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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:16 AM EST

Junior, Senior leagues holding sign-ups Feb. 23

NILES - The Greater Niles Baseball League will hold its registration for the 2008 season on Saturday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, March 1.

Registration for the Junior League (13-14) and Senior League (15-16) will be held at the Niles Inn & Conference Center, 930 S. 11th St. from 2-4 p.m.

Cost is $80 per child or $110 per family. A $10 late fee will be charged after March 1.

Tryouts for the Junior League will be held March 15 at Ring Lardner Middle School, 801 N. 17th St.

Tryouts will be conducted from 10 a.m. until noon.

Athletic Boosters not meeting this week

NILES - The Niles Athletic Boosters Club has canceled its regular monthly meeting scheduled for Wednesday night.

The meeting will be held instead on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.

Cal Ripken registration set for Saturday, Feb. 23

NILES - The Brandywine Cal Ripken Youth Baseball and Tee-Ball registration will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Niles Township Hall, 320 Bell Road, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

All boys and girls ages 4 to 12 as of April 30, 2008 are welcome to register.

Call or e-mail Angie Searles, 684-6862, aksearles@netzero.net with any questions.

You may also visit the league's website for more information and/or to register online with a credit card, at www.eteam-z.com/bcrbrl.

Greater Niles Baseball registration to continue

NILES - Greater Niles Baseball will be having another registration breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Eagles Lodge at 34 Sycamore St. in Niles.

All former and new players are invited to attend and receive a free breakfast upon registering. Greater Niles Baseball, FOP Division is the only registered Little League organization in the Niles and Buchanan area for players ages 5 through 12.

It offers minor league play for boys and girls ages 5 through 9. This is an instructional pitching machine division focused on teaching players the fundamentals of catching, hitting and base running.

Players ages 10 through 12 are welcome to play in the major league division which is a more competitive environment where more advanced skills are emphasized with regard to catching, hitting and base running. Any age 9 player has the option of moving up to the major league division upon parent and coach discretion.

The final registration will be on Saturday, March 15 at its try-outs at Niles High School from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Birth certificates are needed with each registration form.

For more information, you can check out our website at www.ete-amz.com/nilesfopll or contact Paul Pearison at 683-3171.

Kelli Zache nearly tosses no-hitter for Broncos

TEMPE, Ariz. - Western Michigan finished its visit to the "Land of the Sun" with a 3-0 win over Virginia to close out the Kajikawa Classic held in Tempe, Ariz.

Sophomore pitcher Kelli Zache (Brandywine) took a no-hitter two outs deep into the seventh inning, earning her first win in the circle this season.

Western Michigan's (3-2) sophomore hurler took to the circle in the Broncos' final game at the Kajikawa Classic and took control, allowing just one hit over seven innings of work in WMU's victory.

The lone single came back up the middle with two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Virginia (0-5) had another batter reach base on an error. That miscue brought the game-tying run against the Broncos to the plate for the second time in as many games.

Just like the Broncos' 5-3 win over Utah on Saturday night, Western Michigan ended the game and the threat with the next batter popping out to Becky Bartosz at catcher.

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