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

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 Running Sports 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 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

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 (baseballknowhow@weebly.com).

Basketball 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.

Yoga class: Free Yoga Class at Garry Gribble’s Running Sports (839 Mass.) every Sunday morning from 10 a.m. to 11 am. The practice is open to beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Bring a mat, towel, water bottle and wear comfortable athletic clothing. Any questions? Email Lauren at Ultralink369@gmail.com or call the store at 785-856-0434.

Basketball Academy: Reign Basketball Academy, LLC., offers year round elite level agility, speed and basketball training for all youth athletes, ages 5-18. PRICING: 4-Session Package (1-hour each) for 5-12 is $140. 4-Session Package for 13 & up is $200. For more information, contact Rebekah Vann at 785-766-3056 or reignbbacademy@gmail.com. For more information, go to reignbasketballacademy.weebly.com. Join us on Twitter @reignbbacademy, YouTube and Facebook.com/reignbasketballacademy.

Bike ride: The Lawrence’s Bike Club’s Summer Fun Beginners Bike Ride will be every Monday through Aug. 31. Ride begins at 6:30 p.m. at Cycle Works, 2121 Kasold Dr. Approximately 10 mph for 10 miles mostly on Lawrence Bike Path. Tech tips first Monday of each month. Helmet required, water bottle recommended.

Brandon Schneider Golf: The inaugural Brandon Schneider Golf Tournament will tee off on Aug. 22 at Alvamar Golf and Country Club. Registration is open for singles, pairs and foursomes. Cost is $100 per person, which includes green fees, cart, range balls, dinner and a goodie bag. All proceeds from the tournament support Kansas women’s basketball and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Breast Center. Golf begins at 1 p.m., with a shotgun start of the four-person scramble. Dinner will follow at 6 p.m., and includes live and silent auctions. Throughout the day, participants will get a chance to meet the 2015-16 Kansas women’s basketball team and staff, who will be on the course cheering and visiting with the teams. For information, visit www.kuwbbgolf.com.

Robinson Center court availability: The Robinson Center at Kansas University has courts available for rent for basketball, volleyball, racquetball, soccer, baseball, softball and other sports. For information, contact Bernie Kish at 864-0703 or bkish@ku.edu.

Phenix looking: The Lawrence Phenix Folks 12UB team is looking to add to its roster for the fall season. Our team is part of the Lawrence Phenix Organization that has been in operation for 30-plus years offering an opportunity for girls to play competitive fastpitch softball. Our first year team is looking for 4-5 players with 2004 birthdays — specifically, one established pitcher and players ready to play 12B. Email phenixsoftball@gmail.com for questions or to set up an individual tryout.

Free State softball camp: The 5 Tool Softball School (grades 4-8) is taking applications for the softball camp that will be offered at Free State High this coming fall. The camp will be held on Sunday afternoons Aug. 30 through Sept. 20. For more information, contact FSHS head softball coach Lee Ice at ice@sunflower.com

U14 baseball seeking: A competitive U14 AA team is looking for two players. This team that will play in fall league 2015 and tournaments in the spring of 2016. Players cannot turn 15 before May 1, 2016. Contact baseball66@outlook.com for tryout details.

14U Rebels looking: Kansas Rebels 14U baseball team conducting tryouts for spring 2016 season. Competitive tournament team will play league locally and 6-8 tournaments. Coaching staff with 20 plus years of experience. Contact Pat Karlin at kufireman@sbcglobal.net or 785-865-8682 to schedule a tryout.

Cross country: runLawrence is offering an eight-week fall cross country program for middle school students, Aug. 17-Oct 8. It will meet from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Broken Arrow Park. Sign up by Aug 16. More info at: http://www.runlawrence.org/youthrunning.html, or email: runLawrence@gmail.com

11U Lawrence Lightning tryout: The Lawrence Lightning U11 baseball team will hold tryouts at 10 a.m., Aug. 15 at YSI No. 2. State champion baseball team will play in DCABA league and six tournaments. Please contact Clint Bradley at 785-550-5248 for more information.

Flag football: Coming this fall, Called To Greatness is offering a Flag Football Experience for upcoming second-sixth graders. When: Every Saturday, Sept. 12-Oct. 17, 9-11 a.m. Where: YSC Lawrence Football Fields, southwest corner of complex, Fields 3 & 4 Cost: $75. For information and to register visit www.calledtogretness.com. If you have questions, contact football@calledtogreatness.com

Reign Academy: If you are looking for a youth competitive sports teams, Reign Basketball Academy LLC is holding tryouts for team “PUSH THE ROCK” 10U (3rd/4th grade) boys on Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. at Grace Church (3312 Calvin Dr., Lawrence). There will also be tryouts for 14U (7th/8th grade) girls on Aug. 22 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Grace Church. For more information and to reserve your spot at tryouts, please call Director, Rebekah Vann at 785-766-3056 or send an email to reignbbacademy@gmail.com. You can also check us out online at www.reignbasketballacademy.weebly.com

Baseball tryouts: A competitive 14U baseball team is holding tryouts on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. at Holcolm Red. We will be playing league games and several tournaments. Can’t turn 15 prior to May 1, 2016. Contact Jim Miller at 785-727-0562 or email at jmiller1039617@gmail.com with any questions.

Trail Hawks trail races: The Lawrence Trail Hawks will host the fourth-annual Hawk 100-, 50- and 26.2-mile trail races Sept. 12-13 at Clinton Lake. The “Hawk Hundred” 100-Mile Trail Run features four, 25-mile loops on Clinton Lake’s wooded, rocky, root-bound North Shore trail system. The “Hawk 50” runners will complete two laps of the 25-mile course, while the runners in the 26.2-mile Hawk Marathon “fun run” will add an extra 1.2 miles off-trail to the beginning of their one-lap race. The races begin and end at Shelter 1 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. Runners in the 100- and 50-mile races start 6 a.m. Marathoners begin at 7 a.m. The course will stay open 32 hours, 6 a.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday. The Lawrence Trail Hawks are Lawrence’s original trail- and ultra-marathon running group. For information or to enter, visit the race page at www.trailhawks.com

Kansas rugby get-together: Kansas Jayhawks Rugby Football Club will host a Try On Rugby Meet ‘N’ Greet from 6-7:30 p.m., Aug. 27, next to the KU sand volleyball courts on Sunnyside Avenue. The event, hosted by the men’s and women’s teams, will included a free mini training camp and info session for anyone 18 and over in the Lawrence-Kansas City area interested in rugby. No experience necessary, and participants need not be students. A free pizza/social event will follow the camp. For information, call or text Mariya at 785.217.8525, or visit Facebook, facebook.com/kurugby or facebook.com/KJWRFC

Prospects tryouts: The Lady Prospects AAU Basketball Club will host tryouts for its youth teams, for girls in grades 5-8, from 2-4 p.m. on Aug. 29-30 at Bishop Seabury Academy. For information, contact (785) 787-2249 or info@ladyprospectsbball.org

Girls basketball workouts: Free State High head girls basketball coach Bryan Duncan will be host workouts for girls in grades 4-8 from 7:15-8:15 p.m. on Mondays in September. For information contact Bryan Duncan at bduncan@usd497.org or 832-6050, ext. 1908.

14U softball seeking: A 14U softball team is forming to play in the fall and into next summer and beyond. We will start out playing C ball. If you and your daughter feel slighted by other teams or have been told you’re not good enough to play for other teams, or just want more coaching, this team is for you. Girls with 2002 birthdays get first preference, but others are invited. Tryout at 9 a.m., Aug. 15 at YSC, field 7. Any questions, call or text 785-331-9431.

Parks and Rec. hiring: Lawrence Parks & Recreation Youth Sports Office is currently taking applications for the following part-time positions: Youth Basketball Officials — Applicant must be a least 17 years of age. Must be dependable, knowledgeable of the rules and have some basketball background experience either as a player or an official. Scorekeepers–Applicant must be a least 17. Would be responsible for keeping the scorebook and clock during competitive Hoopster basketball games. Hoopster games are played Sunday-Thursday. Applicants must apply online at http://www.lawrenceks.org/jobs

Family Promise golf tournament: Cindy Self and Raynee Beaty are co-chairs of the Family Promise Golf Tournament and Auction Party. These events have raised $320,000 over the past five years to help transform the lives of homeless children and their families in Lawrence. The auction party Sept. 20 at Maceli’s will feature hot food and complimentary wine and beer and soft drinks. Bidders will vie for silent- and live-auction items ranging in value from $25 gift certificates to vacation trips to Florida and Costa Rica. On Sept. 21, four-person teams will compete in two flights for a variety of individual and team prizes at Alvamar CC in a scramble format. Registration starts at noon, box lunches follow, shotgun start at 1 p.m., a barbecue buffet dinner with awards at 5:30. 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.

Dr. Bob Run: The sixth-annual Dr. Bob Run — in honor of former KU Athletic Director and Sport Management Lecturer Dr. Bob Frederick — will be held on Sept. 19 at KU’s premier cross country course, Rim Rock Farm. The Dr. Bob Run is sponsored by the Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences and the School of Education. Events, which begin at 8 a.m., include a Hy-Vee One Mile Kids Run and a 5K run. Proceeds from the run support the Dr. Bob Frederick Scholarship Fund. For information and to register online, visit : www.hses.soe.ku.edu/alumni/dr-bob-run. Call Bernie Kish at 785-864-0703 or Jordan Bass at 785-864-6831 with questions.

10U Kansas Rebels tryout: We are a competitive baseball team that will play DCABA league in Lawrence next spring as well as several local tournaments. The tryout will be Aug. 15 at YSC in Lawrence on field No. 3. If you plan to attend please contact coach Darin Lutz at 785-393-0513 or by email at dlutz@sunflower.com. Players cannot turn 11 by May 1st 2016

Free 5K: The Defend Lawrence! 5K on Aug. 21 is a free community 5K walk/run on the 152nd anniversary of Quantrill’s Raid, commemorating the resilience of Lawrencians past and present. Event begins at 5:05 a.m., the time at which Quantrill launched his attack. Meet 10-15 minutes beforehand at 16 E. 8th Street in downtown Lawrence (between Merchants and Sandbar Subs). For info contact J. Jenkins at (785) 865-6112 or j.jenkins@runwalklawrence.com.

11U Rebels tryout: A tryout for the 11U Rebels competitive baseball team will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 at YSC Field No. 3. The team is seeking pitchers and great hitters. Email questions to Mark Kern at mkern@kerngroupinc.com.