Neighbor Sports

Basketball

Hersey Feeder tryouts: Hersey Feeder Basketball tryouts for boys in sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grades will be held at the following times on both Dec. 15 and 16 in the East Gym at Hersey High School, 1900 E. Thomas, Arlington Heights.

• Sixth grade -- noon to 1:45 p.m.

• Seventh grade -- 2 to 3:45 p.m.

• Eighth grade -- 4 to 5:45 p.m.

Park in the rear of the school and enter the door nearest the tennis courts. For more information, call Tom Garms at (847) 253-9758.

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.

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.

Softball

One-day clinic: Fastball USA will hold 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, visit www.fastballusa.com.