An Outdoor Adventure Night will be held June 29 in Niles. Sponsored by REI Inc., it includes camping tips and Midwest destinations. Call 708-470-9090.
GOLF
The 6th annual Care-A-Lot Golf Open benefiting the Leukemia Research Foundation takes place at 9:30 a.m. Monday at White Eagle Golf Club in Naperville. Call 708-966-5383 or 708-729-7333.
HIKING
The Forest Trails Hiking Club takes off on a 12-miler at 9:30 a.m. Sunday to Franklin Creek State Park in Franklin Grove. Call Chuck Pyzynski, 708-967-5270.
RUNNING
Lockport is the place to be Saturday for its 5K Old Canal Days run and racewalk. Call Keith Reed, 815-838-8183. Sunday, the big race is the 5K Brian’s run for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund at 8 a.m. in Itasca. Call Rick Staback, 708-773-6800; also, the Prairie Fest 5K at 9 a.m. in Oswego. Call Ginny Bateman, 708-896-2016.
-The Riis Park Striders offer 9 a.m. Saturday cross-country runs of 1, 2 and 4 miles. In addition, the Striders feature a 6:45 p.m. Tuesday track meet. Both events at Riis Park, 6200 W. Fullerton. Call Chris Precht, 312-262-2154, evenings.
SOCCER
Lakeshore Athletic Club-Lincoln Park hosts a youth indoor mini-soccer league clinic from 7 to 9 p.m. June 24 for girls and boys ages 5 to 12. Call 312-477-9888, ext. 136.
TENNIS
Join Mid-Town tennis club members for a Wimbledon Mixer, complete with strawberries and cream, from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Call 312-235-2300.
– Junior CDTA tournaments running June 20-23 include the Homewood-Flossmoor Open for boys and girls 16s/18s singles and doubles. Call Sylvia Gothard, 708-799-1323; the Evanston Open boys and girls 12s/14s singles and doubles. Call Keith Anderson, 708-446-5106; and the North Shore Summer Tens for boys and girls 10s. Call Jerry Morse-Karzen, 708-729-0450.
– Also: June 24-29, a CDTA Silver/Bronzer Qualifier to gain an entry to the Illinois state championships takes place at Woodfield Racquet Club for boys and girls 12s/14s/16s/18s. Call Hans Neufeld, 708-884-0678.
TRACK & FIELD
A USATF Midwest Masters meet will be held June 25 at Byron High school for athletes ages 30 to 90-plus. Events include long jump, discus, pole vault, high jump, triple jump, shot put, hammer throw, javelin, hurdles, race walks, relays and up to a 5,000-meter run. Call 815-234-8435.
– Lisle High School is the site Saturday of a USATF Junior Olympics championships for 8-18-year-olds. Call 708-833-7303.
VOLLEYBALL
Side Out Volleyball Club is sponsoring youth volleyball camp at the Glendale Heights Sports Hub June 20-24 (for high school boys); July 5-8 (5th, 6th grade, boys and girls); and July 11-15 (high school girls, all levels and elite). Call 708-980-5834.
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