Local sports calendar

To submit calendar items, please email to mstribl@ freemanonline.com; mail to Daily Freeman, Sports Dept., 79 Hurley Ave., Kingston, N.Y., 12401 or drop off at our office during business hours. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday. BASKETBALL Officiating Scholastic Boys Basketball: Classes for prospective referees will be held by the IAABO Board 114. Classes begin 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Spackenkill High School. They will run Mondays and Thursdays (except first night due to Columbus Day) for four weeks through Nov. 6, when the IAABO written exam will be given. Course cost is $65, payable first night and $105 on exam night. Prospective candidates must be at least 18 years of age and reside in either Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia or Greene counties. They must pre-register by contacting Terry Walsh at (914) 489-7783 or at terryw@vciny.com —— BOWLING Saugerties Bowlers Tournament Club: First event of the season 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Bowlers Club. Check-in at 12:30. All bowlers will use last year’s average. Regular tournaments bowled last Sunday of each month through March. Dates subject to change based on lane availability. Participants receive points for each tournament they compete in toward the Championship in April. This is a handicap tournament. For more information, call Rob Houtman at (845) 246-4969 or John Cook Jr. at (845) 417-1512. League Announcements Kingston Area Scratch League: Accepting all scratch bowlers 190 average and above. 26-week season meets Tuesday nights at Kingston Lanes starting Sept. 25. Organizational meeting 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Kingston Lanes. For more information, call Don at (845) 594-6409 or the Lanes at (845) 338-1414. Men’s Federation Church: 3-person teams (any combination) meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 27 weeks with no bowling Thanksgiving eve and Ash Wednesday. For more information, call Stan Cable at (845) 382-1822. —— BOXING Boxing Conditioning: Led by Tom Pignone, certified boxing instructor, at the Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. Tuesdays. Children ages 7-12 from 4:15-5 p.m.; teens 5-5:45 p.m.; adults from 6-7. You will need to bring clean gym footwear. We provide the rest. Suggested donation for youth $8 per class, adults $10. Drop-ins welcome. For more information, visit www.mtnviewstudio.com, email mtviewstudio@gmail. com or reach it on Facebook. —— CYCLING Bike Friendly Kingston Halloween Ride 2017: Five-mile family-friendly bicycle ride beginning and ending at Kingston’s Loughran Park 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Ride is free. Bike helmets are required. Costumes and bike decoration encouraged. Ride will use quiet residential streets and meander through the Roosevelt and Lincoln Park neighborhoods to arrive at the My Kingston Kids Halloween Fest, then return to Loughran Park. The free Halloween Fest runs from 3-8 p.m. at Seed Song Farm on Esopus Avenue. It features Halloween and harvest time activities for kids of all ages. For more information on the bike ride, email info@bikefriendlykingston.org For more information on the Halloween Fest, email fwaters@ mykingstonkids.com —— FENCING Woodstock Fencing Club: Meets 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Cafetorium at the Woodstock Elementary School (when school is open). Instruction given at all levels in all weapons — Foil, Sabre and Epee from 6:30-8. Practice and bouting. Fence dry or electric. It is a non-profit Club with volunteer instructors in Ron Zukor of Woodstock, David Osherow of Shokan, George T. Gallagher from Kingston, plus Elene Umberto Schoeps of Olivebridge. There is no charge to join for classes, lessons or fencing. Only requirement is $10-per-year dues for a USA Fencing membership. For more information, call Elene Schoeps at (845) 657-8021 or George T. Gallagher at 331-3832, e-mail YESUS@hvc.rr.com or visit www.ashokan.com/fencing.html —— HEALTH & FITNESS Jazzercise Classes: Offered 5:30 p.m. Mondays at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Albany Ave., Kingston. All ages and fitness levels welcomed. Local instructor Cathy Shaw has been working with toddlers to seniors for 24 years. For more information, call (845) 3391545 or email ecshaw87@ aol.com Jazzercise Lite & Fusion Classes: Offered 9 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Marbletown Community Center, U.S. Route 209, in Stone Ridge. All ages and fitness levels welcomed in this fun and effective program. Local instructor Cathy Shaw has been working with toddlers to seniors for 24 years. For more information, call (845) 339-1545 or email ecshaw87@aol.com Senior Mall Walking: The Ulster County Office for the Aging invite seniors to join them for walking at the Hudson Valley Mall every Tuesday at 10 a.m. All participants receive a coupon to buy tea, coffee or water at The Coffee Shoppe in the Mall. For more information, call the Office for the Aging at (845) 340-3456. —— HORSESHOES Germantown Sportsman’s Association Annual Horseshoe Tournament: Sept. 23 at the club ground on Dales Bridge Road in Germantown. Sign-up at 10 a.m. Games start at noon. Fee: $30 per player. Food and beverages available. Chicken barbecue dinner after the tournament. Rain date: Sept. 24. For more information, call (518) 6101075. —— OUTDOORS Trailsweepers Snow and Sports Club: Open to new members of all ages. Trailsweepers ski, snowboard, cross country ski, snowshoe, windsurf, mountain bike, road bike, hike, backpack, canoe/kayak and have fun. Club meets second and fourth Tuesdays of the month 7:30 p.m. at Stella’s Italian Restaurant in Uptown Kingston. For more information and to check out their events calendar, visit www.trailsweepers.org 9th Annual Sporting Clays for Scouting: Sept. 22 at the Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds in Millbrook. Sponsored by the Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts and underwritten by UBS Financial Services of Albany. The event is for shooters and non-shooters alike. Experience with or ownership of a shotgun is not necessary. Orvis instructors will be available at the shooting stations to assist novices. Shotguns can be shared by teams or rented. Cost of the tournament is $250 and participants will be served breakfast and lunch and receive shells for the course. Check-in is 8:30 a.m. Prizes awarded for different skill levels. There will also be raffle drawings. Numerous other prizes will be awarded. For more information and to reserve a spot in the event, contact the Council Scout office at (845) 3390846 or rabraun@bsa.org or visit the council’s website at www.rvwbsa.org Turkey Shoot: 11 a.m. Sept. 24 at the South Side Rod and Gun Club, 43 Baker Road, West Hurley. Variety of events: running deer, 100-yard bench rest, pistol, shotgun slug and .22 caliber rifle. There will also be stations set up for children to use air rifles. Hamburgers, hot dogs and soft drinks will be sold. Firearm safety strictly enforced. Turkey Shoot: 10 a.m. Oct. 8 at Kalicoontie Rod & Gun Club, 333 Schneider Rd., Livingston. $3 per shoot. 12⁄20 bird shot and .22 rifle/ pistol rounds provided at no cost. Standing slug and center fire rifle bring your own ammo. Prizes for shoot are: ham, pork loin and turkey and second-place prizes. Breakfast and lunch foods available. Big Fall Raffle tickets for $2 available for five super prizes: Ruger AR 556 (New York State compliant), Savage Axis 270 with scope, Mossberg 535 12-gauge field/ deer combo, tree stand and two bricks of .22s. Drawing for that raffle is Nov. 5. Funds for the big raffle will be used to support numerous community projects/ events and promotion of gun safety and responsible ownership. For more information, call Joe at (518) 537-3997 or Scot at (845) 757-2552 or visit www. Kalicoontie.com —— SAILING Kingston Sailing Club 2017 Season: Fall Series to be held on four Sundays (Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8 and 15). For more information, visit www.Kingstonsailingclub. org or email kingstonsailingclub@gmail.com —— SOFTBALL Kingston Softball Hall of Fame “Pig Roast” Fundraiser” at Ole Savannah Restaurant, Kingston. 2-7 p.m. Oct. 7. $30 per ticket. Complementary food, cash bar, live DJ, 50⁄50 reffle, prize raffles, silent auction. For tickets, contact Chuck J. at (845) 706-2189, Bill M. at (845) 430-9491, Paul S. at (845) 532-6173 or Tony D. at (845) 3256072. —— VOLLEYBALL Youth Programs Kingston Recreation Youth Volleyball Program: 5-week program for ages 9-12 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays starting Oct. 4 at the Andy Murphy Midtown Neighborhood Center. Learn the fundamentals and build confidence in a safe environment that promotes volleyball as a fun and healthy activity. Fee: $25 for Kingston City residents, $35 for non-residents. For more information and to register, visit www.kingston-ny. gov/parksandrecreation For more information, contact Recreation Leader Courtney Carroll at (845) 481-7337 or at ccarroll@ kingston-ny.gov —— WRESTLING Clubs Mid-Hudson Dark Corner Wrestling Club: Meets 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and Fridays in the Kingston High School wrestling room. Beginning through advanced wrestling. Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco-Roman. For more information, call coach Cappy Weiner at (845) 532-0364.