Winter Soccerfest happens today
The Federal Way United Soccer Club is holding a Winter Soccerfest on Dec. 29. All Under-9 and 10-year-old players are invited to attend. There will be soccer skills and games and the opportunity to meet program coaches, players, and Rob Walker, director of coaching. Walker will be administering the event with his coaching staff. Each player will receive a free T-shirt. Donations of canned goods are encouraged – all donations will be given to the Federal Way Food Bank. The event will occur at Karl Grosch Field at Steel Lake Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sign-in will begin at 10:45 a.m.
Registration is free. To learn more, e-mail fwsoccerfamily@comcast.net or call (253) 529-7774.
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Little League registration
Registration for the 2008 Greater Federal Way Area Little League baseball season will be held at The Commons at Federal Way from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 12; from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 16; and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 19.
Greater Federal Way area boys and girls ages 4 to 18 are eligible to enroll to play.
At least one parent or legal guardian must be present, with three proofs of residence, and an original or state-certified copy of the child’s birth certificate. The documents will be inspected and returned at registration.
All three Federal Way leagues — Federal Way American, Federal Way National and Steel Lake — will have representation to answer all your questions concerning Little League.
Little League is the world’s largest youth sports program with more than 2.8 million children and 1 million volunteers in more than 100 countries. For more information on Little League, visit the Little League Web site at www.littleleague.org
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Youth basketball league signups
Champs Sports is now registering teams and individual players for their upcoming Youth Basketball league. League plays in Federal Way and is open to boys and girls in fifth through eighth grade. The league starts Jan. 19. For more information, call (206) 420-4625.
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Washington ski resorts
Check with ski resorts for conditions and lift openings. Learn more online at www.skiwashington.com.
• Crystal Mountain: (360) 663-2265 (888) SKI-6199 or www.skicrystal.com
• Mount Baker: (360) 734-6771, www.mtbaker.us
• Stevens Pass: (206) 634-1645, www.stevenspass.com
• White Pass: (509) 672-3101, www.skiwhitepass.com
• Summit at Snoqualmie: (425)-434-SNOW, www.summitatsnoqualmie.com
• Hurricane Ridge (Olympic National Park): www.hurricaneridge.net
• Leavenworth (near Wenatchee National Forest): www.skileavenworth.com/alpine
• Mission Ridge (Wenatchee): www.missionridge.com.
• Loup Loup Ski Bowl (Omak, Eastern Washington): www.skitheloup.com
• Bluewood (Dayton, Wash., near Walla Walla): www.bluewood.com
• 49 degrees North (Chewelah Peak in Eastern Washington): www.ski49n.com
• Mt. Spokane (Eastern Washington): www.mtspokane.com
Hockey for adults
Adult drop-in hockey skate and scrimmage is held at Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 S. C St. in Parkland from 9 to 10:15 p.m. Sundays and from 10:15 to 11:30 p.m. Thursdays. The fee is $10 per session and full gear is required. For more information, call (253) 798-4000 or visit www.piercecountywa.org/parks and click on Sprinker.
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Correction
The Mirror’s 2007 All-City girls soccer team article that ran Nov. 28 should have said that former Todd Beamer High School goalkeeper Nikole Mills now attends Portland State University, not St. Martin’s University.
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Share your sports
Send sports briefs and any information on Federal Way sports to Casey Olson at sports@fedwaymirror.com.
