BASEBALL

BASEBALL
Brookfield Youth Little League Inc. will hold baseball and softball registration for boys and girls age 5-16 at the Brookfield Fire Station on State Route 7, front meeting room. Registration is from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 5; 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, March 6. Copy of birth certificate must be present at time of registration for new sign-ups. Residents of Brookfield, Masury, Hartford, Vienna, Vernon and Fowler are eligible. For information, call Birt Underwood, 448-0382; Tim Mulligan, 448-2439; or Bill Swanson, 856-9123.
Challenger Division baseball registration for special needs children from all of Trumbull (OH) and Mercer (PA) counties will be Saturday, March 5 from 1-5 p.m.; and Sunday, March 6, from 1-5 p.m. at the Brookfield Fire Station on State Route 7, front meeting room. For information, call Cathy Madden at (330) 448-4915.
The Wolverine Baseball School will be March 12 from 1-4 p.m. for kids age 8-12. Run by the Grove City College team and its coaches, the camp teaches fundamentals of hitting and fielding. Cost is $35. For more information, call coach Rob Skarcich at (724) 458-3836.
BB Rooner Baseball has a roster opening for the 2005 season. The team plays a 70-game schedule, including trips to Tennessee, West Virginia, Troy, Ohio and Penn State. Boys age 15-18 interested in playing should contact Rod Simmer at (724) 651-5817 or Jim Daugherty at (330) 448-8515.
BASKETBALL
Varsity Club in Canal Fulton will hold its 10th annual Spring Fling tournament for boys and girls in grades 3-6 on March 1-7. Entry deadline is Feb. 20; cost is $99. Call (330) 854-9702 for details.
Varsity Club in Canal Fulton will conduct open gyms and tryouts for boys and girls grades 3-11 for travel teams in February. Games will be March-May. Every school system is allowed. OHSAA approved. No cuts. For information, visit www.varsityac.com or call (330) 854-9702.
The Jots AAU Basketball program will be holding regional tryouts at Warren East Middle School on March 6, 13 and 20. Boys, grades 3-6, will try out from 10-11:30 a.m.; boys, grades 7-8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; girls, grades 4-8, from 2:30-4 p.m.; and both 9th-grade girls and boys from 1-2:30 p.m. Tryouts for 10th and 11th graders will be at Creekside Fitness Center in Boardman. Boys will be March 20 from 5-6:30 p.m. and March 26 from 4-5:30 p.m. Girls will be March 20 from 6:30-8 p.m. and March 26 from 5:30-7 p.m. For information, call Regional Coordinator Andy Vlajkovich at (330) 501-7863 or Director Bob McConnell at (724) 290-0018 or log onto www.jotsbasketball.com. Coaches are also needed for boys and girls ages 9-17.
Mahoning Valley Eagles AAU girl's basketball club will conduct tryouts for grades 7-11 on March 14 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hubbard High School. For information, call (330) 856-2756, (330) 502-4726, (330) 534-1208 or (330) 448-8496.
Penn-Ohio Athletic Club will conduct tryouts for boys and girls in grades 3-12 on March 6 at Sharon High. Cost is $25. Register online at www.pennohioathleticclub.com or call (724) 813-7210.
The Ohio Lakers AAU team will be holding open gyms on March 6 at Lisbon High School. Scheduled times are: 5th and 6th grade boys: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 9th-11th grade girls: 1-2 p.m.; 7th and 8th grade boys: 2:30-4 p.m.; 9th-11th grade boys: 4-6 p.m. Open gym for 7th and 8th grade girls is March 13. For more information, call (330) 853-2312.
FOOTBALL
The Ohio Red Bulls, a franchise of the United States Football Alliance League will hold tryouts in the first two weeks of March. You must be at least 18 years old with some football experience to play. For information, visit www.leaguelineup.com/redbulls or call (330) 788-3445 and ask for Will or Renee.
Niles Pop Warner League sign-ups will be March 12. Birth certification is required for all players. Call (330) 652-6750 for information.
GOLF
Camens senior center is holding a meeting for the senior golf league member and interested members on March 7 at 1 p.m. at 1080 Salt Spring Road. For information, call (330) 792-2242.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Head Volleyball Coach needed at Liberty High School. Contact Mr. Gulgas at (330) 759-1986.
Volunteer girls' club soccer coach need for Struthers High School for the 2005 season. If interested, individuals should apply at the Struthers Board of Education Office, 99 Euclid Ave., Struthers. For information, call Rob Conklin, Director of Athletics, at (330) 750-1062, ext. 3003.
POKER
Warren Gridiron Club will hold a $10,000 Texas Hold 'Em Festival on March 5-6 at the Resurrection Romanian Orthodox Church, 1836 North Rd., SE. For information, call (330) 369-1443 or (330) 883-7764.
SOCCER
Phoenix Soccer Club tryouts for U-14 boys and U-15/16 boys teams on March 1 from 8:30-9:30 p.m at Valley Sports in Struthers. Teams will compete in a spring league and tournaments through June. For information (330) 755-1661 or email & lt;PhoenixSCinfo@aol.com & gt;.
SOFTBALL
The Ohio Belles 14-under traveling team is looking for 13- and 14-year-old girls to fill out its roster. For information or to schedule a tryout, contact Tony at (440) 953-5523.
The Oil City 7/3 weekend co-ed league is accepting new teams. Games are Sunday afternoons with all teams playing double headers. Seven men and three women must play at all times. Entry free is $300 per team. For more informantion, call Marvin Lander at (814) 677-0215 or e-mail at oilcitysoftball@hotmail.com.