Mat-Su Sports Briefs

Anyone interested in registering for the Play It Again Sports 3-on-3 pond hockey tournament March 5 on Wasilla Lake can stop by Play it Again Sports to pick up a registration form.

Divisions include men’s novice, men’sintermediate and women’s open with a three-game guarantee and a limit of eight teams per division for this one-day tourament.

Cost is $25 per player. Registration deadline is Tuesday. Call PROmotions Marketing at 775-2887 or e-mail patrick@alaskapromarketing.com for more information.

Baseball clinics offered

Wasilla Youth Baseball is offering clinics on the fundamentals of baseball Mondays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for ages 10 yrs and younger and Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for ages 11 and older. Cost is $5 per night. And the clinics take place at the Baseball Academy building. For more information, call 376-5007 or visit wasillayouthbaseball.com

Calling all women

runners

The Valley Women’s Running Team invites women interested in running to attend its annual informational meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m., March 10. Join the coaches and board members for beverages and snacks at the MTA Building, 480 Commercial Drive, Palmer. Coaches will begin a presentation at 6:30 p.m. to prepare for the upcoming season. All ability levels are welcome. For more information, visit vwrt.org.

Ultramarathon

begins Sunday

The 10th annual Iditarod Trail Invitational Race begins at 2 p.m., Sunday at Knik Lake off Knik Goose Bay Road. Some 50 competitors from nine countries will compete in the world’s longest winter ultra-marathon where 39 bike riders, three skiers and nine runners will compete along the 350-mile trail to McGrath, and a few of those will continue on the longer 1,100-mile course to Nome. In 10 years, only 33 people have made it to Nome by human power.

Miners hosting

annual meeting

The Mat-Su Miners are hosting their annual meeting March 3 at 7 pm. in the MTA building in Palmer.

There is a $25 membership fee for those who wish to vote.

Mid-Valley Wrestling

open to registration

Mid-Valley Wrestling Club has opened its registration. Those interested can e-mail midvalleywrestling@live.com to request a registration packet. Completed paper work and club fee can be mailed to the club.

The club includes freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, for girls and boys of any skill level, ages pre-K to adult. The club fee is $50 and a USA Wrestling card is $40. New members receive a T-shirt. The season begins this month and runs through May. For more information, contact Shar at 373-5155.

Mount Marathon

applications accepted

Applications for the 84th running of the Mount Marathon race in Seward during the July 4th holiday will be accepted through March 31. Lottery results will be announced mid-April. Applications are online at seward.com. Cost is $45 for adults and $25 for juniors.

Pro wrestling

coming to Colony

The National Wrestling Alliance professional wrestling is coming to Colony High School at 7 p.m., April 1, 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 go on sale Feb. 7 and 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.