Mat-Su Sports Briefs

Pro wrestling coming to Colony Friday

The National Wrestling Alliance professional wrestling is coming to Colony High School at 7 p.m., Friday, sponsored by the Colony Knights Boosters as a fund-raiser for the football team.

Main event will be an NWA Midsouth title match featuring “The Human Highlight Reel” Austin Lane against Midsouth Idol Derrick King. NWA is also working on adding former ECW champion, TNA XDivision and WWE Lightweight champion Jerry Lynn for a possible three-way main event. Semi-main event is a tag-team match featuring Ft. Richardson’s own Chainsaw Charlie and Wasilla’s own AK Lighting taking on MK 2 and Atomic Dog. The feature match is for the Alaska State Heavyweight Title.

Adult tickets are $10, while students grades five through 12 get in for $5. Younger children admitted free with paid adult. Tickets can be purchased through members of the Colony Knights Boosters, Colony football coaches and members of the team.

For more information, call Kirk Bricker at 715-1160.

Mat-Su Steelers

host signups

The Mat-Su Steelers Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading squad is hosting registration Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Curtis D. Menard Sports Center.

For more information, see matsusteelers.net or call Clint Spencer at 357-3024.

Palmer Little League hosting registration

Palmer Little League is hosting registration for baseball and softball players Wedbesday at Palmer Junior Middle School from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and April 9 at Palmer High School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Those interested can also register at eteamz.com/palmerlittleleague. Also, see the website for updated calendar of events and information.

Palmer Little League hosting clinic

Palmer Little League is hosting a free open gym clinic Wednesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Palmer Junior Middle School.

This is for all competitive baseball and softball players ages 9-15 who are eligible for majors and juniors divisions. Players must be registered to participate in open gym.

For more information, email palmerlittleleague@yahoo.com or see eteamz.com/palmerlittleleague.

Trail Rondy event

by Friday

Register by Friday to be part of the first Trail Rondy event at Alaska Job Corps Center in Palmer April 15-17. The three-day workshop is for trail enthusiasts, planners, managers and builders who want to learn new skills and techniques and test out the latest equipment, network and share ideas. The event includes lunch on Friday and a keynote presentation by U.S. Rep. Don Young. Cost is $25. To register, visit Alaska-trails.org or search for Alaska Trails on Facebook

Palmer Little League hosting tryouts

Palmer Little League is hosting tryouts for baseball and softball players April 9 at Palmer High School.

Majors divisions tryouts are 9 a.m. to noon. Juniors divisions tryouts are 1-4 p.m. For more, see eteamz.com/palmerlittleleague.

Wasilla Youth Baseball registration ongoing

Those interested in participating in Wasilla Youth Baseball can register at wasillayouthbaseball.com or call 376-5007.

Makeup tryouts for players ages 11-12 and 13-14 are slated for April 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at Teeland Middle School. Players can also register before the tryouts.

Registration for the 11-14 age group ends April 9 after the tryouts. Registration for ages 4-10 ends April 14.

The season begins May 7.

Why Not Tri registration begins Friday

Registration begins April 1 for the Why Not Tri triathlon, which is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Aug. 6 at Wasilla High School. It’s a great beginner’s triathlon that features a 400-meter swim, a 9-mile bike ride and a 5-kilometer run. Entry fee is $45 for solo competitors and $90 for teams. For more information, contact ynottriak@gmail.com or visit whynottriwasilla.net.

Flyball competition is April 10

Valley Canine Camp and Training Center in Wasilla will offer a flyball competition from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., April 10. Flyball is a fast-paced and exciting sport with teams of four dogs that compete in relay races. Each dog jumps over four hurdles, triggers a spring-loaded box, catches a ball and returns over the hurdles. Dogs of a variety of sizes and types will compete. For more information, contact alaskaflyball@gmail.com or visit http://flyballdogs.com/alaska/events.html.

Miners host Grand Slam Raffle

The Mat-Su Miners are hosting their annual Grand Slam Raffle April 30 at Raven Hall on the Alaska State Fairgrounds.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the drawing starts at 8:30. The 29th annual raffle features $15,450 worth of total prizes. Each ticket is $100 and only 400 will be sold. The 400th ticket drawn at the raffle will net the holder $10,000.

One ticket admits two people to the raffle, which also includes free food and beverages to ticket holders. Ticket holders also recieve a 2011 season pass for Mat-Su home games. For tickets, call 745-6401.

Baseball umpires needed

The Matanuska Baseball Umpires Association is loking for anyone over the age of 18 who would be interested in working high school baseball games during the month of May.

Training is provided. If interested contact Dave Stull at 232-0300 or email at dstull@hotmail.com.

WHS softball team raising money

The Wasilla High softball team is raising money to purchase new uniforms. Those interested in helping the program can contact head coach Donell Polk at 352-8200.