Neighbor Sports
Basketball
3-on-3 tournament: Prospect High School Athletic Boosters are sponsoring their annual pre-season 3-on-3 basketball tournament Sunday 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 depending on registrations. Different competition levels may be added based 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 information or a registration form, contact Lori Frasco, (847) 670-7811) or Bill Reed, (847) 272-6010 or the Web site at prospectknights.com.
Swimming
Alligator registration: The Arlington Alligators Swim team is currently taking mail- in registration for the teams that practice and swim at St. Viator High School, 1213 E. Oakton St., Arlington Heights. 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 efficiently swim 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke.
Swimmers receive training from coaches who are USA Swimming and ASCA certified with years of coaching and competitive swimming experience.
For information, call (847) 749-4900 or visit the Web site, www.arlingtonalligators.org.
Volleyball
F.O.C.U.S. Sports tryouts: F.O.C.U.S. Sports Inc. will hold volleyball club tryouts for boys and girls at the Elk Grove Park District, 1000 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove (in the Main Gym, courts 1-3) at the following times:
• 12U, 13U, 14U teams -- Oct. 14: 1 to 1:30 p.m., registration; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., tryouts; 5:30 to 6 p.m., qualifying players meeting.
Makeup dates are:
• 12U-14U (boys and girls) and 15U-17U/18U (girls only) -- Nov. 4: 1 to 1:30 p.m., registration; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., tryouts; 5:30 to 6 p.m.; qualifying players meeting.
For players who qualify for a team, there will be a parents, players and coaches meeting. Also, an initial down payment of $125 will be required.
Anyone with questions should contact director of volleyball Dominic C. DiSilvio, call (847) 956-0612, e-mail dcdfocussports@comcast.net or visit the Web site at www.focussports.org.
Wrestling
Sharks Registration: The Sharks Wrestling Club, an affiliate of Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation, will hold registration for the fall season from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Oct. 18 at Maine Township East High School, 2601 Dempster St., Park Ridge. These are regular practice nights for the club.
Chad Conley and Mike Conrad, co-founders of the club, will welcome back existing members and get acquainted with newcomers and their parents at a clinic prior to registration. Details of this event will be forthcoming. Parents with sons or daughters between 5 and 14 who would like to be part of the organization can call Mike Conrad at (847) 299-7531.