Announcements

• The NorthEast Ohio Baseball League will hold an organizational meeting for interested teams in divisions 8- through 18-and-under on Jan. 27. Contact Harry Oschip at 440-796-1515 or email to harry.oschip@nationsbaseball.com or Howie Briggs at 216-2876682 or email to howie. briggs@earthlink.net or visit www.neobl.com. • An OHSAA umpire certification class for high school baseball and softball will be held at Mentor High School beginning in January. The class will have a minimum of 25 hours of class work, cage and on-field mechanics. Call John at 216-9731470 or Del at 440-4783020. • Stan Kimbrough, a former NBA and St .Joseph High School star, will be offering basketball skills training on Sundays at the Center for Pastoral Leadership. Visit www.kimbrobball.com • A four-week U.S. Baseball Academy camp will be held at Willoughby South High School beginning Jan. 5. Classes are for players in grade 1through 2and are limited to seven players per coach. Visit USBaseballAcademy.com, or call 866622-4487. • The Euclid Recreation Department needs players for its women’s and coed volleyball leagues, which begin in January. The women’s league plays on Wednesdays, with coed on Thursdays. Call Paul Serra at 216-486-8882 or 216409-9697. • Umpire training and certification classes for OHSAA and USSSA in baseball, fast pitch and slow-pitch softball will be held at Mentor High School beginning in February. Call Linde at 440-6697291 or email: lindegraphics@gmail.com.