Sports Calendar

Spotlight welcomes sports calendar submissions from readers. Fax to (804) 775-8085 or e-mail . BASEBALL

11U Stars are looking for pitchers. Information: (804) 314-3211

James River Blaze will have a clinic from 7-9 p.m. every Wednesday until Oct. 28 at the Univeristy of Richmond. Pat Pinkard (804) 272-4653 or visit jrblaze.com

Cap City Ballerz AAU will have tryouts for girls ages 10-14 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Bellmeade Community Center. Tryouts at Elizabeth Davis School will take place Oct. 24 and Oct. 31. Kids in 10U and 11U will go from 12:30-2:20 p.m Oct. 24 and from 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 31. Kids in 12U and 13U will go from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 24 and noon-2 p.m. Oct. 31. Cost is $10 to register. Star Wills (804) 647-9277 or visit http://www.capcityballerz.com

VCU Coaching Clinic will take place Oct. 24 at Stuart C. Siegel Center. Kyle Getter (804) 828-4188 or e-mial

First Baptist Church will have upward basketketball for kids in grades 1-6. Games are in January and evaluations will take place Nov. 16-19. Information: http://www.FBCRichmond.org/upward

HSBC Tournament will take place at 1 p.m. Oct. 29 at The Traditions Golf Course at The Crossings. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $100 per player and $400 per team. Proceeds benefit Hanover Sports Baseball Club. Regina Moore (804) 539-1174.

RUNNING

Sports Backers: November 14 SunTrust Richmond Marathon, McDonald's Half Marathon, HCA Virginia 8k, "America's Friendliest Marathon" tours downtown Richmond's scenic neighborhoods, (804) 285-9495, http://www.sportsbackers.org

Saint Edward-Epiphany School's Third Annual Eagle 5K Challenge, Oct. 17. Registration is $15 per runner before Oct. 1, $20 per runner after. Registration begins on school grounds at 7 a.m. Information: http://www.Eagle5k.com or email Maria Carreras at

The Richmond Kickers: Will be conducting Super Y tryouts for top-quality players ages U9-U15 boys and girls on January 31 and February 1. Information: http://www.richmondkickers.com or Ihor Dotsenko at

Midlothian Youth Soccer is registering players ages 3-19 for its spring 2010 season. Registration deadline is January 31. Information: http://www.mysl.com or Holly Angel at (804) 744-8505 or

Virginia Tech will have a clinic for pitchers and catchers from 9-11:30 a.m. and from 1-3:30 p.m. Dec. 5. A clinic for hitters will take place from 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Dec. 6. Each clinic costs $75 and girls ages 14-18 are eligible. Barb Sherwood (540) 231-3063.

TRACK

VOLLEYBALL

Meadow Highland Games and Celtic Festival , Oct. 24-25 at Meadow Event Park

Straberry Hill Races , April 10 at Colonial Downs