Neighbor Sports

Basketball

Hersey feeder tryouts: Hersey Feeder Basketball tryouts for boys in sixth, seventh and eighth grade will be at the following times Dec. 15 and 16 in the East Gym at Hersey High School, 1900 E. Thomas, Arlington Heights.

• Sixth grade -- noon to 1:45 p.m.

• Seventh grade -- 2 to 3:45 p.m.

• Eighth grade -- 4 to 5:45 p.m.

Park in the rear of the school and enter the door nearest the tennis courts. Anyone with questions should call Tom Garms at (847) 253-9758.

Miscellaneous

Winter camps: The Northwest Special Recreation Association will hold Winter Break Camps Jan. 2 to 4 in the Northwest suburbs. Three full days of action are planned, including crafts, gym activities, swimming and socializing. A community outing will be planned for one of the days. The cost for all camps is $67.50. They will take place at the following locations.

• 6310 Frosty's Kids Camp, Jack Claes Pavilion.

• 6330 Camp Chillin', Wheeling Community Center.

• 6340 Winter Wonderland Camp, Bartlett Community Center.

• 6320 Urban Adventures Too, NWSRA/Park Central, communities outings planned daily.

• 7720 Winter Fun Gymnastics Camp, Palatine Community Center (for NWSRA gymnasts only).

For information, call (847) 392-2848, ext. 264, or e-mail bselders@nwsra.org or go to www.nwsra.org.

Softball

Camp-Clinic: Registration is open for the Eighth Annual Wildcat Fastpitch Winter Softball Camp-Clinic for female athletes between the ages of 9 and 14. There are no residency requirements. The clinic starts Jan. 6 and will be 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 preferred session, to: "Wildcat Clinics," c/o Rick McCoy, 567 Briarwood, Wheeling, IL 60090. For information, call program director Rick McCoy at (847) 520-4249 or e-mail wcatsb@comcast.net.

Wrestling

Sharks annual meet: The Sharks Wrestling Club will host its annual meet Dec. 16 at Maine East High School, 2601 Dempster St., Park Ridge. Over 45 clubs participated last year, fielding more than 500 young wrestlers in competition. The meet runs from early morning until late afternoon with 11 matches in progress at any given time. Parents of children who are interested in the sport and range in age from 5 to 14 can call Mike Conrad at (847) 299-7531 for information on club membership or meet participation.

Wrestling

Winter program: The Jr. Patriot Wrestling Club program for youngsters in third to eighth grade offered at Stevenson High School will teach wrestling fundamentals and strive to instill values of hard work, self-discipline and the importance of goal setting. The season begins in December and ends in March (optional spring workouts will continue March through May). Practices will take place two or three times a week and will each last for one or two hours. The team will compete in five to seven tournaments and wrestle against other clubs in head-to-head meets. The fee is $260. No prior experience in the sport is required.

Anyone interested may join this club at any time. For information contact PREP at (847) 634-4000, ext. 1300, or visit the Web site at www6.district125.k12.il.us/prep/