Neighbor Sports

Basketball

Corsairs tryouts: The Junior Corsairs Basketball Program offers an opportunity for sixth to eighth grade boys to compete against various teams from Lake and Cook County. Tryout dates and times for all levels are 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Nov. 8, noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 11 and 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Nov. 15. Practices and home games will be held at Carmel High School.

The teams will play approximately 40 games between November and March. Anyone interested, call Jon Baffico at (847) 388-3402 or e-mail jbaffico@carmelhs.org.

Basketball

Skills lessons: All the basics in speed and agility, such as ball handling, shooting, post moves, advanced guard skills, are covered in private lessons with an ex-European professional. Anyone interested in signing their child up can call Toron Clark at (847) 791-5033.

Hockey

Stevenson vs. Wildcats: The Stevenson High School JV Patriots took their 2-0 HIT conference record to Romeoville Oct. 10 to play the Neuqua Valley Wildcats. In spite of the Patriots outshooting Neuqua Valley 40 to 22, the Wildcats, with outstanding goaltending, snuffed out the undefeated Patriots record by a 3-1 score.

The game was decided in the first five minutes. After Stevenson held the puck in the offensive zone for the first minute of play, Neuqua Valley lofted the puck to Stevenson's blue line and bounced around until the Wildcat forward tipped it into the net. Neuqua Valley scored again four minutes later for a 2-0 score.

From that point, Stevenson dominated using its speed and passing ability to constantly pepper the Neuqua Valley net, but only Kollin Fairbanks scored and Neuqua Valley managed to hang on for a 3-1 victory.

Softball

One-day clinic: Fastball USA will host a one-day softball clinic Nov. 17 for coaches and players at 137 Diversey, Elmhurst. The UIC Flames coaching staff, Tom Grey, Sarah O'Malley and Allison Aguilar, along with UIC Flames players will be on hand. The division I softball program will hold a coaches clinic from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and a players clinic from noon to 3 p.m. The clinic will cover the fundamentals of softball in several skill areas including infield and outfield defensive, plus offensive skills of hitting, bunting and slapping.

Register at (630) 532-5107 or fastballusa@hotmail.com. For more information go to www.fastballusa.com.

Volleyball

Sky High Girls Tryouts: Sky High Girls Volleyball tryouts will be held at the following times and locations.

• 15-year-olds -- Next tryout, 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 4; final tryout, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at Sky High Athletic Center, Crystal Lake.

• 16-year-olds -- Next tryout, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4, final tryout, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Nov. 11 at Sky High Athletic Center, Crystal Lake.

• 16-/15-year-olds --Next tryout, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 4; final tryout, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Nov. 11 at Prairie Stone Sports & Wellness Center, Hoffman Estates.

• 18/17-year-olds -- Next tryout, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Nov. 4; final tryout, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Nov. 11 at Prairie Stone Sports & Wellness Center, Hoffman Estates.

• Note -- The 18-/17-year-old regional tryout will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Sky High Athletic Center, Crystal Lake.

Sky High recommends using the online registration at www.skyhighvolleyball.org.

Parent meetings will be conducted in Crystal Lake and Hoffman Estates during all tryouts. For information, call Sky High at (815) 356-0006.