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Football, cheerleading
• The Bears Athletic Club of Bloomingdale, Roselle, Itasca, Medinah, Keeneyville and surrounding areas will host football and cheer registration from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bloomingdale Johnston Recreation Center, 127 South Circle Ave.
Football registration fee is $290 per child, and cheer registration is $260. First-time participants must bring a photocopied birth certificate.
All football players need to be present for an official weigh-in and helmet fitting.
• Pop Warner Little Scholars is expanding into the Darien/Downers Grove area. The Darien Hornets will serve Darien, Woodridge, Downers Grove and surrounding areas.
Teams are being formed right now. There are no tryouts and all players are welcome, regardless of experience.
The Hornets are looking for board members who will help the program. Those interested should e-mail cpwfc@comcast.net or call (847) 534-6238.
Baseball
• Downers Grove North High School will host a winter hitting baseball camp Saturday and Sunday in the Downers Grove North field house.
The session for students in fifth and sixth grades meets from 10 a.m. to noon, while seventh- and eighth-graders meet from 1 to 3 p.m.
The cost is $40 per player. For details, call (630) 795-8417 or e-mail jfredette@csd99.org.
• Glenbard West varsity baseball coach Brian Wojtun will host the Glenbard West Winter Parent-Child baseball camps for third- through eighth-graders in February.
Skill Camp 101 will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 13, with Hitting Camp 201 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20. Cost of each camp is $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Only the first 85 registrations will be accepted.
For details, call (630) 209-3237.
• The Downers Grove Park District Father-Son Hitting and Pitching Event will be held in February at the Downers Grove Recreation Center.
The hitting event will run from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 10, with the pitching event from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Instruction will be provided by Jim Fornaciari, member of the Benet Academy coaching staff.
The camps are open to boys ages 8 to 14. Cost is $30 per father-son pair.
To sign up, call the Downers Grove Park District at (630) 963-1300 or visit www.dgparks.org.
• Downers Grove North High School will host a winter pitching and catching baseball camp Feb. 2-3 in the Downers Grove North field house.
The session for students in fifth and sixth grades meets from 10 a.m. to noon, while seventh- and eighth-graders meet from 1 to 3 p.m.
The cost is $40 per player. For details, call (630) 795-8417 or e-mail jfredette@csd99.org.
Track and field
• The Aurora Flyers track club has started indoor practice. New members are invited to attend.
The cost is $125 per family for kids ages 6 to 18. Practice is either from 3 to 5 p.m. or 5 to 7 p.m. Sundays, alternating weekly, at the Vaughan Athletic Center in Aurora, and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at East Aurora High School.
Practice and meet information is available online at www.auroraflyers.com.
For details, call Tom Boatright at (630) 669-5737.