Sports and Outdoors

The Beverly Area Planning Association's 31st Annual Ridge Run kicks off on Memorial Day, Mon., May 26, with its new 10K course introduced last year and certified by USA Track and Field.

Runners have until Sun., May 25 to register for $30 for the 10K or 5K, and $15 for the Youth Mile. On race day, the fees go up by $5. Register online at www.bapa.org or at Ridge Park, 9625 S. Longwood Dr.

May 21-23, noon to 7 p.m.; May 24, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; or May 25, 2 to 5 p.m. Race day registration opens at 6:30 a.m. and will be held until a half hour prior to each race.

Beverly Shores, Indiana
Join us for the first annual Nectie 5k Walk & Run. Sponsored by The Association of Beverly Shores Residents
For Registration and detail information please go to www.necktierun.com

May 3rd from 1:30- 3:30pm
May 4th from 12-2pm

Multiple teams competing in the 2008-2009 season. This is a year round cheer team with competition season from Sept to April. Open to ages 4-18. See attached flyer.

Location: Saint Xavier campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.

Saint Xavier University’s Homecoming weekend kicks off with the 7th annual Cougar 5K Run/Walk.

The race will start and finish at the campus and will travel through the heart of Evergreen Park. All participants will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt and a free ticket to the homecoming football game against Ohio Dominican College.

Location: Beverly Yoga Center, 1917 W. 103rd St.

Try out this free meditation class, open to all. It's free.

For more information call 773-239-9642.

The Saint Xavier University football team will take the field at home, for the first time under permanent lights on Saturday September, 15 at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field. The Cougars, who are ranked fifth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), will take on former conference rival Olivet Nazarene University with the kickoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

The longstanding famous southside High School football rivalry between Marist High School (4200 W. 115th Street and Brother Rice High School (99th and Pulaski) will return to Brother Rice for the first time since 2002. The football rivalry is in it's second year of return as the Crusaders won last year's contest at Marist.

The rivalry withstood a three-year hiatus from 2003-2005 when the teams were not allowed to schedule any non-conference opponents on the schedule. The Marist RedHawks play in the East Suburban league, while Brother Rice is situated in the famous Catholic League Blue.

Location: Intersection of 107th Street & Longwood Drive

The 5th Annual Tour de Beverly Family Bike Ride through Chicago