DEADLINES

SUBMIT BY TUESDAY: All Upcoming Events or Recreation Digest items should be submitted to the Tribune sports department by 5 p.m. Tuesday of the week they are intended to run. Information may be provided by e-mail, fax (223-2063), phone call (888-684-2293) or by visiting the Tribune office.

Please send all e-mail items for Recreation Digest or Upcoming Events to sports@;bismarcktribune.com.

BASKETBALL

SHOOTTHEHOOP: Nov. 8-9 at Standing Rock Middle School. Eight-team double elimination tournament. Fee: $150. Championship windbreakers and runners-up gets T-Shirts. Call Val Finley at 421-0958.

Bismarck hoops girls fall claSsic tournament: Nov. 15-16. Open to grades 4-6. Entry fee is $125, three-game guarantee. Deadline:Oct. 31. Visit http://www.bismarckhoops.com for registration information or call Don at 426-8995.

VALLEYCITYYouth TournamentS: Valley CIty Parks and Recreation is hosting the following tournaments. All have three-game guarantees and entry fees of $110 per team. Call 845-3294.

n Nov. 15:Boys and girls grades 4-6. Deadline: Nov. 4 at 5 p.m.

n Dec. 6:Girls grades 4-6 and boys grades 4-8. Deadline: Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.

n Jan. 30-31:Girls grades 4-8 and boys grades 4-6. Grades 4-6 will play on Jan. 31 only. Deadline:Jan. 21 at 5 p.m.

n Feb. 27-28:Boys and girls grades 4-8. Deadline:Feb. 18 at 5 p.m.

n March 27-28:Boys and girls grades 4-6. Deadline: March 18 at 5 p.m.

St. Mary's basketball tournament: Nov. 21-22 for boys and girls grades 5-6 and boys grades 7-8. March 20-22 for boys grades 5-8. Contact:Tim Mueller, 258-3798 or at sportsuntap@;yahoo.com.

Spearfish Men's 5-on-5 Shootout: Nov. 15-16 in Spearfish, S.D. Contact Mike McCarty or Dusty Petz at 605-645-2763 or 605- 431-2477.

BISMARCKHIGHBASKETBALLBOOSTERSFALLTOURNAMENT:Nov. 23. Boys and girls, grades 4-9. Entry fee:$115 with three-game guarantee. Phone Steve Miller (471-3288 or 258-2884) or Darin Mattern (226-6898 or 255-2218). E-mail steve_miller@;bismarckschools.org or darin_mattern@;bismarckschools.org.

VOLUNTEERCOACHESNEEDED: Nov 13-Jan. 17. Bismarck Parks and Recreation needs volunteer coaches for boys fourth-grade basketball teams. Contact Kevin Olson at 222-6454 for more information.

MANDAN PARKS and REC Officals: Nov. 19-March 18 on Wednesday nights, 6:30-9:30 p.m for three games per night at Mandan public schools. No games the week of Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's. Pay is $22-$25 per game. Contact Dave Frueh at 667-3496 or dfrueh@;nd.gov.

Mandan Backboard Booster Club basketball tournamentS: Dec. 6-7 for boys grades 4-8 and girls grades 4-6; Jan. 10-11 for girls grades 4-8; and Feb. 14-15 for girls grades 4-8. Registration information is available at http://mandanbackboard.com or contact Mike Larson 391-1112.

Mini-Marauder Youth Basketball Camp: Dec. 14 at Leach Field house on U-Mary campus. From 1 to 4:30 p.m. Fee: $40 before Dec. 5, or $45 after. Each Mini-Marauder receives a basketball, T-shirt, and admission to all home basketball games and the opportunity to perform at halftime of a U-Mary home basketball game. Mini-marauders will work on dribbling, passing, defense, shooting, and footwork. Campers will be taught through a variety of stations. Contact the men's basketball office at 355-8304 or 355-8220.

Holiday blast boys tournament: Dec. 20-21. Open to grades 4-8. Entry fee: $125. Three-game guarantee. Deadline: Dec. 5. Visit http://www.bismarckhoops.com for registration information or call Don at 426-8995.

Winter Blast girls tournament: Feb. 7-8. Open to grades 4-8, three-game gurantee. Deadline: Jan. 23. Visit http://www.bismarckhoops.com or call Don at 426-8995.

Jamestown shootout: March 21 in Jamestown. For boys and girls in grades 4-9. Deadline:March 11. Entry fee: $120. Call Harold Hagen at 251-2082.

FARGOSOUTHBASKETBALLTOURNAMENT:March 21-22 at Fargo South. Girls grades 4-8. Entry fee $135 with a three-game guarantee. Deadline: March 13. Contact Craig Flaagan by phone at 701-446-1773 or by e-mail at flaagac@;fargo.k12.nd.us.

Spring Hoop Fest: March 21-22 open to boys and girls in grades 5-9. Fee: $125 for three games. Make payable to Century Basketball Boosters. Deadline:March 2. Girls mail to Girl's Century Boosters c/o Robin Jossart, 1317 Eagle Crest Loop, Bismarck, N.D., 58503. Boys mail to Boy's Century Boosters c/o Lori Jacobs 1205 N. 22nd St. Bismarck, N.D., 58501. Other information and questions, email at robin_jossart@;bismarckschools.org or walojacobs@;bis.midco.net

RACQUETBALL

Deeks open tournament: Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at Center-Court Fitness Club in Grand Forks. Call Dan Cwikla at 746-2790 or register at http://www.R2sports.com.

Fisher Industries Tournament: Dec. 5-7 at the West River Community Center, Dickinson. Register by Nov. 24 to be eligible for free lodging during the tournament. Entry forms are available at http://www.dickinsonparks.org/. Contact Dickinson Parks and Recreation at 456-2074.

ROAD RACING

Dickinson Parks and Recreation Jingle Bell Run/Walk: Dec. 6, 10:30 a.m. MST with registration 9:30-10:15 a.m. MSTat the West River Community Center, Dickinson. Entry forms available online at http://dickinsonparks.org or by calling 456-2074.

Special Olympics

state bowling tournament: Nov. 1-2 at Midway Lanes in Mandan. Call 800-279-4201 or e-mail traindir@;aol.com.

SWIMMING

Seals Swim Team: Open to ages 6-18. Contact Loic Joseph at 400-0593 or loic.joseph@;bismarckymca.org.