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.

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

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

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

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

Lawrence U13 baseball: A competitive 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.

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.

Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk: For 11 years, runLawrence has hosted the Thanksgiving Day 5K Run. Come join the annual tradition on Nov. 27, 8:30 a.m. at Woodlawn School. Signing up will get you a pair of compression arm sleeves. Family discounts for three or more entries before Nov. 21. Free one-mile kids run after the 5K. To register: www.runlawrence.org/TDay5k.html. More info: Dee Boeck, 785-841-3587, runlawrence@gmail.com

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.

A Run to Remember: The KU Veterans Day 10K/5K Run will take place at 9 a.m. Nov. 7. The run begins and ends at Memorial Stadium and goes past KU’s five war memorials and Pioneer cemetery. All proceeds go to veteran initiatives at KU. Register at www.kualumni.org/kuvetsrun or email RandyMasten@ku.edu

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.

Lawrence Lacrosse: The Lawrence All-City Lacrosse Club has an important parent meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Seabury Academy. Middle school and high school league schedules, uniforms, and practice dates are all on the agenda. New parents are welcome. Spring rosters forming now. No cuts, politics or dead ends. Info: COzonoff@gmail.com, 785-423-0100.

Volleyball clinic: A free volleyball clinic hosted by Haskell Indian Nations University volleyball will be held from 10-11 a.m. Nov. 22 at Coffin Complex. The clinic is open to first- through eighth-grade girls and boys. Contact Sandy Harris by Nov. 19 at alessandra.harris.ah@gmail.com to reserve a spot. Waiver of liability must be signed the day of the clinic. Bring water bottles and knee pads.

Junior Lion basketball: The Lawrence High Lady Lion Basketball Junior Lion Club is looking for all girls basketball players kindergarten through eighth 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 ?

Lawrence Trail Hawks: The Lawrence Trail Hawks will host the sixth annual “Sanders’ Saunter 10k and 25k Trail Runs,” Saturday, Nov. 22 on Clinton Lake’s North Shore trails. The Lawrence Trail Hawks are Lawrence’s original trail- and ultra-running club. Sanders’ Saunter begins and ends at the Corps of Engineers trailhead on the Clinton Lake North Shore Trails, in Clinton Lake State Park. The marked course includes difficult rocky, root-bound trails, smooth, flat, easy trails, scenic lake views, long stretches through old-growth forest, and two traverses of Sanders’ Mound, for which the race is named. Sanders’ Mound is a hill overlooking Clinton Lake at the east end of the North Shore trail system. The race is a benefit for the Birdsong family, whose son Browynn is battling brain cancer. More information, including online entry, is available at Lawrencetrailhawks.com

Turkey Trot: Lawrence Parks and Recreation is still taking registration for the 39th annual Turkey Trot 5K Run to be held this Saturday, Nov. 1, at 9 a.m. at Haskell Indian Nations University. Registration fee is $20, and $25 the day of the race. Those who register early will receive a Turkey Trot T-shirt. The first-place finishers in each of the 12 divisions will receive a turkey from Checkers. The overall male and female first-place finishers will receive a $50 gift certificate from Jocks Nitch Sporting Goods.