Baseball

-- Rainier District Little League registering boys and girls 6-16. Details: 206-286-4653.

-- Washington State Select Team tryouts March 28, April 11, April 18, at Meridian Park Elementary School. Details: 425-485-1469.

-- Sandy Koufax (14-year-old) select team in search of coach for season. Details: 206-230-4500.

-- Puget Sound Senior Baseball League will hold open tryouts March 7, 14, 21 at Belleuve Community College. Details: 425-562-6666.

-- Bellevue Community College will hold spring training baseball for Little League players 9-12, February-March. Details: 425-641-2356.

-- Shockers Baseball Club (U18 Connie Mack) has openings left for 1999 season. Details: 425-778-1133 or 425-353-7130.

-- Mountlake Terrace Youth Athletic Association Baseball looking for select level 14-year-old baseball players. Details: 425-771-4678.

-- Edmonds Youth Baseball League Hap Dumont Affiliate offering early registration for boys 13-14. Details: 425-776-EYBL or 425-745-4570.

-- Federal Way Colt team (15- and 16-year-old) has openings for 1999 season. Details: 253-661-9656.

Basketball

-- Son Spring Basketball League begins April 10 for senior and junior high boys, and elementary girls and boys. Westside and Eastside leagues. Details: 360-629-2389.

-- AAU Boys Spring League starts April 10 for 5-6 grades. Sign-up deadline is March 25. Details: 425-670-8877.

-- AAU Girls Basketball Tournament for grades 4-varsity, March 20-21. Details: 425-670-8877.

-- Girls U-16 Basketball Tournament Team tryouts, March 21. Details: 206-378-1667.

-- Seattle Storm Elite Boys Basketball tryouts for 5th-8th grade teams, March 7 and 14, at Lake Washington High School. Details: 425-260-3611.

-- Seattle Storm Elite Girls Basketball tryouts for 5th-6th grade teams, March 7 and 14, at Lake Washington High School. Details: 425-260-3611.

-- Seattle Magic tryouts for high school juniors. For tryout, call 425-869-1892.

-- Dare To Dream Kids Clinic, 1-4 p.m., March 7, at Bellevue Community College. Details: 206-525-4665.

-- Dare To Dream 3-on-3 Fantasy Weekend, March 20-21, at Bellevue Community College. Details: 206-525-4665.

-- Rotary Boys and Girls Club March Madness Basketball Tournament March 13-14 to be held at various sites for teams grades 5-9. Details: 206-324-7317 ext. 106

-- AAU Washington Girls Basketball Spring League begins March 27 for teams grades 4-varsity. Details: 425-670-8877.

-- Northshore YMCA drop-in basketball at Cedarcrest High School Thursday nights. Details: 425-844-9622.

-- Snohomish County Women's League accepting teams for 1999 season. Games in Everett, Monroe on Sundays. Details: 360-794-0655.

-- DAP Sports tournaments for boys 12-13 (March 19-21) and girls 12-13 (April 9-11), in Lacey. Details: 360-493-0578.

Boating

-- Seattle Outboard Association meets the third Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at Kenmore Eagles, 7308 N.E. 175th Street in Bothell. Details: 206-781-5713.

Canoe/kayaking

-- Seattle Canoe/Kayak Club recreational youth and adult classes at Green Lake Small Craft Center. Youth sprint racing team competition. Details: 206-684-4074.

Climbing

-- Stone Gardens' Kid's Climb in Ballard, ages 6-16, Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon, Mondays 4-6, Fridays 7-9. Details: 206-781-9828.

Cycling

-- Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club offers programs and events. Details: 206-283-2995.

-- To join Cascade Bicycle Club write: P.O. Box 31299, Seattle 98103. Cost: $17 per year. Club meets second Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m., at Seattle REI store, 222 Yale Ave. N. in Seattle. Hotline: 206-522-BIKE.

-- Highline Bicycle Club activities. Details: 206-937-6541.

Figure skating

-- Beginning skating lessons at Lynnwood Sno-King Ice Arena. Open to skaters age 3 to adult. Details: 425-775-7511.

Football

-- Sports Unlimited International Football Combine, March 7, at Renton Memorial Stadium. Details: 206-781-7341.

-- Pacific Northwest Football Officials Association is accepting applications for members. Details: 206-760-4665.

-- Eastside Rugby Club looking for players. Details: 425-889-6465.

-- Old Puget Sound Beach Rugby Football Club recruiting players for spring season. Details: 425-462-9211.

Gymnastics

-- Sign-ups and classes at Bellevue Boys & Girls Club, ages 4-12. Details: 425-454-6162.

Hockey

-- ARENA SPORTS hosting hockey leagues, open to men, women and youths. Registration deadline is March 6. Details: 206-937-2966.

In-line skating

-- Seattle Sport & Social Club's winter co-ed floor hockey leagues. Details: 206-328-7772.

Officiating

-- Softball umpires wanted for 1999 season. Northend: 206-363-2543. Southend: 253-852-5710.

-- Northwest Baseball Umpires Association seeks men and women to umpire for junior-high through semi-pro games. Details: 206-463-3957.

-- Seattle Officials for Women's Basketball looking for individuals to officiate in 1998-99 season. Details: 206-367-8255.

-- USSSA Softball Umpire classes. Details: 425-481-2005.

Outdoors

-- Green Lake Community Center has a free brochure "The Trees of Green Lake, A Walking Tour" illustrating about 133 trees in Green Lake Park. Created by Green Lake Park Alliance. Details: 206-689-6266.

-- The Washington Trails Association needs volunteers to help maintain hiking trails. Details: 800-587-7032.

-- The Swallows' Nest hosts a variety of clinics and slide shows. Details: 206-441-4100.

-- Camp Long in West Seattle offers free Saturday nature walks. Preregistration required. Details: 206-684-7434.

-- REI free clinics and slide shows weekly at 7 p.m. Seattle store - Details: 206-223-1944, or 888-873-1938.

Running and walking

-- Thurston County Parks and Recreation Department fun run, 9 a.m., March 13, at Chehalis Western Trail. Details: 360-786-5595.

-- Fifty-Plus Fitness Association Seattle area monthly hike, first Sunday of every month at 9:15 a.m. Various locations. Details: 360-793-5418.

-- Green Lake Park Alliance offers its fourth winter season of bird walks, 8 a.m. every first and third Saturday, October through April. Details: 206-525-5575.

Skiing

-- Team Alpental Snoqualmie programs for ages 6-20. Details: 425-747-1501.

-- SKIFORALL year-round outdoor rec programs for children and adults with disabilities. Volunteers needed to assist in downhill & cross-country skiing, snowboarding. Details: 425-462-0978.

Soccer

-- Emerald City F.C. premier-select soccer tryouts for boys, girls U-12 through U-18, March 13-21. Details: 425-481-2852.

-- Seattle Sounders Selects 1999 tryouts, 1-3 p.m., March 6-7 and 13-14, at Bellevue Community College. Details: 425-649-3124.

-- Washington State Soccer Select Team tryouts, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 28, April 11, April 18, at Meridian Park Elementary. Details: 425-485-1469.

-- Northwest soccer camp's advanced developmental training for boys and girls ages 10-13 at Shoreline Stadium. Details: 206-281-2904.

-- New indoor soccer facility open in Redmond for youth, high school and adult leagues. Details: 206-762-8606.

-- Shorelake Soccer Club tryouts for 1999 ADP/Select teams, ages 17-19, March 20-21, at Shoreline Fields. Details: 206-362-3594.

-- Shorelake Americans tryouts: BU-19 Americans, 10 a.m. to noon, March 27-28; BU-16 Americans, 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., March 27-28. Both at Shoreline Stadium. Details: 206-363-5287, 425-787-1217 or 206-362-7471.

Federal Way YMCA offers soccer for ages 3 to adult, through March 26. Details: 253-838-4708.

-- Drop-in soccer for 8th grade to adult Fridays, 6-8 p.m., at Federal Way Norman Center YMCA. Details: 253-838-4708.

Softball

-- Washington Diamonds Doll Girls fastpitch U-18 will hold tryouts in March. Details: 425-235-4163.

-- 64-and-older world champion slowpitch team looking for good players. Details: 206-232-1803.

-- High-school fastpitch coaches needed for Seattle Metro League. Details: 206-860-2000.

-- Bellevue Baseball/Softball Athletic Association accepting team registration for men's, women's and co-ed softball teams. League begins April 18. Details: 425-746-4592.

-- NSA Girls Fastpitch Tournament, March 5-7, at Mountlake Terrace for 12U, 14U, 16U teams. Details: 425-316-9208.

Tennis

-- USA Tennis offers free lessons for youth and adults in the Seattle and Bellevue areas. Details: 206-781-3800.

Volkssport

-- Evergreen State Volkssport Association activities (mostly 10K). Details: 253-840-1776.

Volleyball

-- Northwest Volleyball evening open gym for adults and youths 6:30-10 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. Details: 425-251-6675.

-- Tukwila Parks and Recreation Department accepting teams for co-rec league, begins March 30. Details: 206-768-2822.

Water polo

-- Girls water polo at Rainier Beach Pool, ages 9-14, through March 8, Sundays. Details: 206-386-1944.

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