Mat-Su Sports Briefs

Longtime coach hosts pucks clinic starts today

Longtime local hockey coach Eric Troisi is hosting his 19th annual spring hockey program March 22-30 at the Curtis C. Menard II Memorial Ice Arena and Brett Memorial Arena in Wasilla.

Skaters get six hours of ice time for the $150. The cost for goalies is $75. Family discounts are available.

During the clinic, players will learn new skills, eliminate bad habits and fine tune existing talents.

The clinic is divided into three groups. The first group includes first-year squirts and younger players and meets March 22-23, 5:45-6:45 p.m. at the Menard; March 26-27, 4:30-5:30 at the Menard; and March 30 from 5:45-6:45 p.m. at the Brett.

The second-year squirts and peewees meet March 22-23, 7-8 p.m. at the Menard; March 26-27, 5:45-7:15 p.m. at the Menard and March 30, 7-8 p.m. at the Brett.

The bantams, midgets and high school players meet March 22-23, 8:15-9:15 at the Menard, March 26-27, 7:30-9 p.m. at the Menard, March 30, 8:15-9:15 at the Brett.

More more information, contact Troisi at 373-1554.

Outdoorsman Show makes return

Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show returns to the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center March 25-27. The show is open Friday from noon to 7 p.m., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Tickets are $5 and parking is free. Admission is free for children under 12, for people with a military ID and everyone gets in free from 10 to 11 a.m., Sunday, the last day of the show.

Wasilla Youth Baseball registration is ongoing

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

Tryouts for players ages 11-12 and 13-14 is scheduled for March 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Teeland Middle School. Makeup tryouts in the same age groups are slated for April 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at TMS. 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.

Trail Rondy event is April 15-17

The first Trail Rondy event at Alaska Job Corps Center in Palmer is 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 and pre-registrations are due by April 1. To register, visit Alaska-trails.org or search for Alaska Trails on Facebook.

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.

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 years 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

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.

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.