Sports Calendar published Monday, July 18

▪ The Tri-City Premier Fall Ball League for ages 9-18 is being formed for 2016. The wood-bat league will run Sept. 10-Oct. 9. Information: www.tcpremier.com.

▪ The Batters Box, under new ownership, is accepting registration and deposits for the Winter Baseball Academy. Academy will consist of fielding, base running, hitting, bunting and pitching drills. Three sessions available. The Batters Box is at 1238 Columbia Park Trail, Richland. Information: thebattersbox-rca.com, 509-783-5160.

▪ Former Major League Baseball player is offering baseball and softball hitting lessons at a private facility. Contact Marvin at 551-2527.

▪ River City Athletics is accepting players ages 10-19 who are interested in developing their skills in a year-round setting. Teams will be formed before the fall baseball season starts in September. Information: thebattersbox-rca.com, thebattersbox.rca@gmail.com.

▪ Columbia Youth Sports is offering a ballhandling clinic for boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. The clinic will be July 19-20 at Hanford High School. K-4 is from 5:30-7 p.m. and grades 5-8 from 7-8:30 p.m. Cost is $30. Contact Evan Woodward at 509-531-3757 or email columbiayouthsports@gmail.com.

▪ The second annual ESPN Hooptastic 3-on-3 tournament will be July 23-24 at Southridge High School. Go to 3citieshoops.com or email 3citieshoops@gmail.com for more information.

▪ American Contract Bridge League Unit 442 meets on the following days and times: Mondays: 6 p.m., Richland Duplicate Club, director Tom Edwards (946-1825); Tuesdays: 12:30 p.m., Kays Klub, director Kay Teal (521-2200); also 6 p.m., Tri-Cities Bridge Buddies, director Larry Lang (375-3474) standby provided; Wednesdays: 6 p.m. Hanford Club, director John Van Keuren (627-4416); First Thursday of the month: 6 p.m., Unit 442 game, John Van Keuren (627-4416); Thursdays: 10:30 a.m., Tri-Cities Bridge Buddies, director Larry Lang (375-3474), standby provided; also 6 p.m., Three Rivers Duplicate Bridge Club, director Marilyn Steele (392-2128), standby provided; Fridays: 12:30 p.m. (alternate Fridays), Richland Duplicate Bridge Club, director Tom Edwards (946-1824) and Kay’s Klub, director Kay Teal (521-2200). All games are at the Richland Community Center.

▪ Tri-Cities Prep is offering a co-ed cross country camp from July 19-21 for incoming fifth- through eighth-graders. The camps runs from 8-11 a.m. each day. Learn about the sport, and participate in activities to build team chemistry. Information: tcprep.org; 509-546-2465.

▪ The Junior Hanford Falcon Football Camp for players entering grades 2-8 will run from 6-7:30 p.m. July 25-28 at Hanford Falcon Stadium. The camp is coached by Hanford High School football staff and players. The camp focuses on football fundamentals, speed, strength, agility and plyometric development. Cost is $50; includes camp T-shirt. Registration and payment (no cash) can be brought to Hanford High from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Campers also can register the day of camp. Bring athletic shorts and shirt, and football cleats. Information: Brett Jay, Brett_Jay@ymail.com.

▪ Tri-Cities Prep is offering a football camp from July 26-28 for incoming third- through eighth-graders. The camp runs from 6-8 p.m. each day. This is a non-contact skills and drills camp for all skill levels. Information: tcprep.org; 509-546-2465.

▪ The Jeff Bender Golf Academy is offering clinics for adults (July 22) and juniors (July 23). Clinics will last 90 minutes. Adult clinics start at 6:30 p.m., and junior clinics are at 8 a.m. Cost is $65 per person. Practice balls included; equipment available if needed. Sessions will cover short game, irons and drivers/fairway metals. Limited to first 14 students. Sign up through Columbia Point Golf Shop at 509-946-0710. Information: Jeff Bender, 509-781-1516, or email lvgolf@live.com.

▪ The United Way Charity Golf Tournament is July 29 at Wildhorse Golf Course in Pendleton. Entry fee for the four-person scramble is $100 and includes green fees, golf cart and lunch. Call 541-276-2661 or email unitedwayumco@eoni.com.

▪ The eighth annual Jess Ford of Pullman Hardhat Classic golf tournament is July 30 at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman. The tournament benefits the WSU Facilities Services Scholarship Fund/Endowment. Check-in is at 7 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Entry fee is $135 and includes 18 holes, golf cart rental, hat, practice balls and a buffet lunch from Banyan’s on the Ridge. Registration: www.hardhatclassic.wsu.edu/sign-up-now.

▪ The 2016 Play for a Cure scramble tournament for the Tri-Cities Cancer Center will be held July 26 at Meadow Springs Country Club. Information: Jill Oldson, jmoldson84@gmail.com.

▪ The McCurley Canyon Lakes Men’s and Ladies’ Club Amateur Championship will be held Aug. 6-7. Entry fee is $120 (full season members $70). More than $5,000 added to the prize pool. Entry fee includes green fees, range balls, special meal and prizes. Information: 509-582-3736 or www.canyonlakesgolfcourse.com.

▪ Three Rivers Lacrosse is sponsoring free girls lacrosse clinics for grades 1-12 every Monday this summer except July 4. The clinics are 6:30-8 p.m. at Badger Mountain Community Park in Richland. Bring a stick and goggles if you have them. Parent waivers must be signed by all non-club participants. For questions, email Jojo at talkncrazy@yahoo.com.

▪ Party Bridge players meet from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Richland Community Center. Cards and partners provided. Cost is $1 per session, to be paid at the front desk of the community center. Information: Rose Moore, 509-539-9300; Lewis Smathers, 509-539-6800.

▪ For a schedule of upcoming running and multi-sport events in the Tri-Cities and local area, go to www.3RRR.org and click on the Calendar section of the 3 Rivers Road Runners website.

▪ Reata Springs Baptist Church will host a free soccer camp Aug. 1-5 for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The camp will be held at the playing fields behind the Reata Springs Baptist Church located at 2881 Leslie Road in Richland. Times for the camp are from 6-8 p.m. each day. Go to www.reataspringschurch.org to register. Registration deadline is July 25. Contact Bethany Owens at 509-308-6657 for more information.

▪ Walla Walla Parks and Recreation is taking registrations for Fall Youth Soccer. Registration will continue until 5 p.m. July 22. Late registration will be taken on an as-available basis and subject to a $10 late fee. Practices will begin the week of Aug. 22. Games will begin the week of Sept. 6. The program is open to boys and girls in the Walla Walla Valley between the ages of 5-14 as of Aug. 1. Cost is $50 per player. Families registering more than three children will pay regular player fees for the first two children and $10 for each additional child. Scholarships are available. Registration: www.wwpr.us or at the Parks and Recreation office, 55 Moore St. Information: 509-527-4527; recreation@wallawallawa.us; www.wwpr.us. Please contact the Parks and Rec office for volunteer coaching/referreeing opportunities.

▪ The Chiawana soccer camp will be held July 29-30 at the Chiawana High School stadium. The camp, for boys and girls in grades 3-8, costs $40. The first 50 participants to sign up get a Riverhawks soccer T-shirt. The camp will run from 7-9 p.m. on July 29, and from 8-11 a.m. on July 30. Contact Mike Brown at mbrown@psd1.org or 17.brow.mike@gmail.com or by calling 509-851-9554. Sign-ups will be accepted on the first day of camp.

▪ Yoga Community, 4415 W. Clearwater in Kennewick, has beginning and advanced classes. An eight-week Beginning Yoga series starts at 6 p.m. July 18; cost is $95 for the series. Information: 509-521-4287; www.theyogacommunity.com.

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This story was originally published July 18, 2016 at 6:25 PM with the headline "Sports Calendar published Monday, July 18."