The following are sports-related activities from around the Sun Chronicle area and New England:

BASKETBALL

Panther Basketball Leagues, Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket, registration underway; ages, times and fees vary; call 401-722-8840 for more information.

The Rhode Island Breakers girls 9th grade AAU basketball team will be having tryouts for the fall and spring seasons; for more information, call or e-mail Steve Nyzio at 401-639-3373 or 401-728-3219 or snyzio(at)aol.com

Rhode Island Breakers girls' basketball club offers a free clinic for girls in grades 4-6, at Johnson & Wales Harborside gym in Providence on Sundays from 6-7:30 p.m.; AAU registration fee is $25; contact Bill Coughlin for more information, 508-672-5445 or billcough(at)aol.com. Girls AAU players needed: The Rhode Island Breakers are seeking 2-to-3 players for a 10th girls AAU basketball team to play four tournaments in the fall and 8-to-10 tournaments in the spring. For more information please contact Tom Lyons at 401-828-5938 or Thomaswlyons(at)aol.com.

Worcester Shootout at Assumption College in Feb. For information, call 508-622-1800 or e-mail newenglandhoops(at)comcast.net.

VOLLEYBALL

Wrentham Volleyball, all men and women of high school age and older are invited to play volleyball on Wednesday evenings at 6:15; people will be playing outside all summer behind King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, 201 Franklin St. (Route 140); for more information, contact Ken Graves at 508-384-8084 or ken.graves(at)gravesfa.org.

SWIMMING

Open weekly Masters swimming workouts at Wheaton College; Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7:45-9 p.m., and Saturday mornings from 8:30-10 a.m.; Sessions can be coached and/or videotaped; call Bella Marlow, Wheaton Aquatic Director, at 508-286-3989 for more information.

SOCCER

Player's Choice pick-up game for women 25-over, every Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m.

King Philip Soccer Association (KPSA) registration for the 2003 spring season is underway; the league is open to boys and girls in Under-14, U-16 and U-18 divisions; registration forms can be picked up at any of the three town libraries, the middle school or high school or visit www.norfolknet.com/kpsoccer/; for more information call 508-384-8602.

Attleboro Youth Soccer registration for Spring Recreation season for 4-on-4, In-town, and recreation programs; visit attleborosoccer.com for link to online registration; registration deadline is April 11, 2004; spring season runs from April 25-June 13; Spring In-Town games will be played on Sunday afternoons at the Dodgeville Fields; players birth dates need to be between Sept. 2, 1995-Sept. 1, 1999 to qualify for the spring 4-on-4 Coed Recreation Program; fegistration for the Fall 2004 In Town Recreation Program will begin, deadline for the Fall Recreation Program will be May 15, 2004; In addition, AYS is also accepting registrations for spring travel (BAYS) program; BAYS registration forms can be printed from the AYS web site. TRACK & FIELD

The USA Track and Field Level I Coaches school, Jan. 2-4, 2004 at URI; participants must be at least 18-years old, fee $125; call Derek Yush at 401-874-5377 for more information or visit www.usatf.org/coaches/education or e-mail coachy(at)uri.edu.

BASEBALL

Rhode Island Tides AAU Baseball Club, registration for tryouts for 2004 season for players ages 13 and 14; call 401-421-7868 or e-mail rhodeislandtides(at)cox.net.

URI Holiday Baseball Camp, the University of Rhode Island Baseball staff will hold its second annual holiday baseball camp on Monday, Dec. 29 & Tuesday, Dec. 30 in the Tootell Physical Education center on the Kingston, Rhode Island campus. Each day will include fundamental instruction leading to drills and training on pitching, catching, hitting and infield play. Ages are 7 & up. Please call 401-874-4550 for more information or a brochure.

Wrentham Baseball Skills Clinics is holding its annual baseball skills clinics for players ages 7 though 12 (must be 7 as of August 1st, 2004).These clinics will begin on Saturday Jan. 4th and run for 10 weeks until March 10; breaking for February and March vacations. The fee is $35 per player for the 10-week session. If interested, please email wybsa(at)ncounty.net with your name, telephone number and age. The clinics will be broken up into three groups: 7 and 8 year olds, noon-1 p.m.; 9 and 10 year olds, 1-2:30 p.m.; 11 and 12 year olds, 2:30-4 p.m.

Wrentham Baseball/Softball Registrations: WYBSA is holding registrations for Spring 2004. Please visit the Delaney School Foyer: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004. 6-7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, 8 a.m.-noon and Saturday, Jan. 24, 8 a.m.-noon.

SOFTBALL

Attleboro, weekly softball clinics are offered by SAGRA to girls in first grade through age 16 from Jan. 4-March 28. The clinics costs $1 and are held at the recreation center, or armory, on Pine Street. They run on Sunday evenings, 6-8 p.m. The fundamentals of pitching, hitting and fielding will be stressed. Parental participation is encouraged.

Wrentham Baseball/Softball Registrations: WYBSA is holding registrations for Spring 2004. Please visit the Delaney School Foyer: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, 6-7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, 8 a.m.-noon and Saturday, Jan. 24, 8 a.m.-noon.

LACROSSE

Officials Needed: The Eastern Massachusetts Women's Lacrosse Umpires Association is looking to recruit new high school officials, male or female, for the 2004 season. No experience is necessary. Training will be held in January, February and March. Call 781-344-9705 for more information.