LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR BASEBALL
To submit calendar items, please email to ms tribl@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. Camps 3rd Annual Disability Dream & Do: Baseball Camp for Children and Young Adults with Special Needs, hosted by the Hudson Valley Renegades, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 3 at Dutchess Stadium. Participants of every ability will learn from professional players and coaches for a day of throwing, catching and hitting fun. All participants receive a free shirt, hat, lunch and tickets to the Aug. 4 Renegades game. Space is limited. To reserve a spot or sign up as a volunteer, visit www.dutchessny. gov/baseball Travel Teams Blackhawks: Fall tryouts for 9U, 10U, 11U and 12U teams 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 10 and 11 plus 5:30-8 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Armory Baseball Complex, 25 Kierstead Ave., Kingston. Fee: $25 for nonreturning players. To register for a tryout date, call Fritz Genther at (845) 6168907, email nyblackhawksbaseball@gmail.com or visit www.blackhawksnational.com Fall schedule includes 8 weeks of team development workouts and practices, participation in a double header league. Fall Team cost: $200 for 9U; $275 for 10U-12U.
BASKETBALL
SUNY New Paltz Men’s Basketball Prospect Camp: For grades 9-12 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 14 at the college’s Athletic & Wellness Center. Showcase is designed to teach scholastic players what it takes to be a collegiate player. Learn the skills college coaches look for, learn about the recruiting process and ask questions. Come be coached and evaluated by current college coaches. Price: $875. To register, visit nphawks.com/ camps For more information, contact Hawks men’s head coach Keith Kenney at kenneyk@newpaltz.edu
BOWLING
Friday Nite Party Bowlers: Spaces available for this 4-person, mixed league at Patel’s Kingston Lanes. 33week season starts Sept. 6 with a 6:45 p.m. meeting. All sessions meet at 7:15. Each team either gets a sponsor or can sponsor itself. For more information, contact the lanes at (845)
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.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Mountain Valley Junior Flag Football: For boys and girls ages 6-13. Sign up early and save. Onteora, Kingston, Saugerties, Margaretville school districts, any of the underlying towns in these or any school district is welcome to play. There are no residency restrictions. League practices and plays at Grant Avery Park in Shokan, about a halfmile past the Shokan Reservoir. For more information and to register, visit, Like and share on Facebook at “Mountain Valley Junior Flag Football League.” Any questions may also be directed to League President Mike Dittus at ditsjets7@ hotmail.com or at (845) 389-9920.
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
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.
Zumba Gold: 1:45-2:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Marbletown Community Center, State Route 209 in Stone Ridge. Class introduces participants easy to follow Zumba choreography that focuses on cardiovascular endurance, range of motion, flexibility and balance. $8 per class or $50 for a month. For more information and to sign up, call (845) 687-0800.
Yang Yin Yoga: 10:1511:45 a.m. Mondays and Fridays at Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock. This mixed-level class incorporates vigorous and stimulating strength-building postures for the first part of class, then transitions to calming, flexibility-promoting postures for the second. The session finishes with guided meditation for total physical and mental relaxation. As you refine your physical and mental skills through the yoga process, your body will feel balanced, i.e., stimulated yet relaxed, while your mind will be focused and peaceful. This class is not for absolute beginners. Students must know basic yoga postures. Instructor is Leslie Snow, who has taught yoga for seven years and been a personal trainer for 10. With a background in ballet, running and resistance training, she has studied martial arts for the last eight years, achieving a 2nd-degree black belt in Isshinryu Karate. Cost: $15. First class is free. For more information, visit www.lesliesnow. com, call her at (904) 5343141 or email leslie@lesliesnow.com You may also contact the Mountain View Studio at (845) 679-0901.
LITTLE LEAGUE
Metropolitan Knothole League Free Baseball Clinic: For league players 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Knothole Field at the corner of Greenkill and Clinton Avenues, Kingston. Mid-Hudson Tigers 15U coach Chris Connolly and his team will serve as instructors and mentors. The Knothole League will also hold a bake sale and car wash during the clinic.
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 Tony’s Pizzeria on 582 Broadway in Kingston. For more information and to check out their events calendar, visit www.trailsweepers.org
SOCCER
Senators Soccer Camp: For boys and girls ages 7-16, all skill and experience levels, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Aug. 5-9 at SUNY Ulster. Led by Ulster men’s soccer coach Jamal Lis-Simmons and assistant coach Dan Hoffay. Camp will focus on development of individual ball skills and the importance of team play while having fun. Cost: $220. Course number: CFK 1030-01. For more information or to register, call (845) 339-2025 or visit www.sunyulster.edu/ce
SWIMMING
Swim Lessons: At Zena Recreation Park, 714 Zena Highwoods Rd., Kingston. Session 3 begins on July 29. All levels Red Cross lessons. For more information, email swimlessons@zenarec.com
Zena Recreation Park: Open to the public for swimming 7 days a week. 714 Zena Highwoods Rd., Kingston. For more information, visit www.zenarec.com
TENNIS
Woodstock Tennis Club: Not-for-profit club with 6 Har-Tru courts located at the intersection of Zena and Sawkill Roads (1703 Sawkill Road in Woodstock). Join as an owner/certificate holder or annual member. WTC offers a variety of prices and play plans, some with early payment discounts. For more information, visit www.woodstocktennis.com or email woodstocktennisclub15@gmail.com