Neighbor sports

Baseball, softball

April camp: Elmhurst Youth Baseball, Elmhurst Extreme Baseball and Fastball USA are teaming up for a spring throwing/pitching camp. The camp will be run by a Fastball USA instructor with assistance from Elmhurst Extreme 12-year-old team and Blackbelt pitching students.

The camps for ages 7-12 will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. April 11 and 4 to 6 p.m. April 12 at Fastball USA, 137 Diversey Ave., Elmhurst. The $60 cost includes a camp T-shirt. For more information or a registration form, contact Kevin Ryan at (630) 359-3126 or kpryan26@comcast.net.

Dodgeball

Spring league: A Saturday dodgeball league for third- through sixth-graders will be held Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday through May 31 at the JCYS Northwest Family Center, 1700 Weiland Road, Buffalo Grove. The fee costs $85. For more information, call Isaac Brubaker at (847) 279-0900 or visit the Web site at jcys.org/northwest.

Golf

Ladies league: The Palatine Ladies 9-Hole Golf League will hold its Spring Kick-Off meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Palatine Hills Golf Course clubhouse, 512 W. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. For more about the meeting, call (847) 359-4020.

The league plays on Mondays with tee times from 7:15 to 8:27 a.m. April 28 to Aug. 18. Annual fee, $45, and greens fees are paid weekly to the course. An established handicap is not required. For details on the league, visit golfchat.org or call Nancy Boborci at (847) 577-7204.

Jenna Mauk placed first with a 9.8 on beam at the Level 6 State Meet.

Gymnastics

State Meet winner:ŒJenna Mauk of Schaumburg, a gymnast for Balance Institute of Gymnastics (BIG) in Burr Ridge, competed March 16 at the Level 6 Child A State Meet held at DuPage Expo Center in St. Charles. Twenty-one teams from Illinois competed after qualifying with a minimum 34.0 score. Mauk won first place All-Around with a score of 37.475, taking first on beam with a 9.8, second on floor, 9.425; second on vault, 9.425; and ninth on uneven bars, 8.825. BIG placed first in Super Team under the coaching of Ben Hardy, Julie Stepanchenko, Jess Herbick and Drew Tsokatos, Jr.

Last year, two weeks before the Level 5 state meet, Mauk broke a bone in her foot while healing a fractured ankle after she had swept first-place wins in several events as well as all-around titles during the season. Under the guidance and care of her orthopedic physician, physical therapist and coaches, she competed and earned second place as the all-around, missing first place by only .025. After missing the first half of the Level 6 season, Mauk returned to competition in January and qualified for state at her first meet. She went on to win every all-around the remainder of the season. She will now advance to Level 7.

Tennis

Summer leagues:ŒCeleste Pregracke of the Court Aces will run summer tennis leagues again this year. The singles leagues are a flexible schedule and can be played anytime during the week. The doubles play at a set time Wednesdays or Thursdays at HeatherRidge depending on the level of play. Partners are provided or bring your own. Play starts approximately the middle of May and ends the first week of August. The entry deadline is May 1. For information, call Celeste at (847) 662-5038.