The deadline for submitting sports copy is noon Monday. We prefer e-mail (howardcountysports@patuxent.com) or fax (410-997-4564). Questions? Call 410-730-3990, Ext. 1282.

Football

The Howard County Bruins Youth Unlimited team is accepting registration for 11- to 14-year-old non-high school players. Register Thurs., Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Long Reach High School practice field. Registration packages are available at www.hocobruins.com. Call 410-635-8994 with questions.

Synchronized swimming

Try synchronized swimming Sun., Sept. 28 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Fairlands Aquatics Center. Cost: $10 (includes a nose clip). Meet in the deep end at 4:15 p.m.

Beginning synchronized swimming will be offered on Wednesdays (6:30-7:30 p.m.) and Sundays (4:30-5:30 p.m.) during October. The first class is Oct. 1. Cost. $75. Boys and girls ages 7-19 are welcome. Interested swimmers must be able to swim two lengths of the pool and feel comfortable in the deep end of the pool.

For more information, e-mail ginnychadwick@hotmail.com or call 410-997-3218 or 301-279-0442.

Tennis

The Howard County Tennis Association's fall outdoor tennis program will be held Oct. 4-Nov. 1 for ages 12 and under at the beginner and intermediate skill levels. There are various times and locations to choose from. Download the fall program application form at www.columbiatennis.com/hcta.htm. E-mail questions to hcta@hotmail.com or call 410-489-9179.

Basketball

The Savage Boys & Girls Club will be holding tryouts for its winter travel teams as follows:

4th grade boys: Oct. 13 and 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Murray Hill Middle School.

5th grade boys: Sept. 25 and 29, 6-8 p.m. at Hammond Middle School.

6th grade boys: Oct. 7-8, 6-8 p.m. at Murray Hill Middle School.

7th grade boys: Oct. 22-23, 7-9 p.m. at Murray Hill Middle School.

8th grade boys: Oct. 7-8, 8-9:30 p.m. at Hammond Middle School.

U-13/U-14 girls: Sept. 23-24, 7-9 p.m. at Murray Hill Middle School.

U-12 girls: date and location to be announced soon.

E-mail bhenry@howard.edu for more information.

Mike Caprarola's All-Star Basketball pre-season mini-camp will be held at Chapelgate Academy starting Oct. 4. The camp is designed to get players in condition for the upcoming basketball season. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 11-18, and runs on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Call 410-750-0732.

The Columbia Ravens will host a Pre-Season Conditioning and Skill Development Camp for high school players and incoming freshmen. Each session will include conditioning, footwork and skill development. Details can be found at www.columbiaravensbasketball.com.

The Columbia Basketball Association is accepting registration for the winter season. Ages 6-17 are eligible. Go to www.columbiabasketball.org.

Leadership Through Athletics in Lansdowne is holding a coaching clinic Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon. The clinic will be led by the men's basketball coaching staff of Loyola College. Tickets are $25. Call 410-737-2117.

Western Howard County Youth Basketball is accepting registration for the 2008-09 recreational play season. Registration forms and other information can be found at www.whcybasketball.com or can be received by calling 410-489-0351.

HCYP Basketball is accepting registration for winter recreational basketball for boys and girls ages 6-18. Practice begins Nov. 1 with weekend league games starting in December and ending next March. Registration has been extended; it will close on Oct. 1 for children ages 8-13. Go to www.hcyp.org to register and for additional information.

Registration is underway for the Elkridge Youth Organization winter basketball programs for boys and girls ages 5-17. These programs emphasize instruction and fun and all games are played in the Elkridge area. Cost: $130. Registration remains open through October ($20 late fee is added after Sept. 30). To register, or for more information, go to www.eyosports.org and click on the "basketball" tab or send an e-mail with EYO in the subject to kman941@aol.com.

The remaining tryouts for the HCYP Sharks travel program are:

11 girls: TBA. Call 410-869-9039.

13 girls: Sept. 28, 6-8 p.m. at Mt. Hebron High School. 443-790-4768.

5th grade boys: Sept. 28, 4-6 p.m. at Mt. Hebron High School. 410-258-4189.

Go to www.hcyp.org for additional information.

Baseball

The Western Howard County 8-U and 9-U fulltime travel teams are having additional tryouts Sat., Sept. 27. The 8-U tryouts will be held at Dayton Oaks Elementary School at 4 p.m.; the 9-U tryouts will be held at Western Regional Park, field 1. For more information on the 8-U team, e-mail jroschella@yahoo.com. For the 9-U team, e-mail roryrice@verizon.net.

The HCYP Raiders 13-U Metro travel team is seeking one player with significant pitching experience for the 2009 season. Players cannot be older than 13 as of April 30, 2009. Howard County residency is not required. E-mail manekinfamily@verizon.net or call 410-371-9843.

The regular meeting of "Talkin' Baseball" will be held Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living, 7110 Minstrel Way, in Columbia. Mitchell Nathanson will discuss his book, "The Fall of the 1977 Phillies." Call 410-740-1145.

The U-14 Carroll Raptors will hold open tryouts for the 2009 spring season on Sept. 27 and Oct. 4 from 2-4 p.m. at the Union Bridge Community field. Call 410-303-3423 for more information.

The 2009 10-U Sykesville Cyclones fulltime travel team will hold tryouts Sun., Sept. 28 at 3:30 p.m. at Freedom Park, field 4. E-mail cmackinson@verizon.net or call 410-982-5089 for information or directions.

The Sykesville Cyclones 11-U will continue tryouts Sept. 28 and Oct. 5. Players who do not turn 12 years old prior to May 1, 2009 are eligible. The Cyclones have an open roster and al positions are available. E-mail bheydon@comcast.net or call 410-552-1766.

Baseball/softball

The Frozen Ropes Baseball and Softball Training Center is accepting registrations for fall and winter instructional clinics. Training in pitching, hitting, catching, windmill pitching and strength and conditioning are offered. All clinics begin Oct. 6-7 and be four weeks in duration. New clients receive a $15 discount for all October clinics. For registration and program information, call 410-590-1711 or e-mail frozenropesmd@verizon.net.

Ice hockey

The Howard Huskies have openings on its Squirt Silver (B) and Peewee Silver (B) travel teams as well as several openings in their recreational/development programs (all ages).

Go to www.HowardHuskies.org or e-mail info@HowardHuskies.org.

Soccer

Pikesville Soccer's annual Thanksgiving Classic Tournament will be held Nov. 28-30 in northwest Baltimore County. The tournament is open to all school, recreation and club teams in the mid-Atlantic region and offers both boys and girls divisions with competition in the single age 8-U through 16-U categories and dual-age 18-U age groupings.

Go to www.cmsasoccer.com or call 410-363-8610.

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