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 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.

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.

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: 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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Bob Run: The fifth annual Dr. Bob Run will be held in conjunction with KU Family Weekend at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 20 at Rim Rock Farm, just north of Lawrences. All proceeds from the event support the Dr. Bob Frederick Scholarship Program, which is a scholarship program designated to support both graduate and undergraduate students studying Sport Management through the Health, Sport, & Exercise Sciences Department within the KU School of Education. Participants are encouraged to register for either an individual 5K or 8K event, or create a team for the 8K Team Challenge. Also, families are encouraged to participate in the Hy-Vee 1 Mile Kids Run. For more information, please visit http://hses.soe.ku.edu/drbob

Basketball workouts: Free State girls youth basketball workouts will be Tuesdays, Sept. 16, 23, 30, 7:15-8:15 p.m. at Free State. Contact Bryan Duncan at bduncan@usd497.org or 330-1908 for information.

Girls basketball tryouts: 2015 13U Girls Club AAU tryouts will be held Sept. 27 at East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St. Any sixth- or seventh-grade girl who is interested in playing is welcome. Tryout fee is $20, and only 50 spots are open. Tryouts are from noon-2 p.m. All athletes must pre-register by Sept. 20 by contacting Rebekah Vann at 785-766-3056 or by email at: reignbbacademy@gmail.com.

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.

LHS fall basketball academy: Lawrence High girls basketball will host a fall basketball academy for all girls K-8. We will work on basketball fundamentals including ball handling, form shooting and dribbling and passing. Cost is $40. The academy will run 8-9 a.m. on Sept. 13 and 27, Oct. 11 and Nov. 1 in the LHS main gym. Contact coach Dickson at LHSLADYLIONBASKETBALL@gmail.com or http://ladylionbasketball.weebly.com/ for information. ??

FSHS junior cheer: Receive chant, cheer and dance instruction and perform at a Free State High football game. Open to all children pre-school through sixth grade. The instruction clinic will be held 1-3 p.m., Sept. 28 in the Free State High gym. Junior Firebirds will perform for the first half of the home game at Free State’s football stadium on Oct. 3. Registration fee is $35 and includes the two-hour clinic, Junior Firebird admittance to the football game, T-shirt and poms. To pre-register or request information, contact Jennifer Culbertson at jculbert@usd497.org. Walk-ins welcome.

Kansas rugby: The Kansas Jayhawks Rugby Football Club will host its 50th reunion Oct. 2-4. Current and former members are invited to attend. Activities include a golf outing on Friday, Oct. 3 and a dinner on Saturday, Oct. 4. Reservations are required. Contact Jim Bartle at 785 218-2676 or westwick@sunflower.com

Bike ride: Nearly 2,000 cyclists will take a two-day bike ride that will lead them along the scenic back roads from Kansas City to Lawrence and back while raising money for the National MS Society Mid America Chapter on Sept. 13 and 14. The MS 150 Bike Ride starts and finishes at Garmin Headquarters in Olathe with an overnight stay and lots of free entertainment for cyclists and the public in Lawrence’s South Park. More information about the MS 150 Bike Ride and a complete calendar of Lawrence area events are available at www.visitlawrence.com

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.

Crowe ace: Fred Crowe used an 8-iron to fire a hole-in-one on the 147-yard No. 17 hole at Eagle Bend. Eric White witnessed the ace.