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 and competition levels 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, (847) 670-7811) or Bill Reed, (847) 272-6010 or the Web site at prospectknights.com.

Football

Flames defeat: The BIG 10-Middleweight Division Lake Zurich Flames, playing in the TCYFL (Tri-County Youth Football League) were defeated 28-0 by Buffalo Grove on Sept. 30.

In the first play of the game, Lake Zurich's defender Mike Hagan stripped the ball from Buffalo Grove's ball carrier and Brandon Arteaga recovered to set up the offense early in the game. Despite passing attempts by quarterback Steven Demmert, the Bills held Lake Zurich at the line of scrimmage and scored on the punt return.

Offensive linemen A.J. Trittschuh, Noah Allgood, Noah Ezsak, Luke Yankoe, Mitch Zovnic and James DeGeorge, and ball carriers Hagan, Demmert, Arteaga, Jack Boliaux, Colton Wagner and Camden Kuksa put forth a unified effort but came up short of scoring. Quarterback Charlie Spatoulas was good for 32 yards of passing.

Lake Zurich's defensive tackle, DeGeorge, intercepted a pass for a second turnover near the end of the first quarter. Hagan and DeGeorge broke through the Bills' line for a quarterback sack. Defensive power tackles were delivered by Brett Blum, Anthony Tinaglia, Tony Anagnostopoulos, Spatoulas, Kuksa, Demmert, Boliaux, Arteaga and Wagner.

Team members are Noah Allgood, Tony Anagnostopoulos, Brandon Arteaga, Brett Blum, Jack Boliaux, James DeGeorge, Steven Demmert, Noah Ezsak, Michael Hagan, Gil Juarez, Camden Kuksa, Vinny Loverde, Charlie Spatoulas, Anthony Tinaglia, A.J. Trittschuh, Colton Wagner, Luke Yankoe and Mitchell Zovnic.

The team is led by head coach Guy Boliaux, offensive coordinator Dan Kuksa and assistants Marc Allgood, John Wagner and Ron Ezsak.

Softball

Thunder tryouts: Mundelein Thunder will hold tryouts Saturday for the girls' 10-and-under travel team at Carl Sandburg School softball fields, Hawley and Midlothian Road, Mundelein. All girls who want to play fastpitch softball who will be at least 8 years old on Jan. 8, 2008, are eligible.

Players should bring a softball glove, cleats, their own bat and batting helmet if they have one. Catchers should bring their own gear if they have it. Equipment will also be available for their use.

Anyone with questions, contact Bill at (847) 566-1109 or thunder786@comcast.net. Information on tryout times is on the Web site at www.mundeleinthunder.com.

Swimming

Swim Meet: The CATS Aquatic Team will hold its annual "CATS Classic" swim meet Saturday and Sunday at Vernon Hills High School, 145 N. Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills. CATS is a community-based swimming program primarily serving student-athletes residing within the boundaries of Community High School District 128.

CATS offers both developmental and competitive tracks for age group athletes (ages 8 and under, 9-10, and 11-12) and Senior level athletes (ages 13-14, 15 and over) under the charter of USA Swimming. CATS recently completed its transition to a parent board owned organization. Previously administered by District 128, CATS is now a not-for-profit entity in partnership with District 128 that utilizes the pool facilities of both Vernon Hills and Libertyville High Schools and is recognized by District 128 as its "feeder" swim program.

CATS achieved Bronze Level recognition by USA Swimming and is sponsored by Speedo. The CATS current coaching staff is under the leadership of full time Age Group Head Coach Jeff Arce, and full time Senior Head Coach Brian Brown. Other returning part time coaches are Pat Costello, Tim Griffin and Nina Arce. New coaches include Abby Thomas and Sarah Cull. CATS also receives coaching support from Kedric Greenwalt, head coach at Vernon Hills High School.

More information about CATS program can be found on the Web site at www.cats-aquatics.com.

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 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. 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.