Sports briefs

Orrington soccer season

ORRINGTON – The Orrington Recreation Commission is busy gearing up for its 2005 soccer season. This year the commission will offer soccer programs for children in prekindergarten through eighth-grade. The commission will register participants at the Center Drive School 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, and 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. The cost is $15 per child or $30 per family.

This year, the recreation commission will feature leagues for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten through grade two, grades 3 through 5 and grades 6 through 8. Depending on the turnout at sign-up, the program will try to feature separate boys and girls leagues for the grade three to five league.

The commission hosted separate programs for boys and girls in this age group during the basketball, baseball and softball seasons, and based on those turnouts are extending it to soccer. All other leagues are coed.

Games will begin Saturday, Sept. 17, and run through late October.

The recreation commission is seeking volunteers to help as coaches, assistant coaches and referees, and to work in the newly constructed snack shack. They also are seeking team sponsors from the community for the teams for grades three through eight.

To keep the community informed of its activities, the recreation commission launched a link on the town of Orrington Web site. Registration forms and updated information such as schedules will be available online at http://orrington.govoffice.com,under the Municipal Departments, Recreation, ORC Forms links.

For more information on the ORC soccer program, call Benny at 825-4549 or Dave at 825-3099.

Sports at Bangor Y

BANGOR – The Bangor Y is accepting registrations for the following sports programs:

Archery, Youth and Adult

At Bangor, Youth beginner-intermediate archery program 5-6 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Thursdays at the Columbia Street Church Gym. Advanced class for archers 12-year-old to adult, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays. Free with family membership, $18 for youth members or $45 for others. Begins Sept. 15.

Soccer

At Bangor, Youth soccer program. Soccer is available for youth 4- to 5-years-old from 5 to 5:15 p.m., and 6- to 8-year-olds from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Practices and small-sided games are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Begins Sept 13, at Saxl Park, corner of Hogan Road and Mount Hope Avenue. Free for family members, $18 youth members and $45 for others.

Field Hockey

At Bangor, Field hockey team. Field hockey is available for third- through sixth-grade girls. Practices and games are held on Wednesdays 5:15-6:15 and games will be played on Saturdays, schedule to be determined. Sept. 14-Oct. 26 at Saxl Park, corner of Hogan Road and Mount Hope Avenue. Free for family members, $14 youth members, $35 for others.

Basketball

At Bangor, Youth all-star basketball clinics. Coed clinics are designed for the advanced-serious player in middle and high school. Grades six-eight at 5:15-6:15 p.m., and grades nine-12 at 6:15-7:15 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 12-Oct. 31 at the Hammond Street Gym. Bob Cimbollek and Randy Dodge, instructors. Free for family members, $16 youth members, $40 for others.

At Bangor, Youth 3-on-3 league from Sept. 14-Oct. 26. The coed league is for the middle and high school player. Games begin at 5:15 p.m. Wednesdays, schedule to be determined, at the Hammond Street Gym. Full court, cross-court games are scored and officiated. $5 for family members, $20 youth members and $45 for others.

To obtain information about these programs, call the Bangor Y at 941-2815.

Volleyball registrations

BREWER – The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its adult fall volleyball leagues. Team rosters will be accepted at the Brewer Auditorium through Tuesday, Sept. 6. League play will begin Monday, Sept. 12, with leagues scheduled for Sunday and Monday evenings, women’s recreation; Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, coed recreation; and Thursday evenings, coed power.

League days and length of season may vary depending on the number of teams registered for each league. Due to time and space requirements, each league will have a limited number of teams, which will be accepted on a first-paid, first-entered basis. To obtain more information, call the Brewer Recreation Department at 989-5199.

Youth soccer registration

BREWER – The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its fall youth soccer program. The program is for pupils entering kindergarten through eighth-grade, and will be divided into four age groups. Games are played on Saturdays beginning Sept. 10. The fee is $15 for Brewer residents, $25 for others. A $5 late fee will be charged for registrations after Wednesday, Sept. 7. To obtain more information, call the Brewer Recreation Department at 989-5199.

Family taekwon-do

ORONO – The Orono Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its family taekwondo class 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays at Keith Anderson Community House. To learn more about the class, call Bill Reavis at 866-4265, or the recreation office at 866-5065.