Tryouts For Area Youth Sports Scheduled For August, September

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