Winter sports signups

Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board invites Northeast kids to sign up for winter sports, including basketball, hockey, gymnastics and wrestling. Bottineau, Northeast and Waite Parks will host basketball. Basketball will run Jan.-March, for ages 5-18. All teams are guaranteed eight regular season games officiated by MPRB referees. Divisions: 6U Open, 8U Open, 11U Open and Girls, 12U Open, 13U Open and Girls, 14U Open, 16U Open and Girls and 18U Open and Girls. Contact: soduniyi@minneapolisparks.org. Hockey season is Jan.-Feb., ages 6-15. Logan Park will host. All teams are guaranteed seven regular season games. Games are scheduled at several locations throughout Minneapolis. Divisions include Squirts: Boys and Girls K-4th Grade, 11U Open, 13U Open, 15U Open, 18U Open, Penguins: Girls Grades 3-6; Polar Bears: Girls Grades 7-9. Contact: rstevens@minneapolisparks.org. Gymnastics runs March-May, Ages 9-14; 8-year-olds may be waived up. There are four regular season meets and a citywide meet at the end of the regular season. Meets are scheduled at North Star School Gym, 2410 Girard Ave. N (Door 10). Audubon Park will offer team gymnastics. Contact blindeman@minneapolisparks.org. Wrestling season is Jan.-March, ages 6-13; Children turning 14 on or after Sept. 1, may participate. MPRB Youth Wrestling is organized for boys and girls. The sport encourages positive attitudes, builds self-discipline and teaches leadership qualities. It’s an opportunity to develop physical strength, technique, coordination, balance and agility while building new friendships. Divisions include 6, 8 10, 12 and 14 U and Girls at Logan Park. There are eight regular season matches and a citywide tournament at the end of the regular season. Meets are scheduled at several locations across the city. Contact: jkoonkaew@minneapolisparks.org