COMMUNITY SPORTS BRIEFS

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Durkin Tours of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Retired racecaller Tom Durkin will lead personalized tours of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame throughout the Saratoga Race Course meeting this summer from July 21 through Sept. 4. Tours will be from 11 a.m. to noon most race days with a cost of $20 for Museum members and $25 for non-members (includes Museum admission). Tours will be limited to 15 people and reservations are required.

Firecracker4 Road Race: Saratoga Springs will launch its All-American celebration with a bang Tuesday, July 4 when more than 4,000 runners take part in the city’s 11th annual Firecracker 4 road race. Starting and ending at the Saratoga Springs City Center, the event gets underway at 9 a.m. with the main attraction, the four-mile road race, which will be bib-tag timed with gun and net times. More than 3,500 runners are expected to follow a friendly course that takes them south on Broadway to Circular Street, east through the historic residential district and then returns to the City Center. There are multiple bands along the course to keep runners moving. The first 3,700 registrants to sign up at firecracker4.com will receive an ASICS gender-specific tech shirt, goodie bag and finisher’s certificate. Registrations are being accepted through July 3 at midnight at firecracker4. com. The fee is $30. Participants can also sign up in person for $35 at Registration/Packet Pick Up held July 3 from 3-7 p.m. and July 4 from 7-8:45 a.m. at the City Center. Rogue Lacrosse summer camps: A summer camp will be held from June 26-29 at Siena College. There are overnight and day camp options and the camp has a world-class coaching staff. For a complete list of costs, go to roguelacrosse. com. An evaluation day will be held on May 21 at Gavin Park is Saratoga Springs, and summer practices for U11, U13, U15 and U17 teams have also been scheduled. Again, to see a complete list of events, go to roguelacrosse.com.

Girls elite lacrosse camp: Albany Elite Girls Lacrosse will be holding a lacrosse camp for girls in grades 3-7 from Monday, June 26 to Thursday, June 29 at Afrim’s on Route 7 in Latham. The sessions will run from 9 a.m. to noon all four days. Girls of all skill levels are invited to attend. The camp will feature stick skills, offense, defense and game situations. The cost is $175. Registration information can be found at www.albanyelitelacrosse.com. For information, contact Gary Chatnik at 441-3935.

Sage Gators’ Summer Basketball Camp for boys: The camp for boys ages 7-15 will take place June 26-30. Register online at Sagegators.com. Contact Brian Barnes at 518-292-1969 or by email barneb@sage.edu for more information. Free early drop off and late pick up available.

Sage girls’ basketball camp: The camp is open to girls ages 7-16 and will run from June 26-30. Emphasis will be on skill development and improvement, effort and teamwork. Camp enrollment is limited to the first 50 registrants. Cost of the camp is $175 per person prior to May 1 and $200 after that date. Each participant will receive a camp T-shirt. Lunch options are available. For information or to register, contact Sage coach Allison Coleman at 244-2418 or colema3@sage.edu.

Coaching course: Theories and techniques of coaching, one of the courses required to coach in New York State high schools, will be held 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 22-23 at Vent Fitness Center in Guilderland. Participants must attend all class sessions in order to complete the course. Registration fee is $175 prior to July 9, and $225 afterwards. Tuition fees are non-refundable, but can be applied to future classes. For information or to register, con-tact Dr. John Metallo at 577-7530 or at johngmetello@live.com.

Ice hockey summer camps: The Hockey Hut in Clifton Park will be running five summer camps beginning on June 26. Fee for half-days (7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) is $195; fee for full days (7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.) is $295. The programs include Mite Mania, a stick-handling camp, a shooting camp, Bantam Transition and Battle Games. A complete listing of the camps can be obtained by contacting Matthew Dempsey at matthewjdempsey2@gmailcom. or going to myhockeyhut.com.