Neighbor Sports

Basketball

Holiday tournament: The Art Jones Basketball Academy Sports, Inc. will hold its 18th Annual Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament at the Mount Prospect Lions Center, 411 S. Maple, Mount Prospect. The fifth- and sixth-grade boys' brackets will run from Nov. 16 to 18, and the seventh- and eighth-grade boys' brackets run from Nov. 23 to 25.

Park districts, YMCAs, traveling basketball clubs, AAU teams, recreational agencies, boys clubs and school teams are welcome. For more information, contact Art Jones at (847) 494-1166.

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

Wildcat Camp-Clinic: Registration will begin for the eighth Annual Wildcat Fastpitch Winter Softball Camp-Clinic for female athletes between 9 and 14 years old. It will take place at Wheeling High School. There are no residency requirements. There will be two, five-week sessions from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sundays at the Wheeling High School Field House, Elmhurst and Hintz roads, Wheeling.

Professional and college hitting and pitching instructors will participate in the clinic. Training in hitting, pitching, base running, defense and a coaches' clinic is also part of the package. Pitching instruction is limited to the first 20 requests.

Session 1 runs five Sunday nights (not consecutive weeks) starting Nov. 11. Session 2 also runs Sunday nights (not consecutive weeks) beginning Jan. 6. The cost for each clinic is $80. The number of participants is limited to 50, so register as soon as possible.

Mail registration fee, along with the participant's name, address, age and preferred session to "Wildcat Clinics," c/o Rick McCoy, 567 Briarwood, Wheeling, IL 60090 or contact Program Director Rick McCoy at (847) 520-4249 or wcatsb@comcast.net.

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.