The free Play! Recreational Sports Calendar for youth and adult recreational sports is published each Tuesday in the Sports Section of the print edition of The News & Observer.

Among the sports you'll find included in the lengthy list that follows are baseball, basketball, cycling, football/cheerleading, golf, hockey, horseshoes, ice skating, lacrosse, motocross, rowing, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, softball, triathlon and wrestling, plus the offerings of area parks and recreation department programs and commercial multi-sport facilities.

HOW TO PLAY!

CALENDAR: Requests must be submitted by 5 p.m. THURSDAY. There is no charge for listings. All requests MUST include a name (first and last) and a telephone number and must list the fee that will be charged to participants.

E-MAIL: (please type 'PLAY!' in the subject field; do not send attachments) play@newsobserver.com

MAIL: Play! Editor, The News & Observer Sports Dept., 215 S. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27601

FAX: (919) 829-4888

PHONE: Teri Boggess (919) 829-4831 after 6:30 p.m. weeknights

PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES

YOUTH

CARRBORO Basketball, ages 6-15, $52-$91; volunteer coaches needed (6-8, 9-10 age groups). Baseball clinics, offense Sept. 16, defense Sept. 30, ages 6-12, $15. Information: (919) 918-7364.

CARY Basketball, winter league registration Oct. 8-28 residents, Oct. 22-28 others; season December-February; ages 10-18; $44-$69. Information: (919) 469-4062, www.townofcary.org.

OXFORD Leagues: softball, ages 7-16, $20; football, ages 7-9/10-12, $25-$35; volleyball, ages 7-15, $20-$30. Information: (919) 603-1135, www.oxfordparksandrecreation.com.

SMITHFIELD Soccer, U6 boys and girls teams have openings. Information: (919) 934-2148.

ADULT

CARRBORO Volleyball, drop-in (open play), 7-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 18, Grey Culbreth Middle School, $3. Information: (919) 918-7364.

RALEIGH Flag football, weeknight 4-on-4 noncontact leagues; men, women; $380 team. Information: (919) 831-6836, athletics@ci.raleigh.nc.us.

BASEBALL

CAMPS Deacon Baseball Academy Camp, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem: Hitting League, Sept. 17-Oct. 25, ages 8-12 Monday-Tuesday, ages 13-18 Wednesday-Thursday; $160. High School Prospects, Nov. 3-4, grades 10-12, $225. Holiday Pitching and Catching, Nov. 24-25, ages 8-12 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., ages 13-18 1:30-4:30 p.m., $160. Hitting, Dec. 15-16, ages 8-12 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., ages 13-18 1:30-4:30 p.m., $160. Information: Fred Worth (336) 758-7418, www.wakeforestbaseballcamps.com.

CAMPS Elliott Avent Baseball Camps, N.C. State, Raleigh: pitching, 9-noon Sept. 15, all ages, $100; hitting, 9-noon Sept. 16, all ages, $100; prospects, Oct. 12-14, grades 9-12, $300. Information: (919) 819-2943, www.gopack.com.

CAROLINA BLUE JAYS New 9U team forming in Wake County for spring USSSA tournaments. Information: Will Whitlock (919) 889-2162, whits23@aol.com.

CLINICS Elizabeth City State University' Great Baseball Lecture Series: Oct. 6, 2-4 p.m., with former New York Mets star Mookie Wilson; $100. Information: Terrance Whittle (252) 335-3392, (252) 339-4837, www.ecsuvikings.com.

FVAA PREDATORS 11U travel-team tryouts, 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 11, Action Park Field No. 2. Information: Hal Routh (919) 427-1761, hrouth@northstateprop.com.

BASKETBALL

CARY CARDINALS Girls 13U, 14U open gyms in September. Information: Sharon Jewett (919) 469-6035.

CLINIC Eastern N.C. Basketball Coaches Association players clinic, 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 15, N.C. Wesleyan's Everett Gym, Goldsboro. Ages: high school boys, girls. Fee: $5. Information: (252) 985-5218, jthompson@ncwc.

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