Hometown Sports calendar

Updated Sept. 16

Baseball

* Sept. 19: Heaters 10-under Wichita team tryout at 9th Street Sports Complex, Wellington, 2:30-5:30. Call 620-326-7560 for information.

* 13-year-old competitive Westurban/tournament team needs players for 2010. Cannot turn 14 before May 1. Call Mark Banowetz at 316-393-4371 or e-mail mark_braves@yahoo.com.

* All-American Sports Academy A's tryouts for 10- and 13-year-old teams. Check www.all-americansportsacademy.com or call 316-648-2248 or 316-207-5500.

Basketball

* Deadline Oct. 5: YMCA basketball leagues for boys and girls grades pre-K-7. Eight-game schedule begins Oct. 31. Fee $30 members, $55 nonmembers. Check ymcawichita.org.

* Deadline Oct. 5: YMCA advanced basketball league for boys and girls grades 2-5 at Farha Sport Center. Season begins Oct. 10. Fee $75 members, $125 nonmembers. Check ymcawichita.org.

Bicycling

* Sept. 18: Evening ride along the river meets at Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean Blvd. at 7:30 p.m. Ride starts at 8 p.m. Lights are required. Distance is 20 miles. Call Gary Vreeland 316-265- 7552.

* Sept. 19: MCC Flatlander Ride meets at K-15 and 30th St. in North Newton. Registration at 7 a.m., with ride beginning at 8 a.m. Call Delores Craig at 316I-304-4428.

* Sept. 27: Walnut Valley Metric ride begins in Winfield at 9 a.m. Late register and packet pickup at 8 a.m. Call Cecile Kellenbarger 316-215-4867.

Cricket

* Wichita Youth Cricket Club looking for players ages 8-14. Practice Tuesday and Fridays through Oct. 30. E-mail edwardfox@cricketamerica.com or see www.wichitacricket.org.

Darts

* Saturdays: Blind draw doubles tournament at Sidepockets, 600 S. Tyler. Fee: $6. Call Dan Zimmerman at 316-558-8833.

Golf

* Tuesdays: Business women's league with tee times between 4:45 and 5:30 p.m. at Braeburn. Continues through Oct. 13. Call Terry Chesnut at 316-686-8801 or e-mail rchesnut2@cox.net.

Horseshoe Pitching

* Deadline Oct. 4: Octoberfest Open starts at 10 a.m. Oct. 10 at Linwood Park. Registration begins at 9 a.m. for this NHPA sanctioned event. Fee: $10. Call Steve DeTommaso at 316-323-3890.

* Oct. 17: Haysville Fall Festival draw doubles starts at 1 p.m. at Riggs Park. Fee: $10. Call Rick Linebarger at 316-305-8436.

* Deadline Oct. 25: Halloween Open Doubles (bring your own partner) begins at 10 a.m. Oct. 31. Registration at 9 a.m. Best Halloween costume contest afterward with prizes awarded. Horseshoe Pitching Fee: $20 per team. Call Steve Detommaso at 316-323-3890.

Running

* Sept. 22: I-Did-A-Hill fun run/walk benefit for Leader Dogs for the Blind, a two-mile and six mile run, and two-mile and four mile non-competitive walks. Registration and packet pickup begins at 7 a.m. in Roxbury. Fee: $12 before Aug. 28, $15 day of race. Call Judy Scanlan at 785-536-4205.

Soccer

* Deadline Oct. 17: YMCA advanced soccer league for boys and girls ages 6-18. Eight-game schedule begins Aug. 27 at Farha Sport Center. Fee $50 members, $75 nonmembers. Check ymcawichita.org.

Softball

* Deadline Sept. 21: Greater Andover Days co-ed tournament at 13th Street Sports Park. Fee $150 includes 12 Greater Andover Days buttons. Forms available at www.andoverks.com.

Sports Academy

* Deadline Oct. 5: YMCA Sports Academy begins Oct. 24 at South Branch with games in indoor soccer and volleyball. Sign up at any YMCA branch. Fee $40 members, $65 nonmembers. Call 316-838-9622 for information.

Triathlon

* Oct. 4: Northwest YMCA Inside-Out triathlon with 400-yard indoor swim, 10-mile bike, 2.5-mile outdoor run. Register at any Wichita-area YMCA.

Camps and Clinics

Baseball

* Craig Dingman individual instruction, ages 8-older. Call 316-371-5921 or e-mail cdinger57@earthlink.net.

* Baseball strength program. Call Barry Renollet at 316-253-6842.

Basketball

* Oct. 3: Steve Eck Hutchinson Baseball Coaches Clinic at Hutchinson Sports Arena, 9 a.m. Fee $60 first coach, $50 additional coaches. Contact Ryan Freeberg at 620-665-3585 or freebergr@hutchcc.edu.

Football

* Football strength program for youth, high school and junior college. Call Barry Renollet at 316-253-6842.

Softball

* Holman's Baseball Shed is scheduling private instruction (pitching, hitting, catching) for all ages and team indoor practice space. Call 316-722-8448 or e-mail holmanbaseball@cs.com.

Track and Field

* Conditioning and technique boot camp, ages 9-18. Call Barry Renollet at 316-253-6842.

Calendar items must be received by Tuesday for publication on Friday. Tryouts are published once. Others will run as space allows. Lessons and facility rentals will not be included. Mail information, including a telephone number, to Hometown Sports, Wichita Eagle, PO Box 820, Wichita, 67201-0820, fax to 316-268-6536 or e-mail hometown@wichitaeagle.com.