AUCTIONS
Bid for a Seawolves collectible -- More than 200 items are up for grabs at the 18th annual Seawolf Auction on Thursday at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel's Howard Rock ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the live auction begins at 7 p.m. Airline tickets, hotel and restaurant packages, artwork, sports memorabilia and more will be auctioned to benefit UAA student-athletes. There will also be silent-auction tables, and free door prizes will be awarded. Admission is a $10 raffle ticket, which also includes dinner. For more information regarding table reservations, tickets or auction donation items, contact Bobbi Olson at 227-6582.
Bike auction -- Come bid for more than 500 bikes at the YMCA/Anchorage Police Department's annual bike auction May 14. Viewing starts at 9 a.m., and bidding begins at 10 a.m. All proceeds go to youth programing at the YMCA. Admission is free. Call 563-3211.
BASEBALL
Pro instructional camp -- ABC National Baseball Camps will be presented by Dimond-West Little League from June 13-17, for minors, majors and juniors at Jade Field Complex with former professional baseball players. Cost is $200. Hitting camps are June 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 8-14. An all-around skills camp runs June 14-17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 8-10 and 1:30-4:30 p.m. for ages 11-14. Call 1-800-222-8152 or 907-561-2527 or visit www.baseballcamps.com to register.
Hitting camp -- Former Chicago White Sox draft pick Andre Toliver will be holding a hitting camp June 20-23 for minors, majors and juniors at Jade Field Complex. The camp runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 9-11, and 1:15-4:15 p.m. for ages 10-13. Limit 20 players per camp. Cost is $30. These camps are designed to develop individual skills and abilities of each player no matter what the skill level. Call Toliver at 907-561-2527 or visit www.cpoaalaska.com.
CYCLING
Criterium races-- The Arctic Bicycle Club will hold a series of five criterium cycling events for kids and juniors on Saturday and also May 7, 14, 28 and June 4 at 10 a.m. Games and short races for the youngest riders and older juniors (U-19) will accumulate points for the Andrew Lekisch Memorial Trophy. Racers will accumulate points for the best 3 out of 5 races. The first four events will be at Fort Richardson, and the finale will be at Goldenview Middle School on July 30. Call 350-9883 or 688-2944.
DISC GOLF
Learn to disc golf -- Come join the Alaska Disk Golf Association for some disc golf fun at Kincaid Park on Saturday at 2 p.m. The event is geared to people that are new to disc golf. There will be one round of 18 holes. Each participant gets an event disc and T-shirt. Cost is $15. Visit alaskadiscgolf.com.
GOLF
How far can you drive? -- The Klatt Golf Driving Range is now open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hours will be extended as summer progresses. It's located south of the intersection of O'Malley and C Street. Call 344-5543.
HOCKEY
Alaska skills camp -- Sign up for a hockey fundamental camp for ages 4-13. Two hours of skating, shooting, passing and stickhandling each day from June 20-24 at Dempsey Anderson Arena. Call Dennis Sorenson at 344-1378 or e-mail dennis_sorenson@hotmail.com.
Team Alaska Selects -- Team Alaska Girls Hockey will hold tryouts at Dempsey Ice Arena on the following dates: U-16 and U-19 A and B teams are Saturday from noon-1:15 p.m. and 5-6:15 p.m., and Sunday from 9-10:15 a.m. Cost is $60. Call Yvan Corbin at 563-7825 or visit www.alaskafirebirds.org.
KARATE
Top of the World -- The 32nd annual Top of the World Karate Championships will be held May 15 at Wells Fargo Sports Complex from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Deadline to sign up is May 10. Call Sensei Tanaka at 274-0951.
Kata/Kumite seminars -- The Alaska Karate Association is sponsoring Kata and Kumite seminars May 14 from 3-4:30 p.m., and 4:45-6:30 p.m., respectively, at Tanaka's Martial Arts Academy, located at 2603 Barrow St. Cost is $20 for one seminar and $35 for two. Call Sensei Tanaka at 274-0951.
NATIVE OLYMPICS
Native Youth Olympics -- The Cook Inlet Tribal Council is sponsoring a Native Youths Olympics on May 5-7 starting at 9 a.m. at Sullivan Arena. Junior and senior high school students from around Alaska will compete in 10 different events. Admission is free. Call 907-297-2577 or visit www.citci.com.
RUGBY
Rugby anyone? -- Anyone interested in playing rugby this summer should contact Asher Harley at 227-6047 or e-mail ajharley23@hotmail.com. No experience is necessary.
Get outside, get dirty -- Anchorage Rugby has started and everyone is welcome. They have players ranging from high school to 50 years old and over. Military, civilians and several women also play. No experience is needed. Call 952-7424 or e-mail barbo.rugby@excite.com.
RUNNING/WALKING
Salmon Run -- Anchorage Community Schools is sponsoring the 14th annual Salmon Run 2-kilometer, 5-K, and 10-K races at Inlet View Elementary on May 14 at 10 a.m. Register at www.alaska communityschools.org before Sunday at 10 p.m. Drop off registration at any Anchorage Community School offices until Wednesday. In-person registration is at Inlet View on May 10 from 5-7:30 p.m. Race day registration is from 8-9:30 a.m. at Inlet View. E-mail SalmonRun2005@ hotmail.com or call 569-2232.
Cystics Fibrosis Walk -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides Walk is set for May 22 at 2 p.m., at the Alcantra Fields/Larson Elementary in Wasilla. It's a two-mile walk to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Register at www.cff.org/great_strides or call Mary Ann Johnson at 746-0955. This event is free.
SOCCER
Adult soccer -- Soccer Alaska, which provides multiple divisions of men's, women's, and coed adult soccer, is registering teams for the summer adult league. Deadline is May 11. E-mail registration@socceralaska.com, call 248-8690 or visit www.socceralaska.com.
AK United -- The AK United Futbol Club and coach Mario Ayerdis have spots available on a competitive soccer team for high school girls born before Aug. 1, 1990. Contact Diana Garney at 317-8862 or e-mail akunited88@hotmail.com.
Timberwolves soccer -- Cook Inlet Soccer Club's Timberwolves 93B, a U-13 team, has a few openings for boys born after Aug. 1, 1992. Contact John Turner at 344-PLAY or competitive.coordinator@ciscsoccer.org.
Spirit soccer -- Cook Inlet Soccer Club's Spirit 93G, a U-13 team, has a few openings for girls born after Aug. 1, 1992. Contact John Turner at 344-PLAY or competitive.coordinator@ciscsoccer.org.
Chugiak Soccer Club -- Chugiak Soccer Club currently has space for competitive teams in the following age groups: U-12 girls, U-14 boys and U-15 boys. They encourage all Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak and Mat-Su Valley players. A nonrefundable tryout/state soccer insurance fee is $30 for new players. Call Ben Oien at 696-0504 or e-mail boien@alaska.net for practice and tryout times. Visit eteamz.active.com/CSC/.
NLSC soccer -- The Northern Lights Soccer Club plans to field a pair of competitive teams this summer for U-11 girls born before July 31, 1995. Call Pat at 346-4348.
Northern Exposure camp -- Sign up for Dimond High's Northern Exposure soccer camp July 6-8. Cost is $140. Contact Tana Hart at 301-0006 or tanahart@gci.net for times.
Full Force -- Full Force Soccer Academy is accepting registrations for its soccer camp. Weekly sessions are offered June 13 through July 1, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Each weekly session costs $120. Contact Jimmy Velasco at 277-2572, 244-6690 or e-mail fullforcesoccer@aol.com.
SOFTBALL
Looking for Coed D team -- Anchorage Sports Association is in need of one Coed D team for its season. The team will play once per week. Anyone interested should stop by ASA's office, located at 11051 O'Malley Center Drive, call 562-1504 or e-mail asa@alaska.net.
SWIMMING
Learn to swim -- Register for swim lessons at Bartlett High's pool. Lessons are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5--7 p.m. Knik offers lessons from beginners through advance levels. For more information, e-mail teamknik@hotmail.com or call 764-SWIM.
Learn to dive -- Love to splash? Come learn to dive with Knik divers at Bartlett High's pool Monday-Thursday from 4:30-6 p.m. E-mail adiver69@gci.net or teamknik@hotmail.com.
VOLLEYBALL
NBC Volleyball -- Sign up for the NBC Volleyball camp set for July 18-22 at Alaska Pacific University. It's a camp that trains athletes for success on and off the court. Call 1-800-406-3926 or visit www.nbccamps.com.
AOVA sign-ups -- Register for the Alaska Outdoor Volleyball Association's season which runs June 6 until Aug. 3 at Springer Park, located on 38th and Arctic. Available leagues: Coed 6's B/C; men's 4's A/B; women's 4's B/C and men's and women's doubles. Cost is $50 per player. Deadline is May 27. Call Jim Dooley at 272-5660.
NOTICE: Announcements for upcoming clinics, camps, registration for events and other sports activities will appear each Tuesday on this page. They will not appear on any other day. Each announcement will run for two weeks. Organizers of such events should submit information by the previous Saturday. Items can be e-mailed as text -- no attachments, please -- to sports@adn.com or faxed to 257-4342. Include a phone number in case there are questions.
