The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association will hold two track clinics for disabled athletes of all ages on Sunday at Vernon Hills High School.
The clinic for ambulatory runners starts with registration at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude at 11:30 a.m.
The clinic for wheelchair racers starts with registration at noon and will continue until 3 p.m.
Featured speakers at the clinics will be U.S. Paralympic track athletes Amanda McGrory and Arnie Stanton Day.
McGrory represented the U.S. In the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics, and won a total of four medals, including gold in the women’s 5,000 meters in 2008.
Day competed for Team USA in the 2000 Paralympics when she was 17 years old, racing distances from 100 all the way up to 5,000 meters.
Day is one of the GLASA’s original athletes and has been a track coach with the program in Lake Forest for the past two years.
Also at the clinics will be speakers who will discuss nutrition, wellness and training.
All track athletes with disabilities can attend, regardless of skill level. Attendees will be placed in groups based on age and experience.
The clinic will include videotaping and gait analysis, pushing and stroke technique, ambulatory workouts, and cross training. There also will be a session on high school and college sports opportunities for disabled athletes.
To register, see website glasa.org. The cost to participate is $10.
The GLASA is based out of the Gorton Center. It provides sports activities for people of all ages who have a primary physical or visual disability.
Shawn Marion hurt
Multiple media outlets based out of Cleveland have reported that North Chicago native and current Cleveland Cavalier forward Shawn Marion has a hip injury and may miss games.
At the beginning of the season, Marion was a starter, but the Cavs have made many moves and his playing time has dwindled. He’s now averaging a career-low 4.9 points per game.
Before the season, Marion announced he would retire when this season was over.
He attended grade school in North Chicago for several years before his family moved out of state.
College hockey honor
Jonathan Power of Vernon Hills was named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Honor Roll for his strong play for Nazareth College’s hockey team.
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The freshman was selected for scoring the overtime game-winner against St. Scholastica, which was his first collegiate goal. He’s played in 11 games this year for Nazareth and has three assists to go with the one tally.
During his high school years, Power played hockey with the Brockville Braces of the Central Canada Hockey League. In two years there, he had 23 goals and 54 assists in 112 games.
Nazareth is 11-9-5. It’s located in Rochester, New York.
Winthrop Harbor sports
Registration for Winthrop Harbor Baseball & Softball will be open through March 20, and parents can obtain needed forms at the Village Hall and at the Schlader Recreation Center on 9th Street.
Forms also are available online at http://www.winthropharbor.com in the Parks & Recreation section.
Player evaluations for boys baseball will take place on Saturday, March 21, and for girls softball on Sunday, March 22 at the Schlader Center.
T-Ball starts at age 5 for boys and girls, and the oldest age groups are 18 for girls and 14 for boys.
Information on fees and coaching opportunities is available on the website or ball calling Scott Fuller at (847) 746-3505.
Practice starts in mid-April and games will be played from mid-May until mid-July.
Drake softball
Warren grad Megan Sowa is now a sophomore playing on Drake’s softball team.
A starting outfielder, she’s hitting .237 with two homers and nine RBI in the team’s first 11 games. In an 8-0 win over Southern Utah, Sowa hit two homers and drove in six runs.
Last year, she hit a team-best .382 with a homer and eight RBI.