The direction you want to go during the August heat is east. “Whether it’s striped bass, bluefish, fluke, porgies, sea bass, or tuna, the fish now prefer to be in cooler, deeper waters,” said Ken Morse of Tight Lines Tackle in Sag Harbor.

The Hampton Lifeguard Association’s entry in the national lifesaving tournament at Virginia Beach wound up with the locals, from East Hampton and Southampton beaches, finishing ninth among the 26 teams. Meanwhile, Hoops 4 Hope’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Amagansett drew 18 teams.

East End Land Planning, led by Katie Osiecki, has once again hoisted the East Hampton Town women’s slow-pitch softball playoff trophy.

The 75th Artists and Writers Softball Game and Ellen’s Run are coming up this weekend — the Game at Herrick Park in East Hampton on Saturday afternoon, the run at the Southampton Intermediate School on Sunday morning.