Sport Shorts

The Hazlet Youth Athletic League will be holding registrations for its 2002 baseball/softball season for boys ages 5-18 and girls ages 5-16. Registration dates are Jan. 9, 16 and 23 from 7-9 p.m. at the Middle School cafeteria, and Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at the HYAL clubhouse. Registration fees, which includes a $25 raffle book donation, are as follows: boys and girls 5-12, $100 per child. A separate work deposit check of $150 dated April 1 is also required. Birth date cutoffs are as follows: boys, July 31, 2002; and the new date for girls is Dec. 31, 2001. All new HYAL participants are required to provide proof or residency and birth certificate. Please call (732) 264-3060 with any questions.

The St. Catherine Athletic Association will be holding sign-ups for its spring recreational basketball league. The league will have a boys and girls division and will be open to children from third through eighth grades. The association will also be featuring its first girls high school recreational league. The sign-ups will be held Saturdays mornings from 10 a.m. to noon, and Wednesday nights from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the St. Catherine gym on Shore Acres Drive (off Bray Ave) in Middletown through Feb. 13. Any questions, call Steve at (732) 787-9589 or Jim at (732) 495 4758.

GoodSports in Aberdeen is offering the following upcoming programs:

A roller hockey tournament for U10, U12, and men, starting Jan. 19, and a tournament for U14, U17, starting Jan. 20. Team fee is $350. First six teams to register in each age group.

Youth instructional roller hockey, $95 per player, starting Jan. 3 and running for seven weeks.

One-day soccer tournaments for U8 to U15 boys and girls.

Youth travel five-on-five league, starting Jan. 26 and 27, for U9 through U14 boys and girls.

For more information on any of the programs, call GoodSports at (732) 290-0003.

The Richie Williams Elite Training Camp for boys and girls soccer player ages 11 and up will run Dec. 26-28 at GoodSports. For more information, call (732) 290-0003.

A Manalapan-based Champion Baseball Conference travel team for 9-and-under players will be holding tryouts for the spring 2002 season on Jan. 13. There is no residency requirement to play for the team. Interested players should call Carl at (732) 761-8916, or Jeremy at (732) 431-3532 for additional information about the tryouts or the team.

The Hazlet Olympians, a boys’ U-12 team that plays in the Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association National I Division, is seeking dedicated players for its run at the Premier Division for the winter indoor and spring seasons. There is no residency requirement. Call Spiro Vioutsinas at (732) 739-1036 for more information.