CLINICS/CAMPS

BASKETBALL

NH SPORTSZONE: For boys and girls grades 3/4 thru High School JV and Varsity. Leagues begin week of Sept. 6 with 3/4 and 7/8 grades playing on Tuesdays and 5/6 on Wednesdays and HS JV and Varsity on Sundays afternoons. For more information visit www.nhsportszone.com or call 537-9663.

TRYOUTS

BASKETBALL

NASHUA NIGHTHAWKS: The Nashua Nighthawks will hold tryouts for their boys travel teams on Oct. 16 at Girls Inc. in Nashua. Times are broken down as follows: 3rd/4th Grade – 12:30-1:30 p.m.; 5th Grade – 1:30-3 p.m.; 6th Grade – 3-4:30 p.m.; 7th Grade – 4:30-6 p.m.; and 8th Grade – 6-7:30 p.m. There is a $20 tryout fee ($25 family rate – multiple siblings) which will be assessed to cover gym rental and incidental costs. For additional information, e-mail nashuabasketball@hotmail.com.

LADY PANTHERS: The Northeastern Lady Panthers AAU basketball club will be hosting tryouts for the 2010 fall ball season on Sept 12. All tryouts are held at the Rockingham Athletic Club/Eastern Sports Center located at 175 Plaistow Rd. in Plaistow. There is a $30 tryout fee for all teams. The U11, U12 and U13 will tryout at 11 a.m.; while U14, U15 and U16/U17 tryout at noon. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. Contact Ricky Oliver at neladypanthers@aol.com or visit www.neladypanthers.org.

BASEBALL

FROZEN ROPES: The Frozen Ropes Baseball/Softball Academy is looking for players for a seven-week fall baseball season. They will have a middle school 13/14 and freshman 15/16 teams that will begin play Sept. 12. The teams will be competing in the Granite State Baseball Association wood Bat league For more information visit www.frozenropes.com/Hooksett or call 669-6128.

NH HAWKS: The NH Hawks AAU team is looking to add a few more players to the U14 roster for the 2011 season. Player fees are low and there is no cost for additional private instruction. To schedule a personal tryout e-mail nhhawksbaseball@aol.com or call 264-3943. Additional information can also be found at www.hudsonhawks.org.

SOFTBALL

MASS. GALAXY: The Mass. Galaxy Fastpitch Softball organization will hold an open tryout for the 2011 season for its U12 team. Current plans for the 2011 season feature a five-tournament schedule, all games local, including Massachusetts towns such as Lowell, Dracut, Grafton, Leominster and Sterling. Tryouts for the 2011 team will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 2-4 p.m., and on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Monty Tech softball complex in Fitchburg, Mass. Interested players are required to attend both tryout dates. For more information, visit www.eteamz.com/massgalaxy, the Mass Galaxy Softball facebook page, or call Meg Mulhern at 508-667-2480 or e-mail to mmulhern@intlceramics.com.

SWIMMING

SOUTHERN NH FINS: The Southern NH FINS offer a competitive swim program from September through March for children 6-18 years old. Tryouts for the 2010-2011 season will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Sunday, Sept. 19 from 9-10 a.m. Arrive anytime between those times at the Boys & Girls Club of Nashua, 47 Grand Avenue, Nashua. To tryout, swimmers must be at least 6 years old and able to complete 50 yards of freestyle and backstroke. To sign up for tryouts, e-mail Stasia Dionne at SStani@AOL.com. For more information, visit the FINS website at www.snhfins.org.

MST RAPIDS: The Manchester Swim Team is offering tryouts for the 2010-2011 season at the Southern New Hampshire University Pool in Manchester from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 4-17. Spots are open to swimmers ages 6-19. New swimmer evaluations will be held on Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. An information session will be held Monday at 6 p.m. at the SNHU Aerobics Studio. The Manchester Swim Team is a USS-registered team and competes in the NHSA/GSAA league as well as USS meets throughout the Northeast. For more information contact Steve VanDerBeken at 623-4179, or visit www.manchesterswimteam.com.

COACHES/OFFICIALS

FOOTBALL

OFFICIALS: The New Hampshire Football Officials Association is looking for qualified candidates for football officiating positions. For more information, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Glen Colburn; 16 Lorisa Lane; Milford, NH 03055. More information can also be found at www.nhfoa.org.

BASKETBALL

OFFICIALS: The International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) Metro Board 117 is seeking interested basketball officials for its entry level apprentice program. Classes begin on Monday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Diocesan Office Building 153 Ash St. in Manchester. Classes will run on consecutive Mondays culminating in a written test in November and floor test in February. Successful candidates will be certified by IAABO and eligible to referee high school basketball games in the state of New Hampshire. Interested individuals should contact Dennis Murphy by phone at 432-5533 or e-mail at murphy.dennis.j@gmail.com. The cost of the school is $100, which includes a rule book and computer software.