Local Briefs

Wall 2 Wall Triathlon

ST. CROIX - The Wall 2 Wall Triathlon will be held at Sprat Net Café at Cane Bay on Sunday. The event will feature two distances: a Sprint race that will start with a half-mile swim, a 14-mile bike ride and a three-mile run; and the Try-A-Tri, which will begin with a 300-yard swim, followed by a 4½-mile bike ride and a 1½-mile run. There will also be a Relay Division for the Sprint Distance.

All registrants will receive a race T-shirt.

Entry forms can be picked up at Stamina Sports, located at 4A Orange Grove. The race will start at 7 a.m. and all participants are asked to be at the race site by 6:30 a.m. For more information, call 719-6749.

Junior Bowlers registration

ST. CROIX - The St. Croix Junior Bowlers, a positive youth development organization dedicated to promoting the sport of bowling, is now accepting registration for the 2012-13 season. Registration is open to interested youth ages 4-21.

Registration will be held today at Tropical Ten Pins Bowling Center or register online at www.stxjrbowlers.org. Registration is $75 for new members and $50 for returning players.

For more information about the St. Croix Junior Bowlers, call Wayne Christian at 678-592-1416, Yolanda Brooks at 514-3337 or Sarah Dahl-Smith at 277-0701.

Walk for Wishes 5K

ST. THOMAS - The Walk for Wishes 5K will be held today at 8 a.m. at Yacht Haven Grande. Registration for the run/walk event starts at 7 a.m. as individual participants and teams of all ages are welcome. To register, call 513-8213 or email walk4wishesusvi@gmail.com.

After-school junior tennis program

ST. CROIX - Tennis pros Don deWilde and Kristopher Elien will run an after-school junior tennis program at the Buccaneer Hotel for tennis players between the ages of 5 to 18. The program will start Monday and continue until Christmas. For more information, or to ask about times, costs or registration, call 718-3036.

Rugby practice

ST. THOMAS - The USVI Rugby Football Union practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays every week from 6-8 p.m. at Charlotte Amalie High School. Veterans, novices and first-time players are all welcome to participate.

The group is training for upcoming scrimmages with the BVIs and other down-island teams. For details, email Dan Perez at usvirugby@gmail.com, visit their web site at www.usvirugby.org or call 941-565-0031.

Satchel Travel Baseball Team

The Satchel Travel Baseball Team will be taking an Under 11, Under 13 and Under 19 baseball team to the Texas vs. the World International Baseball Tournament in Dallas, Texas from Oct. 25-28. The tournament will feature teams from California, Georgia, Illinois, Oklahoma, the Dominican Republic, Korea, Italy and Puerto Rico. The coaches and guardians of all interested players should contact coach Michael E. Mayden for additional information at 773-744-1040 or go online at www.whsn.org.

Beach wrestling

ST. THOMAS - The V.I. Wrestling Federation invites the public to beach wrestling at Brewers Bay beach on the first and third Sunday of every month at 3 p.m. For more information, call Shamsie at 690-8632.

Soccer clinics

The USVI Soccer Association is conducting free soccer clinics on St. Croix and St. Thomas that are open to boys and girls ages 5-13. The clinics take place from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Good Hope School and Educational Complex on St. Croix and at the University of the Virgin Islands soccer field on St. Thomas.

Players are encouraged to bring shin guards, cleats and water. Balls and nets will be provided. For more information, call 719-9707 or 513-8733, or email usvisoccer@vipowernet.net.

Taekwondo classes

ST. JOHN - There will be taekwondo classes at St. Ursula's Anglican Church Multipurpose Center from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students ages six to adult are welcome.

For more information, call 344-1581, or call Olivine Smith at 776-6249.

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