Our Town Sports

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.

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.

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.

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.

Baldwin Shootout: The Baldwin Shootout, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for high school-age players and adults, will be held 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 Saturday. 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.

Lehrman ace: Matt Lehrman used a 7-iron to record a hole-in-one on the 169-yard eighth hole Sunday at Eagle Bend. Chad Luce witnessed the shot.

Lyme Disease 5K: The second-annual Hope for Healing Lyme Disease 5K run and walk will be at 6 p.m., June 16, at the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum, south of the intersection of Wakarusa Drive and Kansas Highway 10. Online registration is available at http://www.kansaslymefighters.webs.com/. Packet pickup and registration 4-7:30 p.m. on June 15 and 9 a.m.-noon on June 16 at Garry Gribble’s Running Sports, 839 Massachusetts. For information and to register, visit www.kansaslymefighters.webs.com, or contact Peninah at 785-248-3504 or email kansaslymefighters@yahoo.com.

Blastball: Blastball, an entry-level sport that teaches baseball and softball fundamentals, will be offered by the Lawrence Parks & Recreation Department this summer for boys and girls ages 4-5. A parent is required to participate with his/her child during instruction time. Blastball will take place indoors at East Lawrence Recreation Center. Visit any Parks and Recreation facility to enroll or www.lprd.org. For information, call Ross Schraeder at 832-7950 or rschraeder@lawrenceks.org.

Eagle Bend Ladies: The Eagle Bend Ladies Golf League officially begins May 2, with a cookout after play that night. Tee times will be set aside from 4:30-5:30 p.m. For information, contact Liz at 785-766-6718 or liz.botkin@lmh.org.

Table tennis club: The Lawrence Table Tennis club meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Monday evenings at the Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Drive (just east of Ninth and Iowa). Beginners welcome. Call Jonathan Paretsky 832-8993 or Neil Brown 843-0527

Sunflower 5K: Sunflower Elementary Marathon Club is having a 5K run at 4 p.m. Sunday. Registration is from 3:15-3:45 p.m. at the Clinton Lake Sporting Complex softball fields. Entry fees are $10 pre-race, $12 day of the race. Maximum amount per family is $25 pre-race and $35 day of the race. Sunflower marathon club wants to encourage all ages and fitness levels to come and participate. Strollers welcome. For info contact Beth Burghart 785-760-1679

LHS scholarship golf tourney: The 13th Annual Lawrence Lions Alumni Association Scholarship Golf Tournament is at 8 a.m., June 16 at Alvamar Golf Course. Entry fee is $75 per golfer and includes golf, cart, prizes, and lunch. The tournament is NOT limited to LHS Alumni. All proceeds go toward scholarships awarded by the Association to graduating LHS seniors. Contact Patty (Kuhn) Kennedy at 841-9541 or pkennedy@sunflower.com.