In Albany

REBEL VOLLEYBALL TEAM WINS: The Rebel Volleyball Club won the consolation championship in the West Linn Tournament on Feb. 15.

The Rebels defeated the Vancouver Angels (25-12 and 25-11) in the consolation championship bracket to take the title.

Team members included Sarah Burkey, Kim Hartman, Karissa Mitchell, Chloe Pauletto, Beth Robinson, Brianna Sparks, Ashley Wagner, and Danielle White. The team is coached by Helen Turner and Summer Rose.

JUNIOR BASEBALL TRYOUTS: South Albany High School district will hold Junior Baseball of Oregon tryouts on March 8-9.

Tryouts are for midget through senior division. Participants are required to sign up at the Boys & Girls Club of Albany beginning Friday.

Contact Joe Chagnon at 926-4623 for more information.

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BASEBALL NORTHWEST TRYOUTS: A tryout camp for Baseball Northwest programs will be held at 1 p.m. on March 16th at Oregon State University.

Players from the classes of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 are invited to try out for programs including the Oregon USA Junior Olympic Tournament Team, Oregon Prospect Games and Pacific Northwest Championship Tournament and Fall Scout Teams.

Cost is $20 with each player receiving a $20 gift certificate. Players can register at the tryout. Call 503-885-1126 or email news@baseballnorthwest for more information.

In Corvallis

OPEN GYM: The Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis is currently offering an open gym for basketball at 5-8 p.m. Sundays.

The open gym will be for middle school and high school students and cost will be $2 per player.

In Lebanon

LEBANON SWIMMERS PLACE: Lebanon Aquatic Club swimmers placed in five events at the State Championship swim meets for ages 10 and under, held Feb. 8-9 at Willamalane pool in Springfield.

The girls four-swimmer relay team placed fifth in the freestyle relay. The boys were sixth in both their freestyle and medley relay races.

Individual event placers were Mariah Alley, with a fifth place in the 8-and-under 25-yard backstroke; and Bradley Carroll, with a sixth place in the age 8-and-under 50-yard breaststroke.

The club will host a four-team Columbia Basin Swim League Championship meet March 15-16 at the Lebanon Community Pool, and seeks donations of items to raffle at a fund-raiser there.

Club president Shannon Phillips says the youth swim club hopes the raffle will raise funds to cover awards and prizes for this season's swimmers.

"This is a great opportunity for our community to support our local swimmer," she said.

Phillips says theme baskets and individual items will be included in the raffle. Anyone with items to donate can call assistant LAC coach Kathy Benzo at 541-258-3813.