Late summer means tryouts for a number of sports, including baseball, basketball and swimming. Many of the tryouts are for teams that will be playing this fall, coinciding with the beginning of the 2011-12 school year. Some tryouts, like those being held for the Northern Knights and Top Tier baseball teams, are for leagues that aren’t scheduled to play until the summer of 2012. While some tryouts have already been recently held, below is a schedule of those that are still pending:
BASEBALL
Lakeside Legends
Fall Baseball
Age Range: 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U and 18U
Contact: Scott Czerniejewski: (847-855-0220/773-991-9036) for tryout dates
E-mail: scott@batspeedacademy.com
BASEBALL
Mundelein Baseball & Softball Association
2011 MBSA Fall Ball Skills Competitions
Date: Friday, Aug. 19 (5 - 7:45 p.m.)
Location of Tryouts: Mundelein Community Park
Website: www.eteamz.com/mbsa
BASEBALL
Northern Knights
Tryouts for 2012 season
Age Range: 15U, 16U and 17U
Date/Location of Tryouts: 15U on Wednesday, Sept. 7 (5 - 7 p.m.) at Joy of the Game Mundelein and Sunday, Sept. 11 (1 - 3 p.m.) at College of Lake County
16U on Thursday, Sept. 8 (5 - 7 p.m.) at Joy of the Game Mundelein and Sunday, Sept. 11 (3 - 5 p.m.) at CLC
17U on Saturday, Sept. 10 (5 - 7 p.m.) at CLC
Contact: Dave Mandel (847-388-3545). E-mail: dmandel@joyofthegamebaseball.com
BASEBALL
Top Tier League
Tryouts for 2012 season
Age Range: 9U-18U teams
Dates For Tryouts: 9U & 10U on Saturday, Aug. 20 (9 - 11 a.m.)
11U & 12U on Saturday, Aug. 20 (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
14U on Saturday, Aug. 20 (2 - 4 p.m.)
15U on Tuesday, Aug. 16 (5:30 - 8:30 p.m.), Wednesday, Aug. 24 (5:30 - 8:30 p.m.) and Sunday, Sept. 11 (5 - 8 p.m.)
16U on Wednesday, Aug. 17 (5:30 - 8:30 p.m.), Tuesday, Aug. 23 (5:30 - 8:30 p.m.) and Sunday, Sept. 11 (5 - 8 p.m.)
17U on Thursday, Aug. 18 (5:30 - 8:30 p.m.), Monday, Aug. 22 (5:30 - 8:30 p.m.) and Sunday, Sept. 11 (5 - 8 p.m.)
Location of Tryouts: Max McCook Expo Center, 4750 S. Vernon Ave., McCook, IL
Contact: Peter Wolff (pwolff@toptierwiins.com)
17U on Saturday, Sept. 10 (5-7 p.m.) at CLC
Contact: Dave Mandel (847-388-3545). E-mail: dmandel@joyofthegamebaseball.com
BASKETBALL
Full Package Athletics
Grade School Boys Exposure League
Age Range: Grades 3-4, Grades 5-6 and Grades 7-8
Date: Sundays, starting on Sept. 11
Location: Highland Park Recreation Center, 1207 Park Ave.
Note: Evaluation Day will be Sunday, Aug. 28, at Highland Park Recreation Center. Grades 3-4 (3:30 - 4:45 p.m.), Grade 5 (4:45 - 6 p.m.), Grade 6 (5 - 6:15 p.m.), Grade 7 (6 - 7:15 p.m.) and Grade 8 (6:15 - 7:30 p.m.)
Fee: Early Bird is $250.00 until Aug. 23
Contact: Billy Welcome (847-205-9966)
Website: www.fullpackagesports.com
BASKETBALL
Full Package Athletics
High School Boys Exposure League
Age Range: Grades 9-10 and Grades 11-12
Date: Sundays, starting on Sept. 11
Location: Niles North High School, 9800 Lawler Ave., Skokie
Note: Evaluation Day will be Sunday, Aug. 28, at Niles North. Grades 9-10 (3 - 4:30 p.m.) and Grades 11-12 (4:30 - 6 p.m.)
Fee: Early Bird is $250.00 until Aug. 23
Contact: Billy Welcome (847-205-9966)
Website: www.fullpackagesports.com
BASKETBALL
Joy of the Game/Hi-Five Sports
Premiere Basketball League
Age Range: Grades K-1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5, Grades 6-8
Date: League starts on Sept. 18
Location: Joy of the Game (158 S. Waukegan, Deerfield), Basketball Warehouse (Dundee and Waukegan Roads) and CHA (Willow and Waukegan Roads)
Fee: $295.00
Contact: (847-498-6646)
BASKETBALL
Joy of the Game
High School Fall Exposure League
Age Range: Grades 9-12
Date: Sundays, league starts on Sept. 11
Location: Joy of the Game (158 S. Waukegan, Deerfield)
Note: Evaluation Day will be Tuesday, Sept. 6 (8 - 9 p.m.)
Contact: (847-498-6646)
BASKETBALL
Kessel Heat
Fall Camp
Age Range: Boys/Girls, Grades 8-12
Date/Location: Developmental League (Grades 3-8) on Sundays, starting on Sept. 11 at Libertyville Sports Complex
Fundamentals (Grades 1-3) on Mondays, starting on Sept. 12 (5 - 6 p.m.) at Libertyville
Shooting and Ballhandling (Grades 4-7) on Mondays, starting on Sept. 12 (6 - 7 p.m.) at Libertyville
Advanced (Grades 8-12) on Mondays, starting on Sept. 12 (7 - 8 p.m.) at Libertyville
Semi-private Lessons (All ages) on Tuesdays, starting on Sept. 6 (5 - 6 p.m.) at Libertyville
Semi-private Lessons (All ages) on Wednesdays, starting on Sept. 7 (6 - 7 p.m.) at Lake Barrington Field House
Team and Elite Practices (Grades 3-8) on Wednesdays, starting on Sept. 7 (6 - 7:30 p.m.) at Libertyville Sports Complex
Elite Training (Grades 9-12) on Wednesday, starting on Sept. 7 (7:30 - 9 p.m.) at Libertyville Sports Complex
Semi-private Lessons (All ages) on Thursdays, starting on Sept. 8 (5 - 6 p.m.) at Libertyville
Shooting and Ballhandling (Grades 3-7) on Thursdays, starting on Sept. 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.) at Libertyville
Advanced Training (Grades 8-12) on Thursdays, starting on Sept. 8 (7:30 - 9 p.m.) at Libertyville
Semi-private Lessons (All ages) on Thursdays, starting on Sept. 8 (5 - 6 p.m.) at in Lake Zurich
Shooting and Ballhandling (Grades 3-7) on Thursdays, starting on Sept. 8 (6 - 7:30 p.m.) at Kits in Lake Zurich
Advanced Training (Grades 8-12) on Thursdays, starting on Sept. 8 (7:30 - 9 p.m.) at Kits in Lake Zurich
Contact: Kyle Kessel (847-406-7989). E-mail: kkessel@hotmail.com
SOFTBALL
Libertyville Cats
Tryouts for 2012
Age Range: 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U
Dates: Aug. 20-21. 10U (9 - 11 a.m.), 12U (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.), 14U (1 - 3 p.m.), 16U (3 - 5 p.m.), 18 U (3 - 5 p.m.)
Location: Nicholas Dowden Park, Crane and Dymond, Libertyville
Fee: $10.00
Contact: Lou Mosconi (mosconi@sbcglobal.net)
SWIMMING
Mundelein Mustangs Swim Club
New Swimmer Evaluations
Dates: Aug. 23 and Aug. 25 (6:30 p.m.)
Location: Mundelein High School
Website: www.mundeleinmustangswimclub.com
