Neighbor sports

Baseball

Gagewood Lions: Gagewood Lions Boys Baseball is taking mail-in registration for the in-house program for boys ages 6 to 14 as of Aug. 1 for the upcoming season. Openings will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Mail-in registration will close on Thursday. Registration forms and details can be found at www.gagewoodbaseball.com. Fill out the form, print and mail to the address on the Web site.

New players wanted: The Chicago North Men's Senior Baseball League is seeking new players for the upcoming season. The league is baseball using MLB rules. There are four age divisions: 25 and older, 35 and older, 45 and older, and 55 and older. The season runs from May to September with between 25 and 30 games, played at fields in Des Plaines, Northbrook and Bensenville.

The signup deadline is Feb. 28. A league-wide new player evaluation session will be held at 1 p.m. March 1. The cost per player is approximately $300 for the season. For more information or to sign up, call Mike Bryskier at (773) 592-1575, e-mail cnmsblppd@comcast or visit playbaseballagain.com.

Basketball

SRACLC Tournament: Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County will be host the Illinois Therapeutic Recreation Section Low B Basketball Tournament for individuals with disabilities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Libertyville Sports Complex, 1950 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville.

Fifteen teams from the Chicagoland area will participate in the event. Volunteers are needed to referee games. If interested, call Heather Stark at (847) 816-4866.

Football

Early registration: The Wauconda/Island Lake Falcons will host early registrations for the 2008 football season from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 24 at Wauconda High School, 555 N. Main Street, Wauconda.

The program is dedicated to teaching children ages 5 to 14 the fundamentals of football in a fun and educational environment. An emphasis is placed on individual skills development, confidence, teamwork and good sportsmanship to help aspiring young athletes become better football players and citizens.

For registration details, call Scott Coyne at (847) 487-1306. For more information about the Falcons Football program, visit the Web site at www.falconstravelfootball.com.

Hockey

Patriots tournament wins: The Stevenson Patriots beat the Bartlett Hawks 11-1 in the first round of the New Trier Junior Varsity holiday hockey tournament.

The Patriots rushed to a 3-0 first period lead, extended it to 7-1 at the end of the second period, and added 4 more goals in the third period. Sophomore center Ricky Razdolsky's line scored all three first period goals. Tyler St. Martin got the first goal and Razdolsky himself got the next two. On Razdolsky's first goal, he passed the puck between the defenseman's legs back to himself before scoring. In the second period, Justin Krupp got a goal and Myles Lobus also scored on a rebound and on a backhand. In the third period, St. Martin scored again; Kollin Fairbanks had a goal, skating the full 200 feet of ice sheet and beating two men on the way; and defensemen Christian Wilhelm and Max Mora also scored to complete the 11-1 win.

The next day, Stevenson beat the Evanston Wildkits 2-1, led by goaltending by goalie Josh Schmaren. Evanston got the only goal in the first two periods. But Stevenson's blueliners and saves by Schmaren kept the game close. Then, with eight minutes to play, a rebound on a shot from the point came out to Kollin Fairbanks. Fairbanks held the puck and skated across the middle until Evanston's goalie committed then lifted the puck over the goalie's left shoulder to tie the game. With a minute and a half to play, Stevenson shot the puck into the Wildkits' zone. Their goalie came out to play the puck and backhanded it to his defenseman behind the net, but Tyler St. Martin stole the pass behind the net and scored on an empty goal for the game winner.

Stevenson played New Trier the following night in the decisive preliminary round game in the holiday tournament. After splitting two games earlier this year a tough game was anticipated. But Stevenson surprised the Trevians with a 9-2 victory to clinch a spot in the championship game. After one period Stevenson led 5-0. Kollin Fairbanks had two goals, and Justin One had an unassisted goal. The Patriots extended their lead to 8-0 in the second period. Two passing plays led to two of the goals, one by Justin Krupp and one by Tyler St. Martin. The victory sent Stevenson to the championship game to play Evanston for the third time in a week.