The New York Yankees' Jason Giambi and some of his Major League Baseball friends are holding the Christmas Hitting Camp from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. today and Wednesday at Giambi's Baseball Academy. Cost is $200 per session.
For more information, call 719-8000 or visit www.hitmanbaseball.com
BASKETBALL
MLK tournament set for January
The city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services invites competitive youth basketball teams across Clark County to compete in the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Hoops Basketball Tournament Jan. 12-15. Games will be offered for open division elementary grades 2-3 and 4-5. Middle school grades 6-8 will have games in separate divisions for boys and girls.
Cost is $200 per team of five or more players, including officials' fees. Matching team jerseys are required. All teams are guaranteed three games. Registration is open through Dec. 30.
For more information, call 229-1734 or 229-1646, or e-mail to iwilliams@lasvegasnevada.gov.
Itty Bitty signups open at YMCA
The Durango Hills Community Center YMCA, 3521 N. Durango Drive, will hold Itty Bitty Basketball for boys and girls ages 3-5 from Jan. 5 to Feb. 9. The program will be held Fridays from 5 to 5:45 p.m.
Parent participation is required. Cost is $65. For more information, call 240-9622.
Basketball Academy offers youth training
Youth ages 7-17 are invited to participate in the Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA's Basketball Academy of Sports & Academics.
Top-notch facilities and expert teachers help competitive players master advanced game execution and technique. Boys and girls of all skill levels are welcome.
The program is held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA, 4141 Meadows Lane. Cost is $82 per month.
For more information, call 877-9622.
Boys and girls camps planned
The Durango Hills Community Center YMCA, 3521 N. Durango Drive, will hold holiday basketball camps for boys and girls ages 6-12, Wednesday through Friday and Dec. 27-29. Camps will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Campers will learn basketball fundamentals and good sportsmanship. The cost is $45. For more information, call 240-9622.
City seeks teams for leagues
The city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services invites adults age 40 and older to participate in winter basketball leagues from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursdays beginning Jan. 11 at the Dula Gymnasium, 441 E. Bonanza Road. The fee is $225, plus $25 for officials' fees, per team. Members must sign up as a team. A minimum of four teams with five to 12 players each is needed for the league to proceed. Registration is open through Jan. 5. For more information, call 229-6307.
Boys and girls ages 3-14 also are invited to participate in winter Saturday leagues beginning Jan. 9 at Brinley Community School, 6150 Smoke Ranch Road. The weekly leagues continue for eight weeks. Cost is $35 for ages 3-4, $45 for ages 5-6 and $65 for ages 7-14. Registration remains open until leagues are full, and volunteer coaches are needed. For more information, call 229-2642.
MOTORSPORTS
Herbst setting more SCORE records
Las Vegan Troy Herbst has solidified his position as the most prolific racer in SCORE desert racing history by claiming a record seventh unlimited Class 1 and a record fourth SCORE Overall point championship, after winning Class 1 for a record third straight year in the recent Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. At age 40, the youngest of the three Herbst brothers was officially crowned as the 2006 SCORE Desert Series Class 1 and Overall point champion at the annual SCORE Awards Night event at the Primm Valley Resort on Dec. 9.
In other SCORE news, seventeen racers earned the 2006 SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards by surviving the Tecate Baja 100. They are: B.J. Baldwin, Bob Shepard, Alan Pflueger, Gary Weyrich, Brian Parkhouse, Martin Christensen, Richard Boyle, Brian Burgess, Sammy Ehrenberg, Daniel McMillin, Arturo Velazco, Donald Moss, John Cooley, Tim Noe, Stan Potter, Gus Vildosola Jr. and Jason Voss.
SOCCER
Signups open for kids' indoor play
Boys and girls ages 3-5 and their parents are invited to sign up for Itty Bitty Indoor Soccer at the Durango Hills Community Center YMCA, 3521 N. Durango Drive. The program will be held Tuesdays from 5 to 5:45 p.m. beginning Jan. 2.
Cost is $65. For more information, call 240-9622.
VOLLEYBALL
YMCA to host Hawaii coaches for camp
The Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA, 4141 Meadows Lane, invites players ages 10-18 to learn how to volley, bump and serve from some of Hawaii's best coaches. Teamwork, respect and Hawaiian culture will be incorporated into the program, which will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
For more information, call 877-9622.
WRESTLING
Youth club holds registration for season
The Centennial Youth Wrestling Club is holding registration for the 2006-2007 wrestling season. For more information, visit www.leaguelineup.com/centennialyouthwrestling or call 340-5946.
Association seeks wrestlers, coaches
The Las Vegas Wrestling Association of USA Wrestling is signing up coaches and wrestlers ages 5-15.
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