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.

Basketball

Openings: Next Level Basketball Academy is forming its boys spring AAU basketball teams for fifth- to 11th-graders. For more information, call (847) 508-2721 or e-mail NLBA1@yahoo.com.

Fishing

Members wanted: Midwest Bassbusters, a bass fishing club, seeks new members at any level of experience. The group fishes one weekend a month, April through October. Monthly meetings are held at Where Else Lounge, Higgins and Lively roads, Elk Grove Village. For more information, contact Len Digate at (847) 870-7070 or at ltd_financial@wideopenwest.com.

Football, cheerleading

Registration: The Lions youth tackle football program for Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights will hold registrations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 26 and May 10 at RecPlex, 420 W. Dempster St., Mount Prospect. The fee is $280 for tackle and $150 for flag. Athletes ages 8 to 14 compete. Flag football, an introduction to the game, and an in-house program available to kids ages 5 to 10 is also offered. The cheerleading program is open to girls ages 5 to 14 and offers regular or competition cheer opportunities.

For registration details, call Bruce Jarosz at (847) 636-1912. For more information about the Lions Football program, visit the DPFootball.org or MPFootball.com.

Summer camps: The Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps feature week-long full-day programs focusing on technique for all football positions. The camp will be taught by professional educators, along with former Chicago Bears Mickey Pruitt, Kris Haines and Wendell Davis. The camps will be held this summer at:

• Lincolnshire -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 14-18, Laura B. Sprague School, 2425 Riverwoods Drive

• Lake Forest -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 23-27 Deerpath Middle School, 95 W. Deerpath Road.

For more information on the schedule, curriculum or to register, visit the Web site BearsCamps.com or call (312) 226-7776.

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.

Ladies league: The Arlington Chippers Ladies 9-hole golf league has openings for both new members and substitutes. The league plays Thursdays at 8:15 a.m. at Arlington Lakes Golf Club, 1211 S. New Wilke Road, Arlington Heights April 24 through Sept. 4. Players do not need to be residents of Arlington Heights to join. There will be a kick-off breakfast meeting at 9:30 a.m. April 17 at the golf club. If interested unable to attend, call (847) 934-4751.

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. A party and round-robin top off the season. The entry deadline is May 1. For information, call Celeste at (847) 662-5038.