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December 31, 2009

Sports briefs

LITTLE LEAGUE INSTRUCTION

Mike Giardi's Professional Baseball Academy will hold fundamental instruction for Little League players (ages 8-13) from Feb. 15-19 (school vacation week) at the Salem High fieldhouse, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Applications and specific instruction can be obtained at the Hit Zone in Swampscott, online at www.the-hit-zone.com or by phone at 781-592-4487.

HOCKEY

The Beverly Youth Hockey Association is raffling off a pair of Monster Seats for the Winter Classic game on New Year's Day between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. Cost per raffle ticket is $20, with the drawing to be held Wednesday, Dec. 30 at Beverly City Hall. For more information, please contact Russ Hughey at hughey@comcast.net.

BASEBALL

The Merrimack Valley Umpires Association will be holding an umpiring clinic for adult men, women and teenagers (over 16) who want to be trained as certified (patched) baseball umpires on Thursday, Jan. 7 and continue on consecutive Thursdays for the next seven weeks. The Major League Baseball umpire's exam will be administered at the end of the clinic. Clinic sessions will be held from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at St. Mary's of the Assumption School in Lawrence. For more information contact the Merrimack Valley Umpires Association's John Silva at 978-462-4599 or e-mail jsilva1020@comcast.net.

BASEBALL, SOFTBALL CLINICS

Extra Innings in Middleton's four-session softball hitting clinic will be held on the following Sundays; Jan. 3, 10, 17 and 24. For girls ages 13-17, the sessions will run from 10-11:30 a.m. For girls ages 7-12, the sessions will run from 11:45 a.m-1:15 p.m.

Meanwhile, the four-session baseball hitting clinic will be held on the following Tuesdays; Jan. 5, 12, 19 and 26. For boys ages 7-12, the sessions will run from 6:15-7:30 p.m. For boys ages 13-17, the sessions will run from 7:45-9:00 p.m.

Additionally, the four-session gold glove defensive baseball clinic will be held on the following Thursdays; Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 28. For boys ages 7-12, the sessions will run from 6:15-7:30 p.m. For boys ages 13-17, the sessions will run from 7:45-9:00 p.m.

For more information on any of the above clinics, call (978) 762-0668, or visit www.extra-innings.net.

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