Ad Astra swimming: Ad Astra Area Aquatics is always accepting new swimmers. For information, contact coach Patrick at 331-6940 or coach Katie at 766-7423 or visit the website at adastraareaaquatics.org

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

Aquahawks openings: The Aquahawks are 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 Andrew Schmidt at andrew.aquahawks@gmail.com.

Table tennis club: The Lawrence Table Tennis club meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays 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

Cycling team: Join Team GP VeloTek (www.gpvelotek.com) to improve your road cycling. Open to youth and adults from beginners to advanced cyclists. Contact coach Jim Whittaker at 913.269.VELO or  velotek@aol.com

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

Baseball instruction: Home Plate Baseball has space available for individual and team instruction or team practices. For details, contact former KU assistant baseball coach Wilson Kilmer at 785-393-9564, homeplate@sunflower.com, www.homeplatebaseball.net

Summer bike ride: Lawrence Bicycle Club Summer Fun Beginner’s Ride will be held Mondays. The ride begins at 6:45 p.m. at Cycle Works, 2121 Kasold, preceded at 6:15 for tech and riding tips. The ride will be approximately 10 miles (the first few rides will be seven miles) at 10 mph, mostly on the bike path. All are welcome; kids under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult, and all children under 18 must have a waiver form signed by a parent or guardian. Helmet required; spare inner tube and water bottle strongly recommended. For information, contact Susan at 785-865-8454.

14U baseball: A new 14U baseball team is forming, which will play tournaments in the Kansas City, Topeka, and Lawrence areas. League play has yet to be decided, but is a possibility. All spots are open. If interested please contact schedule a tryout. Call Tom at: 785-217-4649 or email t0by1us@gmail.com

Fall baseball: The Home Plate Cactus 18U team is looking for players for a fall baseball team. Contact Wilson Kilmer by email at: homeplate@sunflower.com, or by text or phone at 785-393-9564.

Baseball team forming: A new U 14 boys baseball team is forming. It will play next spring in the local Heinrich League and perhaps some tournaments. Contact Rick for information and tryout schedule: e-mail (Ginsberg@ku.edu), phone (785 764-6255).

Basketball officials needed: Lawrence Parks & Recreation is taking applications for individual interested in officiating youth basketball. Openings are available in Recreational Leagues (Saturday games) and in the more competitive Hoopster Leagues (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday). Please contact Lee Ice, ice@lawrenceks.org at the Youth Sports Office to receive additional information.

10U softball: A new 10U softball team is looking for 2003 birthdays (2004 considered) to play in the spring/summer of 2014 with optional 2013 fall and winter practices. For information or to schedule a tryout, contact coach Troy Johnson at mail@stompin-ground.com or 550-0524.

Maple Leaf Run: The Maple Leaf Run will be held Oct. 19 at Baldwin City Golf Course. Cost for the 5K run is $20 and includes entry fee and a shirt. There also will be a one-mile walk and one-mile kids run, with trophies for kids runners and medals for the 5K. For a flier, email kharris@usd348.com or go to www.mapleleaffestival.com or call 785-221-8025.

Middle school girls hoops: Registration continues for the Lawrence Parks & Recreation/USD 497 Girls Intramural Basketball Program for sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Registration deadline is Oct. 10. Cost is $55. Practices start the week of October 21, with games starting on Nov. 2. All games will be played at the middle schools. Volunteer coaches are needed for all middle school teams. The coaches meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Oct. 17 at Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 West 27th Street. For information, call 832-7940.

Purdy induction: Former Lawrence High football coach Dick Purdy will be inducted into the KSHSAA Hall of Fame during halftime of the Lions’ Oct. 11 home game against Olathe North. The LHS Football Backers tailgate will host an open house for Purdy and his family beginning at 5:30 p.m., prior to kickoff. The coach’s friends and former players are invited to attend. A postgame gathering for the hall of fame coach will take place at LHS, as well. Purdy, who also coached Shawnee Mission West to a state title in 1972, led Lawrence to four straight state championships from 1990-93 and won his sixth state crown in 1995 at LHS.

Group run: Every Thursday at 6 p.m., Garry Gribble’s RunningSports holds a group run from its store. It’s called “Mass Street Milers,” and all paces and ability levels are welcome. For information, call the store at (785)-856-0434.

RunWalk Lawrence: A new training program called RunWalkLawrence is starting in Lawrence. It is a Jeff Galloway program. Galloway represented the U.S. at the 1972 Munich Olympics and has since helped over a quarter of a million people experience the joys and benefits of running. Galloway has programs in many major cities around the country; this is the first time his program has been offered in Kansas. A “Getting Started” 5K training program targeted at people new to running will begin on Oct. 19. Two informational meetings will be held prior to the program’s start; Wednesdays, Oc. 9 and 16, 7 p.m. at Garry Gribble’s RunningSports, 839 Mass. Questions can be directed to J. Jenkins at (785)-865-6112.

Bowling registration: Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is taking team registration for a fall adult bowling league. The registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 18. For information, call 832-7920 or log on to the website at www.lprd.org