Neighbor sports
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A Safe Place Golf Outing: 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., June 19, White Deer Run Golf Course in Vernon Hills. Includes lunch, golf, dinner, raffle and auction to support the programs of A Safe Place, to work to eliminate domestic violence and provide shelter for its victims. Johnny Roland and Emery Moorehead of the Super Bowl XX Champion Chicago Bears will be special guests, along with Curtis Gentry, Wendell Davis and Mel Gray. For more information, call (847) 731-7165, ext. 109.
BGHS Booster's Golf Outing: Sign-in at 9 a.m., shotgun start at 10:30 a.m., June 20, Buffalo Grove Golf Course, 48 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. Play will follow a "best ball" format. $100, includes greens fee, cart, lunch ticket and hors d'oeuvres. There will also be a raffle and silent auction. Other prizes for men's and women's longest drive, hole in one and closest-to-the-pin contests. All money earned goes back to the athletic programs at Buffalo Grove High School. To sponsor a hole or get more information, call Jeanne Cleary, at (847) 670-7286.
Pitching clinic: 5-7 p.m. June 21, Drive Performance, 1543 Abbott Drive, Wheeling. For baseball players of all ages and skill levels. Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Carlos Marmol will address the players in a group format, providing tips on pitching mechanics. Each player will throw pitches in the bullpen for Marmol. $50 for Drive Performance members $50, $65 got nonmembers. To register, call (847) 229-1009.
Shark Frenzy Swim Meet: 8 a.m. June 21 and 22, Birchwood Pool, Palatine Park District, 435 W. Illinois Ave., Palatine Tiger Sharks Swim Team host about 500 swimmers, ages 5 and up, from around the state in this competition. Admission charged.
Bears football camps: Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps will be offered in June and July. The camps are non-contact day camps for young people ages 6 to 14 intended to teach athletic, football and life skills for young athletes. Local camps include the following:
June 23 to 27: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Barbara Rose School, 61 W. Penny Road, Barrington.
July 7 to 11: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Campanelli YMCA, 300 W. Wise Road, Schaumburg.
July 14 to 18: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Poe School, 2800 N. Highland Ave., Arlington Heights.
July 14 to 18: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Laura B. Sprague School, 2425 Riverwoods Drive, Lincolnshire.
July 21 to 25: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Barbara Rose School, 61 W. Penny Road, Barrington.
July 21 to 25: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Highland School, 310 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville.
For details, call Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps at (312) 226-7776 or visit www.prosportsexperience.com/bears/.
Matt Wilhelm: 2-3 p.m., June 24, Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. BMX World Championship medal-winner Matt Willhelm will demonstrate tricks on his bike while discussing the importance of safety, for first- through ninth-graders. For information or to register, call (847) 634-3650 or visit www.vapld.info.