Neighbor Sports

Baseball

Gagewood Lions: Gagewood Lions Boys Baseball is taking mail-in registration for the in-house program for boys ages 6 to 14 as of Aug. 1, 2008, for the upcoming 2008 season. Openings will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Mail-in registration will close on Jan. 31. Registration forms and details can be found at www.gagewoodbaseball.com. Fill out the form, print and mail to the address on the Web site.

Hitting clinic: Professionals at The Sports Academy, 355 Hastings Drive, Buffalo Grove, in Chevy Chase Business Park, will work with athletes on aspects of fine tuning bat mechanic for optimal performance. Sessions will be held Jan. 27 to Feb. 24 from noon to 1 p.m. for second to fourth grade and 4 to 5 p.m. for fifth to eighth grade. The cost is $150.

For a registration form or more information, call TSA at (847) 279-3934 or go to the Web site at info@tsanorthwest.com.

New players wanted: The Chicago North Men's Senior Baseball League is seeking new players for the upcoming 2008 season. The league is baseball using MLB rules. There are four age divisions: 25 and over, 35 and over, 45 and over, and 55 and over. The season runs from May to September with between 25 and 30 games, played at fields in Des Plaines, Northbrook and Bensenville.

The signup deadline is Feb. 28. A league-wide new player evaluation session will be held at 1 p.m. March 1. The cost per-player is approximately $300 for the season. For information or to sign up, call Mike Bryskier at (773) 592-1575 or e-mail cnmsblppd@comcast. For additional information go to playbaseballagain.com.

Basketball

SRACLC Tournament: Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County will be host the Illinois Therapeutic Recreation Section Low B Basketball Tournament for individuals with disabilities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Libertyville Sports Complex, 1950 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville.

Fifteen teams from the Chicagoland area will participate in the event. Volunteers are needed to referee games. If interested, call Heather Stark at (847) 816-4866.

Football

Early registration: The Wauconda/Island Lake Falcons will host early registrations for the 2008 football season from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 24 at Wauconda High School, 555 N. Main Street, Wauconda.

The program is dedicated to teaching children ages 5 to 14 the fundamentals of football in a fun and educational environment. An emphasis is placed on individual skills development, confidence, teamwork and good sportsmanship to help aspiring young athletes become better football players and citizens.

For registration details, call Scott Coyne at (847) 487-1306. For more information about the Falcons Football program, visit the Web site at www.falconstravelfootball.com.

Hockey

Patriots hockey: The Stevenson Patriots Junior Varsity hockey team played the Glenbrook North Spartans and the Barrington Broncos, both of which came into the weekend undefeated.

The first of the two games played at Twin Rinks ended in a 3-3 tie. Glenbrook broke on top early in the first period but the Patriots bounced back with two quick goals. On the first, Tyler St. Martin scored with assists from Ricky Razdolsky and Jake Gould. The play began with a blind pass by Razdolsky from the Stevenson blue line to Gould just as he crossed the Glenbrook blue line. St. Martin and Gould teamed up again four minutes later, with Gould getting the marker as his linemates kept the puck in the offensive zone. Then Razdolsky scored on a backhander after assists from Gould and St. Martin, to extend the Patriot's lead to 3-1 early in the second period.

The Spartans began to apply more offensive pressure throughout the period but goalie Josh Schmaren made several point blank saves to maintain the Patriots 3-1 lead heading into the final 14 minutes. Stevenson had two opportunities early in the third period which were foiled by Glenbrook's goalie and then after two more back to back saves by Schmaren the Spartans scored to narrow the lead to one with 9 minutes to play. Schmaren continued to hold the fort until Glenbrook scored on a fine drop pass and screen and a shot that Schmaren never saw. The game ended in the 3-3 tie. As a result, Stevenson remains one game behind Glenbrook in Metro North, having lost once, while Glenbrook remains undefeated.

In the second game of the weekend, Stevenson lost to Barrington 6-2 in an HIT conference game. Stevenson had the lead early as Gordon Ochi scored after a shot by Nick Fasano. Although Barrington tied the game early in the second period, Stevenson bounced back to retake the lead 2-1 on a wrist shot just inside the right post by Myles Lobus. But Barrington's team began to take control and scored 3 goals before the end of the second period to take a commanding 4-2 lead and eventually a 6-2 victory.

Poms

Poms clinic: Girls in kindergarten through eighth grade are welcome to attend the Poms Clinic, dance with the Prospect Poms and perform at halftime during the Jan. 26 basketball game. Registration is at 11 a.m. and the clinic will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 26 in the cafeteria at Prospect High School. Registration is $30 per girl. The clinic includes a T-shirt, drink and snack. All girls will perform a dance routine at halftime of the boys' varsity game which begins at 6 p.m. Girls need to arrive at 5:45 p.m.

Checks made payable to Prospect High School should be sent to the school at 801 W. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056. For information, call Mrs. Fleaka at (847) 550-9931.