Neighbor sports
Nike High School Fun Run: 6 p.m. Aug. 13, Dick Pond Athletics, 927 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. All high school grades and abilities welcome. Free food and Nike gifts. For information, call (847) 985-9720.
Netburners Basketball tryouts: Aug. 13; Palatine Birchwood Recreation Center, 435 W. Illinois St., Palatine. Fourth-sixth graders, 6:30 p.m.; seventh-eighth graders, 7:30 p.m. Ninth-11th grade girls only, 8:30 p.m. Netburners help players develop skills, including basketball handling, shooting and team practices. Season cost: $375; New players price is $425 includes new uniform. Boy's fall basketball teams forming: Next Level Basketball Academy is now forming boy's fall basketball teams for fifth to 10th grade. E-mail NLBA1@yahoo.com or call (847) 508-2721 for information.
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 14, at the Hanover Park Hurricanes home football field on Barrington Road. Free event tests the football skills of boys and girls ages 8-15 in three areas of football: punting, passing and kicking for distance and accuracy. Winner will advance to the sectional competitions and have a chance to advance to the national championships being held in January during an NFL playoff game. Birth certificates required for proof of age at time of registration. For information, call the Hanover Park Park District at (630) 837-2468.
Schaumburg Sluggers tryouts: All levels from 6-10 p.m. Aug. 15 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 17, Olympic Park, Schaumburg and Martingale roads. Also 10U -12 U from 8 a.m.-11 a.m., 16U -18U from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 14U from 2-5 p.m., Aug. 16, at Timbercrest Park, on the corner of Schaumburg and Roselle roads, next to the Dominick's food store. Bring a bat, fielding glove, and any other softball equipment you may have. For information, visit www.eteamz.com/SchaumburgSluggers or call Jeff at (630) 248-7634.
Hoffman Estates Hacker Scramble Golf Outing: noon Aug. 15, Poplar Creek Golf Course, 1400 Poplar Drive, Hoffman Estates. $125 per person includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, and dinner. Dinner only is $40 per person. Send registrations to Athletic Office Hoffman Estates High School, 1100 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. (847) 755-5600 or www.hehs.d211.org.
Northwest Travelers Baseball Tryouts (10U -14U):
Northwest Travelers Baseball will conduct tryouts for the 2009 teams on these dates and times at Harper College in Palatine. Players need only attend one date but can attend as many as they would like, preregistration is not required, register on day of tryout. • 2009 10U (players may not turn 11 before May 1, 2009)
Aug. 16 and 17: Registration,10:30 a.m.; tryout 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Contact: Kevin Muck (847) 975-1533.
• 2009 11U (players may not turn 12 before May 1, 2009)
Aug. 16 and 17: Registration, 12:30 p.m.; tryouts, 1-3 p.m.
Contact: Frank Fortunato (847) 612-4117.
• 2009 12U (players may not turn 13 before May 1, 2009)
Aug. 16 and 17: Registration, 8:30 a.m.; tryouts 9-11 a.m.
Contact: John Plantz (630)-222-6633.
• 2009 13U (players may not turn 14 before May 1, 2009)
Aug. 16 and 17: Registration, 2:30 p.m.; tryouts 3-5 p.m.
Contact: Nick DiGioia (224) 595-4200.
• 2009 14U (players may not turn 15 before May 1, 2009)
Aug. 16 and 17: Registration, 4:30 p.m.; tryouts 5-7 p.m.
Contact: Jamie Macahon (847) 287-5777.
The Northwest Travelers home field is located at Harper College in Palatine. Visit www.nwtb.org for updates on tryouts for all age levels.