Neighbor Sports

Baseball

Spring camps: Elmhurst Youth Baseball, Elmhurst Extreme Baseball and Fastball USA are teaming up for a spring throwing/pitching camp for 7- to 12-year-olds from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. A step-by-step approach to throwing and pitching mechanics will be followed. The camp, held at Fastball USA in Elmhurst, will be run by a Fastball USA instructor with assistance from Elmhurst Extreme 12-year-old team and Blackbelt pitching students.

The cost of $60 includes a camp T-shirt. Spots are limited. For information or a registration form, call Kevin Ryan at (630) 359-3126 or e-mail him at kpryan26@comcast.net.

Baseball

Youth competition: Roselle Rampage will host a free Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Competition for area youth from 4 to 6:30 p.m. May 4 at Alexian Field, home of the Schaumburg Flyers. The program is free.

Competitors are divided into four age divisions: 7 and 8, 9 and 10, 11 and 12, 13 and 14, and have a chance to advance through four levels of competition, including team championships at major league ballparks and the national finals at the 2008 MLB All-Star Game.

The individual pitching, hitting and running champions, along with the all-around champion in each age group at the local competition will be awarded and advance to the sectional.

All participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate and fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of the competition. For details or to register in advance, contact Dan Lombardo at Rampage-PHR@comcast.net or go to www.eteamz.com/rosellerampage.

Basketball

Spring league: Carmel Catholic High School will offer a 2008 Boys Spring Basketball League at the school located at 1 Carmel Parkway, Mundelein. The league is designed to give sixth- to eighth-grade boys an opportunity to prepare for the upcoming season by playing competitive basketball against players from Lake and Cook counties. The teams will have their own coach and play nine to 12 games over a five-day period. Grade levels will be mixed and teams will be selected after evaluation night Sunday. The league will be run by the Carmel men's basketball staff and its players. The tentative schedule is:

• Sunday -- 5 to 6 p.m., evaluation drill work; 6 to 7 p.m., evaluation games

• April 20, 27 and May 4 -- 5 to 7 p.m., league games

• May 18 -- 5 to 7 p.m. league tournament and awards.

For information, call Jon Baffico, Carmel men's basketball coach at (847) 388-3402.

Swimming

CATS Aquatics tryouts: Registration and tryouts for the CATS Aquatics Swim Team spring/summer sessions will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Vernon Hills High School, 145 N. Lakeview Parkway. Online registration will be available or attend the walk-in registration from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday near the pool at Libertyville High School, 708 W. Park Ave. Several swim sessions will be offered. Sign up for one or all of the sessions. Session one begins Wednesday.

The CATS Aquatics Swim Team provides swimmers age 5 through college age to develop at all levels of competitive and developmental swimming. The team is the feeder program to District 128 high schools and welcomes athletes from other areas. Check the Web site for more information at www.cats-aquatics.com.