PORTLAND – The 10th annual Northeastern Regional Boxing Championships will be begin Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. at the Portland Boxing Club, 33 Allen Ave. Boxers from all over New England and Eastern Canada will compete. Open, Novice and Junior championships will be contested.

Advance tickets may be purchased at Bruno’s Restaurant, 33 Allen Ave., (878-9511) for $12. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets will be available at the door on fight night. More information is available by calling the boxing club at 761-0975.

Youth clinics slated

ORONO – University of Maine baseball coach Steve Trimper and softball coach Stacey Sullivan will be hosting youth clinics prior to the homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 22, starting at 12 noon. The clinics are designed for youth ages 6 through Grade-8 at a cost of $8 per participant. The fee includes a Black Bear T-shirt as well as a ticket to the homecoming football game featuring Maine and U-Mass at 2 p.m.

“The Maine staff and players are excited to work with the youth of the area, and to help teach all youth Black Bears the important things in baseball and life, like hustle and hard work,” said Trimper.

“I’m very excited to be hosting a clinic where our players and staff can meet the youth of the community and make them a part of the Maine softball program,” added Sullivan.

Participants will be instructed in basic skills, including hitting, fielding and proper pitching mechanics by the coaching staff and select players from both the baseball and softball programs. For more information or to pre-register call the Black Bear Marketing Office at (207) 581-4849, or visit www.GoBlackBears.com.