Schaumburg your baseball champs

Baseball

Flyers Orange champs: The Schaumburg Flyers Orange 11U baseball team won the MSBL B League tournament championship. In the opening game, the Flyers came from behind to beat the Hoffman Heat 10-6. In the semifinal, the Flyers were down 5-0 and came back, scoring 8 runs in the last three innings to win 9-6 over the Suburban Nationals.

In the championship game against Waycinden, the Flyers fell behind 10-3 after four innings only to come from behind again. They scored the tying runs with 2 outs in the seventh inning to force extra innings. In the eighth inning, the Flyers scored 5 runs to win the championship game 15-11.

The team includes: Jacob, Dietrich, Zac Filippo, Joe Franz, David Hedman, Jack Holden, Kyle Hrycko, Chad Kowalewski, Joe Renda, Brad Schwind, Nick Starkey, Tyler Watson and Blake Wittkamp. The team is coached by Steve Hrycko, Don Schwind, Rob Starkey, John Hedman and Dan Dietrich.

Skills camps: The Schaumburg Flyers will host instructional skills camps at Alexian Field this summer for youngsters ages 8 to 15. Schaumburg Flyers coaches and players will pass on their professional training to the ballplayers at the clinics. Each camp is held from 10 a.m. to noon for two days. The Flyers' hitting camp is Tuesday and Wednesday and the fielding camp is Aug. 14 and 15. The cost per camp is $50 per child.

Call (847) 891-2255 to register or stop at the Alexian Field office, 1999 Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg.

Travel tryouts:Å’The Hoffman Estates Heat 11-year-old competitive Travel Baseball Team tryouts will be held at Cannon Crossings, 1600 Nicholson Drive, Hoffman Estates on the following dates and times.

•Aug. 18 -- 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

•Aug. 19 -- 10 a.m. to noon

•Aug. 25 --10 a.m. to noon

Players for the 2008 baseball season cannot turn 12 before May 1, 2008. Hoffman Estates residency is not necessary. Tryout participants only need to be available for a minimum of one of these dates and times.

The Hoffman Heat participates in the Mid Suburban Baseball League, a highly competitive league that plays in the surrounding towns. For more information, call Mike Harris at (847) 209-0792.

Boys travel tryouts: Palatine Baseball Association will hold tryouts for the 2008 Palatine Travelers 13-and-under and 14-and-under full-time travel teams Aug. 18 and 19 at Hamilton Fields D and E, 1101 N. Smith St., Palatine. There will be one 14-and-under team and one 13-and-under team. for the 2008 season. An additional 13-year-old team will be added if the talent and tryout participation warrants a second team. Times of tryouts on both days are:

•14 and under -- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

•13 and under -- 1 to 4 p.m.

For the 14 and under team, boys must be born on or after May 1, 1993; and 13 and under, born on or after May 1, 1994.

High school baseball players are ineligible. Players should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start times. Attendance on both dates is recommended; however, only one day is mandatory. Players who are not current Palatine Travelers must present a copy of their birth certificate at the tryout.

For more information, contact Mike Wisniewski at (847-372-4879), by e-mail at mikewiz@flash.net or visit www.palatinetravelers.com.

Baseball, softball

Travel tryouts: Palatine Youth Baseball and Softball will hold tryouts for the girls Stingers U12 full-time travel team at the following times.

•Aug. 25 -- 9:30 a.m. registration and 10 a.m. to noon, fielding and base running at Juniper Field, 1000 W. Palatine Road, Hoffman Estates.

Aug. 26 -- 9 to 11 a.m. pitching and hitting, National Baseball/Softball Academy, Wheeling.

Girls trying out for the U12 team must be 12 or under as of Jan. 1, 2008. Eligibility is determined by birth date, not grade. Girls need to attend both days of tryouts.

Pre-registration is required, and forms may be downloaded at www.pyb.com, click on Girls Travel information. There is a $10 fee for all participants, payable to Palatine Youth Baseball. Anyone who did not play in PYB during 2007 (house or travel program), must also include a copy of birth certificate as well.

Anyone with questions, e-mail Jim Boisvert, vice president of Girls Travel at ji mboisvert@msn.com. Send completed forms with payment to Jim Boisvert, 3967 Galesburg Ave., Arlington Heights, IL 60004.

Basketball

Feeder teams:Å’Residents of Conant High School District are eligible for the sixth-, seventh- or eighth-grade feeder basketball teams. For more information, visit the site at www.worldclasssportsbasketball.com, call Dan Krauser, (847) 529-9392 or send an e-mail addressed to coachkrauser@worldclasssportsbasketball.com.

Players wanted:Å’The World Class Basketball Association seeks players for the winter travel season. The organization is seeking players in sixth, seventh and eighth grades who are serious about the game and desire to play high school basketball. Contact Coach Dan Krauser at (847) 529-9392 or by e-mail at coachkrauser@ worldclasssportsbasketball.com.

Bowling

August tourney: Special Olympics Illinois Area 18 will host its Area Bowling Tournament from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at Elk Grove Bowl in Elk Grove Village. Area 18 athletes will compete in singles, doubles or developmental competitions. Athletes will use their scores to qualify for the sectional bowling tournament in Addison. For more information, call Tara Grann at (847) 392-2842.

Golf

S&H Scramble: Schaumburg Park District S&H Senior Golf League's Scramble will be held July 31 on the Players course at Schaumburg Golf Course. All pairings will be made up from handicap scores of the players. The pairing committee will make up the four-person teams, and preprinted score cards will be used. Points from the event will be awarded to the entire team, and all points go toward the awards banquet on Oct. 16.

More information is available in the 2007 Golfer Guide given out to league members.

For more information, visit the Web site www.snysgl.com or call the Park District Senior Center at (847) 490-7026.

Soccer

Players wanted: Bartlett Travel Soccer Club has openings for players on a number of teams for the 2007-08 season. Boys or girls ages 7 to 13 or 15-year-old-girls interested in playing beginning in August should contact BTSC at tryouts@btsc.net. For more information, visit the Web site at www.btsc.net.

Softball

Girls tryouts:Å’The Northwest Vikings will hold tryouts for its 2008 sixth-grade (12U) feeder softball team. All players must reside in the Fremd High School area. Tryouts will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. July 30 and July 31 at Fremd High School, 1000 S. Quentin Road. Players should plan to attend both dates and bring a birth certificate. For more information, call Don Prochilo at (847) 776-0891.