SPORTS & RECREATION

The Wycliffe Stiffs Stick-ball League’s Nov. 7 matchup ended with the Brooklyn Bums and Long Island Whalers going 11 innings until the rulebook came out officially declaring the game over in a 2-2 tie. For Brooklyn, Andy Bleadon had a triple and two singles, and Arnold Westerman homered for the Whalers. The second game between the Bronx Clippers and Dukes of Flatbush was canceled after Steve Wechsler fell during a catch early in the game. The Stiffs play at Village Park, 11700 Pierson Road, every Tuesday at 1 and 2:45 p.m. For information, call 914-522-9222.

The Wellington High School Wrestling Club had nine members land on the Palm Beach County honor roll in their respective weight classes: Chris DiFiore, Jesse Weinberg, Tony Widrig, Robert Saldarriaga, Justin Henry, Jared Abramson, Cameryn Townsend, Ryhan Montes and Eric Saber, with the team itself earning a second-place ranking behind Olympic Heights High School. The club’s winter session is open to kids in kindergarten to grade 12 with practices every Tuesday and Thursday at Village Park, 11700 Pierson Road. For information, call 561-827-8595.

The swimmers from Rosarian Academy in West Palm Beach made major waves finishing on top at the school’s 27th annual Invitational Swim Meet at Lake Lytal on Oct. 28. Under the coaching of Kathleen Beazley, Bradley Fell and Devin Treadway, 45 students from kindergarten through eighth grade in all skill levels competed against St. Ann’s School and All Saints Catholic, with Rosarian students Finn Beylo and Matthew Cohen earning first-place honors in five different events. The Raiders outscored second-place St. Ann’s by a margin of 646 points, with a final point tally of Rosarian with 782, St. Ann’s with 136, and All Saints, 76.

The Pine Creek Sporting Club in Okeechobee will host the third annual Tower Shoot benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Hunger Relief Program on Dec.

9. Field limited to 24 participants, half-peg fee $2,500, properly trained hunting dogs are welcome. Luncheon follows immediately after the shoot, $150 fee per person. The Boys & Girls Clubs fight hunger through their After-School Meals Program and estimates more than 400,000 kids will be served at seven locations in 2018. For information, go to www.bgcpbc.org or call 561-683-3287.

The Wellington Wizards Rugby Club will hold a free clinic Sunday at Emerald Cove Middle School. The club is open to boys and girls, ages 6-18, with the clinic for ages 6-14 from 1-3 p.m. and high schoolers from 3-5 p.m. For information, go to www.wizardsrugby.com

West Palm Beach’s Police Athletic League (PAL) rolls out the mats for its fourth annual Wrestling Academy, this year at Forest Hill High School starting Tuesday. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays through June 3 in two age groups: Rookies, ages 5-9 will meet from 6-7 p.m., and Veterans, ages 10 and up will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. Registration fee $75 with scholarships available. For information, call 561-835-7195 or email jt@westpalmbeachpal.com

For the second year in a row, Wellington’s International Polo Club will host the 36th annual National Hockey Festival today through Saturday. More than 170 field hockey teams from across the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Caribbean composed of boys and girls ages 12-19 will compete in more than 500 matches across 26 playing fields, showcasing a sport more popular worldwide than soccer. The club is at 3667 120th Ave. S., for information call 719-632-5551.

The Palm Beach Senior Softball Association seeks those 55 and older and of all skill levels, as full-time players for their January-to-March winter season. Recreational games take place Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at 9:15 a.m. at Caloosa Park in Boynton Beach and John Prince Park in Lake Worth. For information, call 561-336-1492 or go to www.pbssasoftball.org

The National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach offers free classes every Saturday at 10 a.m. Learn to hit the ball, score wickets, learn strategy and plot moves. Flat-soled shoes are a must and croquet attire is usually white. The center is at 700 Florida Mango Road, corner of Summit Boulevard. For information, call 561-478-2300, Ext. 3.

Get your Santa suits ready for the Santas on the Run 5K and 1-Mile Family Fun Run at the Royal Palm Beach Winter Festival Dec. 2. Proceeds will benefit Dogs to the Rescue, an organization created to raise awareness and provide access to companion dogs for first responders and health care professionals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. To sign up, visit www.santasontherun.com. For more information about the organization, visit www.dogstotherescue.support

The YMCA of The Palm Beaches, 2085 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs, is offering the following ongoing classes; call 561-968-9622 for more information or go to www.ymcapalmbeaches. org:

• Beginner Step: Wednesdays, 8:35-9:25 a.m., low-impact. $60 per month, free for members.

• Commit 2B Fit: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., with professional trainers pushing you to the limit. $75 registration fee, $115 for nonmembers, visit the website for registration forms.

•Senior Aerobics: Mondays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 9:35-10:25 a.m. or Fridays, 10:35-11:25 a.m. Low-impact cardiovascular workout, $60 per month, free for members.

•H.I.T.T.-45: Tuesdays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. or Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. High-Intensity Interval Training includes short, intense bursts of exercise. $60 per month, free for members.

• Mat Pilates, Levels 2 and 3: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Strengthen your core, tone hips and thighs and flatten abs performing classical Pilates exercises. $60 per month, free for members.

•Tabata: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. builds muscle, scorches body fat using 20-second intervals of jumping squats and agility drills. $60 per month, free for members.

•XSport Training Club: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m. Includes competitive drills to prepare participants to perform in any sport. $80 monthly fee for nonmembers, free for members.

•Sunrise Yoga, Levels 2 and 3: Tuesdays, 7:15-8:15 a.m. Focuses on attention to breathing and practicing asana yoga. Yoga experience helpful but not required. $60 per month, free for members.

•Youth Swimming Lessons: four-week sessions Mondaysand Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 to 6:15 p.m., $60 for members/$95 nonmembers, or Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon, $35 for members/$65 nonmembers.

Lake Worth offers the following at the Sunset Ridge Park Tennis Courts, 15th Avenue North at North D Street:

•Adult Mixed Doubles Tennis: Thursdays, 6to 9 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 to 11 a.m., men and women, 21 and up. No fee, no partner needed, just show up. Call 561-370-3623 for information.

•Adult Pickleball: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to noon; Wednesdays, 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays, 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Balls and paddles provided. Call 561-533-7363 for information.

At the Northwest Fields, 900 22nd Ave. N.:

• Adult Co-ed Kickball: for men and women 21 and older, Thursdays, 7 to 9p.m. Call 954-557-8717 for information.

• Boys T-Ball, Coach Pitch and Kid Pitch: ages 4 to 12. Call 561-533-7363 for information.

•Girls Softball: ages 4 to 16, $90 registration fee. Call 561-533-7363 for information.

The Gaines Park Community Center in West Palm Beach offers the following:

• Basketball: burn 600 to 900 calories an hour; indoor and outdoor courts available for play Monday to Thursday 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday noon to 5 p.m. Fee: $1 residents/$2 nonresidents.

•Drop-in soccer: outdoors, ages 15 and up, Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon and 4 to 8:30 p.m.; $2 fee, on a space-available basis.

• Line Dancing: playlist is jazz and old-school R&B, Fridays, 6 to 9 p.m. with instructor Dennis Mobley. $6 fee for residents.

•Swim Lessons: at the Aquatics Center Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30, 6:10 and 6:50 p.m., all ages, $35 residents/$44 nonresidents. Call 561-809-4959. To inquire about qualifying for free lessons, call 561-616-7068.

•Tennis: Call for court availability.

• Zumba: Ditch the workout, join the party; ages 18 and older; Fridays, 7 to 8 p.m.; $6 fee for residents.

Gaines Park is at 1501 N. Australian Ave., north of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard. For information about programs offered at the park, go to www.wpb.org/parks or call 561-804-4900.

The Howard Park Community Center in West Palm Beach is offering Jazzercise classes four days a week. Come work out in a pulse-pounding, bass-dropping, calorie-torching, hip-swiveling fitness program with a hot playlist that will distract from the up-to-800 calorie burn in one 60-minute class. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 to 10 a.m. A$25 one-time registration fee plus monthly fee of $38 or $15 per class. The center is at 1302 Parker Ave.; for information, call 561-804-4950.

Compiled by Jimmy Knight.

Email sports news to him at jknight@pbpost.com.