YMCA SPORTS: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA has opened registration for Youth Basketball. Y leagues include coed Pre-Kindergarten and K-1, plus separate boys and girls divisions for grades 2-3, 4-5 and 6-8. Play will run through March in the Y gym and other area locations. Interested coaching volunteers and part-time league staff are welcome to apply at the YMCA at 980 Martin Luther King Blvd. For additional information, contact mmeyen@chcymca.org or call 919-442-9622.

HOT STOVE BANQUET: The Carolina Baseball Club's third annual Hot Stove Banquet will be 6-8 p.m. on Jan. 21 in Fetzer Gymnasium on the UNC Campus. Speakers will include Wake Forest University head baseball coach Tom Walter and UNC assistant baseball coach Robert Woodard. The event is open to the public at a cost of $25 for adults and $15 for kids 12 and under. For more information, visit carolinabaseballclub.org.

SKIPSATIONS IN CARRBORO: The Skipsations jump rope team, including several world championship medalists, will offer a demonstration of skills in singles, pairs, and double-dutch events, all to rhythmic tunes, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 in Carrboro's Century Center. The event will incorporate a workshop for all ages. Admission is $3 per person. For more information, call 918-7364.

SUMMER CAMPS: Registration for Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation's summer camp programs begins Feb. 6 for county residents and Feb. 20 for others. See chapelhillparks.org or call 968-2784 for more information.

PBC SPRING TRAIL: The Piedmont Bass Classics 2012 Spring Trail features two stops at Jordan Lake before the tour returns there June 23 for its $5,000 championship. The Spring Trail begins Feb. 25 at Shearon Harris Lake and will back there March 10. The PBC's first stop at Jordan Lake follows on March 24. Other dates are: April 14 at Kerr Lake, April 28 at Falls Lake, May 19 back at Jordan Lake and June 19 at Falls Lake again. For more information about the PBC or to sign up as a competitor, contact Phil McCarson at philsflags@msn.com, or see piedmontbassclassics.com or call 919-471-1571.

DIXIE ROCK 23, billed as the oldest indoor rock climbing competition in the United States, will be held April 20-21 at the Chapel Hill Community Center off South Estes drive. For more information, check for updates at www.chapelhillparks.org.

SPRING IN CARRBORO: Registration is open for all Carrboro Recreation and Parks' winter / spring sports. That includes Carrboro baseball leagues for ages 6-14, and Baseball C.L.A.S.S. instruction in the fundamentals of baseball for beginners. Carrboro also hosts girls' volleyball and field hockey leagues this spring, and offers co-ed beginner and intermediate tennis lessons throughout the year. See carrbororec.org or call 918-7364 for more information.

BACK ROADS BIKING: UNC Recreation is organizing this fun, three-day, 200-mile tour from Chapel Hill to Southport and the ferry to Carolina Beach State Park. The ride is open to all UNC students, staff and faculty, and also to the general public as space is available. Monitor the UNC Recreation's campusrec.unc.edu for more information and dates.

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