Ad Astra swimming: Ad Astra Area Aquatics invites your family to experience Lawrence’s only athlete-centered, coach-directed, parent-supported swim team. Tryouts are open, just contact coach Patrick at 785-331-6940 or coach Katie at 785-766-7423 or visit the website at adastraareaaquatics.org. Come find out why AAAA is known in our area for its reliable staff and fun-friendly-fast culture!

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

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

Next level lessons: Next Level Baseball Academy offers year-round private and semi-private baseball lessons ages 8-18. Locations in Lawrence, Big Springs and New Century. For information, email Duncanmatt32@yahoo.com or visit NextLevelBaseballAcademy.com

Archery club: The Junior Olympic Archery Development Club meets at 9 a.m. every Saturday in the indoor target range at Overton’s Archery Center, 1025 N. Third Street, Suite 119. Youth age 8-20, all levels of experience, are invited to join. The Archery Center has a full-service pro shop with rental equipment available. For information, call Overton’s Archery Center at 832-1654 or visit www.overtonsarcherycenter.com

Group run: At 6 p.m. every Thursday, 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.

Basketball trainer: Reign Basketball Academy LLC. offers personal and group basketball training sessions for boys and girls ages 6-18. For information, visit www.facebook.com/reignbasketballacademy or contact Rebekah Vann at 785-766-3056; or email:reignhoops@me.com

Basketball basics: One-to-one instruction by Frank Kelly, for boys and girls of all ages. Fundamentals of shooting, passing, dribbling, defense and rebounding. Ten years coaching experiences. References. Cost: $25 per hour. For information, call 393-3162 or email lingofrank@gmail.com

Competitive cheer team: Lawrence Legends Cheer and Dance still has openings for its half-season prep teams for girls ages 6-11, and full-season elite teams for Junior athletes ages 9-18. Athletes will have the opportunity to learn tumbling as a part of being on the team. If interested please contact Lawrence Legends at the website lawrencelegends.com or info@lawrencelegends.com

Baseball lessons: Hourly lessons. Grades K-12. All skill levels. Fundamentals of hitting, pitching, fielding, baserunning and other baseball-related skills. Have references. Call coach Dan at 785-760-6161 (BASEBALL KNOW-HOW).

Hammer lessons: Gary Hammer offers private and small group basketball lessons. Hammer is the P.E. teacher and a coach at Veritas Christian School. Affordable prices and excellent instruction! Contact Gary at gjhammer@sunflower.com or call 785-841-1800.

Baseball camp: Next Level Baseball will be hosting Holiday Skills camps on Dec. 30 (Team Performance) from 9 a.m.-noon for 10U-16U. Cost is $45. Email Matt Duncan at duncanmatt32@yahoo.com for questions and registration.

Stealth football: Lawrence Stealth of the Midwest Football League is looking for players 18 and older who want to compete on 2015 stealth roster. If you are interested please email us your height, weight, position, college and high school at lawrencestealth@gmail.com we are looking for 45 dedicated football players to play for the new minor league football team. Team and league office phone number is 785-379-1180. Stealth is also looking for qualified coaches to lead the team in 2015. Email your resume as well to the email above. The teams will also have a open tryout as well. Announcement will be forthcoming on the tryout.

Indoor facility: Team Performance, an indoor facility for baseball, softball sports vision and speed-and-agility training, is starting to fill sports for winter and spring-training baseball/softball teams. The 12,000-plus-square-foot facility features four pitching lanes, six hitting cages, fielding space, room for personal training, pitching machines and more, for teams and individuals. It is located at 1811 West 31st. For more information, email info@goteamperformance.com or sales@goteamperformance.com or call 856.1575.

Davis honored: Central Oklahoma sophomore Katy Davis, a Free State High product, has been named to the All-MIAA volleyball first team. Davis took over the starting setter job and finished with 1,361 assists, an 11.53 per-set average that ranks third in the MIAA. She averaged 41.2 assists a match and had seven matches with 50-plus assists. She hadd 259 digs, 45 kills and 35 blocks.

Officials: Eudora Parks and Recreation is hiring officials for the 2015 youth basketball leagues. Competitive pay and will only work Saturday mornings. Please call Jimmy at 542-3434 or visit the Eudora Community Center for more information.

Basketball clinic: PS Invitational Basketball Tournament & 4SquareAthletics will conduct a two-day 4SquareFOCUSbasketball clinic on Jan. 3-4 at South Middle School. Local former college and current high school players will be coaches. Saturday, Jan. 3: 5- 8-year-old: 9:30-11 a.m.; 9-12-year-old: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4: 5 -8-year-old: noon-1:30 p.m.; 9- 12-year-old: 2-3:30 p.m. For registration info: 4SquareFOCUS@gmail.com and 4SquareAthletics.com

Indoor bicycle workouts: Ten-week program developed for cyclists from experts to beginners. Drills are based on your personal heart-rate zones, and perceived exertion, so they appear to be just right for your ability. A workout typically lasts one hour and consists of a series of progressively more intense cycling drills designed to improve your pedaling effiency, leg strength and endurance. Each drill mimics a real bike ride (sprints, hills, pace lines, etc.) and is set to music that matches the effort of the ride. The result is a lot of fun that sneaks in a hard workout. Meet three times per week (Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday) from Dec. 28 to March 5. More information: email John McClure jmcclure@sunflower.com, or call 766-8235.

Second session of LPRD recreation basketball: Lawrence Parks and Recreation is taking registrations for those (K-8) interested in participating in the 2015 winter session of Youth Lawrence Parks & Recreation. To register stop by any of the recreation centers or register online at: www.lprd.org. Registration deadline is Jan. 5.

Baseball camp: The Jayhawk Baseball Camp has many different camp options for area youth in the coming months. There is a Holiday Skills Camp from Dec. 27-29, a variety of four-week hitting, pitching, and catching academies in January-April, and a two-day Spring Training Camp in March. Please contact the KU Baseball Office for more information at 785-864-7907, or go to the camp website at http://www.kuathletics.com

Coaches clinic: PS Invitational Basketball Tournament & 4SquareAthletics will conduct the 4SquareFOCUSbasketball coaching clinic for youth coaches. Featuring four championship level youth basketball coaches and former KU player/coach Jerry Waugh. Jan. 3 at South Middle School. For registration info: 4SquareFOCUS@gmail.com and 4SquareAthletics.com. Registration fee: $5.

Weight-lifting winner: Joe Walden of Lawrence set 11 American and 13 state records for his weight class and age group en route to winning the Strong as a Bull Powerlifting Championships over the weekend in Kansas City, Missouri. Competing at 76 KG (165.25 pounds) and in the 55-59 age group, Walden set records in squat (final record: 451.9 pounds), bench press (242.5 pounds), deadlift (458.5 pounds) and total (1,152 pounds). Walden had previously set world records (in the 181.75-pound class) while winning the International Powerlifting League’s World Championships in Las Vegas. He set world records in squat (463 pounds) and deadlift (479).

Racquetball winners: Darrell Sampson and Rick Bryant of Lawrence teamed to win the Men’s B Doubles Division at the 10th Annual Kansas Racquetball Association Winter Shootout Dec. 13 at The Athletic Club of Overland Park. Sampson and Bryant were also Consolation Bracket Champions in the Men’s A and C Singles divisions, respectively.