Aquahawks openings: The Lawrence Aquahawks swimming team is always accepting new members. The Aquahawks are a year-round USA Swimming-sponsored competitive swim team. The Aquahawks offer a swim lesson program and competitive swim team for all ages. The Aquahawks are coached by professional coaches with weekly practices geared toward a variety of skill levels. For information contact Zach at 785-393-7966 or zach@aquahawks.org.

Cycling team: Join Team GP VeloTek (www.gpvelotek.com) to improve your road cycling. Open to youth and adults from beginners to advance cyclists. We even have free loaner bikes for kids, too. Contact coach Jim Whittaker at 913.269.VELO or  velotek@aol.com.

FUNdamental Softball: Learn the proper mechanics and techniques to playing softball. Emphasis placed on fundamental instruction teaching the aspects of pitching, catching, fielding, base-running and hitting. Coach and team consulting available, too. Sessions held at Big Springs Sports Facility. For information contact LuAnn Metsker at 785-331-9438 or dmgshowpig@aol.com.

KU soccer camps: Kansas University will hold several youth soccer camps this summer. A Weekicks Camp for boys and girls in grades K-5 will run 9-11:30 a.m. June 11-15. A Day Camp for boys and girls grades 5-8 will run 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 11-15. Girls Residential and Team Camps run July 13-16 and July 17-20 for girls in grades 4-12. And a Boys Elite Residential Camp runs July 17-20 for boys in grades 6-12. For information, visit http://www.kuathletics.com/camps/kan-camps-soccer.html.

Horseshoes anyone?: Anyone interested in pitching horseshoes is welcome at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Broken Arrow. Contact Wynne at 843-8450.

Phenix seeking: The 14U Lawrence Phenix is looking for a pitcher and utility player for a competitive fastpitch team. Email michaellevy@sunflower.com for a private tryout.

Lawrence Lightning: The 12U Lawrence Lightning is looking for girls to compete in the Lawrence Girls Fastpitch league and selected tournaments. For an individual tryout, call Mike Monroe at 423-1532 or email hornet@sunflower.com.

Comets softball: The Comets 16U softball team is looking for a pitcher/position player for league and tournaments. For information, contact Brian McFall at 749-7207 or bmcfall@banklandmark.com.

World Team Tennis: The 2012 Spring World Team Tennis Leagues begin April 29 for the 3.5 division and May 1 for the 4.0 division. Online registration is required at WTT. Com/local leagues and tournaments/join a league. Registration closes Saturday, April 21, at midnight. For more info, contact Bud Pettit at kaybud99@hotmail.com or call 785-865-6354.

Youth football camp: The Lawrence/Free State youth football camp will be Monday, June 25 through Wednesday, June 27 at Lawrence High School. The camp is for children in third through eighth grades. Fliers on the camp have been distributed to city elementary and middle schools. For more information, contact LHS coach Dirk Wedd at 832-5050 or FSHS coach Bob Lisher at 832-6050.

DC Attack: DC Attack 12U fastpitch team is looking to fill a few positions on their roster. Attack will play league and 7-8 tournaments. Call Steve Patton at 785-865-4136 to set up a tryout.

Free State volleyball camp: Free State will hold a volleyball camp June 25-29. For eighth-graders and below, camp runs 8 a.m.-noon; for ninth-graders and up, 1-5 p.m. daily. For information contact Nancy Hopkins at 766-7677 or nhopkins@usd497.org.

Running clinic: Good Form Running Clinic at Garry Gribble’s Running Sports (839 Mass. Street) will be 6-7 p.m. April 24. This is a free clinic for anyone who wants to learn tips and techniques to improve running efficiency. For information or to RSVP, call 856-0434 or visit www.goodformrunning.com. This is an active clinic, so please bring or wear running shoes.

Shoreline Shuffle: The Lawrence Trail Hawks will host the fourth annual “Shoreline Shuffle 5K Trail Run” on May 5 on Clinton Lake’s North Shore Trails. The Shoreline Shuffle begins and ends at the southwest corner of Campground One, in Clinton Lake State Park. The marked course includes difficult rocky, root-bound trails; smooth, flat, easy trails, scenic lake views; and long shady stretches through old-growth forest. The race begins at 8 a.m., with race-day registration and check-in starting at 7 a.m. The race entry form and on-line registration are both available at www.Lawrencetrailhawks.com.

Soccer tryouts: K.C. Core West Soccer Club will hold tryouts this spring for boys and girls teams (U7 to U14/15), fall 2012 high school girls and spring 2013 high school boys. Tryouts will be June 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 23 at times and locations to be determined. For information, contact Riny de Boer at 550-3452 or riny@kccoresoccer.com; Dan Stevens at info@kccoresoccer.com; or visit www.kccoresoccer.com.

Volleyball clinic: Lawrence Parks and Rec will hold a volleyball clinic for girls in fourth through eighth grades on April 21 and 28 and May 5 at the East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 East 15th Street. The clinic will run 9-10:45 a.m. for fourth-sixth grades and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for sixth-through eighth. Cost is $50 per girl and includes a T-shirt. Pre-registration is required. Deadline is April 16. Register online at www.lprd.org or at any Parks and Recreation facility including. For information, contact Ross Schraeder at 832-7950.

LHS football meeting: Lawrence High football players and their parents are invited to attend an informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. May 6 in the LHS cafeteria. Call coach Dirk Wedd with questions at 218-2018.

After-school Kung Fu: All ages are welcome for 70 minutes of stretching/flexibility work, basic movements and short forms or patterns. Call Bryan at 402-640-0216 or email lawrencemartialarts@gmail.com.

Ryun to speak: Former Olympian, congressman and Kansas track and field standout Jim Ryun will speak and sign autographs at Garry Gribble’s Running Sports at 839 Massachusetts Street from 6-7:30 p.m. today.

Baldwin Shootout: The Baldwin Shootout, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for high school-age players and adults, will be held Saturday, May 5. Cost is $40 for high school divisions (V & JV) and $60 for adults (open and 30-plus). Cash prizes will be awarded in the adult divisions. For information, contact 785 594-3670 or www.baldwinrec.org.

Lawrence swim team and lessons: Ad Astra Area Aquatics is a competitive year-round swim team that offers practices for ages 6-18 throughout the week. AAAA is always accepting new members. For information, visit adastraareaaquatics.org or call Patrick at 331-6940.

LPRD adult sports: Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is taking team registration for summer adult softball, kickball, volleyball and basketball. The registration deadline is May 4, but register by April 25 to receive a discount. For information, call 832-7920 or visit www.lprd.org.

KU football clinic: Kansas University football will host a free clinic for children grades 1-6 from 10-11 a.m. on April 28. The “Train Like A Jayhawk” kid’s clinic will take place prior to the team’s annual Spring Game and will include several stations of drills taught by the KU players. The one-hour clinic will take place on the practice fields adjacent to Memorial Stadium on the southeast corner. Each participant will receive a free T-shirt and an opportunity to get autographs from players.

For more information or to sign up, please visit the Kansas Athletics website at http://www.kuathletics.com/ot/train-like-a-jayhawk.html.

Lawrence Gymnastics: LGA Gymnasts all-around results from the Lawrence Gymnastics & Athletics Jayhawk Boys Invitational on April 15: Level 4: Chase Mondi, age 5/6, 1st place/86.1; Peyton Wheat, age 5/6, 6th place/77.1; Deven Prather, age 7/8, 1st place/88.1; Caelan Cordes, age 9&up, 1st place/87.7; Oliver Broce, age 9&up, 2nd place/87.0; Daniel Warren, 4th place/81.7. Level 5: Keaton Stramberg, age 8, 2nd Place/86.3; Alden Hunt, age 10, 7th place/80.1; Coulter Bisel, age 12&up, 1st/86.1; Sam Hindman, age 10, 8th/75.2; Blake Burgess, age 12&up, 2nd/83.3. Level 6: Brandon Box, 2nd place/80.1. Level 7: Pip Cooper, 1st/80.1. Open Compulsory: George Depenbusch, 1st place. Team pesults: Level 4, 1st place (they have placed first at every meet this season). Level 5, 2nd place.

Goodwin honored: Bethany College wrestler Brandon Goodwin, a senior from Lawrence, has earned the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics/National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Award for the 2011-2012 season. Goodwin has a 3.32 grade-point average. He is the son of Jeanene Goodwin and is majoring in elementary education.