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The Active Life, June 25

Published June 25, 2004 at midnight

Baseball

Sunday - Seeking pitchers for 28-and-older wood-bat team. 303-674-9749.

July 2 - Seeking players for 18-and-older and 28-and-older metal-bat league. 303-980-6463.

July 9 - Seeking two or three teams for 8-and-under tournament in Denver through July 11. 720-855-4768.

Through August - One-on-one instructional camps with Metro State College team. Available for children 7-18 in one-hour sessions, minimum two hours, one hour per day. Cost: $40/per session. 303-556-3301.

Basketball

Today - Kent Denver High School camp for players ages 7-15. Fee: $225/player. 303-770-7660.

Saturday - Denver Nuggets open tryout from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. www.nuggets.com.

Sunday - Deadline to register for Joint Effort player development camps. 303-745-9649.

Tuesday-July 2 - Colorado State women's basketball team Junior Ram Camp and Sharp Shooters Day Camp. Open to players in grades 7-12. 970-491-6569.

July 2 - Deadline to register for Hot Shots Skills Camp, for boys and girls 11-and-younger, at Montclair Recreation Center. 303-521-0583.

July 2 - Deadline to register for Hot Shots Skills camp for boys ages 12-15 at Montclair Recreation Center. 303-521-0583.

July 2 - Deadline to register for University of Wyoming team camp from July 5-8, including eighth- and ninth-grade leagues, junior varsity, and small and large varsity leagues. 307-766-5110.

July 2 - Deadline to register for Hot Shots Skills camp for girls ages 12-15, at Cook Park Recreation Center. 303-521-0583.

July 2 - Deadline to register for three remaining Colorado School of Mines summer camps taught by men's coach Pryor Orser in Volk Gym. Includes shooting sessions, free throws, four-on-four league, individual competitions, post play and speeches. Fee: $175 for day camper, $225 for overnight camper. 303-273-3364.

July 9 - Deadline to register for boys and girls MAYB tournament July 30-Aug. 1 in Vail for players in grades 4-12. 303-465-9424.

July 10 - Deadline to register for Red Shield's 40th anniversary tournament July 16-18 for grades 7-9. Fee: $150/team. 303-295-2107.

BMX bicycling

Today-Sunday - BMX Tylenol National Championships at the Pepsi Center. Part of the Vans Triple Crown Series, it will include dirt and street arenas. Fee: Free. www.vans.com.

Coaching

Saturday - Positive Coaching clinic and CHSAA testing from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 303-722-4977, or e-mail tv@positivecoaching.org.

Cycling

Saturday - Deadline to register for the 11th Frontier Refining Tour de Prairie Ready to Ride event, with rides ranging from 10 to 100 miles. Fee: $30/before event, $35/day of event. 307-637-6423.

Flag football

Today - Deadline to register for Colorado X-treme four-on-four tournament Saturday. Maximum six players per team. Fee: $175/team. 303-913-5947.

Football

Through July 16 - Dakota Ridge High School Speed, Agility and Athletic Camp for players in grades 2-12. Fee: $80/player. 303-982-1902.

July 26-30 - Eaglecrest High School youth camp for players ages 8-14. 720-886-1066.

Golf

Saturday, July 8, July 24, Aug. 14 and Aug. 26 - Family-oriented clinics from 6-7:30 p.m., open to all families in Denver area. 303-361-0895.

July 3 - Deadline to register for RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship at Vista Ridge from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Various divisions, with six balls considered one try. Each competitor can try as often as time permits. 303-594-2967.

July 5-11 - Children golf for free, with a full-paying adult after 1 p.m., at any city of Aurora course. 303-397-1818.

Gymnastics

Mondays and Fridays - South Suburban Hot Shots classes for girls ages 5-7. Fee: $58/district; $75/non-district. 303-483-7083.

Wednesdays - South Suburban drop-in class. Fee: $3.50/district youths; $5.50/non-district youths; $4.50/district adults; $6.25/non-district adults. 303-483-7083.

In-line Hockey

July 26-29 - Skills camps for ages 10-17 at Charles Whitlock Recreation Center, Lakewood. $50/residents, $60/nonresidents. 303-987-7757.

Lacrosse

Monday - Deadline to register for Mighty Mights girls camps for players kindergarten-third grade, Monday-Thursday. Fee: $80. www.compedgesports.org.

July 2 - Deadline to register for girls Monday Night Series camps for advanced players in high school/middle school, 6-8 p.m. July 5-Aug. 2 at Sheridan Community Park. Fee: $80. www.compedgesports.org.

Rugby

Sundays - Golden Dragons men's club seeking players. Come for practice; all players welcome. 303-329-3473 or www.goldendragons.org.

July 2 - Seeking players for Super Summer 7's league. 303-575-1315.

Running

July 4 - Deadline to register for ACLU of Colorado Fourth of July Liberty Run & Festival of Rights on July 4. Includes children's walk, 4-mile run, 1-mile walk and entertainment after races. Fee: $22/in advance, $27/race day. www.aclu-co.org.

Soccer

July 26-30 - Callaghan's English camp. 480-775-2873 or 602-214-0780, or www.callaghansoccer.com.

Aug. 16-20 - Callaghan's English camp. 480-775-2873 or 602-214-0780 or www.callaghansoccer.com.

Softball

Today - Seeking outfielder/utility player for 16- and-younger Colorado Outlaws team. 303-940-9721.

Wednesday - Deadline to register for ASA Coed NIT at Highlands Ranch, July 3. Fee: $200-230/per team. 303-277-1144.

July 7 - Deadline to register for men's Class D Ed Tyler Memorial Tournament at Horseshoe Ballfields in Aurora. Fee: $200 for three-game guarantee. 303-971-0203.

July 7 - Deadline to register for Mulligan slow-pitch tournament July 10-11. 720-217-7621.

Track and field

July 3 - Deadline to register for X-AAU regional qualifying meet at Brighton High School. Registration starts at 7 a.m. 303-266-6437.

Volleyball

Tuesdays and Thursdays - Open gym from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Golden gym. 303-384-8100.

July 2 - Deadline to register for a skills camp at Charles Whitlock Recreation Center, Lakewood, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Fee: $50/residents, $60/nonresidents. 303-987-4804.

Water skiing

Saturday - Deadline to register for Colorado State Open Barefoot tournament beginning at 8:30 a.m. theresa.c.hoffman@lmco.com.

Wrestling

Today - Deadline to register for University of Wyoming Threestyle Technique Camp from Monday-July 2. 307-766-5382.

If your organization is sponsoring a recreation event and wants pertinent information published, send it by noon Monday to our fax line 303-892-2602; (you must call 303-892-5100 the same day to confirm its arrival) or write:

The Active Life

Rocky Mountain News

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Denver, CO 80204

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