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UPCOMING EVENTS/OTHERGrand Slam Wrestling Annual Turkey Bowl will be held on Nov. 14 in Moosic. A pro-wrestling, fan-interactive event featuring international wrestling stars. Featured matches include elimination style six-man tag matches, with the remaining winners advancing to a final match. Each fan receives a raffle ticket to select who they think will be the ultimate survivor at the end of the night. Entries that select the ultimate survivor will be in a drawing to win a prize at the end of the night. Last year&#8217;s winner received the fixings for a full Thanksgiving dinner. If fans give canned food items to support WNEP&#8217;s &#8220;Feed a Friend&#8221;, they will get an extra raffle ticket per donated item. Bell time is 7 p.m. Tickets cost $10 (kids 12 and under are free with a paying adult). Reserve tickets at 570-266-8112 or purchase in advance at Video Gamepost, 526 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.Hanover Area SPCA 5K Run/Walk will be held on Sat., Nov. 14 in Kirby Park. Race Starts at 10 a.m. and registration is $20 which includes a T-shirt and runners&#8217; bib. Late Registration is $25 (t-shirts sizes limited). All proceeds to benefit our local SPCA. Registration accepted through Aspca5krun@aol.com, clangdon@hanoverarea.net or may mail directly to: HAHS 1600 Sans Souci Hwy Hanover Twp., PA 18706 Attention: Mrs. Langdon A20. For info please call 570-831-2300 ext. 220.Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Hockey will help raise funds to fight breast cancer during the month of Oct. Twenty percent of all ticket sales will be donated to Susan G. Komen during the month of Oct. Visit the event page at info-komen.org/goto/wbsknights to make a donation.CAMPS/CLINICSKing&#8217;s College Aquatics will host swimming lesson programs from Oct. 19-Nov. 23 at the Scandlon Gymnasium pool on Mondays and Wednesday nights. Each lesson will run from 6 to 6:35 p.m. each day. Lesson Option 1 will be held on Monday nights Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9, Nov. 16 and Nov. 23. Lesson Option 2 will take place on Wednesday nights on Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 11 and Nov. 23. Cost is $60 per child and includes six 35-minute lessons. Families registering more than one child will pay a discounted price of $50 for each additional child. For more information, contact Kelsey Thomas King&#8217;s assistant swim coach at 570-208-5900 EXT. 5758 or email kelseythomas@kings.edu.King&#8217;s College Baseball will host the Stars of Tomorrow baseball program in Oct. at Betzler Fields in Wilkes-Barre Township. The program, for serious players in 7 to 12 grades, offers a unique blend of professional instruction, evaluations and live game situations. For additional information or to register, go online to kingscollegeathletics.com and click baseball or email baseball@kings.edu. Early registration is recommended since session size is limited.REGISTRATIONS/SIGN-UPS/LEAGUES/TRYOUTSCVCO Shooting Stars Youth Basketball League is now accepting registrations for the 2015-16 season. The league is open to all area youth currently in grades K through 12. Registration form is available online on the CVCO website (cvco.tumblr.com) and at Gould&#8217;s Supermarket in Conyngham. Please print registration form and mail with payment to: CVCO, P.O. Box 1316 Conyngham, PA 18219. Mail-in deadline is Nov. 7. For all players entering or new to grades 3 to 6 division, a clinic will be held on Sat., Nov. 14 at the CVCO gym. The clinic will be as follows: Girls in grades 3 to 6 will be 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and boys in grades 3 to 6 will be 11 a.m. to noon. Anyone interested in coaching these grade levels should attend. Questions about the league can be directed to Brian Vayda via email at brian_vay@yahoo.comDanko&#8217;s 5th Annual Men&#8217;s Over 30 Basketball League will begin on Wed., Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Individual sign-ups are $79 per player, fees include court time, t-shirt and referee fees. The League consists of four teams of six players each. Space is limited, please call for details at 570-825-5989.MVP Spring Travel Baseball will hold tryouts for the spring of 2016 on the following dates: Session 1: Sun., Nov. 15, Mon., Nov. 16 and Wed., Nov. 18. Session 2: Sun., Dec. 6, Mon., Dec. 7 and Wed., Dec. 9. On these days, tryouts for ages 8-12 will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and tryouts for ages 13-18 will be held from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interested players can register at teammvptraining.com.Next Level Baseball will be holding travel baseball tryouts Sun., Nov. 8. For ages 9 through 12, the tryouts will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and 13 through 14 will be 6:30 to 8 p.m. Cost is free. Please call 570-704-6255 for more information.Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center is currently accepting registrations for its Pee-Wee Basketball Clinic opened to boys and girls ages four through seven. The CYC will offer an eight-session clinic, which meets twice weekly for four weeks. The session will take place Mon. and Wed. evenings in the CYC gymnasium. The choice of times for the two evening sessions are 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 5 and concluding Oct. 30. Each session is opened to 25 participants. For more information about this clinic, contact Chris at 570-823-6121 ext. 278 or stop by at 36 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre.Wyoming Valley West Girls Jr. High Basketball League is accepting registrations for 7th and 8th grade divisions. The league starts in Dec. with games on Sundays at the WVW High School. Cost $450 for 10 games plus playoffs. If interested call Gary at 570-262-0015 or Jim at 570-417-9668.

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