Around the Area

Baseball/softball

Apollo Lions Little League

• Apollo Lions Little League meetings will be 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. The league is accepting applications for managers, coaches and board members for the fall season. Contact: John at Tiger Gym at 724-478-2629.

Ford City Patriots

• The Ford City Patriots 12-and-under softball team is looking for more fall ball players. Contact: Mark at 724-543-3834 or 724-859-1330.

Leechburg Little League

• Players ages 7-14 interested in playing baseball or softball for Leechburg Little League fall ball should contact George at 724-845-2939 or leechburglittleleague.com.

Bowling

Falcon Lanes mixed league

• Falcon Lanes' Wednesday night mixed league is looking for bowlers. Contact: Donna at 724-859-0631 or Falcon Lanes at 724-763-1561.

Cheerleading

Ford City clinic

• Ford City High School's cheerleaders will have a clinic for girls in the first-sixth grade from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the high school. Registration forms will be handed out at the high school, or they can be filled out the morning of the clinic at 9:30. The girls will learn cheers at the clinic and perform with the varsity cheerleaders at the Sept. 18 varsity football game. Cost: $10. Contact: Pam Gladysiewski at 724-525-2225.

Kittanning Clinic

• Kittanning High School's cheerleaders will have a clinic for girls in kindergarten-sixth grade from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the high school. Registration is at 9 a.m. The girls will learn a dance to be performed at halftime of the Sept. 18 varsity football game. Cost: $15 per person. Contact: Sonja McClain at 724-297-5117 or 724-525-7242.

Football

Kittanning football mothers

• The Kittanning Football Mothers Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school cafeteria.

Golf

Kittanning baseball outing

• The Kittanning baseball team will have a day-night, 18-hole golf scramble at 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at Cabin Greens Golf Course. Nine holes will be played during the day and nine at night. Prizes and food will be offered. Cost: $65 per person. Contact: John Davis at 724-859-3114 or Fred Henry at 724-664-1185.

Running

Crooked Creek Triathlon

• The Crooked Creek Triathlon will be 6:30 a.m. Sept. 19 at Crooked Creek Park in Ford City. There will be three events broken into sprint and intermediate levels -- a 750/1,500-meter swim, a 17.5/37K bike race and a 5/10K run. The competition is broken down by gender and age groups. Cost: $60 for individuals, $85 for teams and $40 for first-time participants. Contact : Donnie Gutherie at 724-545-4905.

Trail for a Cure

• The Grandview Gargoyles team of the Highlands Relay For Life will have the Trail for a Cure 5K race/walk/bike ride at 8 a.m. Sept. 26 at the Butler-Freeport Community Trail. Cost: $6 pre-registration, $8 day of the event. Children ages 14-and-under are free. Strollers and wheelchair participants welcome. Event benefits the American Cancer Society. Contact: Emily Graham at 724-524-1273 or Highlands.Relay@yahoo.com.