BASEBALL

BASEBALL
Rondinelli Tuxedo -- will have tryouts for its 18-younger, 16-younger, 15 and 13 teams. Contact Ken Quinn (330) 770-7157 for more.
All Star Baseball Academy in Boardman -- is offering private instruction from former pro baseball player Jim Putko. For details, call (330) 726-9424.
Triple Play Baseball-Softball Training Center -- has openings for personal pitching or hitting instruction Monday through Sunday by appointment only. For more information, call (724) 652-3210 or (724) 988-9440.
Koch Construction/Line Drive -- is holding tryouts for the 16-younger, 17-younger and 18-younger travel teams. For details, call (330) 559-4459 or (330) 533-6837.
Pitching lessons -- by former White Sox pitcher Jack Kucek are available. For more information, call Chris at (330) 533-9125.
LaRoche College -- will have a clinic for players age 6-14. Action begins in January. For details call (412) 536-1046.
Sluggers in Boardman -- will hold tryouts for their 13-15 Babe Ruth team and 16-year-old travel team. For more information, call (330) 549-7584.
Bats-n-balls -- has hitting lessons and private pitching lessons. For details, call (330) 360-6330.
Rootstown High School -- will hold a six-week Spring Training 2006 baseball program for players in grades 1-12 from Feb. 5-March 12. Rootstown coach Keith Waeschwill direct the program in conjunction with Midwest Baseball Academy. Cost is $98 for the six weeks. For more information visit www.baseballacademy.net.
Pleasant Valley Church in Liberty -- is where BB Rooners and Baseball Systems will be conducting a six week pitching clinic for boys ages 13-18 beginning Jan. 8. Interested players should contact Bryan Warner at (724) 588-3621.
Mink Financial -- has tryouts and winter workouts for the 18-under and the 16-under teams. For details call (330) 398-1560.
Thiel College -- The Winter Baseball Camp for persons ages 8-18 will be Jan. 15, Jan. 22 and Jan. 29. The focus will be on fundamentals of hitting and pitching. Featured speaker will be Lynn Jones, a Cincinnati Reds instructor and a former major league player. For more information, call Joe Schaly, Thiel's head baseball coach, at (724) 589-2138 or e-mail him at jschaly@thiel.edu.
Stark-Summit Baseball League -- is forming an 8-year-old coach-pitch division. SSBL is a USSSA-sanctioned travel baseball league and is accepting new teams for ages 9-18. For more information, contact Randy Cupari at (330) 499-3508.
Vx All Star -- has training for players and teams age 6-16. Call (330) 726-9424 for details.
YSU -- will hold a winter instructional camp for ages 8-18 on Jan. 28-29 at Beeghly Center. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Cost is $50 for one day or $90 for both. For details, call 330-941-2164 or visit www.ysusports.com.
BASKETBALL
Poland intramural basketball -- is distributing registration forms for first through fourth grade at school. Registrations must be returned by Jan. 9. For details, call 330-707-0565.
Poland High School -- is seeking an opponent for the girls varsity basketball team. If interested, call (330) 757-7021.
Poland All-Sports Boosters -- has a tournament for boys and girls in grades 4-5-6 on January 28-29 and Feb. 4-5. Call (330) 757-3153.
International Basketball League -- seeks officials for the 2006 season. For details, call 1-866-IBL-GAME.
Harry Lay Memorial Tournament -- for boys and girls in grades 5-6 will begin Feb. 4. The host is the Jackson-Milton Hot Stove Assoc. For details call (330) 538-0072.
Canfield -- will sponsor a fifth- and sixth-grade girls tournament in mid-January. For registration information, call Sharon Luklan at (330) 719-1320.
Full court three-on-three league -- is forming. For details, call Dave at (330) 758-8895.
Salem tournament -- for boys in grades 5-6 will run Jan. 21-22 and Jan. 28-29. For more call (330) 337-3114 or (330) 337-6787.
AAU tryouts -- The Penn-Ohio Athletic Club will hold AAU basketball tryouts on Feb. 5 and March 5 at Sharon High. The Feb. 5 sessions will be for boys in grades 4-6 and girls in grades 4-7, The March 5 sessions will be for boys in grades 7-12 and girls in grades 8-12. The times: boys grades 4-6, 3:30-5 p.m.; girls grades 4-6, 1-2:30 p.m.; girls grade 7, 5:30-7 p.m.; boys grades 7-8, 5-6:30 p.m.; boys grades 9-12, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; girls grade 8, 1-2:30 p.m.; girls grades 9-12, 3-4:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per participant. Registration may be made online at www.pennohioathleticclub.com or by calling 724-813-7210.
COACHING VACANCIES
Liberty -- seeks a junior high wrestling coach. For more information, call (330) 744-7525.
Brookfield High School -- seeks varsity and JV softball coaches, varsity and JV baseball coaches and varsity and assistant track coaches. For details call (330) 448-0752.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Golf Dome in Girard -- has an 8x8 league that needs more teams. Play begins on Jan. 5. For more information, call (330) 652-6750.
GOLF
Two-man alternating league -- is forming. Call (330) 758-8895 or (330) 774-5845.
SOCCER
Phoenix Club -- has tryouts for boys and girls age 10-18. The team is seeking u-14 girls. For details call (330) 755-1661 or e-mail joedemay@vslsoccer.com.
SOFTBALL
Canfield Baseball Club -- seeks a fastpitch instructor. Anyone interested should call (330) 533-2051.
Bats-n-balls -- The 12-under group also needs a pitcher and utility player. For details, call (330) 360-6330.
Ohio Stars -- 18-u traveling softball team needs one pitcher and two position players. Call Dave for info at (330) 793-2030.
The Batter's Box in New Middletown -- is where Boardman High softball coach Bill Amero will conduct fastpitch hitting camp for girls of all ages on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday evenings. Sessions start the second week of January. For more information, call (330) 501-7506.