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!

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

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

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

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 lessons: Gary Hammer is conducting private and small group basketball lessons. Hammer is the athletic director and a teacher and coach at Veritas Christian School. Contact Gary at gjhammer@sunflower.com or call 785-841-1800.

Henrickson golf tourney: The 10th-annual Bonnie Henrickson Golf Tournament will take place Aug. 23 at Alvamar Golf and Country Club. Registration is now open for singles, pairs and foursomes. All proceeds from the tournament support Kansas women’s basketball and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Breast Center. The event begins at 1 p.m., with a shotgun start of the four-person scramble. Dinner will follow an afternoon of golf starting at 6 p.m. and includes a live and silent auction. Prizes will be awarded for best men’s and women’s teams, best mixed team, longest drive, closest to the pin and hole-in-one. Sponsorships are also available. To register or learn more, visit www.BonnieGolf2014.com

Indoor facility: Team Performance is an indoor facility for baseball, softball sports vision and speed-and-agility training. 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, visit www.goteamperformance.com or call 856-1575.

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

Ottawa FC Strikers: The Ottawa FC Strikers U12 Girls Premier Soccer Team is looking for two girls from the area to join the team for the 2014-15 season beginning in August. The team is based in Ottawa and plays in the Heartland Premier League in Overland Park and in tournaments. Contact Doug Cruce at 785-221-9133 or docjr1987@yahoo.com

Lawrence U13 baseball: A fall 2014 and spring 2015 U13 AA baseball team looking for 2-3 players. The team will play U13 AA in the fall (2014), and will play in league and tournaments in the spring (2015). Players cannot turn 14 before May 1, 2015. Contact baseball66@outlook.com for tryout details.

Free State fall softball camp: Free State High will host its five-tool softball camp for grades 4 through 8 over five Sundays this fall at Free State’s varsity softball field. Position camp begins Aug. 24 and continues Sept. 7, 14 and 21. Grades 4 and 5 will take the field from 2-3:15 p.m., followed by grades 6-8 from 3:30-5 p.m. The pitching and catching clinic will be held Sept. 28, from 2-3:15 p.m. For more information, contact FSHS softball coach Lee Ice at ice@sunflower.com.

Baseball lessons: Hitting, pitching, fielding, base running and mental approach. Call Dan at 785-760-6161 (BASEBALL KNOW-HOW).

Veritas golf tournament: Veritas Christian School is having its Golf Tournament benefitting the Veritas Athletic Program at 1 p.m., Aug. 22 at Alvamar Golf Club. Contact Troy Gregory (785-550-3247 or troygregory@sbcglobal.net) or Gary Hammer (785-764-3199 or ghammer@veritaschristianschool.org) for more information.

U13 baseball openings: A 13U baseball team is looking to fill spots for fall league play. Some spots for spring are also available. Players cannot turn 14 before May 1, 2015. For more information, email 785baseball@gmail.com.

Learn to play lacrosse: Lawrence All-City Lacrosse Club will sponsor educational sessions Sunday nights, from 6:30-8 p.m., at Bishop Seabury Academy. The sessions are free for boys and girls of all ages and experience levels, and loaner sticks will be provided. For more information, contact Chuck Ozonoff at cozonoff@gmail.com or 785-423-0100.

Eudora youth sports: Registration is open for several youth sports through Eudora Parks&Rec. Deadline for volleyball, grades 3-6, is Aug. 10; and flag football, for grades K-6, is July 27. Sign up online at eudoraparksandrec.org or pick up a form at the Eudora Community Center.

Eudora adult sports: Registration is open for several adult sports through Eudora Parks&Rec. Deadline for co-rec kickball is Aug. 10; softball is Aug. 31; and the Eudora Hot Trot 5K Run/Walk/Crawl is Aug. 23. Sign up online at eudoraparksandrec.org, or pick up a form at the Eudora Community Center.

Family Promise golf/auction: The 2014 Family Promise Golf Tournament and Auction Party will be held Sept. 14-15. The Auction Party will be held Sept. 14 at Maceli’s and feature hot food, wine, beer and soft drinks. Bidders will vie for both silent- and live-auction items ranging in value from $25 gift certificates to vacation trips to Florida and Napa Valley. The golf tournament will be held Sept. 15 at Alvamar. Four-person teams will compete in two flights in a scramble format. Registration fees include lunch, golf and cart, dinner and beverages both on and off the course, plus two admissions to the auction party. The events have raised $240,000 over the past five years to benefit homeless children and their families in Lawrence. Non-golfers can purchase tickets to the auction party separately. Registration for both events at www.lawrencefamilypromise.org or call Joe Reitz at 785-331-5024.

Lawrence Outlaws baseball: 12UAA Lawrence Outlaws will host tryouts for their 2015 tournament team. We are looking for experienced players who enjoy having fun competing at a high level of competitive baseball (pitching experience a plus). Players cannot turn 13 before May 1, 2015. Tryouts will be August 4 at YSC Nos. 1 and 2; check-in by 6 p.m., with tryouts beginning at 6:15. For information, contact dcoutlawsbaseball@yahoo.com

Lawrence Outlaws baseball: Looking for a few experienced players to play in some 12UAA tournaments this fall and possibly a fall league. Your player must not be 13 before May 1, 2015. If interested, contact dcoutlawsbaseball@yahoo.com with some background information on your player including general availability this fall, positions played/familiar with, pitching experience, etc.

Veritas fall sports: Veritas football and volleyball, varsity and junior high teams, welcome homeschool athletes. For information, contact Gary Hammer at 785-764-3199 or at ghammer@veritaschristianschool.org

Haskell volleyball camp: Haskell Indian Nations University’s volleyball camps will run Aug. 6-8. The youth camp for grades 2-4 will run 9-noon, the middle-school camp for grades 5-8 from 1-5 p.m. and the high school camp will span both sessions, from 9-noon and 1-5 p.m. For information, go to www.haskellathletics.com, then click “Fan zone,” and then “Camps,” or email nallisonbrewer@haskell.edu

Flag football: Coming this fall, Called To Greatness is offering a Flag Football Experience for second- through sixth-graders. When: Every Saturday for six weeks between Sept. 6-Oct. 18 from 9-11 a.m. (except Oct. 11). Where: YSC Lawrence Football Fields, southwest corner of complex, Fields 3 & 4. Cost: $75 before Aug. 9, $90 after Aug. 9. For more information and to register, visit www.calledtogretness.com; for questions, contact football@calledtogreatness.com

Baseball, softball lessons: Contact Wilson Kilmer to schedule baseball or softball lessons at Home Plate Baseball. Get more information at www.homeplatebaseball.net. Contact Wilson at homeplate@sunflower.com or 785-393-9564.

Home Plate Baseball: Home Plate Baseball is looking for high school players for an 18U fall team. Contact Wilson Kilmer at homeplate@sunflower.com or text at 785-393-9564.

Basketball camp: The Reign Basketball Academy presents PUSH THE ROCK basketball clinic for girls in seventh through 12th grades. The camp will be held from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 16 at East Lawrence Center. Cost is $50. (Bring your own ball). To register (name on the list, then pay at the door), call coach Rebekah Vann at 785-766-3056. Registration deadline is Aug. 9. For questions, email reignbbacademy@gmail.com

Trail races: The Lawrence Trail Hawks will host the Hawk 100-, 50- and 26.2-mile trail races Sept. 13-14 on the North Shore Trails at Clinton Lake. The races utilize 25-mile loops on Clinton Lake’s woody, rocky, root-bound North Shore trail system. The races begin and end at Shelter One in the Army Corps of Engineers’ Overlook Park section of Clinton Lake State Park. Runners will visit fully staffed aid-stations at four points along the course, approximately every six miles. For information or to enter, visit the race page at www.Lawrencetrailhawks.com.

Five-Tool Softball tryouts: The Five-Tool Softball program will hold tryouts for all of its teams — 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U — at 4 p.m., Aug. 9, at the Free State High softball field. For information, contact Steve Seratte at 760-1446.

Rebels 13U tryouts: Kansas Rebels 13U baseball team will conduct tryouts in August. Established competitive team looking for players to fill out roster for 2015 spring season. Players cannot turn 14 before May 1, 2015. Contact Pat Karlin for information and/or schedule tryout at kufireman@sbcglobal.net

Rebels 9U tryouts: Kansas Rebels 9U baseball team will hold tryouts tentatively scheduled for Aug. 16 and 23. The team will play DCABA league in Lawrence, three to four tournaments and possibly state. Players must not turn 10 years old before May 1, 2015. For information, contact Darin Lutz at 785-393-0513 or email dlutz@sunflower.com

Rebels 10U tryouts: Kansas Rebels 10U baseball team will hold tryouts 4-6 p.m., Aug. 10 at YSC field No. 3. For information or to arrange a private tryout, call or text Mark Kern at 785-691-6940 or email mkern@kerngroupinc.com

Rebels 14U tryouts: Kansas Rebels 14U baseball team will hold tryouts from 6-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7 at Heinrich Field at Holcom Complex. Players cannot turn 15 prior to May 1, 2015. Tryouts are for spring/summer season of 2015. For information, contact Trent Flory at 785-331-0333 or floryguy@gmail.com

Phenix tryouts: The Lawrence Phenix softball program will hold tryouts Aug. 2 at Holcom Park. Tryout times are 8-9:15 a.m. for 10U; 9-11 a.m. for 12U; 9:30-10:45 a.m. for 8U; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for 14U; and 1:15-3 p.m. for 16U. Please check in 20 minutes prior to the start time. The rainout make-up date is Aug. 3.

Middle School Cross Country: RunLawrence is offering a cross country program with systematic training organized by a qualified coach. Open to grades 6-8, the program goes from Aug 18 to Oct 10. Times: MWF, 4:30-5:30 at Broken Arrow Park. To register: www.runlawrence.org/youthrunning.html. More info: dkuhls@gmail.com.

AAAA third: Ad Astra Area Aquatics placed third in the large-team group and third overall at the LSC Championships over the weekend at the Indoor Aquatic Center. AAAA’s Ainsley Krug and Evan Eskilon were among the individual high-point winners. Event winners were: Marian Frick, 50, 100 200 breast; Krug, 100, 200 back; Danny Christie, 400 IM, 200 fly; Stephen Johnson, 400 free; Cobe Garcia, 50 free; Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck, 50 free; and the 11-12 girls 200 medley relay of Ainsley Krug, Frick, Payton Krug and Kasey Dunn.

Lightning tryout: The Lightning, a 10-and-under competitive DCABA team, will have baseball tryouts Aug. 9 and 16 at YSI Field No. 4. Tryouts will run from 10 a.m. to noon each day. Call 785-550-5248 for more details.

Catbackers: K-State Athletics’s Catbacker Tour of the state of Kansas hits Lawrence on Aug. 2. The event in Lawrence will take place at Alvamar Country Club and feature a golf tournament during the day and will wrap up with afternoon banquet and auction. The proceeds from the event help to annually fund three $1,000 scholarships for Douglas County high school seniors who attend K-State. The 2014 scholarship recipients are Meredith Morris, Allison Burgess and John Arensberg, all from Free State High. The golf tournament will include a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m., a banquet lunch and guest speakers and a live/silent auction at 2:30 p.m. Non-golfers are welcome to attend only the speakers and auction events. For information, contact the Lawrence Area Catbackers at Lawrence_area_catbackers@yahoo.com or on Facebook.

Falcons baseball: The Lawrence Falcons U14 “AA” baseball team is looking to fill two spots for the 2015 season. The Falcons will play in the Heinrich league and tournaments in the surrounding area. The team wants committed, competitive athletes; catcher and middle infield experience is a plus. Contact Shaun at 785-979-9156 or selston@sunflower.com for more information.