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By Times Staff Writer
Published February 15, 2008

Square dancing: 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. Saturdays at 19012 First St. SW in Lutz. First night is free.

Speed walking: An eight-week program to improve aerobic capacity is held at 8 a.m. Thursdays at Lake Park, 17302 N Dale Mabry. Call 813 961-9347.

Fun run: Support the Wishes for Wharton Foundation by entering the Wharton High School Wildcats 5K run/walk and 1-mile fun run at 7 a.m. Saturday at Live Oak Preserve, 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. The cost for the 5K is $10 for students and $20 day of race; fun run is $5. Call (813) 631-4710, ext. 559 or visit www.active.com.

Engineer fitness: USF engineering students will hold the Tampa Tropical Trot 5K at 7 a.m. Feb. 24 at USF's Intramural and Par courses, 4202 E Fowler Ave. The group is raising money to bring water to a Dominican Republic community. The cost is $25 the day of race. Call (813) 732-7842 or visit ctr.usf.edu/ewb/race.aspx.

Walk for autism: The Tampa Autism Speaks Walk Now for Autism starts at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Museum of Science and Industry, 4801 E Fowler Ave. Call (813) 495-4777.

Spring sports: Registration is open at the Bob Sierra Family YMCA, 4029 Northdale Blvd. Sign up for soccer for children ages 3-11, flag football for 6-14, volleyball for 8-15 and cheerleading for 5-12. The cost is $65 for facility members and $95 for community. Call (813) 962-3220.

Football: Register for the New Tampa Youth Flag Football League for boys and girls from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the New Tampa YMCA, 16221 Compton Drive, Tampa Palms. Practice starts the last week in March. Call (813) 493-8700.

Football: The Pop Warner New Tampa Patriots need youth football and cheerleading coaches. Call (813) 404-7937. Registration for players and cheerleaders is 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the New Tampa Family YMCA, 16221 Compton Drive, Tampa Palms. Call (813) 493-8700.

Football: Register for New Tampa Wildcats football and cheerleading from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Tampa Palms Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd. For football, call (813) 977-1265, for cheerleading, 929-6974, or visit newtampawildcats.org.

Yoga: Ruben Vasquez will teach hatha yoga in Spanish from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. Thursday at Namaste Yoga Studio, 17508 Preserve Walk Lane. Call (813) 505-1850 or visit www.namasteyogastudio.com.

Jazzercise: Free trial classes for "Kick It to the Core" at 8:15 a.m. and Jazzercise at 9 a.m. will be held Saturday at Lutz Jazzercise Fitness Center, 19012 First St. SW, Lutz. Call (813) 743-9493.

Golf: The Kiwanis Club of New Tampa is looking for players, sponsors, and auction and raffle items for its golf tournament at 7 a.m. March 3 at the Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd. Fee is $500 for foursomes or $125 for individual players. Call (813) 973-1675 or visit www.newtampakiwanis.org.

Send sports announcements to northtampa@sptimes.com or fax to (813) 269-5310.

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