Warren Wave 15U 2nd in World Series

The Warren Wave 15U travel softball team made another splash.

The Wave placed second at the USSSA 15U World Series in Des Moines, Iowa, last Saturday.

Last summer, the team won the ASA Nationals at the 14U level in Terre Haute, Ind.

The Wave went 10-2 in last week's tournament facing teams from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Indiana. The Wave played seven games in one day, in 95-degree heat. The team went 6-1, despite being down a pitcher due to an injury suffered in an earlier pool game. The Wave pulled out a nine-inning game (2 international tie breakers) Saturday night to get into the championship game.

The Wave is part of Warren Township Girls Softball and its team members include: Melissa Anderson, Sam Belletini, Jazmine Bonke, Selaina Coronado, Amber Egan, Jill Fox, Nicole Geissberger, Shannon McKeon, Kelly Majewski, Amy Ricci, Lisiann Rodriquez, Michelle Vasen and Jana Wagner.

The Wave is coached by Lou Belletini, Mike McKeon, Scott Bonke, Craig Ricci and Doug Wagner.

“The ladies really played their hearts out on Saturday in the heat,” Mike McKeon said. “We couldn't be prouder of them. Especially in light of the fact that they did almost the same thing the year before in Indiana. We all thought that was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and then they almost pulled it off again one year later. This team is mostly made up of incoming freshmen, sophs and juniors that will be playing for Warren varsity softball over the next few years. The future of Warren softball looks bright.”

Andrew Wade Memorial Golf Outing: The Lake Villa-based Chicago Kickers Soccer Club will host its annual golf outing Saturday at Antioch Golf Club and have named it this year the Andrew Wade Memorial Open. The outing will honor the memory of Wade and other brave soldiers who have given their lives for our country.

Wade, who graduated from Antioch in 2007 and was a Kickers youth and men's first team player, passed away on March 9 while serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

Registration for the outing is 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tee times are 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pig roast dinner starts at 6 p.m. Raffle drawings and prizes will begin after dinner. Cost is $100, which includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch, dinner and a prize. Dinner only is $20. Cost to sponsor a hole is $75.

Visit chicagokickers.com, email kickersgolf@gmail.com, or call (847) 838-1723.

Antioch football golf outing: The inaugural Antioch Sequoit football golf outing fundraiser will take place Monday at Antioch Golf Club.

Registration and lunch are at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m., cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.

Cost is $80, which includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, unlimited range use, on-course contests, dinner, cash bar and raffle. Cost for just dinner and auction is $30.

Contact achsfootballmoms@gmail.com.

CATS Aquatic tryouts: The Libertyville and Vernon Hills-based CATS Aquatic Team will hold fall/winter tryouts Monday, Aug. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at Vernon Hills High School.

Tryouts will be done on a first come first serve basis. Results from tryouts of those who have made the team will be posted on the CATS Aquatic Team website on Wednesday, Aug. 17 (cats-aquatics.com).

Swimmers 8 and under must be able to swim 25 yards of freestyle with rotary breathing and 25 yards of backstroke to be considered for the team. Swimmers 9-10 must be able to swim 50 yards of freestyle with rotary breathing and 25 yards of both backstroke and breaststroke to be considered for the team. Swimmers 11 and older must be able to swim 100 yards of freestyle with rotary breathing, 50 yards of both backstroke and breaststroke and 25 yards of butterfly to be considered for the team. Practices begin Tuesday, Sept. 6 and will run through March 1.

For group descriptions, general practice schedule and fees, go to cats-aquatics.com and click the team info link. Questions, please contact: head coach Jeff Arce (Jeff@cats-aquatics.com), head senior coach Vlad Pyshnenko (Vlad@cats-aquatics.com) or assistant head coach Kevin Zakrzewski (Kevin@cats-aquatics.com).