Lancaster Scene

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Baseball

Elite Baseball will offer a clinic by pitching coach Dick Schoonover from 8-10 a.m. and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 24. Schoovoner has been a pitching coach at Ohio State and Kent State, and worked with the national teams of the Netherlands and Nicaraugua. He has worked with more than 60 pitchers who have signed pro contracts. All ages are welcome. The cost is $100. For more information, contact Matt at 823-3822 or see www.elitebaseballoflancaster.com.

Orioles broadcaster Jim Hunter will speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Alumni Hall in Iosue Student Union on the York College campus.

The Lititz Pirates of the Quad County Baseball League are seeking experienced players for this year’s team. College players and ex- Legion players are encouraged. Serious inquiries and experienced players only. Quad County is a local wooden- bat league with twilight and weekend games. Lititz home games are played at Warwick High School. If interested, contact Brock Mowery, manager, at 951- 3980, or Matt Becker, coach, at 669-1114.

Bears Baseball (Elizabethtown) is taking registrations for summer league play for midget-age (15 and 16) players. For more info, call Tony Kreider at 367-0433 or Todd Garber at 367-6354.

Professional baseball player Matt Scheuing and former pro scout Troy Steffy will offer pitching lessons at the Universal Athletic Club for ages 8 and up. The one-hour lessons are $60 and can be purchased in packs of five sessions. To set up a training time, contact Troy at 569-5396.

Baseball/softball

Lancaster Rec is extending sign-ups for softball and baseball for girls and boys ages 6 to 18. Sign-ups will be at Lancaster Rec Center, 525 Fairview Ave., from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 17. For more information, see www.LancasterRec.org or call 392-2115, ext. 142.

Basketball

Millersville University Basketball is hosting “Pretty in Pink” to raise breast cancer awareness during the men’s and women’s basketball games in Pucillo Gymnasium from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 17. The first 100 people to attend will receive a free pink T-shirt, compliments of H & L Team Sales, Inc. Pink bracelets will be sold for $3. Participants may also make a donation for every 3-pointer the teams make in “3 for the Cure.” All proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The women’s game begins at 1 p.m. and the men’s game begins at 3 p.m. Both teams will compete against East Stroudsburg. For more information, contact Coach Mary Fleig, the Marauders’ women’s basketball head coach, at 872-3706 or mfleig@millersville.edu.

The Red Lion Flash basketball organization is hosting its annual 3-on-3 Tournament Saturday, March 24. There will be divisions for third-to-12th graders for boys and girls, a men’s over-35 and a men’s open division. Organization will try to have brackets for both A and B levels of players. Each team is guaranteed three games. For more info, see www.rlflash.homestead.com or call Mike Huson at 244- 6462 or Marty Ness at 586-4574, or e-mail to Nessfive@netrax.net.

Hershey Chocolate Town Spring Shootouts, boys’ basketball tournaments for grades 5-8, will be held March 23-24 for grades 5-6 and March 30-31 for grades 7-8. For information, contact Tim Bean at 531-2244, ext. 1132, or e-mail to tbean@hershey.k12.pa.us.

Hempfield Area Rec Commission is offering Monday Night Hoops from 8:15-10 p.m. through April 30 at the HARC gym. Fee: $3 for residents, $5 nonresidents per session. For more info, call Dania at 898-3102, ext. 39, or e-mail to dashby@hempfieldrec.com.

Hempfield Area Rec Commission is offering a men’s basketball league from 1-5 p.m. Sundays from March 4 to May 27 at the Hempfield Rec gym. Cost: $59 per player or $465 per team. Registration deadline: Monday, Feb. 12. A captain’s meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 20. For more info, call Dania at 898-3102, ext. 39, or e-mail to dashby@hempfieldrec.com.

The Chickies Rock AAU Basketball Club will conduct tryouts Sunday, Feb. 11 and Saturday, Feb. 17, at Donegal Middle School on the following schedule: 1-2:30 p.m., 10U and 11U; 2:30-4 p.m., 12U and 13U; 4-5:30 p.m., 14U and 15U; 5:30-7 p.m., 16U and 17U. There is a $25 tryout fee. All tryout participants will receive a tryout T- shirt along with an AAU card. All teams will play in a minimum of four tournaments. Practices begin in March and the season ends in May or June. For more information, see www.chickiesrockbball.com or call the Chickies Rock Basketball Club at 426-2670.

Ten-Star All-Star Baksetball Camp and the Bryan Adrian Basketball Camp are taking registrations. The Ten-Star camp is by invitation only. Past participants include Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Jerry Stackhouse and Antawn Jamison. For boys and girls ages 10-19. All skill levels are welcome at the Bryan Adrian Camp, for boys and girls ages 6-18. Both camps are held at locations throughout the country this summer. For more info, call (704) 373-0873.

Blue Chip Girls’ Basketball Senior Showcase is coming to Cabrini College in Radnor beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 24. Players should register between 8 and 8:30 a.m. the day of the event. Applications should be in the office by March 19. This event is for high school players who want to play college basketball. Division II and III coaches are allowed to attend. The Cabrini Shootout for freshmen, sophomores and juniors will also take place March 24. For more info, see bluechipbasketball.com or call 610-446-3636.

Bicycling

Indoor group cycling with the Conestoga Valley Community Center is offered from 6-7 a.m. Tuesdays at Conestoga Valley Middle School. Cost: $50 for CVCC members, $70 for non-members. For more info call 656-2822.

Bowling

The Spina Bifida Association’s annual Bowl-a-Thon will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Garden Spot Bowl in Strasburg. Cost is $6 per bowler, including a drink, shoe rental and up to three games for sponsored bowlers. All ages and skill levels invited. The bowler who raises the most money will be awarded two Dorney Park passes. Many more prizes will be awarded, and those who collect pledges and turn in the money by April 1 will be eligible for prizes even if they don’t bowl. Sponsor forms are available at Garden Spot Bowl and the Spina Bifida office, 215 East State St., Quarryville. For more info call 786-9280.

Bus trips

The Ephrata Rec Center is running a bus trip to the Philadelphia Flyers-Boston Bruins game at the Wachovia Center Saturday, March 10. Bus leaves the rec center at 10:30 a.m. for a 1 p.m. game. Cost is $70, payable when reserving a seat. Telephone reservations will be accepted if a Mastercard, Visa or Discover card is used. For more info, call the rec center at 738-1167.

Baseball with Glen is offering a bus trip to the Phillies’ season opener at 1:05 p.m. April 2. Meet at Lancaster Shopping Center at 9:45 a.m. and leave promptly at 10 a.m. Price is $45 per person and includes game and bus. For more info, call Glen Groff, 943-2508, by Feb. 28.

Card shows

A vintage sports cards and memorabilia auction will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Hershey Italian Lodge, 128 Hillcrest Road, Hershey (signs will be posted). Preview begins at 8 a.m. For a catalog, call David Birmingham at 730-8602.

Coaching openings

Lancaster Country Day School is looking for a coach for their varsity boys’ baseball program. Send or e-mail resumes to Dr. David T. Hooks, Director of Athletics, Lancaster Country Day School, 725 Hamilton R

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