Warren fastpitch tourney fields 68 teams
Submitted by John Rossi
The seventh annual Warren Wave Wipeout Fastpitch Tournament, held July 22-24, was a huge success despite rain and thunderstorms each day.
Played at Warren Township Center in Gurnee, the tournament hosted 68 teams in five divisions (10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U) for a three-day end-of-season tournament.
A Homerun Derby contest was held Friday night, medaling first-, second- and third-place winners in each division. This year, the tournament collected donations during the derby and gave a portion of the T-shirt sales to support the American Cancer Society.
The tournament weathered rain, lightening and thunderstorms delaying start times each day. But perseverance from all teams and the Warren Township Maintenance Field Crews, they were able to complete enough games to make Sunday’s bracket play a success. Congratulations to all of the competing teams and to the winners in each division.
Here are the final standings and Homerun Derby Winners:
10U Championship Game
Ÿ 1st Place: Wisconsin Lightning
Ÿ 2nd Place: Bordertown Bandits
10U Consolation Final Game
Ÿ Winner — Waukesha Blazers
Ÿ Second — Warren Wave Blue
12U Championship Game
Ÿ 1st Place: Waukesha Blazers
Ÿ 2nd Place: Warren Wave Silver
12U Consolation Final Game
Ÿ Winner — Warren Wave Blue
Ÿ Second — Chicago Fireworks
14U Championship Game
Ÿ 1st Place: Cary Crush
Ÿ 2nd Place: Grayslake Pride
14U Consolation Final Game
Ÿ Winner — Warren Wave Silver
Ÿ Second — Mundelein Stampede
16U Championship Game
Ÿ 1st Place: Warren Wave Silver
Ÿ 2nd Place: Cary Crush
16U Consolation Final Game
Ÿ Winner — Lombard Flames
Ÿ Second — Mount Prospect Fire
18U Championship Game
Ÿ Co-Champions — Warren Wave & Northern Ice
18U Consolation Final Game
Ÿ Winner — North Suburban Slammers
Homerun Derby Contest Winners
10U
Ÿ Erika (Grayslake Pride)
Ÿ Brook (Waukesha Blazers)
Ÿ Grace (Grayslake Pride)
12U
Ÿ Kiana (Bordertown Bandits Black)
Ÿ Ally (Lake Villa Lasers)
Ÿ Erica (Warren Wave Royal)
14U
Ÿ Taylor (Wisconsin Lightning)
Ÿ Violet (Warren Wave Blue)
Ÿ Cori (McHenry County Chaos)
16U
Ÿ Kasie (McHenry County Chaos)
Ÿ Courtney (Sauganash Storm)
Ÿ Alexa (McHenry County Chaos)
18U
Ÿ Sally (Warren Wave)
Ÿ Alyssa (Naperville Pythons)
Ÿ Stephanie (Warren Wave)
Warren Township Girls Softball supports the WTGS Fastpitch local league and the Warren Wave travel league. The goal of the Warren Township Girls Softball program is to create a positive softball experience for all girls through the education of the sport, stressing the importance of teamwork, good sportsmanship and fun.
For details, visit www.warrengirlssoftball.com.
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