Best bets this weekend for the Durango area include sporting events for all ages with the 2018 PickleMixer pickle-ball tournament and Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw Competition.
The 2018 PickleMixer will be held Saturday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Player check-in starts at 9 a.m., a meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. and the first games will start at 9:45 a.m. in the gymnasium.
Four skill levels of play will be offered: novice, low-intermediate, high-intermediate and advanced. Games are first to 11 points with a 14-minute time limit.
Day-of-event registrations are not available and space is limited.
For more information, call Durango Parks and Recreation at 375-7324.
Durango Elks Lodge will host the Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw Competition on Saturday at Escalante Middle School, 141 Baker Lane.
Doors open at 10 a.m., and the contest starts at 11 a.m.
The program is free and open to boys and girls 8 to 13 years old.
Winning contestants at the local level can advance through district, state, regional and national competitions. A boy and a girl from each district will be named winner during the national competition.
For more information, call Dewey Waldron at 769-8636.
For a list of past Hoop Shoot winners, visit www.elkshoopshoot.org.
Ska Face Barleywine release, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St.
Skyhawks women’s basketball: Metropolitan State University of Denver vs. Fort Lewis College, 5:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College, Whalen Gymnasium, 1000 Rim Drive.
Skyhawks men’s basketball: Metropolitan State University of Denver vs. Fort Lewis College, 7:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College, Whalen Gymnasium, 1000 Rim Drive.
Skyhawks women’s basketball: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs vs. Fort Lewis College, 5:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College, Whalen Gymnasium, 1000 Rim Drive.
Skyhawks men’s basketball: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs vs. Fort Lewis College, 7:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College, Whalen Gymnasium, 1000 Rim Drive.
Durango Book Rescue Free Book Giveaway, noon, Downtown Security Storage, 923 Narrow Gauge Ave.
