Neighbor Sports

Baseball, softball

Registration: Walk-in registration for the 2008 Prospect Heights/Wheeling Youth Baseball and Softball League season will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Gary Morava Recreation Center, 110 W. Camp McDonald Road, Prospect Heights. Registration also 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.

Hitting clinic: Professionals at The Sports Academy, 355 Hastings Drive, Buffalo Grove (in Chevy Chase Business Park) will work with athletes on aspects of fine tuning bat mechanic for optimal game-time performance. Sessions will be held Sundays through Feb. 24 from noon to 1 p.m. for 2nd to 4th grade and 4 to 5 p.m. for 5th to 8th grade. The cost is $150.

For a registration form or more information, call TSA at (847) 279-3934 or go to the Web site at info@tsanorthwest.com.

Travel openings: The Northwest Crushers (formerly the Stone Authority Crushers) U13 Boys Travel Baseball Team has openings for the 2008 travel season. Non-Hoffman Estates residents are also welcome to try out. Contact Coach Ed Korus for an indoor tryout.

Players must be no older than 13 on May 1, 2008. The team plays a competitive schedule from April to July in the Mid-Suburban Baseball League, which includes approximately 50 games, including two out of town weekend tournaments. Home games are at Cannon Crossing in Hoffman Estates. For information, call Coach Ed Korus at (847) 202-1970.

Football/ cheerleading

Pop Warner registration: Hoffman Estates Hawks Youth Football and Cheer will hold early registration from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 9 at Eisenhower Junior High School, 800 Hassell Road.

For information go to www.popwarner.com.

There are several levels of tackle football and cheer for ages 5 to 14 based on experience. Flag football is also offered for youngsters 5 to 8. Hoffman Estates is also forming Challenger program flag and cheer teams for 5- to 14-year-olds with disabilities.

For more information, e-mail hawkpres@comcast.net or go to the Web site at www.hoffmanhawks.org for online registration.

Hockey

Spring registration: Inline Hockey registration for the spring season is also available at the Elk Grove Park District Pavilion through the end of January. For additional information, call Patti Siwicki at (847) 437-5388 or visit the Web site at www.egvsports.com.

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 non-residents. 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 non-residents.

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.

Miscellaneous

Poms clinic:ŒGirls in kindergarten through eighth grade are welcome to attend the Poms Clinic, dance with the Prospect Poms and perform at halftime during the Jan. 26 basketball game. Registration is at 11 a.m. and the clinic will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the cafeteria at Prospect High School. Registration is $30 per girl. The clinic includes a T-shirt, drink and snack. All girls will perform a dance routine at halftime of the boys' varsity game which begins at 6 p.m.

Checks made payable to Prospect High School should be sent to the school at 801 W. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056. For details, call Mrs. Fleaka at (847) 550-9931.

Baggo signup: The Wheeling Park District Adult Baggo League begins at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and continues for eight weeks through March 20. The fee for Baggo is $20 per team. This session, the league will move to the Gable Grill at Chevy Chase Country Club on Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling.

Refreshments are available for purchase starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Gable Grill bar.

Register at the Guest Service Desk at the Community Recreation Center, 333 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, or at www.wheelingparkdistgrict.com.