Neighbor sports
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
AHYAA registration: The Arlington Heights Youth Athletic Association announced registrations for the 2008 football program is at arlingtoncowboys.com and click on "registration." Both football and cheerleading will offer walk-in registration dates from 9 a.m. to noon April 19, 6 to 9 p.m. April 23 and 9 a.m. to noon May 3 at the AHYAA offices, Frontier Park, 1929 Kennicott Ave., Arlington Heights.
The fee for flag football for ages 5-7 as of Sept. 1, 2008 and up to 80 pounds is $90. Participation of 5-year-olds requires a parental head coaching commitment.
The fee for tackle football for ages 7-14 as of Sept. 1, 2008 is $220. Fee for each additional tackle participant costs $140. A copy of a birth certificate with registration form is required for all new players and can be dropped off or mailed to the AHYAA office or stop by from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The fee for cheerleading is $170 per girl for the use of the uniform and practice T-shirt.
Each program has a late fee of $25 which will be incurred for walk-in or Web registration after May 3. All tackle football players will be weighed at scheduled equipment pickup from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 14 and 28. Orientation/kickoff begins July 28.
For more information, visit arlingtoncowboys.com.
Golf
Ladies league: The Palatine Ladies 9-Hole Golf 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 more information about the league, visit golfchat.org or call Nancy Boborci at (847) 577-7204.
Substitutes needed: The Elk Grove Village Senior Men's Golf League which plays on Tuesday mornings at Fox Run Golf Links needs substitutes. This is a handicapped league with four flights and tee off at 7:30 a.m. Substitutes will fill in for absent members, are guaranteed to play, and do not have to be Elk Grove Village residents.
The season starts April 22, and runs until Sept. 2. There will be a meeting of members and substitutes on April 15. For information, call Gerald Aleksy at (847) 910-1247.
Ladies league: The Twilighters of Rob Roy Golf Course in Prospect Heights is looking for ladies to join its league which plays Monday afternoons from April 28 through Aug. 25. Tee times start at 3:50 p.m. and end at 4:22 p.m. Anyone interested, call Dyan Kintzler at (847) 818-0249 or e-mail d.kintzler@comcast.net.
Soccer
Registration: The Inverness Soccer Club will hold registration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 at Holy Family Community Church, 2515 Palatine Road, Inverness. ISC offers recreational soccer for boys and girls in kindergarten to eighth-grade. The fall season runs from August through October. The cost is $75 for Inverness Park District residents and $85 for nonresidents.
Early sign-up is also available for the ISC/MLS Soccer Camp Aug. 4-8. A late registration fee of $35 applies after April 26.
The program is open to residents of Inverness, Palatine, Barrington, Hoffman Estates and Rolling Meadows. For more information, visit invernesssoccer.com or call (847) 289-4390.