Denny Walling, the former hitting coach for the N.Y. Mets and the current hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles, is hosting a batting clinic at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, home of the BlueClaws, this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call (732) 363-8084.

St. Rose High School is pleased to announce plans to host the 27th annual Run for the Roses Grammar School Invitational Basketball Tournament. The Run for the Roses Tournament, a Jersey Shore tradition for the past 26 years, has been a showcase for some of the finest young basketball talent in New Jersey. Back in 1979, St. Rose High School created a tournament with the goal of attracting a small field of teams to a post-season competition that would emphasize both quality play and good sportsmanship. Since then, the Run for the Roses Tournament has grown to become one of the largest tournaments in the state, and the premier grammar school basketball tournament at the Jersey Shore. The tournament, sponsored by the St. Rose High School Athletic Club, is open to grammar school teams from Monmouth and Ocean counties. The tournament begins the last weekend in February and continues for approximately three weeks. The deadline for applications is Feb. 8. For information or an application, call the St. Rose High School Athletic Club at (732) 681-1144 or e-mail burke6161@aol.com.

New Egypt Girls Softball is holding its registrations for the 2006 season at the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School gym entrance, 44 Main St., New Egypt, on the following dates and times: Saturdays, Jan. 14 and 21, from 9-11 a.m.; and Thursdays, Feb. 9 and 16, from 6-8 p.m. The cost is $80 per player for softball and $60 for tee-ball with discounts for multiple family members

In addition, New Egypt High School Warriors softball-sponsored training clinics will be held on Sundays, March 5, 12, 19 and 26, at the high school gym on Evergreen Road at a cost of $9 per session or $30 for four sessions.

For further information, contact Jim Plummer at (609) 758-6515 or by e-mail at recon05@hotmail.com.

Jackson Roller Hockey League will hold registration for the spring season on Friday from 6-9 p.m., followed by Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All registrations will be held at the municipal building in the Main Meeting Room. Registration is open to all age groups K-12 (ages 5-17 ). Fee for the spring league is only $50 per player, plus $25 U.S.A. Inline.

A $25 work bond is required for all families and will be returned once a member of your family has volunteered for one hour in support of the league. Registration forms can be downloaded from the Web site www.eteamz.com/jacksonrollerhockey. All registrations must be mailed in by Feb. 4.

For more information, call (732) 833-7900.