Neighbor Sports

Neighbor sports

Baseball

Coaches wanted:ŒElk Grove Travelers, a not-for-profit organization, is currently searching for coaches for its part-time travel teams. The program usually runs from January through July. Practices are held indoors at least once a week in January and February and outdoors in March. Anyone interested, should send their sports resumes to Steve Brandt at sjbrandt@sbcglobal.net.

Basketball

Feeder tryouts:ŒElk Grove Village Boys Feeder League tryouts for the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade teams will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2 and 9 in the Elk Grove Village High School gym, 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd. The league is for boys currently enrolled at Grove Junior High, Friendship Junior High, Queen of the Rosary or St. Zachary's who will be attending Elk Grove High School. Anyone interested, call Bob Kraus at (847) 437-6812 or check the Web site at www.leaguelineup.com/boysfeederbasketball.

Knights Feeder tryouts:ŒProspect High School Junior Knights boys and girls basketball feeder team tryouts will be held Saturday and Sunday at the school, 801 W. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect. Players must live within attendance boundaries of Prospect High School. Boys teams will be selected for current sixth- seventh- and eighth-graders. Girls teams will be selected for current fifth-, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders.

For specific tryout times and registration information visit juniorknights.com.

Hersey Feeder tryouts:ŒHersey 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. Anyone with questions, call Tom Garms, (847) 253-9758.