newton. Call 617-527-5764 ... Boston Blazers tryouts. Boys, grades 4-11. Call 508-285-5858 or 781-784-1531 ... Lady Gators tryouts. Sundays, Jan. 6-Feb. 24. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wrentham Developmental Center. Call 781-438-6163.

Never Too Late Basketball - Starts in early January. Adults. All skill levels. Nine locations in Greater Boston area. Call 781-488-3333.

Men's League - Through Feb. 9. Over 30. Frisoli Youth Center, Cambridge. Call 617-349-6345.

Basketball PLAYERS EDGE - Sundays. Boys and girls, grades 6-12. South Shore, North Shore, Metro West and Central Mass. Call 781-331-5662.

Individual Instruction - Boys and girls, ages 11-18. Call 617-908-5659.

Boston Corporate League - Mondays-Thursdays. Allston, Brookline, West Roxbury. Call 617-323-4143.

Somerville Rec League - Men. 30 and older. Call 617-666-0296.

The Corporate Basketball League, LLC - Accepting teams for winter league. Weekday nights. Cambridge-Newton area. Call 781-248-7811.

BAY STATE GAMES TRYOUTS

Winter games - Call 781-932-6555.

BOATING

Piloting and Basic Navigation - Jan. 8-March 12. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Duxbury High School. Call 781-934-7555.

Fall Classes - Boat winterization, understanding sails, model building and boat building. Duxbury Bay Maritime School. Call 781-934-7555.

Basic Skills and Seamanship Class - Sundays. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Metropolitan Yacht Club, Braintree. Call 781-848-2906 ... Jan. 16-April 24. Wednesdays, 7-9:30 p.m. Duxbury High School. Call 781-934-7555.

US Coast Guard Education and Safety Courses - At eight locations in Greater Boston. Call 781-335-4055.

BOXING

Amateur, Olympic-Style Lessons - All ages and levels. At Boston Sport Boxing Club, Watertown. Call 617-972-1711.

CYCLING

BikeBoston - First Sunday each month at Ferris Wheels Bicycle Shop, 64 South St., Jamaica Plain. Call 617-522-1382.

Narragansett Bay Wheelmen - Sunday touring rides. Southeastern Mass., Eastern Conn., Rhode Island area. Call 401-351-3055.

Nashoba Valley Pedalers - Touring rides. Call 508-804-3329 ext. 8379.

North Shore Cyclists - Call 781-246-5268.

DIVING

Boston-Area Diving - Springboard lessons and competitive team for all skill levels and ages. Practices at Brandeis University. Call 508-785-3030.

FIELD HOCKEY

New England High School Showcase - Sunday. John Smith Indoor Facility, Milford. Call 508-788-2729 or 1-800-659-6797.

High School Players Needed - For Team Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Call 508-548-0675.

Indoor Leagues - For junior high, high school, and women's open at the John Smith Soccer Centers in Milford and Bridgewater. Call 800-998-7622.

FISHING

Izaak Walton Assn. Meetings - Third Monday of every month at 8 p.m. At Whipple Senior Center, Green Street, North Weymouth. Call 781-335-8653 or 781-335-3424.

FOOTBALL

Flag Football Tournaments - Tomorrow and Sunday. 4- and 8-person teams. Brockton. Call 603-437-0108.

Boston ''Elite'' Tag Rush League - Through Dec. 9. Sundays afternoons. Carter's Playground, Boston. Call 866-200-4991.

Kickers Plus - Individual lessons. All ages. Call 617-773-3830.

Boston Metro Flag League - Seeks teams, players and referees. Call 877-369-3076.

Placekicking and Punting - Year-round area programs. Call 800-660-7176.

Run `N' Gun Flag Football League - Needs teams. Greater Boston area. Call 617-270-6744.

HOCKEY

New England Jaguars - Club team needs players. Players born from 1987-89. Call 781-942-0172 or 781-856-2610.

Route One Christmas Tournament - Mites, squirts, peewees and bantams. B and C levels. Hockey Town, Saugus. Call 781-233-1248.

Dynamic Skating, Ltd. - Skating and skills development. Through May 12. All ages. Hockeytown USA, Saugus. Call 978-762-6626.

Public Hockey - Through June 20. Mondays and Thursdays. Noon-1:15 p.m. Ages 18 and over. Babson Skating Center, Wellesley. Call 781-239-6050.

Puckmasters - Skills development. Individual and group training. Call 781-551-8008.

2001-02 Club Team - Looking for players. Call 781-856-2610.

Adult Leagues - Players needed. Brockton, Haverhill, Hingham, Marlborough, Natick, Newton, Reading, Saugus, Tyngsboro and Salem, N.H. Call 1-800-800-7373.

ICE SKATING

Babson Skating Center - Ages 41/2-adult. Wellesley. Call 781-239-6058.

Learn to Skate Classes - Saturdays. Ages 4 and over. Nashoba Valley Skating School, Boxboro. Call 978-263-3044.

Public Skating - Through June 21, weekdays, 10-11:50 a.m. Sept. 9-March 24, Sundays, 2-3:50 p.m. Babson Skating Center, Wellesley. Call 781-239-6050 ... Bay State Skating School. Children and adults. MDC rinks: Cambridge, Cleveland Circle, Everett, Hyde Park-Dedham, Lynn, Medford-Flynn, Medford-Loconte, Neponset-Dorchester, Newton-Brighton, Quincy, Revere, Somerville, Waltham, West Roxbury and Weymouth. Call 781-890-8480 ... Burbank Ice Arena, Reading. Mondays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesdays and Fridays, Noon-1:50 p.m.; Wednesdays, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Sundays, 6-7:50 p.m. Call 781-942-2271 ... Free lessons at MDC rinks. Call 617-727-9547 ext. 450 ... At DEM rinks in Auburn, Brockton, Fall River, Franklin, Gardner, Marlborough, New Bedford, Plymouth, Taunton, and Worcester. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-noon. Fridays, 8-10 p.m. Saturday and Suday, 2-4 p.m. Call 781-982-8166.

LACROSSE

Tournaments - Dec. 29 and Jan. 21, women, high school and college. Dec. 30 and Jan. 21, boys, high school. Canton Sportsplex. Call 781-821-0304, ext. 6.

Skill Programs - Wednesdays starting Jan. 2. 6-7:30 p.m. Seven weeks. Boys and girls, high school. Canton Sportsplex. Call 781-821-0304, ext. 6.

Adult Box Leagues - Men and women. Canton Sportsplex. Call 781-821-0304, ext. 6.

Eastern Mass. Lacrosse Assn. - Needs officials for 2002 prep and high school season. Men. Call 617-254-7754.

Indoor Box League - Men, ages 18 and over. TEAMWORKS Sports Center, Northborough. Call 508-883-7599.

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Triad For Kids - After-school fitness and nutrition education. Triad Weight Management, Belmont. Call 617-855-2960.

Free Sports Injury Screening - Monday evenings by appointment. Call MetroWest Medical Center at 800-400-3627 ... In Wenham, call Harmeling Physical Therapy and Sports Fitness at 978-524-0000.

Specific Sports Speed Training - All levels. Cape Cod. Call 508-540-9845.

Speed and Conditioning Program - All sports, all levels. Call 508-587-7196 and 508-584-5168.

Speed and Strength Training - All sports. With Mike Boyle. Winchester and Canton. Call 781-729-1333.

Strength and Conditioning Classes - Hit Dog Training Center, Stoughton. Call 781-297-9600.

Sports Conditioning Programs - All ages and levels. Call 508-477-6128.

ROAD RACES

Race details subject to change. Please contact directors before traveling to a race.

Tomorrow, Cambridge - 2.5 and 5 mi.; 10 a.m.; Fresh Pond; 617-494-1633.

Tomorrow, Westfield - 6.2 mi.; Noon; Westfield State College; 413-572-5417.

Sunday, Somerville - 5K; 10 a.m.; VFW Logan Post; 617-625-2140.

Dec. 9, Boston - 3.1 mi.; 5 p.m.; Avalon, Lansdowne Street; 617-723-5612.

Dec. 15, Bristol, R.I. - 5K; 9 a.m.; Total Fitness; 401-254-3900.

To facilitate publication of upcoming races, send listings - please follow the format above and include the date of the race, an application and a verification phone number, with area code - to Road Races, The Boston Globe, P.O. Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107. Please do not write to the Globe for entry blanks.

ROCK CLIMBING

Camp and Instructional Classes - Instructional classes. Ages 6 and older. Inside and outside. Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Newton. Call 617-558-6498.

ROLLER HOCKEY

Year-Round League - For kids and adults, teams and individuals. Call 781-740-1105.

ROWING

Community Rowing, Inc. - Call 617-964-2455.

RUGBY

Amoskeag RFC - Seeks players in Southern N.H. Call 603-622-6557.

Beantown Women's Club - Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 617-924-3599.

Boston Women's RC - Needs players. Call 617-824-4294.

Mystic River RC - 1st division team. Needs players. Boston. Call 781-322-0898.

North Shore RFC - Division 3 team. Needs players. All ages and levels. Salem. Call 978-745-0366.

South Shore Anchors RFC - Needs players. Men and women. Call 508-224-4633.

SKIING

Skimos Ski Club - Year-round sports club with a house in Jackson, N.H. Call 617-926-8906.

SOCCER

European Elite Goalkeeping School - Sports Center, Northborough. Call 508-234-0720.

Mass. Pro Soccer Fall Clinics - With Boston Bulldogs and Renegades. Call 508-872-8998.

Over-40 Indoor League - Looking for players. Men. Call 508-328-3393.

SOFTBALL

Melrose Men's League - Needs teams. Games on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Call 781-665-3801.

Pitching and Hitting Lessons - All ages. Hit Dog Training Center, Stoughton. Call 781-297-9600.

Tanner Pride Softball - Girls, under 12. Needs teams for 2002 season. Woburn. Call 781-238-2379.

Lowell Psychos - Tryouts for winter and summer teams. Ages 14, 16, 18 and under. Call 978-459-8833.

Women's League - Needs teams. 19 and older. Sundays. Call 617-265-2812.

USSSA Women's League - Looking for players, teams, and umpires. Call 617-328-0620 or 617-407-6574.

Umpire Clinics - Saturday mornings. Amateur Softball Assn., Melrose. Call 781-665-9745.

SPEEDSKATING

Learn to Speedskate - Bay State Speedskating club. Call 781-826-2521 or 508-660-2641.

Walpole Iorio Arena - Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Iorio Arena, Walpole. Call 508-660-2641 or 781-826-2521.

SPORTS MEMORABILIA

Card and Memorabilia Shows - Sunday; Methuen-Gaythorne K of C; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ... Dec. 16; Plaistow (N.H.) Sawyers Banquet Hall; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

STREET HOCKEY

Leagues Being Formed - For men and women, Newton Indoor Sports. Call 617-964-0400.

SWIMMING

Adaptive Swim Program - Saturdays. 10-11 a.m. Ages 6-18. Draper Pool, West Roxbury. Sundays. 1-2 p.m. Ages 18 and over. South Shore YMCA. Call 800-244-2756, ext. 426.

Competitive Stroke Clinic - Wednesdays. At Longfellow Club. Wayland/Sudbury line. Call 508-358-7355.

Longfellow Stingrays Swim Team - Practices, Mondays and Fridays, 4-5 p.m.; Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. Elementary-high school. Longfellow Sports Club, Natick. Call 508-653-4633, ext. 214.

New England Masters - Coached workout groups, training tips, and meets throughout the region. Ages 19 and older. Call 888-794-6636.

Training and Stroke Work - For triathletes and master swimmers. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-7 a.m. Sundays, 5:30-7 p.m. Brandeis University. Call 781-736-3649.

TABLE TENNIS

USATT Tournaments - Dec. 8-9, Jan. 5-6 and Feb. 16-17. All levels. Boston TTC Inc., Medford. Call 617-953-0707.

Boston Table Tennis Center - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-10 p.m. Sundays, 3-9 p.m. All levels. Medford. Call 617-953-0707.

Waltham Table Tennis Club - Wednesdays and Fridays, 5-10 p.m. Sundays, 2-8 p.m. All levels. The Fernald Center, Greene Gym. Call 978-466-3486.

TENNIS

Easton Singles League - Sundays. 6:30 p.m. Men. Easton Tennis Club. Call 508-238-4337.

Tennis USA Registration - Call 781-599-5634.

World Team Tennis Openings - For men and women, Woburn Racquet Club. Call 781-779-1036.

Newton Tennis - Kids and adults. Call 617-552-7120.

TRACK

Coached Indoor Workouts With Irish American Track Club - Tuesdays. 7:30 p.m. Tufts. Call 781-944-5290.

Coached Indoor Workouts With Liberty Athletic Club - Tuesdays. 6:30 p.m. Reggie Lewis Track, Boston. Call 978-510-1032.

Athletics East Track and Cross-Country Club - Men and women. Looking for sprinters, jumpers, throwers, race walkers and distance runners. Call 781-246-2563.

Coached Outdoor Workouts With Somerville Road Runners - Tuesdays. 6:30 p.m. Tufts Outdoor Track. Call 617-598-1024, ext. 1028.

VOLLEYBALL

Coed Jewish League - Sunday evenings. Brookline area. Call 781-453-9599.

WRESTLING

Wrestling Class - Through Dec. 22. Saturdays. 11 a.m.-noon. Grades 1-8. Whidden's School of Fitness, Marshfield. Call 781-834-9161.

Boston Union Wrestling Club - Folkstyle wrestling. Ages 16 and over. All skill levels. Call 617-901-9456.

OTHER THINGS

North East Board/Irish Emigrant GAA All-Stars Banquet - Tomorrow. 8 p.m. Florian Hall, Dorchester. Call 781-329-9288.

Leukemia Society of America - Needs qualified runners to participate in Boston Marathon program. Call 800-688-6572.

Youth Sports, USA - Offering Web page construction on the World Wide Web to all youth leagues. Call 877-825-4212.

 
 

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