Hockey
Amesbury High will have an alumni hockey game Feb. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Graf Rink. The cost is $25 per player or $35 with the purchase of a game jersey. Proceeds benefit Amesbury hockey. Call Rob Ouellette at 978-388-4544 or visit the Amesbury alumni hockey Facebook page for more information. A reception at Stripers Restaurant in Salisbury will follow.
Soccer
Amesbury Soccer Association is registering players for Spring Travel Soccer. Teams are currently being formed in the U10-U19 boys and girls divisions. Children born between Aug. 1, 1992, and Aug. 1, 2004, are eligible to play. Please visit www.amesburyyouthsoccer.org and click on "online registration." Contact Cary Short at crcmgshort@comcast.net with any questions.
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Seacoast United is receiving applications for teams for its 2012 Nike Indoor Cup to be held at the indoor facility in Hampton, N.H. This is open to all U11 through U14 clubs within the region. Minimizing the amount of age groups participating allows the Seacoast United staff to accept both Premier and Travel teams and create separate divisions for each. Every team that is accepted into the tournament is guaranteed four games of 25 minutes each. Visit http://www.seacoastunited.com/TournSeries/NikeIndoorCup/index_E.html for more information, or contact tournament director Chris Scott at cscott@seacoastunited.org.
Running
Runners and walkers are invited to join the weekly Sunday morning Snowflake Series. The purpose of the series is to get people moving outdoors right through the winter. According to run coach Nancy McCarthy, the series is also designed to improve a runner's and walker's speed and endurance. The 30- to 45-minute sessions, which start at 8 a.m., will end with coffee and conversation by the fire at Plum Island Coffee Roasters, where the group also meets to start their workout. The runs will continue through February. Contact Nancy McCarthy at Natural High Fitness Club at 978-499-0993 or email her at Nancy@getrealfitness.com.
Baseball
A Viking Baseball Clinic for students in grades 4 to 8 will be held at Triton Regional High Feb. 21 to 24. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day and will focus on all of the fundamentals. The fee is $100. The clinic staff includes Triton varsity coach Rich Dube and Triton assistant Ryan McCarthy. For more information, contact Dube at 978-462-5856 or rddoob@comcast.net.
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The ninth annual Preseason Sachem Baseball School will be held at Pentucket Regional High from March 12 to March 16. One session runs 4 to 5:30 p.m. all week for all players in grades 2 through 9. The clinic will emphasize the proper skill development in pitching, catching and hitting. The camp also features indoor mounds and one indoor batting cage. For more information, call head coach Tom L'Italien at 978-265-6128 or email at TLCAMPS@comcast.net.
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The Essex Baseball Association will have a three-team league based out of Spencer Pierce Little Farm in Newbury. League games will be played by 1861 rules and take place on Sundays. The league will feature new clubs such as the Lowell Baseball Club, Newburyport Clamdiggers and Lynn Live Oaks. Players, umpires and score keepers are needed. Anyone interested can attend an informational meeting March 3 at noon at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm. For more information, contact Brian Sheehy at historyball@yahoo.com or check out www.essexbaseball.wordpress.com.
Little League
Amesbury Little League Baseball has opened sign-ups for the 2012 season. Kids ages 5 to 12 from Amesbury and South Hampton can register online at www.amesburylittleleague.org/registration. The player's birthday must be between May 1, 1999, and May 1, 2007. Currently, early registration is $85 per player with a family maximum of $170 per family. Registrations after March 1 will be considered late and registration costs will be $100 per player, with a family maximum of $200. No registrations after March 18 will be accepted. Those interested in coaching should email registration@amesburylittleleague.org, and fill out the required application and CORI forms. For further information, call Pete Arsenault at 781-223-4987.
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