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BASEBALL

North American Women's League - Needs players. Fraser Field, Lynn. Call 978-223-8888.

Boston Amateur Baseball League - Needs teams and players. Over-18, over-35 and over-45 divisions. Boston area. Call 617-325-5164.

Essex County Baseball Club - Looking for players. 19-century baseball. Danvers. Call 978-790-5707.

MetroWest Baseball Association - Sunday morning pickup game, through October. Call 508-879-7234..

BASKETBALL

Bears' Camp - Monday-July 30. 8:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m. Bridgewater St. College. Call 508-531-1352 or 508-695-5666.

Catch and Shoot Camp - Monday-July 30. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Boys, ages 7-17. Endicott College, Beverly. Call 978-232-2317.

Championship Camp for Girls - Monday-July 30. 9 a.m.- 4:15 p.m. Ages 9-18. Salem State College. Call 978-542-7260.

Fast Break Basketball School - Monday-July 30. Boys entering grades 5 through 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. . . . Abington High School. Call 508-238-9112.

A Step Ahead Summer Clinic - Through Aug. 13. 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Boys and girls, ages 7-17. Cabot Park and School, Newton. 617-909-5990.

Ten Star All-Star Camp - Summer. Boys and girls, ages 10-19. Locations across the United States. Johns Hopkins June 20-24. Call 704-373-0873.

UNH Girls' Camps - Team camp. July 30-Aug. 1. High school and junior varsity . . . Durham, N.H. Call 603-862-2447.

School of Basketball Summer Camp - Aug. 1-5. Individual Elite Camp. Girls, grades 6-12 . . . Aug. 5-8. Team camp. Girls, grades 8-12 . . . Boston University. Call 617-353-8678.

Tom ``Satch'' Sanders Basketball School - Aug. 1-6. Boys and girls, ages 8-18. New England College, Henniker, N.H. Call 1-800-941-2257.

WPI Summer Camps - Aug. 2-6. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ages 7-13. Worcester campus. Call 508-831-5800.

East Coast Basketball Clinics - Aug. 16-20. Boys and girls, ages 7-15. Broad Meadows School, Quincy. Call 401-331-7734.

Dennis Wolff's ``In the Air'' Day Camp - Aug. 23-27. Boston University. Boys and girls, grades 4-8. Call 617-353-2875.

``Basketball PLAYER'S EDGE'' - Boys and girls, grades 5-11. South Shore, North Shore, Metro West and Central Mass. Call 508-631-5066.

The Corporate Basketball League, LLC - Summer season. Needs players. Men and women. Weeknights. Cambridge-Newton area. Call 781-248-7811.

BOXING

Amateur-style Lessons - Boston Sport Boxing Club, Watertown. Call 617-972-1711.

FENCING

Learn to Fence - Adult and children's classes. All levels. Boston Fencing Club, Waltham. Call 781-891-0119.

FIELD HOCKEY

WPI Summer Camps - Monday-Thursday. Ages 8-17. Worcester campus. Call 508-831-5800.

FISHING

The Fishing Academy - Boys and girls, ages 8-15. Day camp. West End House Boys and Girls Club, Allston. Call 617-782-2614.

FLOOR HOCKEY

Newton Coed Team - Needs female players. Sunday nights. Call 617-782-0746.

FOOTBALL

Roxbury Latin Camp - Aug. 2-6. Grades 6-12, all skill levels. Call 617-325-4920 or 617-524-7085.

High School Officials Classes - Aug. 5-Oct. 7. Thursdays. 7 p.m. American Legion, Ashland. Call 508-238-1464.

Kickers Plus - Individual placekicking and punting lessons. Call 617-773-3830.

GOLF

Aug. 13, Sheraton Colonial GC - Kay Sanders Memorial Tournament. Call 978-857-5849.

Aug. 21, The New England CC - Jeffrey J. Lucier Memorial Tournament. Call 973-898-9870.

HOCKEY

Top Gun Camp - Aug. 15-27. Peewees and bantams. Evenings. Icenter, Salem, N.H. Call 978-531-5900.

Louis Chabot Specialized Schools - Aug. 23-27; Gallo Arena, Bourne. Boys and girls, ages 6-17. Call 603-929-4967.

Minuteman Camp - Aug. 29-Sept. 3. Ages 6-14. Full-day. Hayden Rink, Lexington. Call 781-643-3273 or 781-862-5575.

O'Sullivan Academy - Sundays through Aug. 22. Mites, 8-9 a.m. Squirts, peewees and bantams, 9:10-10:10 a.m. Quincy Youth Arena. Call 617-288-4644.

Girls' Summer Hockey - Mondays though Aug. 30. High school age. 3-on-3. Pilgrim Arena, Hingham. Call 781-834-1884.

Has Been Hockey - 3-on-3 games. Men and women. Pilgrim Arena, Hingham. Call 781-834-1884.

Spring/Summer Adult Leagues - Needs players and teams. Boston, North Shore, South Shore, Marlborough, Walpole and other Metro locations. Call 1-888-456-3745.

ICE SKATING

Learn To Skate Classes - Bay State Skating School. Children and adults. MDC rinks: Cambridge, Cleveland Circle/Brookline, Hyde Park-Dedham, Lynn, Medford Flynn, Medford LoConte, Neponset-Dorchester, Newton-Brighton, North End, Quincy, Somerville, South Boston, Waltham, West Roxbury, and Weymouth. Call 781-890-8480 . . . Commonwealth Figure Skating Club. Randolph Ice Arena. Call 781-963-4053.

``EDGEWORKS'' Skating School - USFSA Basic Badge Program. O'Brien Ice Rink, Woburn . . . Thursdays. 6-7 p.m. Valley Forum 2, Malden. Ages 4-18. . . . Call 781-395-2155.

Ice Skating Classes - Mondays. 7 p.m. Adults. Daly MDC Rink. Newton-Brighton-Watertown line. Call 781-890-8480.

Nashoba Valley ISI Skating School - Learn to skate classes. Saturdays. Ages 4 and over. 10:45 or 11:30 a.m. . . . Basic skills classes. Saturdays. 12:25-1:55 p.m. . . . Adult classes. Tuesdays. 8-9 p.m. . . . Boxboro. Call 978-263-3044.

Public Skating - Burbank Ice Arena, Reading. Mondays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. -1 p.m.; Tuesdays and Fridays, Noon-1:50 p.m.; Wednesdays, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Sundays 6-7:50 p.m. Call 781-942-2271 . . . Free lessons at MDC rinks. Call 617-727-9547, ext. 5450 . . . At DEM rinks in Auburn, Brockton, Fall River, Franklin, Gardner, Marlborough, New Bedford, Plymouth, Taunton, and Worcester. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-noon. Fridays, 8-10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 2-4 p.m. Call 1-888-74-SKATE.

LACROSSE

Boston Lacrosse Summer League - Sundays through Aug. 8. 1-8 p.m. Girls and women. At MIT, Cambridge. Call 804-287-6680.

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Strength and Conditioning Sessions - Through Aug. 20. Ages 14-21. Strength training, speed development, explosive power, functional training and more. Boston College High School. Call 617-474-5132 (days) or 781-545-1357 (evenings and weekends).

Strength, Speed and Conditioning Program - Through Aug. 27. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Ages 13 and older. Milton Academy. Call 617-898-2481.

Strength and Conditioning, Sport Psychology, and Sports Rehabilitation - All sports. BU Athletic Enhancement Center. Call 617-414-6835.

Strength and Conditioning - All sports, all levels. With Mike Boyle. Winchester, Canton and Lawrence. Call 781-729-1333 . . . All ages, all levels. Icenter, Salem N.H. Call 603-893-4448 (ext. 115).

Speed and Conditioning Program - All sports, all levels. Call 508-584-5168.

ROAD RACES

Race details subject to change. Please contact directors before traveling to a race.

Tuesday, Abington - 3.27 mi.; 7 p.m.; Woodsdale School; 781-878-8622.

Wednesday, Wakefield - 5K; 6:30 p.m.; Lord Wakefield Motel; 781-665-9406.

Thursday, Medford - 2.5 mi.; 6:30 p.m.; MacDonald Park; 781-944-3390.

Aug. 8, Newburyport - 1 mi.; 10 a.m.; Atkinson Common; 978-465-2228.

Aug. 12, Manchester, N.H. - 5K; 6:20 p.m.; Veterans Park; 800-554-1664.

Aug. 13, Ipswich - 5K; 6:15 p.m.; Crane's Beach; 603-382-8958.

Aug. 16, Salisbury - 5 mi.; 6 p.m.; Salisbury Beach State Reservation; 978-462-4481.

Sept. 18, Wrentham - 5K; 9 a.m.; Developmental Center; 508-384-3116 (ext. 1682).

Sept. 19, Cambridge - 5 mile; 10 a.m.; VFW Post #3273; 617-349-6047.

Sept. 19, Hingham - 10K race; 10:30 a.m.; Hingham HS; 781-837-7210.

Oct. 3, South Boston - 5 mi.; 10 a.m.; FleetBoston Pavilion; 617-268-1619.

To facilitate publication of upcoming races, send listings - please follow the format above and include the date of the race, an application and a verification phone number, with area code - to Road Races, The Boston Globe, P.O. Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107. Please do not write to the Globe for entry blanks.

ROWING

Rowing and Sculling Classes - Adults. Six-week course starting July 26. De Wolfe Boathouse, Boston University. Call 617-353-2748. Community Rowing, Inc. - Call 617-964-2455.

RUGBY

North Shore RFC - Division 3 club. Needs players. All ages and levels. Salem. Call 781-771-1127.

Boston RFC - Seeks players of all levels. Call 617-566-BRFC.

Boston Women's RC - Needs players. Call 617-824-4294.

Mystic River RC - 1st division team. Needs players. Boston. Call 781-322-0898.

South Shore Anchors RFC - Needs players. Men and women. Call 617-828-6172.

SCUBA DIVING

PADI Scuba Class - All levels. Equipment supplied. Call 781-321-8830.

Classes - All levels. Beginnner to divemaster. Call 617-846-5151 . . .

Private, group or women's only classes. Newton. Call 617-964-0443.

SKIING

Dryland Alpine Ski Racing Camps - Aug. 1-6 and 15-20. Boys and girls, ages 9-17. The Round Hearth at Stowe (Vt.). Call 802-253-7223.

SOCCER

Girls Elite Camp - Monday-Thursday. 5-9 p.m. Ages 14-18. WPI, Worcester campus. Call 508-831-5800.

WPI Summer Camp - Monday-July 30. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ages 8-17. Worcester campus. Call 508-831-5800.

Soccer Dimensions Residential Camp - Aug. 1-5. Boys, ages 9-18. Durham, N.H. Call 603-862-3211.

Ajax Orlando Camp - Aug. 8-12. Boys and girls, ages 10-high school. UMass-Dartmouth. Call 508-999-8720.

Greater Boston League - Needs teams and players. Men's and coed leagues. Call 508-238-7129.

Outdoor Adult League - Saturdays through the summer. Men and women. Brookline. Call 617-787-6245.

Speed, Agility and Quickness Clinic - Through Aug. 19. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 5-6 p.m. or 6-7 p.m. Boys and girls, ages 12-21. CRU Park, Hopkinton. Call 978-521-9293.

SOFTBALL

Wayland Women's League - Need players and teams. Slow-pitch. Call 781-235-2460.

Top Gun Camp - Aug. 9-13. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Ages 8-18. Wakefield High School. Call 781-396-3710.

Newton Coed League - Needs teams. Tuesdays. Call 617-782-0746. South Shore Senior League - Needs players. Ages 55 and over. Wednesdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. Thursdays, 5 p.m. Central Park Field, Scituate. Call 781-545-5441 or 781-545-8722.

Brookline Men's Summer League - Mondays-Thursdays. Needs teams and players. Call 617-232-9424.

Brookline Pickup League - Need players. Sunday afternoons. Call 617-524-2194.

Adult Coed Team - Summer team. Needs players. Mondays-Thursdays. Boston area. Call 617-568-1936.

SPEEDSKATING

Learn to Speedskate - Bay State Speedskating club. Call 781-826-2521 or 508-660-2641.

Walpole Iorio Arena - Mondays, 7 p.m. Iorio Arena, Walpole. Call 508-660-2641 or 781-826-2521.

SPORTS MEMORABILIA

Auctions and shows - Aug. 1; Mansfield Holiday Inn; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. . . . Aug. 6; Arlington K of C; 7-10 p.m.

SWIMMING

Against The Tide Swim and Walk - Aug. 21. Nickerson State Park, Brewster. 1-mile swim, 9 a.m. 3-mile walk, 10 a.m. Call 1-800-649-6222.

Competitive Training Prgram - Through Aug. 6. Mondays-Fridays. 6:30-8:30 a.m. ? Weston Middle School. Call 781-529-0203.

Training For Tri-athletes and Masters - Tuesdays and Thursdays. 6-7:30 a.m. Brandeis University, Waltham. Call 781-736-3649.

Collegiate Swim Program - Aug. 9-13. Boys and girls, ages 8-16. Babson College, Wellesley. Call 508-497-8862.

Northeastern Masters Team - Coached workouts for masters swimmers and triathletes. Northeastern University. Call 617-373-2676.

New England Masters Swim Club, Inc. - Coached workout groups, training tips and meets. Ages 19 and older. Call 1-888-794-6636.

TABLE TENNIS

West Suburban Table Tennis - Thursdays. 7-10 p.m. Pfaff Center, Medfield. Call 508-359-6544.

Boston Table Tennis Center - Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 6-11 p.m. Sundays, 3-11 p.m. All levels. Medford. Call 617-953-0707.

Ipswich Club - Wednesdays. 7-9:30 p.m. Town Hall. Call 978-356-6197.

TENNIS

TennisNorth - Through Aug. 29. Summer season. Singles and doubles. All levels. Swampscott. Call 781-599-5634.

Dean College Day Camp - Through Aug. 13. Weekly sessions. Boys and girls, ages 8-16. Franklin. Call 508-541-1554.

Tennis Instruction - All ages, all skill levels. Weymouth Club, South Weymouth. Call 781-337-4600.

TRACK

UNH Day Camp - Aug. 1-5. Boys and girls, grades 6-12. Durham, N.H. Call 603-862-3888 or 603-862-3815.

Track Workouts with the Mystic Runners - Tuesdays. 6:30 p.m. Hormel Stadium Track, Medford. Call 781-944-5290.

Coached Outdoor Workouts With Liberty Athletic Club - Women. Tuesdays. 6:30 p.m. Harvard University outdoor track . . . Girls. Thursdays. 6:15 p.m. Lexington. Call 978-510-1032.

Athletics East Track and Cross-Country Team - Men and women. Looking for post-collegiate athletes in all events. Call 781-246-3868.

TRIATHLON

Aug. 15, Sharon - 8 a.m. Massachusetts Triathlon. Lake Massapoag. Call 508-477-6311.

Sept. 11, Hyannis - 7 a.m. Hyannis Sprint 2 Triathlon. Craigville Beach. Call 508-477-6311.

WALKING

Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk - Sept. 19 . . . 7 a.m. 26.2 miles. Hopkinton . . . 11 a.m. 13.1 miles. Wellesley High School . . . Call 866-JFW-HERO.

WIFFLEBALL

World Tournament - Aug. 14-15, Cornell's Field, Hopkinton. Medium-pitch. 2-5 players. Call 508-429-7093.

OTHER THINGS

Stowe Summer Sports Festival - Aug. 8-13, cross-country running. The Round Hearth at Stowe (Vt.). Call 802-253-7223.

Leukemia Society of America - Needs qualified runners to participate in Boston Marathon program. Call 800-688-6572.

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