Dirgo Fall Basketball League

Only three weeks remain to sign up for the Dirigo Fall Basketball League. With over 150 teams already registered, you are guaranteed competitive games in convenient locations for boys and girls in grades 3 -11.

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Don’t miss out on the state’s top fall league. Registrations will continue through Sept. 19. Play in our Warm-Up Weekend on Sept. 21. Contact Mark Leclerc at eclerck@aol.com or Lenny Holmes at mainehoops@gmail.com for more information.

Middle School Select Invitational League

 Are you frustrated with the limitations placed on their development by Middle School Basketball and current leagues during the winter months? If you answered yes, the Middle School Select Invitational League is the answer to your problems.

The league will begin play this year with seventh and eighth grade boys’ and girls’ teams. This league is geared for top teams, AAU or school level or top players looking to participate at a higher level. Only 5-6 teams will be in each age division.

The league will take play mostly on Sundays with two games and played primarily in Southern Maine. If you have a team or player interested in playing ,contact Lenny Holmes at mainehoops@gmail.com for more details.

Harlem Wizards are coming

Don’t miss this fun-filled, high flying and interactive community event featuring the world famous Harlem Wizards basketball team as they take on the Maine Slam Dunkers, a team of teachers, staff and community members from our RSU 16 schools on Sept. 24. Learn more about the Wizards now in their 52nd season at www.harlemwizards.com or see how excited the fans are by seeing their posts @#slamtastic on The Harlem Wizards Facebook site or on Google.

The event will be held at Poland Regional High School at 7 p.m. General Admission for students is $8 advance or $10 at the door. Adults is $10 advance or $12 at the door. Ticket sales location include: Elm Street School, Mechanic Falls Town Office, Minot Town Office, Poland Recreation Department, Rainbow Federal Credit Union – Mechanic Falls branch. Visit www.harlemwizards.com and click “buy tickets” or fill out ticket order form on reverse. We will be selling food, drinks and Wizard souvenirs to help raise money.

NFl Punt, Pass and Kick Competition

Young pro football fans will have the opportunity to exhibit their football skills when the Rumford Parks and Rumford Lodge of Elks #862 host an NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition on Sunday, Sept. 21; The competition is free and open to boys and girls ages 6- 5. It will be held at Hosmer Field at 9 a.m. for boys and girls age 6-15. Registration begins 1/2 hour before competition starts.

Each participant must fill out a registration form and have it signed by their parent or legal guardian. They also must give a valid copy of their birth certificate. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Rick White at 364-3851 or 357-1313. Entry forms will be available the day of the competition.

Lewiston Middle School hockey tryouts

The Lewiston Middle School School hockey team will be holding tryouts on Sunday, Sept. 21 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. Tryouts will be held for grades 5-6 from 5:20 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. Girls only practice will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and grades seven and eight from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The tryout fee is $25. If this fee creates hardship, please contact Demons Hockey President Steve Bannister to make payment arrangements. Scholarships can be made available. Registration begins 1 hour prior to tryout. All participants must bring valid 2013-14 USA Hockey registration to tryout in order to get on the ice. Tryout information and pre-registration forms can be obtained by visiting our web site www.lewistonbluedemonshockey.com tryout forms located under the “registration tab.” FMI contact Maria Higgins at 207-576-9992 or presidentlmshockey@yahoo.com. Lewiston Demons Hockey accepts players that attend Lewiston elementary and middle schools or players who are within the area so long as those players’ schools do not offer middle school hockey.