Sports & Recreation

With 17 weeks to go until the starting gun sounds, 2019 10K/5K registration is underway. This year marks the event's 40th anniversary.

Time to sign your kids up for the Recreation Department's spring soccer clinic. The program takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays for 16 sessions starting April 2.

Weekly Tai Chi classes are the latest offering at the Shelter Island Public Library. Instructor Denise Gillies leads six Tai Chi sessions on Wednesdays starting March 6. The hour-long classes begin at 5:30 p.m. Sign up at the library, or call 631-749-0042.

Can you put up a Buck? The urgent plea for housing for Shelter Island's summer collegiate baseball players has become an annual rite of spring. This year marks the eighth season for the Bucks, the Island's team in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League.

No matter which team you root for Super Bowl Sunday, you won't want to miss these chances to cheer on the Blue & Grey. Support our hometown teams when they host basketball games this week.

Reserve your seat to ride with other fans to see the New York Islanders take on the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, February 9. Sign up on Recreation Department's website. The cost is $65 and includes game entry.

Registration is underway for early 2019 recreation programs for kids. Options include youth yoga, a family-friendly trip to an Islanders game, cooking classes, arts and crafts programs, and more.

The United States Sailing Association, aka US Sailing, honors Pete Bethge, commodore of the Menantic Yacht Club, for "creating the one-design fleet building program of the year".

This fall the Recreation Center is hosting three drop-in programs for adults at the Shelter Island School Gym.

Who hasn't sung along to Earth Wind & Fire's 'September' with its infectious, impossible to screw up ba-dee ya chorus about dancing in September. Certified dance instructor Alexandra Binder can help you be just as confident in your dancing next time songs like this are rolled out at a celebration. Sign up for her Ballroom & Latin Dance lessons at the Youth Center.