Neighbor Sports

Baseball, softball

Pitchers' clinic: Two-time Fireman-Award winning MLB relief pitcher Juan Acevedo will conduct a Professional Training Clinic for Serious Pitchers Only at The Sports Academy, 355 Hastings Drive, Buffalo Grove, in Chevy Chase Business Park. The clinic covers pitching strength, pitcher's fielding practice, mechanics, mental toughness, the pitch selection, grip and delivery.

The clinic for pitchers in eighth grade through high school will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to noon Sundays from today to Feb. 20.

For the cost, registration form or information, call TSA at (847) 279-3934 or visit info@tsanorthwest.com.

Registration: Walk-in registration for the 2008 Prospect Heights/Wheeling Youth Baseball and Softball League season will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Gary Morava Recreation Center, 110 W. Camp McDonald Road, Prospect Heights. Registration also is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Wheeling Rec Center, 333 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling. Visit www.phwybs.org or call (847) 622-5311.

Basketball

Skills program: Three-time NBA champion Dickey Simpkins will lead a basketball skills and development program for fourth- to seventh-graders Sundays, Jan. 13 to Feb. 24 at the JCYS Northwest Family Center, 1700 Weiland Road, Buffalo Grove.

The program will include fundamental basketball skills and a controlled competitive game at the end of every session. Each player will have the opportunity to play in every game. The fee is $95, which includes a jersey and basketball.

The JCYS is an independent, nonprofit agency that provides educational and recreational programs nurturing individual growth and promoting responsibility to others.

For details call (847) 279-0900 or visit www.jcys.org/northwest.

Hockey

Spring registration: Inline Hockey will hold registration for the spring season from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Rainbow Falls in Elk Grove Village. A special guest will be at registration courtesy of the Chicago Blackhawks. The program is open to players between the age of 4 and 18 of all skill levels. The league fee which includes 12 games, practices, playoffs, mid-season tournament and a hockey jersey is $90 for Elk Grove Village residents and $108 for nonresidents.

The Mighty Mite program of skill development and guided scrimmages is available for children in preschool or kindergarten. The fee is $40 for residents and $50 for nonresidents.

Players in first through 12th grade play in one of five divisions depending on their age. Games are played at three outdoor inline hockey rinks in Elk Grove Village. Extra skills clinics are offered during the season at no additional charge.

There is no checking. Boys and girls play on mixed teams. There are also no blue lines or red lines.

Registration is also available at the Elk Grove Park District Pavilion through the end of January. For information, call Patti Siwicki at (847) 437-5388 or visit www.egvsports.com.

Stevenson vs. Fenwick: The Stevenson Patriots junior varsity hockey team took to the ice against the Fenwick Friars in an HIT conference game at Center Ice of Glen Ellyn. After a tentative beginning in the first half of the first period, Stevenson scored 4 goals in just over 4 minutes. The scoring began when Myles Lobus flipped in a backhander after a helper from Wayne Glickstern. On the very next play, off of the ensuing center ice faceoff, Kollin Fairbanks got the puck to Justin Krupp who scored from the top of the right faceoff circle. Forty-nine seconds later, after a faceoff in Fenwick's defensive zone, Tyler St. Martin grabbed a bouncing puck and scored again. Later, Jake Gould picked up a loose puck to score for a 4-0 lead at the end of the first period. Stevenson added one goal in each of the last two periods by Nick Fasano and Tyler St. Martin. Mitch Levinson's bid for a shutout was spoiled when Fenwick scored a goal with 7 minutes left to play in the game. Stevenson's 6-1 victory extended its HIT record to 6-2.