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Neighbor sports

Posted September 17, 2008 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

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FSC Aquatics teams open registration: Open registration is being held for the FSC Aquatics swim, diving and polo team. No tryouts required, all welcome. Must live within the District 211 high school boundaries. Practices are held at Palatine High School. Program fee is $300-$375. For information, call Ed at (815) 788-5156 or Mauro at (847) 345-8667.

SAA Travel Baseball: The 13U Schaumburg Flyers Blue is looking for several "A" level baseball players to complete its roster. Residency not required. Call Bill Grzelak for tryout information. (847) 584-4556.

Sport league registrations: Lake Barrington Field House is now taking registration for adult sports leagues, youth basketball leagues and tot sports classes, which will all begin in November. Contact Ben Curcio at (847) 852-5065 or e-mail bcurcio@barringtonfieldhouse.com.

Bartlett Parks Foundation golf outing: 6:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, Apple Orchard Golf Course, 692 W. Stearns Road, Bartlett. Dinner, nine holes of twilight golf, prizes, raffle. $50 per golfer. Benefits the Bartlett Parks Foundation scholarship fund. Registration forms available at the Bartlett Community Center and Apple Orchard Golf Course or by calling (630) 540-4840.

Lake Park Family Open: 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20; Lake Park Golf Course, 1015 Howard Ave. at Lee Street. Families with children ages 7 years and older are invited to play the par three, 18-hole course. Registration forms are available at the Lake Park Clubhouse. Cost is $10 per person and includes lunch. Call the Lake Park Clubhouse at (847) 391-5730.

Waycinden Warriors baseball tryouts: 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21; Friendship Park, Des Plaines. Open to the 11U age group for the 2009 season. For details, e-mail valentajames@hotmail.com.

Bilingual martial arts classes: 5:15-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, beginning Monday, Sept. 22, Eastside Recreation Center, 1080 W. Chicago St., Elgin. Bilingual (English/Spanish) martial arts classes for 3-years to adults. Monthly fee for kids and teens is $50; adults, $60. For information, (847) 873-7907 or www.artesmarcialeserc.com

Palatine Boys Feeder Basketball: The Palatine Boys Feeder Basketball Program is conducting tryouts for its newly created fifth and sixth grade teams for the 2008-2009 season. Tryouts are 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22; Wednesday, Sept. 24; and Monday, Sept. 29, at Palatine High School (North Shelf). Boys should try to attend all three tryouts. Open to all boys who live in the Palatine High School boundaries and intend on attending Palatine. Call Steve Herbst at (847) 776-7421.

Storm Chasers try outs: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Sports Zone, 1945 Cornell Ave., Melrose Park. Storm Chasers, the Chicago Storm professional indoor soccer team's dance squad hosts auditions. Dancers perform during games at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates throughout the 2008-08 season. Advance registration is available at ChicagoStrom.net. Registration fee is $20 in advance; $25 day of tryouts. Must be over 18. Call Lindsey Jones at (847) 649-9243.

Midtown 5K run/walk: Saturday, Sept. 27, Midtown Athletic Club, Palatine. Benefits Bears Cares. $25 adults; $15 per child, ages 14 and under. Register at signmeup.com/59595.

Races for literacy: 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, Dirksen School, 116 W. Beech Drive, Schaumburg. School District 54 and Campanelli YMCA host a day of races to support literacy. Includes 100-yard dash at 8 a.m. for first grade and younger; a 400-yard dash for sixth grade and younger; 5K race at 8:30- a.m.; and a family fun walk at 8:45 a.m. Awards presented, preregistration required. visit sd54.org/SD54/runtoread. or call Terri at (847) 357-5028.

Run to Read 5K: 8 a.m. Sept. 28. Join Dick Pond Athletics Inc., for a 5K run/walk, 1-mile family fun walk, or kids 100-or 400- yard dash to promote literacy and purchase books for classroom libraries in School District 54. For information or to register, call (847) 985-9720.

World Class Basketball Association: The World Class Basketball Association is looking for players for the 2008-09 Winter AAU/travel basketball season. Players in fifth-eighth grade, who are serious about the game of basketball and have a desire to play high school basketball in the future, are being sought. For information visit www.worldclassbasketball.org or call Dan, (847) 529-9392 or coachkrauser@worldclassbasketball.org.

Fall golf specials: The Des Plaines Park District will offer two new specials at the Lake Park Golf Course, Howard and Lee streets. Seven Dollar Sundays and the Five Dollar After School Special are available through Oct. 31 for golfers of all ages. Residents and nonresidents, can play unlimited golf for $7 all day on Sunday. The $5 After School Special allows golfers unlimited play after 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (847) 391-5730.

Men's Flag football: The Northfield Football League, a premiere adult men's flag football league, is searching for teams and players for the upcoming fall season. Games are played on Sunday mornings in the Schiller Park area on Irving Park Road between Cumberland and River Road. This is the only league that plays 1 1/2 hour games, two referees per game. A coed league is also being held this season. For information, contact Mike at admin@northfieldfootball.com or call (630) 688-0875.

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.