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SPORTS BRIEFS

SPORTS BRIEFS

Larson will run in NY City Marathon

Kelly Larson, daughter of Jim and Dorothy Larson of Shavertown, will participate in the 40th Annual New York City Marathon on November 1.

Larson, a 2000 graduate of Dallas High School and a 2004 graduate of King’s College, will run with Fred’s Team to raise funds for research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in memory of her godmother, Mary Ann Mihalick Connor.

Anyone interested in donating to this cause is asked to visit fredsteam.mskcc.org or e-mail KellyLarson2009@gmail.com.

Stingrays soccer team seeking players

Anyone interested in joining the Back Mountain Stingrays U11 girls travel soccer team is asked to call Dennis at 760-4893.

Rock Rec Center plans basketball clinic

The Rock Rec Center will hold its Fourth Annual Fall Basketball Clinic on Monday and Wednesday evenings from October 19-28.

The clinic is for boys and girls K through sixth grade and will focus on pre-season preparation, conditioning, games and skill development for every child, regardless of experience.

Clinic schedule is as follows: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for K and first grade; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for second and third grades; and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. for fourth to sixth grades.

For more information, contact the Rock Rec Center at 696-2769.

Freedom travel soccer team wins second

Members of the Back Mountain Freedom travel soccer team took second place in the U-11/U-12 girls division during the Labor Day Weekend Whitewater Cup Classic Soccer Tournament held at the Luzerne County soccer fields in Forty Fort.