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Top Headlines Extra Innings West Bridgewater will hold its annual November Baseball Pitching/Catching Clinic this November; clinich will run for four weeks, meeting each Monday starting Nov. 17; grip, balance, delivery, follow-through and finish are some of the things that the instructors will focus on over the course of the clinic; ages 6-12 start at 6:15 p.m., ages 13-and-up will start at 7:45 p.m.; space limited; for more information call 508-580-3113 or visit www.extrainnings-wbridgewater.com BASKETBALL The New England Colonials International Basketball Club invites applications for its basketball tour to Scotland scheduled for the April 2009 school vacation; Ambassadors team for boys in grades 9 and 10 will visit and play in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Falkirk; for additional information, please contact the New England Colonials at (508) 668-1935 or by e-mail at necolonials@aol.com.; interested parents and players may learn more about the program online at the team's website located at www.NewEnglandColonials.net. The Sherwood Sports Complex in Seekonk will be the site of a Fall/Winter men's basketball league; this league is for players 18 and older; the League is looking to start up in mid-October and run through the rest of 2008; there will be a 10-game schedule plus playoffs; team fee is $600 and must be paid by or before the first game of the season; games will be played on Wednesday evenings; for more information, call Ray Cantelmo at 508-674-9724. Select Hoops Winter Basketball Travel League, at the Mansfield SportsPlex; enter your town, church league, all-star team or as an individual - no AAU teams; boys and girls grades 4-8; eight-game regular-season and single-elimination playoff; games mostly on Saturday, but will work around pre-existing travel league schedule; for more information visit www.selecthoops.com. New England Tapoff Tournament: Boys' and girls' youth basketball teams in grades 5-8 on all levels of ability are invited to enter the 18th annual tournament, to be held in Nov. in Mansfield and Norton; tournament will be held over two weekends and teams can enter either weekend, or both; games will be held Nov. 21-23 at the Mansfield SportsPlex and Nov. 28-30 at Wheaton College; teams entered will play on two of the three days each weekend; reduced-price hotel accommodations are available and local restaurants are offering reduced-price meals; teams can also enter the 12th annual New England Shootout Tournament, which will be held at the Mansfield SportsPlex Feb. 14-16; teams staying overnight can have their games scheduled for Feb. 15 and 16 (Presidents' Day holiday). This tournament was previously held at Assumption College in Worcester; entry forms and more information, visit newenglandhoops.net, e-mail newenglandhoops@comcast.net or call 774-265-5106. league presidents or travel team coordinators are asked to call if planning to enter multiple teams. HOCKEY Tri-County Saints: Registration is underway for - House League program for children under 10 who know how to skate and are ready to play hockey games, no tryouts for the House League program; Learn-to-Skate/Learn-to-Play Programs will be conducted by North Attleboro High hockey coach Steve Folan, program open to those who have never skated before, or for those who wish to continue in their development; programs conducted each Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Alexio Arena in Taunton; for more information or to register, visit www.tricountysaints.com. MISCELLANEOUS Norfolk County Futsal League now accepting team registrations through Nov. 7 for the upcoming indoor futsal season that begins on Dec. 7 at the Mansfield Sportsplex, 31 Oxford Rd., Mansfield; league format, dates, registration procedures and fee information available online a www.newenglandfutsal.com/norfolk_home.htm; additionally, the New England Futsal Academy run by Bill Sampaio and his staff is scheduled at the Mansfield Sportsplex for Tuesday evenings this year from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., dependent upon age category; details and registration forms are avalaible online atwww.newenglandfutsal.com/norfolk_academy_info.asp SOCCER Attleboro Youth Soccer Spring Travel online registration currently open at attleborosoccer.com.; no paper registrations will be accepted; open to boys and girls U9-U18, Some exceptions can be made for younger kids; $70 individual, $130 for two children and $150 for 3 or more, Late fees($15 per player) apply after Nov. 11 for U9-U14 and after March 3 for U16-U18; registrations entered after these dates may be subject to a waiting list. TRACK & FIELD Youth Indoor Track & Field sign-ups at the Attleboro YMCA for the Jaguars Track & Field program ages 5-18; Tuesday practices 5-6, Oct. 28-Dec 16 at the Attleboro YMCA; meets and other events start after Dec. 16th; program is for beginners, experienced or for fitness - no minimum requirements; coaching in running, shot put, long jump and high jump; sign up by calling 508-222-7422 or for more information contact: Ed Poirier at epattleboroymca@yahoo.com or 508-222-7422 ext 124. WIFFLEBALL Fall Indoor Wiffleball League: Extra Innings of West Bridgewater now taking team and individual sign-ups for annual Fall league; space limited; three age groups compete on different nights: Ages 6-8, 9-12 and ages 13-and-up; individual cost $60; team cost $250 for a team of six players; open for boys and girls, men and women; winners of each age bracket receive trophies and have their names on a championship banner to hang from the rafters; sign-ups on first-come, first-served basis; season starts Nov. 28; for more information call 508-580-3113 or visit www.extrainnings-wbridgewater.com. Adult Indoor Wiffleball League at Extra Innings of West Bridgewater; individual and team registration now being accepted for men and women ages 18-and-over; cash prizes for top three teams, based on how many teams sign up; teams play 4-on-4; maximum of 60 teams; games played on Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 5-10 p.m. starting No. 25; season eight weeks with playoffs for qualifying teams; games are 55 minutes or 9 innings; schedules and umpires will be assigned by Extra Innings; cost $250 per team and sign-ups can be done on-line (www.extrainnings-wbridgewater.com) or by calling 508-580-3113; VOLLEYBALL Wrentham Volleyball: Wednesday evenings at 6:15; high school age and older; 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. Generations Sports Club volleyball: Programs for youths and adults at Fred Bartek Center, 81 Pine St., Attleboro; for more information, visit www.generationssports@yahoogroups.com, e-mail GenerationsSportsClub@yahoo.com or call 508-226-0399.
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