Neighbor Sports

Neighbor sports

Baseball, softball

Travel tryouts: The Elk Grove Travelers rescheduled their 2008 full-time travel baseball tryouts for Sunday at Lions Park in Elk Grove Village at the following times.

•U10 and U14 Full Time -- 9 to 11 a.m.

•U11 and U13 Full Time -- 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

•U12 Full Time -- 2 to 4 p.m.

Players should arrive 20 minutes early and go to the registration table at Field No. 1. They should not wear travel hats, travel jerseys, or anything displaying their name. Anyone unable to attend on Sept. 2 may come to the make-up date at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 which will also be at Lions Park. For more information, call Steve Brandt at (847) 321-8829.

Part-time and tournament teams will be formed after Jan. 1, 2008.

For residency rules or up-to-date information, go to the Web Site at www.elkgrovetravelers.com.

Bulldog tryouts: Bulldog Baseball will hold tryouts for the 2008 season on Sept. 9 at Redmond Recreational Complex in Bensenville at the following times: 10U, 1 p.m.; 11U, 2 p.m.; 12U, 3 p.m.; 13U, 4 p.m. and 14U, 5 p.m. For more information, contact Levon Deirmenjian at (630) 514-4131 or deirm@aol.com.

Players wanted: The Mid-Suburban Panthers 16U Fastpitch Softball team is looking for a few more position players to fill out its roster. There will be fall weekend workouts, games on Sundays with available players, and winter workouts on Sunday nights. Occasional dome ball (indoor-full field) games will be held Saturday nights against top area teams from mid-November until the end of February. A full tournament schedule of National Qualifiers starts in mid-June, followed by the "A" level Nationals at the end of the season. For more information, call coach Jeff Balcer at (847) 952-2696.

Basketball

Girls clinic: Any girl interested in playing basketball this winter for the Conant High School girls feeder program is welcome to attend a free basketball clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 8 at Conant High School, 700 E. Cougar Trail, Hoffman Estates. Dan Travers, head coach for girls varsity basketball at Conant will conduct the clinic, assisted by coaches of the feeder program.

The clinic is open to all fifth-, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade girls residing in the Conant High School area who are interested in trying out to play this winter. Tryouts will be held later in September and October at specific times and dates to be announced.

Anyone interested in attending, contact Tom Bauch at topa3@aol.com or (847) 352-8050.

Teams forming: Next Level Basketball Academy, located in the Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates area, is now forming fall and winter basketball teams for boys in fifth to 10th grade. The fall season begins in September and the winter season starts the second week in November. Anyone interested, call (847) 508-2721 or e-mail nlba1@yahoo.com.

3-on-3 tourney: Prospect High School Athletic Boosters will sponsor its annual preseason 3-on-3 basketball tournament Oct. 14 at Prospect High School, 801 W. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect.

The tournament is open to boys and girls in fourth through 12th grade. There will be separate brackets for each age group, except for high school juniors and seniors who will be combined. Different competition levels may also be added based on registrations.

The entry fee of $100 per team guarantees each team a minimum of three games. All proceeds benefit Prospect Athletic Boosters. For more information or to obtain a registration form, contact Lori Frasco at (847) 670-7811, Bill Reed at (847) 272-6010 or visit the group's Web site at www.prospectknights.com.

Swimming

Alligator registration: The Arlington Alligators Swim Team registration will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in the front main entrance hallway of St. Viator High School 1213 East Oakton St., Arlington Heights. Mail-in registration is currently being taken. The Alligators are a member of USA Swimming with athletes from all over the Northwest suburbs. The team is open to swimmers ages 5 and up who can swim 25 yards of both freestyle and backstroke efficiently.

Through the use of a progressive program, all swimmers whether novice or advanced receive coaching and training to guide them to their full potential. Coaches are USA Swimming and ASCA certified with years of swimming experience. The team is under the direction of Head Coach Mary Ruffin. Last season over one-third of the swimmers qualified for local, state and national championship meets.

For additional information, call (847) 749-4900 or visit the Web site at www.arlingtonaligators.org.

Volleyball

Coaches wanted: Sky High Volleyball, a not-for-profit corporation, is growing and currently searching for additional coaches with experience to train boys and/or girls teams. The boys teams are located in Libertyville, and the girls teams are located in three locations, including Crystal Lake, Libertyville and Hoffman Estates. Convenient schedules and some benefits are offered. Ongoing training is provided to the coaching staff and many have the ability to work with some high-profile athletes. Anyone interested, contact Director Scott Harris at (815) 356-0006 or skyhighvb@aol.com.