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Top Headlines AAU players needed: Rhode Island Tides registering players ages 12, 13 and 14 for September tryouts; visit www.rhodeislandtides.com or call 401-265-7944 Pawtucket Fall Ball: Looking for players ages 12-16. Separated into two division, ages 12-14 and 14-16. Game played Monday-Sunday at Slater Park, Max Reed and Seekonk High. Season begins Aug. 22, cost is $85. In addition to the two divisions, there will also be an inaugural Dream League for the mentally or physically handicap children throughout Rhode Island and Mass. Cost of the Dream League is $20. Participants of the Dream League will take part in a clinic to be held at McCoy Stadium, put on by the PawSox. For more information contact president Harry Laberge at 401-261-3966, CEO Matt Bergeron at 401-743-8453 or VP Skylah Jones 401-316-1313. B ASKETBALL Premier Position Clinics Basketball Camp, directed by former Attleboro High School basketball star Derek Swenson, who played collegiately at Keene (N.H.) State, at the Attleboro YMCA Aug. 27-28. The weekend camps, Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The clinic will feature a high intensity program of drills and workouts for post and perimeter players. The workout plan is composed of drills and techniques designed specifically to improve an individual's game. For information and registration contact Swenson at 508-455-2380 or by e-mail to Diswenson@comcast.net. Sarah Behn Basketball Camps: Sarah's Pre-Season shooting camps, Oct. 2-Nov. 6 at Masconomet Regional High School, Topsfield, and Oct. 16-Nov. 20 at Dana Barros Sports Complex, Mansfield. Six Sunday mornings, 9-10:30 a.m. ages 7-11, 10:30 a.m.-noon ages 12 and up. $250, includes $100 non-refundable deposit, includes camp t-shirt, full payment due Oct. 1. Girls only. Call 508-549-0997 or enroll online at www.behncamp.com. ICE HOCKEY NESHL: Fall/Winter adult leagues, start in Sept./Oct.; players and teams are needed for all levels of play and ages; games played primarily at Foxboro Sports Center, Iorio Arena in Walpole; for a brochure call 1-888-456-3745 or send an e-mail to adulthockeyneshl@aol.com SOCCER Player's Choice pick-up game for women 25-over, every Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. SOFTBALL MASS RENEGADES: Tryouts for the 2006 fast-pitch season will be Saturday, Sept. 10 for girls ages 10, 12 as well as 18-under; tryouts will be Sunday, Sept. 11 for girls ages 14 and 16 (whatever your age is on January 1, 2006 determines your tryout team); Tryouts will take place both days from 10 a.m. until noon at the West Elementary School Complex on Central Street in Stoughton; For more information contact team manager Tony Bickerton 781-341-0088 or assistant manager Bob DeLuca 781-344-8684 or visit the team's web page at www.eteamz.com/renegadesteam/ 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. 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; for more information, contact Ken Graves at 508-384-8084 or ken.graves@gravesfa.org. MISCELLANEOUS Premier Sports Program: Norton Parks & Recreation Center; summer program for boys and girls ages 3-14; try 15 different sports from around the world; one-week programs (Monday-Friday) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. for kids ages 7-14 at $169; from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. for kids ages 5-7 at $147 and from 4:30-6 p.m. for kids ages 3-5 at $79. Call 908-534-5305 or visit www.ussportsinstitute.com Free Injury Seminar: A free community service seminar on Lower Extremity Injuries and Their Management in Youth Sports will be presented by Orthopedic Group, Inc. in association with the North Attleboro Youth Sports Council; Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the North Attleboro Middle School Media Center, 7:30 p.m.; Guest speakers will be Kevin Bowman, M.D. and Patrick Willson, PT, COMT, CSCS.
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