M’s open on road

The Seattle Mariners open their season on the road next year, with their home opener scheduled for Tuesday, April 14 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Masters times offered

The Federal Way Masters swimming team for ages 19 and over is now offering three workout session times at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center located at 650 SW Campus Drive in Federal Way.

Monday through Friday a 5:30-6:45 a.m. and a 7-8 p.m.session are offered, with a 6:50-7:50 a.m. session taking place Tuesdays and Thursdays. A 10:15-11:15 a.m. session is offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Saturdays an 8-9 a.m. session is held at the Kenneth Jones Pool (Federal Way High School).

Members are required to join U.S. Masters Swimming at $30 per year, and the annual team registration fee is $25. Monthly coaching fees are $35 per month for up to twice weekly workouts or $45 per month for unlimited workouts. A 10 percent discount is offered for a prepayment of three months. Also available is a drop-in fee of $5 per workout.

For more information, contact www.fwmasters.com or call coaches Malcolm and Wendy Neely at (253) 838-8408.

Instruction offered

Nadeau Sports Training is enrolling students for private and group instruction for fall and winter sessions. Professional instruction for hitting, fielding and speed and agility is offered. Details: NSTSPORTS.COM or Mike Nadeau (253) 927-4460.

B.A.M. offers lessons

The B.A.M. Club and former University of Washington standouts Bridget Wilcox (pitching) and Becky Simpson (slapping and hitting) are offering girls fastpitch lessons Monday and Wednesday evenings at Washington High School in Parkland. Pitchers can contact Bridget at bridgetwilcox@attbi.com. Slappers and hitters can contact Becky at BeckyS@DOR.WA.GOV.

Hoop school scheduled

Klahanee Community Center in Federal Way is hosting 1 Tough School of Basketball year-round. The school is for boys and girls grades 4-12 and offers two-hour workouts based on ball handling, passing, shooting and details formulated from Division I and II collegiate programs. It will also include guest speakers from the high school, college and professional level, and the coaching staff includes varsity high school head coaches and former Division I and II college standouts at different positions.

The registration fee is $35, with an $80 fee for one month, $150 for two months and $265 for three months.

The Klahanee Community Center is located at 33901-9th Ave. So. in Federal Way.

For more information, call (206) 852-1077 or Email to toughschool2002@yahoo.com.

Pattison’s offers skating

Pattison’s West in Federal Way offers roller and inline skating, including lessons and the inline speedskating Team Extreme that gave Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno his start.

Call (253) 838-5788 for more information.

Fastpitch website

Those interested in registering any girl between the ages of 6 and 18 to play in the Federal Way fastpitch league, visit its website at www.fwgfa.com or call Kathy Manning at (253) 941-8714 for more information.