Fehlman Memorial event set for Monday
The 11th Annual Fehlman Memorial Senior All-Star Game is set for Monday night at Judson University in Elgin.
The event features some of the top senior softball players from high schools throughout the Fox Valley, and honors the memory of Dave Fehlman and his son, Robbie. Dave Fehlman was a longtime supporter of high school and youth softball in the Fox Valley area and a past president of the Fox Valley Renegades. He passed away in 2007. Dave's son, Robbie, was killed in a tragic auto accident in Colorado in 2012.
The event is sponsored by the Chicago Bandits, the Northern Illinois Lightning and Kohl's and supported by the Daily Herald.
The Bandits' sponsorship of the event continues the professional team's desire to be more involved with high school softball. The Bandits hosted several high school games this season, both at the Rosemont Dome and at Bandits Stadium in Rosemont.
"We're excited and pleased to support this event along with the Northern Illinois Lightning and the Daily Herald," said Bandits' General Manager Aaron Moore. "It's another avenue for us to get out there and be involved with and show our support for high school softball."
"We're excited to have the Bandits on board and we're hoping this is the beginning of a long relationship with them," said John Radtke, the Daily Herald's Fox Valley Sports Editor and the coordinator of the event. "The high school softball community has embraced the Bandits' willingness to hold high school games and events at the Bandits' great facilities in Rosemont and the Bandits becoming a sponsor of the Fehlman Memorial will do nothing but help boost the credibility of the event. This game has become a showcase for graduated seniors, a way for them to end their high school careers with a fun night of softball playing with and against many of their high school rivals.
"The event also honors the memory of two wonderful people, Dave and Robbie Fehlman, both of whom were taken from us way too soon. I couldn't be happier and more grateful to Aaron Moore and the Bandits for becoming a part of this special night."
The color guard from Haderer-Eineke American Legion Post 680 in Hampshire will present the colors for the national anthem. Ceremonial first pitches are scheduled to be thrown out by Jacobs coach Jeremy Bauer, who this week was named Jacobs' new athletic director, and Wade Maisto, who stepped down as Burlington Central's head coach after 17 seasons in two stints as one of the area's longest tenured softball coaches.
Coaches will be Kelly Horan of St. Charles East and Stacey Stepek of Hampshire.
Those players invited to play for Team Horan include:
ST. CHARLES EAST - Tess Hupe, Sarah Collalti, Haley Beno and Kate Peterburs.
ELGIN - Jennah Perryman, Kelly Bremer and Anna Eckholm.
SOUTH ELGIN - Alyssa Buddle, Paige Allen and Mallory Mecklenburg.
BURLINGTON CENTRAL - Bekah Harnish, Brooke Gaylord and Tori Harvey.
ST. EDWARD - Jasmine Deleon and Kelly Theriault.
CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH - Sam McLean and Erin Yazel.
CARY-GROVE - Jamie Deering and Amy Clemment.
PRAIRIE RIDGE - Alyssa Doomis.
DUNDEE-CROWN - Mandy Moore.
Players invited to play for Team Stepek include:
HAMPSHIRE - Sara Finn.
MARENGO - Taylor Carlson, Abby Kissack and Gabbi Markison.
JACOBS - Alyssa Lach and Kelsey Cummings.
BARTLETT - Kayla Haberstich, Alex Morales, Dana Paul, Holly Pagan and Amy Johnson.
ST. CHARLES NORTH - Andrea Beal, Sabrina Rabin, Mickey Goetz and Holly Hagemann.
HUNTLEY - Angela Tribuzio, Tamara Funke, Taylor Stone and Brittany Koss.
Game time is 6:30 p.m. and the game is nine innings. Admission is free.