• Trout Derby: Cachuma Lake Nature Center, April 9 and 10. $5,000 in cash and thousands in merchandise guaranteed. Registration is $40 for adults, $10 for children 10 and younger. For more information, call 693-8381 or visit troutderby.org.
• MLB Pitch, Hit and Run: Presented by Hero Sports League on the Central Coast. Registration takes place April 9 at 3 p.m. at Laguna Middle School, 11050 Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo. Free to children and adults with special needs. For more information, call Christine Kelley at 459-9068 or visit specialheroes-softball.com.
• Healthy Kids Day: April 16 at the Santa Maria Valley YMCA. Learn ways to improve health and well being, and undergo free medical screenings from local health-care professionals. Free. For more information, call 937-8521 or visit smvymca.org.
• Guadalupe Youth Football: Registrations take place April 16 at the Guadalupe Boys and Girls Club. For more information, e-mail league president Enrique Ortiz at enriqueortiz92@yahoo.com.
• Spring Eggstravaganza: Easter egg hunt for children 3 to 12 on April 17 at Preisker Park, 330 Hidden Pines Way in Santa Maria, 9 to 11 a.m. Free. For more information, call the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department at 925-0951, Ext. 260.
• Spring Break Camp: April 18 to 22 at the Santa Maria Valley YMCA. Traditional day camp, extended day camp, splash camp, and teen camps are available. For more information, call 937-8521 or visit smvymca.org.
• Tri For Fun Triathlon: April 30 at the Santa Maria Valley YMCA. Join the quarter-mile swim, 12.5- or 17.9-mile bike ride, and 5K run/walk. To register, call the YMCA at 937-8521.
• Santa Maria Youth Football: Registrations May 8 and June 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Westgate Community Room, 1300 Marsala Ave./1800 Westgate in Santa Maria.
Sports Shorts is compiled by Staff Writer Jeremy Thomas. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
This article appears in Apr 7-14, 2011.