Tickets on sale for NY-P playoffs

The Auburn Doubledays are putting tickets for the 2007 New York Penn League Playoffs on sale to the general public beginning Monday, Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. The box office will open from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. all week, including today.

Ticket pricing will remain the same as the regular season. Box seats are $7 and general admission is $4.50 with a fifty cent discount on both children and seniors. Season ticket holders that reserved their seats before sale to the general public may also pick up their seats beginning on Monday.

Tickets may be reserved at the box office or by phone at 255-2489. A Visa or Mastercard will be necessary for phone reservations.

Monday racquetball begins next week

The Auburn YMCA-WEIU Monday night racquetball league starts on Sept. 10.

Players of all levels are welcome to play in this five week league. The fee is $15 for Y-members and $30 for the general public.

Registration is limited and entrants will be accepted on a first come basis.

Deadline to register is Sept. 5, for further information call 253-5304 or visit www.auburnymca.org.

Hockey clinics begin soon in Skaneateles

There will be Skaneateles hockey clinics at the Skaneateles Community Center on select dates for the following groups:

Mites: Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30

Squirts and Peewees: Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26

Mike Lowe, Auburn varsity hockey coach will instruct the Peewee group and Mike Major will instruct the squirts. Dan Babbage, Mite “A” Coach will be the lead instructor for Mites. Space is limited, for a registration form, visit skaneatlescommunitycenter.com.

Wells swim sign-up begins tomorrow

Registration for the Wells College Community Swim Program from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 5 and 6 at the Schwartz Athletic Center.

For Wells College faculty or alumni, the cost is $35 for one child, $30 for the second and $25 for the third.

For the general public, the cost is $40 for one child, $35 for the second and $30 for the third.

The program will run at night on Mondays and Wednesdays.

For those unable to attend the sign-up, contact Trish George, aquatic coordinator, at 364-3413 or e-mail pgeorge@wells.edu.

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YMCA offering youth swim lessons

Swim lessons are now available for ages 6 months to 5 years beginning Sept. 10 at the Auburn YMCA.

Lessons for youth ages 6 to 15 are held once a week and are 45 minutes long.

The YMCA offers Polliwog lessons for beginners, Guppy classes for intermediate beginners, Minnow for advanced beginner, Fish for intermediate swimmer, Flying Fish for advanced swimmer and Shark for the swimmer (formally known as junior lifesaving).

For more information, contact Nancy Wesselmann, YMCA aquatics director, at 253-5304 or visit www.auburnymca.org.

- From staff reports