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Posted on Thu, Sep. 10, 2009

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Hometown Sports calendar

Updated Sept. 10

Baseball

* 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

* Begins Sept. 13: Hoop Mountain Central Basketball fall league, Sept. 13-Nov. 8 at Wichita-area gyms. Boys and girls, middle and high school divisions. Check hoopmountaincentral.com, call 316-733-7700 ore-mail duane@hoopmountaincentral.com.

* 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. 12: Oz Club's annual picnic starts at 6 p.m. at the Lions Club Shelter in Riggs Park, Haysville. Call Delores Craig 316-304-4428.

* Sept. 12: Judge Rydell Boys Ranch ride meets at 9:30 a.m. at the ranch with ride commencing at 10 a.m. Two laps around Afton Lake. Call Ben Sciortino 316-733-5192.

* Sept. 13: Circle Cheney Lake ride begins at 8 a.m. at 21st St. North and 391st St. West and is a SAGged ride. Routes of 44 and 34 miles are optional. Call Barbara Harris 316-617-4440.

* 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. 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

* Deadline Sept. 10: Golf scramble fund-raiser for Friends women's basketball program at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Hesston Golf Course. $60 per person, team format. Call Gayla Soyez at 316-295- 5613 or 316-640-2816.

* Sept. 14: Via Christi Foundation Charity Classic at Wichita Country Club, 7:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. shotgun starts. Entry $500 per person with two meals, awards. Call Marian Girrens at 316-946-5025.

* 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.

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.

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.