Neighbor sports
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Great Pumpkin Dodgeball Tournament: Saturday, Oct. 18, Sport Center, 1141 W. Irving Park Road. National Amateur Dodgeball Association hosts this tournament with multiple divisions for men, women, youth and co-rec teams. Top finishers receive paid bids to the indoor national championships in 2009. Registration deadline is Oct. 9. For information, (847) 985-2120 or dodgeballusa.com.
Rolling Thunder girls volleyball tryouts: Monday, Oct. 13, Schaumburg Sports Center, 1141 E. Irving Park Road, Schaumburg. U12-U14 National teams: check-in 5 p.m.; tryouts, 6-8 p.m. U12-U14 Regional teams: check-in 7 p.m.; tryouts, 8-9:30 p.m. For preregistration forms, visit rollingthundervbc.com or call (847) 540-0487. A parent must accompany the athlete at registration check-in.
Junior high cross-country open race and conference meet: 3 p.m. Hoover School, 315 N. Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg. Open race and conference championship meet. (847) 357-5500.
Gymnastics Superstars: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. 2008 World Tour of Gymnastics Superstars. Shawn Johnson, Paul Hamm, Nastia Liukin and the women and men of Team USA are slated to perform. Tickets are $29.50-$79.50. Call (312) 559-1212.
District 54 seventh-grade girls' basketball tournament: Games at 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. and 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, Frost Junior High School. 320 Wise Road, Schaumburg. (847) 357-5500.
District 54 eighth-grade girls' basketball tournament: Games at 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, Mead Junior High School, 1765 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. (847) 357-5500.
District 54 seventh/eighth-grade girls' basketball semifinals: Games at 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m. and 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, Mead Junior High School, 1765 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. (847) 357-5500.
District 54 seventh/eighth-grade girls' basketball finals: 9 a.m. seventh-grade consolation game; 10:15 a.m. eighth-grade consolation game; 11:30 a.m. seventh-grade finals; 12:45 p.m. eighth-grade finals, Saturday, Oct. 18, Mead Junior High School, 1765 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. (847) 357-5500.
Arlington Stallions Rugby Club: 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 26; AthletiCo, Inc., 88 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Informational meeting for players and parents. Stallions offer competitive rugby teams during the spring season and is open to middle school and high school boys in the northwest suburban geographic area. Visit ArlingtonStallionsRugby.com or call (847) 590-8536 or (847) 259-4173.
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.
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.
Basketball tournaments: There is a new basketball tournament organization that has various tournaments for boys and girls teams fifth grade through senior high school. The tournament directors have over 60 years of tournament running experience between them and include a former college coach and current high school varsity coach. To obtain information including a complete tournament listing, visit www.worldclasstournaments.com or call (847) 594-4040.
Hoffman Heat 14-U baseball: Tryouts for the 2009 season will be held on an individual basis during October. Players cannot turn 15 before May 1, 2009. Practices begin in January and the season concludes before Aug. 1. The Heat play 40-50 games including several tournaments. For information, call David (847) 337-0397 or Jim, (847) 302-7173.