Local Calendar

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

Shoreline Hammerhead Fall Baseball Tryouts - Saturday-Sunday, ages 11U-14U. Contact: (860) 434-5883, email shorelinehammerheads@yahoo.com or visit web site at http://www.shorelinebaseballacademy.com/

Connecticut Pirates fall ball tryouts - For 10U-12U baseball team, Sunday, from 4-6 p.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Preston fields. Contact, Marc McGrath (860) 912-3176.

26th annual Christopher Potvin Memorial Tournament - Begins Tuesday, Aug. 7 for ages 13-19. Double-elimination format. Entry fee: $400 per team (deadline is Friday). Visit www.chrispotvinfund.com for registration form or contact Wayne Potvin, (860) 848-3643, (860) 334-2300 or email wlpotvin@yahoo.com.

Connecticut Eliminators softball tryouts - Aug. 6 for 10U and 12U teams, Aug. 7 for 14U and Aug. 8 for 16U and 18 U. Tryouts will be held at 5 Pasco Hill Rd. in Cromwell on the grounds of Carey Manufacturing. Registration is at 5 p.m., with tryouts to follow from 6-9 p.m. Contact: (860) 563-6554.

CT Heat fall baseball tryouts - Wednesday, Aug. 8, 6-7:30 p.m., Preston majors field, Lincoln Rd. For ages 9-12. Contact: ctheatbaseball@gmail.com.

Mystic Babe Ruth League - Picnic, fall ball signups and awards will be held from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 11 at The Mystic YMCA Pavilion. Contact: Mark Underwood at (860) 572-4153 or see website at http://mystic.baberuthonline.com

Waterford Little League South fall registration - For baseball and softball, Aug. 11-12, 9-11 a.m., WLLS concession stand. Fee: $40, payable to WLLS. For players ages 8-11 from the spring. Registration form at www.wlss.org. Contact: Tim Jerome (860) 235-5009.

CT Bombers fall softball tryouts - 10U (Aug. 11, 8-10 a.m. and Aug. 14, 6-8 p.m.), 12U (Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Aug. 14, 6 p.m.), 14U (Aug. 11, 1-4 p.m. and Aug. 15, 6 p.m.), 16U (Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Aug. 15, 6 p.m.), 18U (Aug. 12, 1-3 p.m. and Aug. 16, 6 p.m.). All tryouts at Volunteer Field, Franklin. Contacts: Rich Hiscox, (860) 908-0330 or richh32@comcast.net, Tony Delorenzo, (860) 377-8979 or tonyde100@aol.com, Mike DeVito, (860) 887-8019 or 22devito@comcast.net, Mark Correia, (860) 490-2316 or mcorreia@preventure.com.

CT Challengers travel fastpitch softball tryouts - Saturday, Aug. 11, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Killingly Intermediate School. For 14U and 16U teams. Contact: Randy Ortiz, (860) 942-3829 or ranortiz@sbcglobal.net, Al Carpenter, (860) 208-3394, or visit www.eteamz.com/ctchallengers.

Montville Little League fall ball registration - Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 6 p.m., Montville American Little League field. Go to http://www.montvillellb.org for fees and age requirements.

Mystic Babe Ruth League - Next monthly meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Mystic YMCA.

Connecticut Sounders AAU - Looking for players for its fall 2012 travel season for 12u, 13u, 14u, 15u and 16u teams. Contact Dan, (860) 514-5068.

New England Tides baseball - Program is looking for top 2013 and 2014 grads for its 18u fall prospect team and interested players for the 16u fall travel team. If interested call Travis Beausoleil at (860) 861-1646 or email Beausoleil_t@Mitchell.edu

BASKETBALL

Third Annual Rose City Classic - Saturday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Norwich (rain date is Aug. 5). A fundraiser for cousins Quincy Cook (12) and Mike Morgan (11) of Norwich, who have been diagnosed with leukemia. Team fees: $150 (varsity division), $120 (JV division). Deadline: Aug. 1. Contact: Rjevans34@aol.com, (860) 917-1675 or nfasports.com

GOLF

Waterford Youth Football and Cheerleading Golf Outing - Monday, Aug. 6, Great Neck Country Club. Fee: $125 per person, includes lunch, golf, cart, on course beverages and dinner. Contact: Tim Burrows, (860) 460-2713 or timburrows11@gmail.com

VFW Post 594 Golf Tournament - Thursday, Aug. 16, River Ridge GC. Time: 10:30 a.m. (shotguns scramble). Cost: $95 per player (includes prime rib dinner back at post). Deadline for registration: Aug. 9. Contact: (860) 892-1400.

ECSU women's soccer, softball and volleyball golf tournament - Sunday, Aug. 26, University Club, Windham. Cost: $135, includes cart and dinner. Contact, Chris D'Ambrosio (860) 465-0175.

Montville Lions "We Serve" Golf Tournament - Sunday, Aug. 26, Richmond (R.I.) Country Club: Registration: 6:30 a.m. (shot gun start at 8 a.m.). Cost: $125 per person.

RUNNING

Norwich Rec Runs - Thursdays through Aug. 23, Mohegan Park Center, Norwich, 6:15 p.m. (group stretching and warmup), followed by 1/2-mile run for children under 6 (must be accompanied by adult) at 6:30 p.m., 1-mile run for children under 6 (must be accompanied by adult) and 7 p.m., 3-mile run for ages 6-and-over (children under 12 must be accompanied by adult). Contact: Norwich Rec. at (860) 823-3791.

50th Annual Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley 11.6 Mile Road Race - Saturday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m. (race day registration begins at 8 a.m.). Race starts and finishes at Ocean Beach Park, passes scenic vistas of Long Island Sound before entering the country/rural back roads of Waterford, re-entering New London and back to the beach. There will be awards in the standard age group categories, a team competition, raffle and more. People along the course are asked to provide water hoses for the runners. Contact (860) 739-9927 or visit www.snerro.com.

SOCCER

Eastern Connecticut State Summer Clinic - Aug. 13-15, 9 a.m.-noon, ECSU Outdoor Complex (grass and turf fields). For girls ages 14-18. Cost: $100. Contact: ECSU women's coach Chris D'Ambrosio, (860) 465-0175 or dambrosioc@esternct.edu