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

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.

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

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

Lawrence U13 baseball: A competitive Spring 2015 U13 AA baseball team looking for 2-3 players. The team 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.

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.

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.

Lady Prospects: The Lady Prospects AAU Basketball Club is hosting its Fall Open Gyms for all girls, sixth thru 12th grade at Bishop Seabury Academy. For more information, contact Lady Prospects at info@ladyprospectsbball.org or (785)787-2249.

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).

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

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.

Tennis classes: The Jayhawk Tennis Center, at 5200 Clinton Parkway, is now enrolling all ages and ability levels (beginner to advanced) for its new Winter Session. Quick Start classes (ages 6-11): Tuesday and Saturday times available. Junior Academy classes: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday times available. Adult classes: Tuesday morning and Tuesday/Thursday evening classes available. Call 785-749-3200 or visit www.jayhawktennis.com for information about class times/days, private instruction, or adult league information.

Junior Lion basketball: The Lawrence High Lady Lion Basketball Junior Lion Club is looking for all girls basketball players K through 8th grade who are interested in being a huge part of Lawrence High Lady Lion Basketball. By becoming a Junior Lion you get access to all the Lady Lion Home basketball games, an autographed team poster, T-shirt and more. For more information and the registration form, please visit http://ladylionbasketball.weebly.com/ and for more info contact coach Dickson at LHSLADYLIONBASKETBALL@gmail.com ?

Late Fall Speed-Jump-Strength Training: LMH Therapy Services offers sports performance training classes beginning Dec. 2 available for second-fifth grade and sixth-ninth grade. Baseball, softball, volleyball, and soccer specific training available for middle and high school athletes. Train with experienced certified strength and conditioning coaches at LMH. For more information: email adam.rolf@LMH.org, call 785-505-2719, www.LMH.org/perform

Baseball camp: Next Level Baseball will be hosting Holiday Skills camps on Tuesday, Dec. 23 (Big Springs) and Tuesday, 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. Announcment 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. Discounts available for rentals of five- and 10-plus weeks. Facility is open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 4-9 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. For more information, email info@goteamperformance.com or sales@goteamperformance.com or call 856.1575.

Winter sports: Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is taking team registration for winter adult basketball, bowling, futsal/soccer, flag football, pickleball and volleyball. The registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 5. For information, call 832-7920 or log on to our website at www.lprd.org

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.

Tanner wins again: Brady Tanner, a Special Olympian power lifter from Lawrence, set a world record in the deadlift in Las Vegas at the WABDL Worlds last weekend. Tanner won his 12th championship since 2000, lifting 545 pounds to take the deadlift title, and won the Outstanding Lifter Award. He also won in the bench press, lifting 415 pounds. He will compete for the NSSA Kansas state title in Salina next weekend.

Elite wrestling: Lawrence Elite wrestling practice begins for boys and girls ages 4-18 on Dec. 1, 2, and 4 at the Lawrence Elite wrestling room at 1035 N. 3rd, suite 105 (I70 business center by the east Lawrence I-70 exit). Come try it out to see if you like it before signing up. Wrestlers limited to 60 to ensure quality instruction. Cost is $40 for entire season, which includes a USA wrestling card. Wrestlers who attend tournaments pay as they go. Fundraising is available. For questions, please contact Roger Fincher at 785-691-8169 or Robert Jump at 785-550-7895.