Our town sports

Bunge Lessons: Former Kansas University softball coach Tracy Bunge is offering pitching and hitting lessons for girls ages 8-17. For information, call 691-5005 or e-mail tracybunge@aol.com.

Alvamar Ladies: Alvamar Ladies Golf Club’s preseason meeting will be at 6 p.m. Monday in the public clubhouse. ALGC is a 9-hole Monday evening league and is open to golfers of all skill levels. For information, call Sarah Merriman at 691-7680.

Orchards Ladies: Orchards Ladies Golf Club’s preseason meeting will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Orchards clubhouse. New members welcome. For information, call Barb Trouslot at 766-1046.

Trail Runs: Lawrence Trail Hawks will host 50-mile and marathon runs May 22 on Clinton Lake’s north shore. For information, go to www.Lawrencetrailhawks.com or contact Gary Henry at 766-0293 or e-mail unews@ultrastory.com.

New KVSA Program: Kickers, a new Kaw Valley Soccer Assn. program for three-year-olds will begin April 3 and run for seven Saturdays. Registration deadline is April 10. For information, go to www.kawvalleysoccer.com.

Gill at Golf Benefit: KU football coach Turner Gill will participate in the Open Wider golf tournament to benefit the Douglas County Dental Clinic on April 30 at Alvamar. For information or to register, go to www.dcdclinic.org.

Haskell Softball: Haskell Indian Nations University’s commencement softball tournament will be May 8-9 at Clinton Lake Softball Complex. For information, contact Sherry Girty at sgirty@haskell.edu or call 979-5501.

Ruggers Fall: Junior Jayhawks Rugby Club fell to Palm Beach RFC, 27-0, Saturday in Jupiter, Florida, and ended their spring break tour with a 2-1 record.

Youth Softball: Breakfast Optimists U-12 B Tournament will be May 1-2 at Clinton Lake Softball Complex. Contact Allen Jaskiewicz at 550-3477 or allenjazz@hotmail.com. D.C. Attack U-10 is looking for a pitcher and U-12 a pitcher and catcher. Call Steve Wiggins at 423-0949. Phenix U-14 is looking for a few players. Call 766-9121. U-12 team tryouts at 1 p.m. Saturday at Holcom. Contact Michael Levy at 760-3560.

Basketball workouts: Lawrence High girls coach Nick Wood and Free State girls coach Bryan Duncan will hold two spring basketball workouts for girls in grades 6-9. The workouts will be at Free State and will be on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:45 p.m. The first session will be April 7, 14, 21, 28 and the second session in May. For information, contact Wood at 477-5015 or Duncan at 766-9840.