The Central Maine Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will host its third annual Conservation and Sportsmen’s Banquet on Thursday, Sept. 26, at Penobscot County Conservation Alliance in Brewer. The event will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Individual membership and dinner tickets are $60 and there is also a membership and spouse package that includes two dinners for $95. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Kim Gray at 862-5069.

The Pro Squash Tour’s Bobcat Classic returns to Bates College on Sept. 27-28. Fans will see the top college players in the country, along with the sport’s most highly regarded legends. For more information or for tickets visit www.ProSquashTour.net.

The Maine Red Claws will host an open tryout in Scarborough on Oct. 12. The single-day tryout format will include team drills, individual skills work and scrimmages. There is a registration fee of $150. There will also be an invite-only tryout on Sept. 28 in Waltham, Mass. Interested players should mail a completed application to Red Claws Director of Basketball Operations Cam Twiss at PO Box 15180, Portland, ME 04112 or fax it to (207) 210-6659. Applications can be downloaded at www.maineredclaws.com.

The University of Maine softball program is holding a “boot camp” for high school students interested in playing softball at the collegiate level. Maine Softball Boot Camp will be on Sunday, Oct. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information contact Coach Lynn Coutt at lynn.CouttsAumit.maine.edu or by phone at 207-581-4065.