By Register Staff

Baseball

‰The Greater New Haven baseball league is taking registration for its upcoming season. Teams in age brackets 12-U, 13, 14-U, 16-U and 18-U. Season begins in early September. Call Bob Turcio at 203-248-2398 or e-mail battersbox@comcast.net.

‰The Foxon Bisons Baseball Club has instituted a fall and winter Foxon Baseball Alliance, a practical baseball education program for ages 7-10. There will be clinics, scrimmages, classroom time and study materials. E-mail foxonbisons@yahoo.com  or call 203-936-9661.

‰Former University of New Haven coach Frank ‘Porky’ Vieira is offering one-on-one baseball lessons. Call Vieira at 203-932-7018.

‰Strength, Power and Conditioning for Baseball. Open to boys in Middle school and High School. Mondays and Wednesdays Sept. 20 - Oct. 27, 7-8:15 p.m. at Jim Ronai’s Competitive Edge in Milford. Call 203-799-3343 or visit www.cespeed.com  for information and registration. Cost is $215.

Basketball

‰The Connecticut Starters AAU Girls Basketball Club is coming to the New Haven area. Their 2010 Fall Basketball League for girls in Grades 5-8 will be held on Sunday mornings at Hamden Hall’s new athletic facility. The league runs for 7 weeks (Sept. 26-Nov. 7) and will consist of a 30-45 minute skills clinic each week, followed by a 45-minute game. Girls from all AAU clubs, as well as players who have never played AAU basketball, are welcome to attend. Advance registration is available at www.ct-starters.org  

‰The CT Starters Girls Basketball Club will host a college showcase at Yale on Sept. 12 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sophomores, juniors and seniors from any high school or AAU club are invited. Advance registration is required. Visit www.ct-starters.org

‰Strength, Power and injury prevention program for girls basketball players grades 6-12, Tues/Thurs Sept 21-Oct 28. 7-8:15 p.m. at Jim Ronai’s Competitive Edge in Milford. Call 203-799-3343 or visit www.cespeed.com  for information and registration. Cost is $215.

‰The New Haven County District Board of Approved Basketball Officials is accepting applications for the 2010 I.A.A.B.O. written examination. Membership is open to applicants 18 and older as of Nov. 2, who establish a satisfactory record of health and character and reside in New Haven County. Qualified applicants must pass the Official IAABO written examination, then the practical floor test. Candidate clinics will begin in September. E-mail Hank Luzzi at hluzzi@comcast.net Continued...

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‰The CT Hoop Stars fall basketball league will begin Sept. 12. Boys and girls in grades 5-12 are welcome to attend. All games will be played in Wallingford. For information, contact Mike Papale at 203-464-9781 or Marty Russo at 203-269-8899.

Karate

‰The Woodruff Family YMCA is offering a Mommy and Me karate class for ages 2½-4. The new session starts September 8. For more information, contact Chris Sansonetti at 203-783-9768 or visit www.superiorkarate.net  

‰The Orange Parks and Recreation is offering karate classes for ages 4-adult. The fall session starts August 31 at the High Plains Community Center. For more information, contact Chris Sansonetti at 203-783-9768 or visit www.superiorkarate.net  

‰Karate for ages 4-adult will be offered at the Valley YMCA. The Fall session starts August 31. For more information contact Chris Sansonetti at 203-783-9768 or visit www.superiorkarate.net

‰Tutor Time is offering karate classes for ages 3½-5. The Fall session starts September 8 at Tutor Time, 221 Bull Hill Lane in West Haven. For more information, contact Chris Sansonetti at 203-783-9768 or visit www.superiorkarate.net  

Softball

‰The Seymour Valley Fall Softball League has begun the process of lining up men’s slow pitch softball teams for the fall season. Any interested area teams are asked to call league commissioner Frank Falco at either 203-231-2509 or 203-888-3652 for more information.

‰Speed, Strength and Conditioning for Softball. Girls grades 6-12 Tues/Thurs Sept. 21-Oct. 28. 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Jim Ronai’s Competitive Edge in Milford. Call 203-799-3343 or visit www.cespeed.com for information and registration. Cost is $215.

‰The West Haven Parks and Recreation Department is looking for teams to play in a Friday night men’s over-50 slow-pitch softball league. Call Tom at 203 937-3651. Continued...

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‰The West Haven Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting teams for fall softball. The men’s league plays on Monday and Wednesday and the co-ed league plays Tuesday and Thursday. Men use wooden bats in the co-ed league. Ten games played over five weeks; cost is $200. Visit www.leaguelineup.com/westhaven or call 203-937-3651.

‰The East Haven Recreation Department is accepting team registrations for Sunday and Monday leagues. The cost is $400 per team. Call Jim Masotta at 203-484-2150 or 203-498-5657.

Swimming

‰Tryouts and registration for Hamden North Haven Swimming (HNHS) will be held Sept. 15 at the North Haven town pool from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The upcoming Short Course season runs from Sept. 20 through March 2011. HNHS swimmers compete at the local, regional and national level. For additional information contact HNHS program director Rick Lucan at 203-494-9847.

Fishing

‰The monthly meeting of the Housatonic Fly Fishermen’s Association will be held on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 65 North Main Street, Wallingford. The HFFA is dedicated to preserving and protecting the Housatonic River as well as furthering the sport of fly fishing. Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month from September through June. Meetings include featured speakers on various fly fishing subjects, fresh and saltwater fly tying demonstrations, as well as door prizes. Free refreshments are served and the public is invited.

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