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.

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 6:30 p.m. every Thursday 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

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

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 experience. 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.

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 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.

Titans looking: The Lawrence Titans U14 baseball team is looking for two players. It is a competitive team that will play in league and 6-8 tournaments in spring of 2016. Players cannot turn 15 before May 1, 2016. Contact baseball66@outlook.com for tryout details.

Rebels looking: The Kansas Rebels U11 baseball team is looking for players. For a private tryout, text Mark Kern at 785-691-6940.

Group run: At 6 p.m. every Thursday, Ad Astra Running (16 E. 8th St.) 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 785-830-8353 or e-mail j.jenkins@adastrarunning.com

Weight training and conditioning: Former director of KU strength and conditioning, coach Fred Roll (22 Div. I sports), is offering a beginning weight training and conditioning class for seventh-graders through adults. Next session begins March 22 for 10 weeks. Class meets 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, with optional Saturdays. Also, advanced adult classes at 7-8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and sport-specific training. Tens of local high school athletes have gone on to collegiate sports from this program. Contact coach Roll at 785-331-8200 or freroll13@gmail.com

Inferno Softball: Lawrence Inferno Softball 14U B looking to fill 2-3 spots for our competitive 2016 spring/summer organization playing in several tournaments in the area throughout the spring and summer. We are looking to add a catcher, strong pitcher and a utility player to finalize our roster for the upcoming season. Tryouts will be on an individual basis for the right players and parents to join our softball family. If you are interested in information or a tryout, please contact Jason Robinson at 785-865-7338or jrobinson4295@yahoo.com.

Youth baseball: Douglas County Amateur, Ice/Heinrich & Houk League baseball still have room for team registration in the following leagues: U8 and U14. 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

Winter speed and strength training: LMH Performance and Wellness Center at Sports Pavilion Lawrence will offer classes for grades 2-5 and 6-8. Varsity sports training for competitive high school athletes available. Train with experienced certified strength and conditioning coaches and sport physical therapists. For information email adam.rolf@LMH.org www.LMH.org/perform

Umpires needed: Lawrence Parks & Recreation youth baseball/softball umpires (Rec & DCABA) are needed. Applicants must be at least 16 and possess background and experience in the sport of baseball and/or softball as well as having experience working with children. Applicant must be available to work in the evenings Monday thru Friday and-or Saturdays. Apply on-line at www.lprd.org

Hoops tourney: Revolution Fastpitch, based out of Eudora, is hosting a one-day youth basketball tournament on Saturday, March 12, at Eudora High School and Community Center. Divisions for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade boys and fifth/sixth girls. This tournament will also have competitive and rec divisions. Cost is $150 with running 20-minute halves. For information, contact Jeff Pierce at 785-393-6710 or visit www.k10shootout.com

Strength and conditioning: Athletic Strength Institute (ASI) provides year-round strength and conditioning, nutritional coaching and soft-tissue therapy for athletes. ASI’s experienced coaches have worked with professional, college, high school and amateur athletes. We emphasize identifying an athlete’s weaknesses, flexibility limitations and faulty movement patterns and develop individualized training programs to address these issues before moving on to more traditional strength, power, speed and agility training. We also provide individual nutritional guidelines. Contact Athletic Strength Institute at info@athleticsi.com or 785-813-1823 or visit www.athleticsi.com

Prospects tryouts: The Lady Prospects Basketball Club will host tryouts for its high school teams beginning March 13 at Bishop Seabury Academy. Tryouts for all girls in grades 9-11 will take place March 13, 16, 19 and 20. For information, call (785) 787-2249 or email info@ladyprospectsbball.org.

KU baseball camp: The Jayhawk Baseball Spring Training Camp will run 9 a.m.-noon, March 14 and 15 at Hoglund Ballpark. The camp for grades K-6 costs $85 or $80 each for siblings. Sign up at www.kuathletics.com or call 785-864-7907 for information. Summer camp information is also now available online.

Lawrence qualifiers: Lawrence fourth-grader Andrew Honas and fifth-grader Eric Streeter qualified for the Kansas National Dual Team and will compete in Council Bluffs, Iowa at Nationals on April 15-17. Both wrestlers battled through 32-man brackets, wrestling and beating the best K-sixth graders in the state on Sunday at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. Both young wrestlers are members of Sunflower Kids Wrestling club in Lawrence. Honas will represent Team Kansas at 55 pounds and Streeter at 80 pounds.

Trail race: The Lawrence Trail Hawks will host the sixth-annual “Pi-Day River Rotation Half-Marathon (13.14 miles) and 5K “Pi-Miler” (3.14 miles) Trail Race” at 8 a.m., March 12 on the Kansas River trail system. The races mark Pi Day, a March 14 holiday held in honor of the mathematical constant pi, 3.14, and feature a pie buffet at the finish line. The Pi-Day River Rotation Half Marathon Trail Race begins and ends by the Kansas River Trails trailhead, just off Eighth and Oak streets in North Lawrence. There will be an aid station offering water, sports drink and fruit located at the trailhead. The race features awards for the first three men and women overall and age-group finishers, and Pi Day running shirts for entrants. More information is available at Trailhawks.com

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

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

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.

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