Neighbor sports
Baseball, softball
Heat tryouts: Heat Baseball, based in Hoffman Estates, has scheduled tryouts for 1 p.m. Sunday at High Point Park, 1730 Glenlake Road, Hoffman Estates. The team is seeking college bound juniors and seniors from the Northwest and surrounding suburbs. To preregister, contact Don Kush at (847) 309-2177 or d.kush@comcast.net.
Basketball
Winter league tryouts: The Net Burners Impact Winter League Basketball tryouts will be held Thursday at Birchwood Park District, 435 W. Illinois St., Palatine, at the following times.
• Fourth- to sixth-grade boys -- 6 to 7:30 p.m.
• Seventh- to eighth-grade boys -- 7:30 to 9 p.m.
• Seventh- to eighth-grade girls -- 6 to 7:30 p.m.
• Fourth- to sixth-grade Girls -- 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Anyone interested in to signing up, call Toron Clark at (847) 791-5033.
Junior Lady Wildcat tryouts: The Wheeling Junior Lady Wildcats Feeder Basketball teams will hold tryouts for the upcoming season Oct. 21 at Wheeling High School, 900 S. Elmhurst Road, Wheeling, at the following times:
Fifth grade -- 4 to 5 p.m.; sixth grade -- 5 to 6 p.m.; seventh grade -- 6 to 7:15 p.m.; eighth grade -- 7:45 to 8:30 p.m.
To be eligible, girls must live in the Wheeling High School district. For information, call Bob or Teresa Kuzmanic at (847) 390-0812.
Soccer
High school tryouts: Real Chicago FC will hold its 2007-08 High School U15 to U18 tryouts from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Maine West High School, 1755 S. Wolf Road, Des Plaines. The fields are located behind the football stadium. Players should arrive one-half hour early to register and bring birth certificate, wallet size photo, completed IYSA waiver, shin guards, ball and water bottle.
Registration forms may be downloaded off the Real Chicago FC Web site at www.realchicagofc.com. For more information call (847) 392-4209.
Volleyball
Side Out Volleyball tryouts: Side Out Volleyball Association, an area Junior Olympic Volleyball Program, will hold tryouts at DuPage Training Academy, 115 Alexandra Way, Carol Stream for the Girls 15, 16, 17, 18 and under teams from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 21 and 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26. A waiver must be signed by parent or guardian before the tryout.
For more information or a flier on this Elite Junior Olympic Club, call (630) 736-8391 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; leave a message after 5 p.m. Anyone who wants to try out but unable to make the tryouts, please call.
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. Thursday at Maine Township East High School, 2601 Dempster St., Park Ridge.
Open to boys and girls ages 5 to 14. Call Mike Conrad at (847) 299-7531.