Sports Shorts

The Metuchen Little League announces two final registration dates for the 2007 baseball and softball season. Registrations will be held on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 7-9 p.m., and on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Little League Clubhouse at Fater Field on Oakland Avenue.

All players ages 5-15 are welcome to participate. Fees for participation are $60 for one child, $100 for two children and $125 for three or more children. A work bond of $125 and fundraising responsibilities are also required of each family. A late fee of $25 is assessed on all registrations from returning players received after Dec. 9, 2006. New players are exempt from the late fee.

Application forms for returning players will be preprinted and available at registration. Applications for new families may be obtained online at www.eteamz.com/metuchenLL.

However, all registrations must be completed in-person at the clubhouse. Youngsters with special needs are encouraged to register for the Buddy Ball program. There is no fee to register for Buddy Ball and participation is open to all children with disabilities ages 5-18. Players living outside of Metuchen are welcome.

Baseball Players are wanted for the Central Jersey Slammers. Players ages 9 to 14 are eligible. Tryouts will be held at The Zoned on Jan. 26-27 at 6 p.m. E-mail slamguy1@aol.com for more information

The ABA Soccer indoor soccer league in East Brunswick is holding registrations for children from 6 years old to 17 years old. You can register as a team or individually. The games are one hour in length every Saturday.

The cost of registration is $110 for eight games guaranteed and referee fees included. For registration form or more information please e-mail abasoccer@yahoo.com or call (732) 421-2238.

Monroe Recreation's winter track program begins on Jan. 22. Participants must register at the Community Center before the program begins. It will be held at the Brookside School from Jan. 22 though March 26, and at Monroe High School from April 16-June 11. The program runs from 6:45-8 p.m., and the fee is $10 for Monroe residents and $20 for nonresidents (make checks payable to Monroe Recreation). Class dates are Jan. 22 and 29, Feb. 5, 12 and 26, March 5, 12, 19 and 26, April 16, 23 and 30, May 7, 14 and 21, and June 4 and 11. For more information, call Steve Roman at (732) 521-5027.

The Monroe Recreation will be hosting men's open league basketball program for the first time beginning in January. All players must be at least 18 years old by the start of the first game. Individuals, as well as teams, are welcome. Rosters are subject to the approval of the recreation department. For more information, call (732) 723-5000.

The Jersey Bombers U14 Baseball Club is looking for quality, dedicated players to add to its roster for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. The team will play in competitive weekend leagues and tournaments. Excellent coaching, player exposure and indoor winter training. Players' age cutoff date is May 1, 1992. The team is based out of Old Bridge. All interested players please e-mail Coach Nick at mail to: Bignic714@aol.com or call him at (732) 433-0198 to register for a tryout.