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 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.

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 an open tryout. Announcement 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 cll 856.1575.

U13 baseball team looking: A U13 AA Lawrence baseball team is looking for two players. It will play in league and tournaments in spring, 2015. Players cannot turn 14 before May 1. Contact baseball66@outlook.com for tryout details.

Phenix Fastpitch: Lawrence Phenix Fastpitch is adding a 10th team. A new 8U team has started and the team is looking for players. The team will be coached by veteran coaches with many years of experience. The team is looking for girls with 2006 and 2007 birthdays. Call Mike Reese at 785-727-9849 (mbraves67@yahoo.com) or Josh Meyer at 785-213-9847 (j.meyer80@yahoo.com) to schedule a tryout.

Vintage baseball: The Second Memorial Travis Sanders Vintage Baseball Game will be 2-4 p.m., April 25 at the Broken Arrow baseball field. Featuring the Emporia Vintage baseball team vs. the Sluggers for Sanders, it’s a fundraiser for an educational fund for Sanders’ nephews Houstyn and Myric Carnagie.

DCABA/Ice/Heinrich baseball: The 2015 DCABA Leagues are filling up. We currently have team space available in the U8, U12 and U14 divisions. Registration information is available online at www.lprd.org. Deadline for team entries is the first eight teams per division. For information contact Lee Ice at ice@lawrenceks.org

Pi Day trail run: The Lawrence Trail Hawks will host the sixth-annual Pi-Day River Rotation Half Marathon and 5K Trail race at 8 a.m., March 14, on the Kansas River trail system. The half-marathon (13.1 miles) and 5K (3.1 miles) races will mark Pi Day, the March 14 “holiday” in honor of the mathematical constant pi and feature a pie buffet at the finish. It begins and ends by the Kansas River trails trailhead just off Eighth and Oak streets in North Lawrence. More information available online at Lawrencetrailhawks.com

Spring break speed & agility camp: LMH Sports Performance will offer a speed and agility camp beginning March 16 for grades 2-5 and 6-8. Train with experienced certified strength and conditioning coaches at LMH. For information: email chase.ryan@LMH.org, call 785-505-2719 or visit www.LMH.org/perform

Spring speed-jump-strength training: LMH Sports Performance will offer training classes beginning March 24 for grades 2-5 and 6-8. Train with experienced certified strength and conditioning coaches at LMH. For information: email adam.rolf@LMH.org, call 785-505-2719 or visit www.LMH.org/perform

Hoops tryouts: The Lady Prospects AAU Basketball Club will begin tryouts for its high school teams March 8 at Bishop Seabury Academy. For information, call (785) 787-2249 or email info@ladyprospectsbball.org

LPRD registration: Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is taking team registration for spring adult softball, kickball, volleyball, bowling, soccer, flag football, pickleball and basketball. Registration deadline is March 6. For information, call 832-7920 or visit www.lprd.org

Vaulter fundraiser: Jordan Scott, a former Kansas University pole vaulter now training in Lawrence, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance his quest to compete in the 2016 Olympics. Scott, now a pro vaulter, competed at KU from 2006-11 who won the NCAAs and seven Big 12 championships. For information about his campaign, visit http://ljw.bz/17gIq2t

5K and 2K Fitness Walks: A non-competitive fitness walk will be held on March 28, weather permitting. No times will be kept, and there is no registration fee; however, participants are encouraged to bring a can of food, which will be donated to the Trinity Interfaith Food Pantry. Participants should meet in the Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, located at 13th and New Hampshire, at 9:30 a.m. to fill out an entry form and sign a waiver. The walks will start at 10 a.m. For more information, call Joan Wells at 842-6160.

Softball tournament: The ASA Easton Sports Summer Bat Wars tournament will be June 27, with a three-game guarantee. Men’s D and E champions advance to nationals. For information, call Craig Grosshuesch at 913.522.0333.

13U baseball looking: A 13U baseball team is looking to fill two spots for spring league play and tournaments. Players should not turn 14 before May 1, but the team is willing to play 14U for the right player. For information, email 785baseball@gmail.com

KU baseball tickets: A limited number of complimentary tickets are available through the Bud Walker Caring for Kids program for upcoming Kansas University baseball weekend games in March. These tickets are available for youth organizations, such as youth sports teams, scouting groups, church youth groups, after-school clubs and any other youth organizations that would like to experience a college baseball game. Contact KU baseball at 785-864-7907 for information.