Neighbor Sports

Baseball

Tryouts: The 2008 Lake County Sidewinders Travel Baseball Association will hold tryouts at the Field of Dreams 26500 W. Molidor Road, Ingleside, for the following age groups:

• 11U --Saturday, noon to 2 p.m.

• 12U -- Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.

• 13U -- Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.

The association is a non-profit organization dedicated to preparing players for high level competition. For more information, call Larry Lucas at (847) 276-8048, Dale Friedman at (847) 668-9824, or visit the Web site at www.leaguelineup.com/lcsidewinders.

Basketball

Training camps: The Net Burners will hold camps for boys and girls in fourth to 10th grade. "In the Paint:" Post and Guard Training Camp will be held from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday to Oct. 17. In the Ultimate Impact Training Camp, held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Oct. 17, everything is covered including fundamentals, speed and agility and techniques. Both camps will take place at Palatine Birchwood Recreation Center, 435 W. Illinois St., Palatine. Those who sign up for two camps will receive a discount. To sign up, call Toron at (847) 791-5033.

3-on-3 tournament: Prospect High School Athletic Boosters are sponsoring their annual pre-season 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. Separate brackets are planned for each age group except for high school juniors and seniors, who will be combined. Other grade levels may also be combined and competition levels may be added depending on registrations. Efforts will be made to coordinate playing times so participants in other fall programs may participate.

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 a registration form, contact Lori Frasco at (847) 670-7811, Bill Reed at (847) 272-6010 or visit the Web site at prospectknights.com.

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. For details, call (847) 508-2721 or e-mail nlba1@yahoo.com.

Soccer

2007 Soccer Challenge: Local 4483 Holy Rosary Council, Knights of Columbus, will sponsor the 2007 Soccer Challenge for all 10- to 14-year-old boys and girls at 2 p.m. Sept. 16 at Melas Park Athletic Complex, 1500 W. Central, Mount Prospect. The winners of the annual event will progress through local, district and state competitions based on scores from the state-level competitions. Everyone will compete in their respective age divisions, and all contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation. Participants must furnish proof of age and written parental consent. Entry forms are available and can be filled out at Melas Park prior to competition. For more information, call John Urban at (847) 577-8240.

Championship win: The FCX U14 Black team, a soccer club based in Barrington, defeated Rio Vista FC Riot from New Mexico 1-0 to win the U.S. Soccer Club National Cup competition July 28-31 in Burlington, N.C. FCX.

The club held tryouts in May to form a team to enter the U.S. Club Soccer National Cup competition. With limited time to practice together, they qualified for the national event by winning the Regional Championship in Indianapolis the weekend of July 4.

The team traveled to North Carolina to face winners from all eight regions. On the way to the championship, the team defeated The SJ Barons Banchees from New Jersey 2-0. They faced the Tornados FC Rush Nike White '93, a California team, and walked away with a 2-0 victory.

FCX qualified for the finals with a 3-1 win against the Inter SC Boston WB team from Massachusetts. The final game against the team from New Mexico was close throughout, but FCX prevailed with tough and gritty defense, unrelenting effort from all, and a lone goal scored by Jennifer Freeman.

During the four days in North Carolina, the FCX team was led on offense by Elise Kotsakis (2 goals), Emily Hyde (2 goals), Dana Nelsen, Hannah Drogosz and Nikki Pagnamenta.

The midfield controlled the ball throughout the competition, with contributions from Kelsey Holbert (1 goal), Nicole Leginski (1 goal), Sarah Fox (1 goal), Alexis Tice, Lindsay Onysio, Catie Curran, and Siobhan Klinkenberg.

The opposition only scored 1 goal throughout all games including the finals -- which was a penalty kick. The outstanding defensive performers were Dana Kopp, Jennifer Freeman, Taylor Connington, Elise Gordon, Nina Metropoulos, and exceptional goal play by Kelly Pedersen.

While in North Carolina, the team trained at Duke University under head coach Ryan Snyder, assisted by John Koeune and lead scout Rob Mitchell.

Volleyball

Tryouts: Chicago Bounce Volleyball Club will hold boys tryouts on Wednesday and Thursday. Seventh- and eighth graders and incoming freshman tryouts will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and sophomores to seniors from 8:30 to 10 p.m. The cost is $20 per tryout. Girls tryouts will be held in November.

Chicago Bounce is joining with "Joy of the Game" in Deerfield this year to use their facility and location. For more information, call the office at (847) 791-1020 or visit www.chicagobouncevolleyball.com.

Coaches wanted: Sky High Volleyball, a not-for-profit corporation, is searching for additional coaches with experience to train boys or girls teams. The boys teams are located in Libertyville, the girls teams are located in Crystal Lake, Libertyville and Hoffman Estates. Convenient schedules and some benefits are offered. Ongoing training is provided to the coaching staff. For more information, contact Director Scott Harris at skyhighvb@aol.com or (815) 356-0006.