Neighbor Sports

Hockey

Patriots vs. Warriors: The Deerfield Warriors Junior Varsity Hockey team hosted the Stevenson Patriots on Oct. 15 at Glacier Arena. The Warriors arrived with several varsity players added to the squad. Stevenson met the challenge with a skating and shooting surge resulting in a 3-1 Patriots victory in their first Metro Conference game of the season.

Stevenson dominated throughout, but its control didn't register on the scoreboard until late in the first period when Max Mora passed to Wayne Glickstern at the Deerfield blue line. Glickstern fed Ricky Raxdolsky with a pinpoint pass to his backhand, and Raxdolsky lofted the puck past the Warriors' goalie. Although Deerfield briefly tied the game in the second period, Justin One scored with a wrist shot off the faceoff feed from Gordon Ochi midway through the period. Myles Lobus scored in the third period with an assist from Jake Gould.

Volleyball

F.O.C.U.S. tryouts: F.O.C.U.S. Sports, Inc. will hold volleyball club tryouts on Nov. 3 for boys and girls at the Elk Grove Park District, 1000 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove (Main Gym, Courts 1-3).

• 15U, 16U, 17U/18U (Girls only) teams: Registration, 1 to 1:30 p.m.; tryouts, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.; qualifying players meeting, 5:30 to 6 p.m.

The makeup date is Nov. 4 at the following times.

• All Levels (12U-14U (Boys/Girls), 15U-17U/18U (Girls only) teams: Registration, 1 to 1:30 p.m.; tryouts, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., qualifying players meeting, 5:30 to 6 p.m.

For players who qualify for a team, there will be a parent, players and coaches meeting. Also, an initial down payment of $125 will be required. For information, contact Dominic C. DiSilvio, Director of Volleyball at (847) 956-0612 or e-mail dcdf ocusports@comcast.net or visit www.focussports.org.

Volleyball

Sports Academy tryouts: The Sports Academy-Northwest at 355 Hastings Drive, Buffalo Grove will hold tryouts for the girls 2007-08 volleyball season at the following times.

• 13- and 14-year-olds (middle school) --9 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 3.

• 15-year-olds (freshmen) -- 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 3.

• 16-year-olds (sophomores) -- 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 3.

• 17-year-olds (juniors) -- 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 3.

• 18-year-olds (seniors) --7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 31, 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 3.

There will be a parent meeting for all age groups from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 14.

The age definitions are:

• 18-year-olds -- Seniors born on or after Sept. 1, 1989 and a high school student during some part of the academic year.

• 17-year-olds -- Juniors born on or after Sept. 1 1990.

• 16-year-olds -- Sophomores born on or after Sept. 1, 1991.

• 15-year-olds -- Freshmen born on or after Sept. 1, 1992.

• 13- and 14- year-olds -- Middle school, seventh-graders born on or after Sept. 1, 1994, and eighth-graders born on or after Sept. 1, 1993.

Both the TSA tryout registration/waiver and the USAV tryout waiver and release must be completed by a parent or guardian before tryouts. There is a one-time fee of $30 for all tryouts with cash or check payable to TSA.

For more information about TSA Club volleyball tryouts and the 2008 TSA Team USA travel program, call (847) 279-3934 or go to the Web site at www.tsanorthwest.com.