METRO DETROIT -- Netball: Detroit Metro Netball Club meets 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Northville Community Center. Open to players of all ages, abilities. $3 per session. 586-726-6085 or 248-344-2828.
ROYAL OAK -- Petanque club: Michigan Petanque Club, French version of bocce, 1 p.m. Sundays, VFW Park, Royal Oak. All ages welcome. Free. 248-601-2002 anytime.
ANN ARBOR-PINCKNEY -- Gliding: Sandhill Soaring Club, Richmond Airport, Gregory (Pinckney Recreational Area, Highway 32). Aero and winch tows, Sat.-Sun. and holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas. 734-761-1132 anytime.
MARLETTE -- Gliders: Vultures Soaring Club, Marlette. New members welcome, lessons, demonstrations weekends at Marlette Airport. 248-975-6016 anytime.
CLARKSTON -- Instruction: Ongoing outdoor leagues; open 3D shoots second Sunday each month, Oakland County Sportsmen's Archery Club. 248-623-0444 anytime.
Clinics: Doc's Baseball, indoor facility, batting, fielding and pitching practice, all ages, 3-9 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat, and 1-8 p.m. Sun., 520 Bellevue Street. 313-259-6009.
DETROIT/DOWNRIVER -- Hitting leagues: Downriver Baseball Center, divisions for grades 9-12 and 7-8, Sundays starting Oct. 30; grades 6-lower, Wednesdays starting Nov. 2. 734-283-4500.
FARMINGTON -- Lessons, leagues: Bullpen Baseball/Softball Academy, group or semiprivate lessons, camps, clinics, hitting leagues or private and team rentals. 248-427-1819 anytime.
LIVONIA -- Bernie Carbo school: Showcase sessions and skills training in power pitching, hitting, fielding with professional-level instruction by Mark Rutherford. Scouting and marketing reports available. 734-421-4928 evenings.
ROCHESTER HILLS -- Camps: Jason Thompson Baseball, Line Drive Hitting Camp, Oct. 22-29; speed and agility camp, Oct. 26; hitting leagues, Oct. 23. Group and individual lessons for all ages. 248-853-2255 anytime.
ROYAL OAK -- Training: Grand Slam Baseball Training Center. Videotaped instruction, group and team instruction, batting and fielding cages for baseball or softball. 248-549-7100 anytime.
STERLING HEIGHTS -- Clinics, leagues: Detroit Batting Academy mini-clinics 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sat.; five-week hitting leagues available, plus after-school specials and coaches packages. 586-264-1122 anytime.
Lessons: Total Baseball, Wixom, Line Drive Hitting Camp, ages 7-19, Oct. 22; indoor baseball hitting leagues for high school, 13-under divisions, Nov. 5-Dec. 16. Also, pitch and hit leagues, 12-, 14-, 18-under Nov. 8. 248-668-0166 anytime.
MIDLAND -- Leagues, tournaments: Hangtime Sports shooters league, basketball leagues. Also, Halloween Rim Buster Tournament, Oct. 29 for boys and girls grades 3-6. 989-633-4667 anytime.
REDFORD -- League: Register through Oct. for Jr. NBA/WNBA Youth Basketball League, boys and girls ages 6-14, Metro Detroit Basketball. 313-623-1741 anytime.
WESTLAND -- Clinics: Westland Parks and Rec. Hoop Stars Basketball Clinic for grades 1-8, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Bailey Center. Next session Nov. 8. 248-496-3268 anytime.
LIVONIA -- Open bowling: Cloverlanes, 9 p.m.-closing Tue., $1 per game; 9-11 a.m. Sat., Sun, 75 cents per game; 11-2 Sat., Sun., $1.50 per game. 734-427-6410.
FERNDALE -- Classes, leagues: Detroit Curling Club, community ed. classes Oct. 29 and Nov. 2-3; leagues Oct. 27, men's, women's, mixed, competitive, social and beginners. 586-752-9740, ext. 12. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
METRO DETROIT -- Club: Easy Riders Bicycling Touring Club, rides from Ghesquiere Park in Grosse Pointe Woods, Metro Beach and other areas, Tue., Thu. and weekends through October, 10-12 miles an hour. 313-884-5179 or 586-778-3321 anytime.
KEEGO HARBOR -- Adult ballet: Classical ballet for all levels, including pointe. Daily classes Sun.-Fri. Monthly and drop-in fees. 248-932-8699 anytime.
Classes: Studio K Dance at Westland Bailey Center. Mommy & Me for ages 2-3; ballet, tap for 3-5; ballet, jazz for 6-13. 810-334-6247, 9-9 daily.
WYANDOTTE -- Classes: Deliz DanceSport Studio, salsa & Latin 7 p.m. Tue. and Thu; ballroom 7 p.m. Mon. and Wed; Pilates, belly dance, 1 p.m. Sat. 734-281-1969 anytime.
METRO DETROIT -- Clinics: Suburban Hockey Schools Breakfast Club 10-week skills and conditioning series, Farmington Hills, Macomb, Rochester, Dearborn, Oct.-Dec. and Jan.-March. Also, skills clinics Nov. 25, ages 6-older; Nov. 25 and Youth hockey tournament Nov. 25-27 at Suburban Macomb. 248-478-1600.
Leagues: Adult recreational leagues for men and women in Redford, Plymouth and Canton. Drop-in over-50 hockey in Plymouth. 734-927-1267 anytime.
PLYMOUTH -- Programs: Compuware Arena, youth, adult learn-to-skate classes, public skating, drop-in hockey. Whalers clinic Dec. 26-27, mini-mites, mites, squirts. Also youth and adult leagues. 734-453-8400 anytime.
ROCHESTER -- Leagues: Adult developmental leagues through March. Men's, women's leagues under way. Learn to skate for all ages, Oct. 26-Dec. 17. Rochester Ice Arena. 248-601-6699 anytime.
DEARBORN/HEIGHTS -- Classes: Ongoing karate classes for all ages, 6 p.m. Tue. and Fri. Richard A. Young Recreation Center. 313-277-7080 Mon-Sat.
MACOMB COUNTY -- Classes: Tang Soo Do Korean martial art classes, Weight Station Gym, Mt. Clemens, also American Legion Post 351, Utica. Evening classes for beginners and advanced, $10 registration, $4 per class. 586-493-9358.
METRO DETROIT -- Classes: Full Force Ministries/Champions Martial Arts Association instruction for men, women and children. Classes in Garden City, Clarkston, and Belleville. Trial programs. 734-513-0046 anytime.
ROSEVILLE -- Training: Purple Dragon Studio, jeet kune do, kickboxing, isayaryu-do karate, individual training and Sat. morning fitness class. 586-445-3525 anytime.
WARREN -- Classes: NAAMA Karate, Wing Chun kung fu, Brazilian jiujitsu, judo, other styles. Also fitness kickboxing, children's fitness classes. 586-756-1536 anytime.
WESTLAND -- Karate: Shotokan Karate, ongoing karate and kickboxing classes. 6-7:30 p.m. Mon. and Thu., 10:15 and 11:15 Sat. $40/month for once-weekly classes, $50 twice-weekly. Also lil' dragons, for ages 5-7, 8-10 and 11-older. 248-348-8752 anytime.
Korean karate: Michigan Academy of Martial Arts, classes 6-7:30 p.m. Mon., Thu., ages 9 through adult. Free trial, family discounts. 734-427-0821 anytime.
WIXOM -- Tournament: Michigan Tang Soo Do Open Martial Arts Championships, Oct. 22, Total Sports complex. Registration 9 a.m., competition, noon. Competitors $45, spectators $6. 313-671-2576 anytime.
Classes: Birmingham Community Ed, family group exercise, youth swimming, cheerleading and fencing; adult total body conditioning, Pilates and abominable abdominals. 248-203-3800/3822 anytime.
CLAWSON -- Youth/adult programs: Clawson Parks programs include bowling, dance, kung-fu, and gymnastics. Adult classes include aerobics, Pilates. 248-589-0334 anytime.
CLINTON TWP. -- Classes: Parks Deptartment programs include basketball leagues, open swim, aerobics and body sculpting, kickball, Hawaiian dance for adults; basketball and swimming for children, chair and aerobic exercises, yoga, tai chi for ages 55 and over. 586-286-9336 anytime.
DEARBORN/HEIGHTS -- Fitness, dance: Center for Lifelong Learning, Henry Ford Community College, classes in jazzercise, fit for life, stretch, tone and strengthen, Feldenkrais, hatha yoga, Pilates, tai chi, Latin dance, adult tap and contemporary and social dancing. 313-317-1500 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 8-4 Fri.
Senior Activities: Detroit Recreation Dept. Masters sports program for 50-older. Softball, swimming, basketball, golf, bowling, walking and dance. 313-877-8861 or 313-877-8905.
Skills Ville: Detroit training center's youth programs include cheerleading, fitness, martial arts, gymnastics, baseball, football and track. 313-341-3300, 9-5 weekdays.
Fitness, tennis: Coleman Young Community Center, 2751 Robert Brady Drive, weekly workout sessions in strength/tone, stretch/flexibility, balance/agility and bouncing. Adult tennis classes in beginning skills and advanced drills. 313-877-8008 anytime.
FARMINGTON -- Classes, drop-in games: Farmington Community School programs include judo, cardio kickboxing, fitness, water aerobics, yoga, Pilates, and dance classes in salsa, ballroom and Latin. Drop-in basketball for men, coed drop-in volleyball. 248-489-3333, 8-8 Mon.-Thu.
LINCOLN PARK -- Classes: Lincoln Park recreation, fitness classes, karate, kickboxing, ice skating/hockey, line dancing, morning/evening aerobics, swimming. 313-386-4075 anytime.
LIVONIA -- Classes: Schoolcraft College Continuing Education classes in aerobics, strength training, cardio karate kickboxing, forever fit, tai chi, karate, ballroom dancing, swing, salsa, various yoga. 734-462-4448, 9-5 weekdays.
METRO DETROIT -- Homeschool sports: Summit Sports Club is forming homeschool teams for ages 14-18 in boys soccer and girls basketball. 586-247-5981 anytime.
Leagues: Metropolitan Single Professionals, leagues in golf, softball, volleyball and coed walleyball. Locations vary. 248-544-6445 or 248-851-9919.
Classes: Northwest Activities Center, karate, hip-hop, gospel and modern dance, yoga, aerobics, step, senior stretch and exercise, water aerobics and swimming. 313-578-7500 anytime.
MT. CLEMENS -- Activities: Macomb YMCA programs include leagues in kids flag football, basketball, bowling, soccer and volleyball, and adult leagues in volleyball and softball. Volunteer coaches welcomed. 586-468-1411 anytime.
NORTHVILLE -- Classes: Northville Parks and Recreation, open lap swimming, open basketball, volleyball leagues and ski and snowboard club (for grades 4-12). 248-349-0203 9-5 daily.
NOVI -- Martial arts, dance: Sports Club of Novi, Martial Arts for kids and adults, 10-week sessions, nonmembers welcome. Dance classes for children and adults in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop and character; preschool and parent-child classes. 248-735-8850 anytime.
OAK PARK -- Classes: Jewish Community Center, in-line hockey, beginning sports with dad, mom-tot, gymnastics, golf, soccer, Pilates, yoga, step, low-impact, ball workouts, fitness for seniors. Red Cross swimming lessons for ages 6 months through adult, Arthritis Foundation and MS water classes. 248-967-4030 anytime.
Classes: Oak Park Rec. classes in strength training, kickbox mix, Chicago-style steppin', ballroom dance, hustle aerobics, cardio-core conditioning, tennis and yoga. 248-691-7555.
ORION TWP. -- Programs: Adult programs in Pilates, fitness, golf, soccer, and yoga. Soccer, football, yoga and kickboxing for kids. 248-391-0304 anytime.
Coed leagues: Detroit Sports Club, coed leagues in dodgeball, kickball, flag football, and volleyball. Times, dates, fees, locations vary in Royal Oak. 586-781-2756 anytime.
ST. CLAIR SHORES -- Assumption Cultural Center: Ongoing fitness programs, evaluations, circuit training, karate. 586-779-6111, ext. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
SHELBY TWP. -- Leagues, pickup play: Joe Dumars Fieldhouse. Adult, youth basketball leagues; youth basketball academies; pickup basketball; pickup volleyball and leagues; youth volleyball academy; roller hockey leagues and academies; floor hockey leagues and academy; multisport and parent/child academies. 586-731-3080, 8 a.m.-midnight daily.
SOUTHFIELD -- Open gym, fitness: Beech Woods Recreation Center, open gym for adults and children, day and evening fitness classes available; beginner tennis lessons. 248-796-4670, 8:30-4 daily.
TRENTON -- Classes: Trenton Parks, step-up workouts, cardio-sculpt, indoor open swimming, parent-tot swim, Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts swim, swim lessons, swimnastics, senior aerobics classes and beginner and intermediate yoga. 734-675-7300 anytime.
WARREN -- Senior activities: Warren Parks, senior citizen shuffleboard league; bocce league; singles, singles and doubles and 9-ball pool leagues. 586-268-0551 anytime.
WIXOM -- Leagues, classes: Total Sports, indoor soccer leagues, high school and adult flag football. 248-669-9817. Also, Total Performance Training Center, speed and agility and strength training; personal and team training. 248-669-9818 anytime.
BIRMINGHAM -- Open club play: Birmingham Badminton Club, Covington Middle School 7-10 p.m. Mon., Wed, Fri. $120 membership, $2 shuttle fee. 248-651-7709 anytime.
GROSSE ILE -- Island Road Runners: Running club meets 8:30 a.m. every Sat. at Grosse Ile Middle School, runners/walkers, 3-6 miles Also, 5:30 p.m. Mon., from Elizabeth Park Pavilion, 5-mile run/walk. 734-282-1101 or 248-354-1177 anytime.
LIVONIA -- Walking club: Laurel Park Place Walking Club at 6 Mile and Newburgh, blood pressure checks included. 6 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. Sun. 734-462-1100 anytime.
METRO DETROIT -- Run: Rouge River Dash for Health, Oct. 29, Courses of 1, 10, or 20 miles. Start from U-M Dearborn and walk, run, blade or cycle through Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Inkster, Garden City and Westland. $20, includes T-shirt. 734-347-1462 anytime.
NORTHVILLE -- Run: Roadrunners Club regular runs, 6:30 p.m. Tue. and Thu., Hillsdale Middle School, 9 a.m. Sat., Maybury State Park. 248-231-6114.
ROSEVILLE -- Big Bird: 27th annual Big Bird Run, 10 a.m. Nov. 13 from Recreation Center. Distances of 10K, 4K or 1-mile fun run. $15 by Nov. 10, $20 after. 586-445-5480, 8-6 p.m.
ROYAL OAK -- Race: Pegasus Walkers and Motor City Striders Michigan USTF Racewalk Championship/Weinacker Cup, 10 a.m. Oct. 16, Levagood Park, Dearborn. 248-549-3569, 7-10 p.m.
TROY -- Training: Aiello Group Sportsfit walk-run training, beginners to intermediate, 3-5 miles with speed work, 7:45 a.m. Sundays. 248-542-4314 anytime.
WEST BLOOMFIELD -- Women's group: Running Fit, 6919 Orchard Lake Road, 9:30 a.m. Mondays. No fee, all ages and abilities welcome. 248-626-5451 anytime.
Lessons: Another World Diver Supply, snorkeling and scuba certification classes daily in classroom and indoor heated pool. 313-565-5920 anytime.
SAGINAW -- Tournament: Saginaw Valley State, 3 vs. 3 tournament, Oct. 21-22. Boys and girls 5-under to 17-under, men and women open and 30 divisions. 989-780-0334 anytime.
DETROIT -- Classes: Health Alliance Plan free water aerobics classes. Senior Splash Bash and Moms in Motion, various Detroit locations. Registration required. 313-664-8420 anytime.
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