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.

Free throw contest: The annual North Attleboro Knights of Columbus Free Throw will be held on January 18th at Bishop Feehan High School. The event will take place from 1-2:30 p.m. and is open to anyone between the ages of 10 and 14. All participants must have a parent or guardian present to be eligible to participate and proof of age is required. For more information or questions call Mark at 508-643-4211.

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.

ATTLEBORO Referee course offered: Attleboro Youth Soccer is hosting a Grade 8 Referee course. Participants should be at least 15 years of age by the beginning of their first season as a referee. The course will be conducted at Attleboro High School's Mini Auditorium on February 3 and February 6, from 6-10 p.m.; on February 7, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will culminate with a test on February, 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The teachers will be USSF certified instructors. Students must complete all 16 hours of instruction and pass the written test. Class size is limited, so sign up as soon as possible. To enroll, e-mail Dawn Phelps at InkandPEN(at)aol.com for space availability. There is a non-refundable course fee of $35 (checks payable to Dawn Phelps). Upon successful completion of the course an additional $30 will be required. Participants are encouraged to bring pen and paper to each class.

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.

Hitting Clinic: Rhode Island Baseball Academy and Rhode Island College will host its annual hitting clinic at RIC's Recreation Center. Session I will be Friday, March 19 and Sunday, March 21, while Session II will be on Friday March 26 and Sunday March 28. To register or for more information call the RIC Baseball Office at 401-456-8258 or the Rhode Island Baseball Academy at 401-766-2066.

Attleboro Youth Baseball: Final registration for the 2004 season will be held Saturday, January 17th from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Attleboro Recreation Center. Players must be at least six years old and not older than 15 on or before July 31, 2004. All six year old players and all other new players must submit a copy of a birth certificate at the time of registration. Fees are as follows: T-Ball (Age 6 only), $45; Ages 7-12, $55; Ages 13-15, $60.

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: 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.

FOOTBALL

Coaches Clinic: The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association announces the 2004 Football Coaches Clinic on January 16 and 17 at the Boston Marriott in Quincy. All high school and youth coaches are welcome to attend. For additional information contact Dave Driscoll at Dighton-Rehoboth 508-252-5025.