Neighbor sports

Baseball

Camp-Clinic: Registration is open for the 8th Annual Wildcat Fastpitch Winter Softball Camp-Clinic for female athletes between the ages of 9 and 14 years old. There are no residency requirements. The clinic starts Jan. 6 and will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Wheeling High School Field House, Elmhurst and Hintz roads, Wheeling.

Professional and college hitting and pitching instructors will participate. Training will cover hitting, pitching, base running and defense. Pitching instruction will be limited to the first 20 requests.

The cost is $80 for the January-February clinic. The number of participants is limited to 50, so register as soon as possible. Mail registration fee, along with participant's name, address, age and what session you are interested in, to: "Wildcat Clinics," c/o Rick McCoy, 567 Briarwood, Wheeling, IL 60090. For information, contact Program Director Rick McCoy at (847) 520-4249 or wcatsb@comcast.net.

Basketball

Basketball skills program: Three-time NBA champion Dickey Simpkins will be leading a basketball skills and development program for fourth to seventh-graders Sundays, Jan. 13 to Feb. 24 at the JCYS Northwest Family Center, 1700 Weiland Road, Buffalo Grove.

The program will include fundamental basketball skills and a controlled competitive game at the end of every session. Each player will have the opportunity to play a significant amount of minutes in every game. The $95 fee includes a jersey and basketball.

The JCYS is an independent, nonprofit agency that provides educational and recreational programs nurturing individual growth and promoting responsibility to others.

For details call (847) 279-0900 or visit www.jcys.org/northwest.