MSL Seniors All-Stars extend the season
The final pitch in East Peoria on Saturday at the IHSA state softball tournament will not be the final pitch of the 2010 high school season.
The 17th Mid-Suburban League Senior All-Star Game will be on center stage Monday, June 14 at 7 p.m. at Barrington High School's Fields of Dreams.
Mid-Suburban seniors receive one more chance to showcase their skills as high school competitors. MSL West and East divisions will match talents in a game where winning really isn't the only thing.
The all-star game provides an opportunity for many of the MSL senior softball players to share the dugout with division opponents and enjoy those final moments in the high school sports spotlight.
Many of these girls may never play the game again at a competitive level.
There will be no rain date for this event.
The MSL all-star game was organized by Barrington coach Perry Peterson, with the cooperation of the league coaches. The coaches also decided to have a most valuable player award each year.
The MVP award was named in the memory of Nancy Frisk, who died of cancer in 1992. Nancy was the wife of Bob Frisk, an enthusiastic supporter of high school sports for 50 years at the Daily Herald who retired in December, 2008.
Prior to the all-star game Monday, a ceremony will be held at the pitcher's mound, and Frisk will present the 2009 MVP award to Barrington High School grad Kim Cygan, who retired six of seven batters as a pitcher and also went 2-for-2 as a hitter with a double and single in the West's 6-2 victory.
Rosters have been announced by the MSL coaches:
MSL West: Barrington - Nora Logue; Conant - Lauren Ambrose, Vicki McGuire, Amanda Van Jacobs; Fremd - Lena Brottman, Alexa Cinquegrani, Tess Dinterman, Emily Janes, Jenny Schneider, Kelly Voigt, Kristine Werling, Lauren Zaworski; Hoffman Estates - Mary Hacker; Palatine - Kelli Burke, Meaghan Deegan, Chrissy Roto, Melissa Serio, Heather Zimmerman; Schaumburg - Nicole Chase, Theresa McGreevy, Amy Poehlmann.
MSL East: Elk Grove - Amanda Gattone, Caitlyn Kronforst, Stephanie Maday, Olivia Roback; Hersey - Aubrey Fulton, Kristy Johnson, Alyssa Kieffer, Taylor Reeves, Kari Tunney, Sarah Jurczak, Stacey Schmiederer; Prospect - Jennifer Forssander, Amanda Mlikan; Rolling Meadows - Maryclare Loughery; Wheeling - Kelsi Jurik, Becky Menelle, Tori Menelle, Scout Scanlon, Sammi Spinabella.