Mayhem Fastpitch is having tryouts for under-10 players on March 21 and 28 at Mossdale Landing Park (700 Town Centre Drive) in Lathrop. Players are asked to arrive 10 minutes early to warm up.

The team is looking for players to fill all positions but is only going to carry 10 girls. Players must be 10 years old as of Jan. 1, 2010. Fundraisers will be held all season to help offset player cost.

For more information, call (209) 915-0439.

USA SOFTBALL: USA Softball and Mayhem Fastpitch are hosting their second clinic with past and present players from the country’s gold-medal squad.

Instructors will include Cat Osterman, Crystl Bustos, Caitlin Lowe, Kelly Kretschman and Lovie Jung.

The clinic will be held on Oct. 9 and 10 in Manteca.

For more information, call (209) 915-0439, or visit www.mayhem-fastpitch.com.

UMPIRES NEEDED: Umpires are needed for the Manteca Youth Softball Association or ASA Softball.

Umpires must be at least 16 years of age. Training will be provided.

For more information, contact Conrad at (209) 610-6722 after 4 p.m., or e-mail conradb4@comcast.net.

The Manteca Bowling Association is sponsoring the Masters Tournament March 21 beginning at 9 a.m. The tournament will be divided in six divisions, set up by averages.

Bowlers will bowl five games over 10 lanes with top-half advancing to bowl three games over six lanes. The fee is $35 to participate.

For more information contact Lou Tidwell (209) 923-1161, or Gary Pederson (209) 249-6026.

LANCER YOUTH: Freestyle practices are underway for the Lancer Youth Wrestling Club. The club is looking for youth ages 5-18 to sign up.
Practices are Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m. for high-school aged wrestlers, and 6:30-8 for high-school freshmen and younger kids.

For more information, visit mantecafreestyleclub.com.
 
KICKBALL: Big League Dreams in Manteca is taking registrations for the upcoming adult coed kickball season.

Free-agent nights are scheduled for April 1 and 8 on 6 p.m., and anyone interested in joining is welcome to come. League games will be played on Thursday nights.

For more information, visit bigleaguedreams.com or call (209) 824-2400 ext. 106, 102 or 112.

MFC FLAMES: Manteca Futbol Club’s Flames 97 under-12 boys team is conducting open tryouts for the 2010 season this month.

For more information or to schedule a tryout, call team manager Adam Mayorca at (209) 373-7541.

Players must be born between August 1, 1997 and July 31, 1998. The Flames 97 is coming off a NorCal Premier Super 2 Division State Cup championship season.

MFC RED DEVILS: The Manteca Futbol Club under-11 girls Red Devils, winners of the NorCal Premier Silver Division State Cup, are still looking for a few more players and a goalkeeper to join the team.

They are inviting potential players to come out for practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays of this month at Woodward Park between 6-8 p.m.

Players must be born between August 1, 1998 and July 31 1999.

Contact Jacki at (209) 482-5889 for more information, or e-mail  HYPERLINK “mailto:mfcreddevils@yahoo.com” mfcreddevils@yahoo.com.

COUGARS: The California Cougars are looking for quality players for the upcoming 2010-11 season.

For more information, call (209) 603-0709, (415) 225-6348 or (209) 601-2893.   

STEELERS: The Lathrop Steelers will be holding signups for cheerleaders and players from the ages of 6-15 March 27, April 3 and 17, May 1 and 15 at the Lathrop SaveMart. Players must bring two proofs of age to sign up. There is a $100 fee for all players and cheerleaders.

REBELS: The Delta Rebels youth football and cheer program is conducting registrations on March 25, April 8 and 22, and May 6 and 20 at Manteca Straw Hat on Main Street. Fees are $150 for football and $300 for cheer. For more information contact Angela Ott at (209) 456-1834, or email angott39@msn.com .

COWBOYS: The Manteca Cowboys youth football and cheer program, coming off a Super Bowl season in the National Youth Football League, is conducting signups on March 25, April 8 and 22, and May 6 and 20 at Mountain Mike’s Pizza on Main Street.

The Cowboys offer four levels of play: Starts (6-8 year olds), Rookie (9-11), JV (11-13) and Varsity (13-14 with a 185-pound ball-carrying maximum).

There are no tryouts or cuts, but each team is limited to 35 players.

For more information, contact Eddie Lopez at (209) 629-8243 for football, or Renne Barrera at (209) 992-2892 for cheer. Also check the organization’s website at  HYPERLINK “http://www.mantecacowboysyouthfootball.com” www.mantecacowboysyouthfootball.com.

CHARGERS: The Manteca Chargers youth football and cheer team is holding registration March 21, April 4 and 11 at Roundtable Pizza in the Stadium Center (off Daniels Street and Airport Way) from 3-5 p.m.

Fee to sign up is $125 per football player and cheerleader. Athletes new to the program must present a birth certificate and two proofs of permanent residency.

For more information, visit  HYPERLINK “http://www.MantecaChargers.com” www.MantecaChargers.com, call the Chargers registration hotline at (209) 430-2053 or e-mail Jon and Angela Shaefer at MantecaChargers@aol.com.

JAGUARS: The Manteca Jaguars youth football and cheer team is holding next signups for the 2010 season on March 20 (11 a.m.-2 p.m.) and March 24 (6:30-8:30 p.m.) at Mountain Mike’s Pizza.

Participation fee is $125, plus an additional $25 for football and $15 for cheer. Cheerleaders must also pay $240 for uniforms.

For more information, visit the team’s website at MantecaJaguars.com.

Sierra High School’s athletic department is looking for a new head varsity wrestling coach.

The deadline to apply is April 26. For more information, contact athletic director Greg Leland at  HYPERLINK “mailto:gleland@musd.net” gleland@musd.net, or call (209) 858-7410 ext. 57419.

SPRECKELS PARK: Spreckels Park Little League will continue signups until March 20 for ages 10-12. This will be your last chance to sign up for little league. For information please email board@spllbaseball.com, or call 209-624-0080 for more information.
                                                    
NUGGETS: The Manteca Nuggets AAU boys basketball program is looking for skilled players for its 8th grade team.
For more information, contact founder and president Bill Nunez at (209) 825-9869.

CYBL: The California Youth Basketball league is accepting registration for the spring 2010 season. Games begin March 27 and the season runs through May 22.

Boys and girls ages 4-18 are welcome. Registration is available for individual players and teams.

For more information, call (916) 391-3900, or visit www.cvbhoops.com.