Fehlman all-star game set for Monday
The rosters have been selected for the 8th Annual Dave Fehlman Memorial Senior All-Star Softball Game, which will be played Monday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at Judson University in Elgin.
The game is named in memory of Dave Fehlman, a past president of the Fox Valley Renegades travel softball organization and an avid supporter of high school and travel softball in the area for many years. Fehlman’s daughter Lissa was the honorary co-captain of the Daily Herald’s Fox Valley All-Area team in 2005 before going on to a stellar four-year career at Evansville University.
The rosters for this year’s games are:
East team: Nicole Beck, Lisa Matsie and Jacki Gulczynski of Bartlett; RaeAnne Payletner of St. Charles East; Katie Moeller and Hannah Graves of Westminster Christian; Sydney Russell, Taylor Russell, Ashley Seering and Amanda Ciran of St. Charles North; Andrea Potts of Kaneland; Bri Bodjaewicz of Streamwood; Tarah McShane, Sarah Field, Kelsey Richmond, Veronica Rolando and Ana Peterson of St. Edward; and, Katelyn Stonecipher, Shannon Conway and Cara Wolf of South Elgin.
West team: Audrey Djukic of Burlington Central; Jaclyn Navarro, Jennifer Fulton and Elizabeth Gorski of Elgin; Sam King, Megan Johnson, Corinne Wimmer and Anna Esterino of Larkin; Alexis Haley, Emma Gaulke and Eleni Polites of Cary-Grove; Taylor Larson and Kelsey Hagan of Huntley; Jamie Beelow and Shannon McGinnis of Crystal Lake South; Laura Behnke of St. Francis; Marissa Lombardo and Jenna Teson of Jacobs; and Vanessa Wegner and Sarah Koch of Lake Park.
The East team will be coached by St. Edward head coach Jaci Corn and the West team by Burlington Central head coach Cray Allen.
Players are asked to be at Judson at 5 p.m. and to wear black shorts. T-shirts will be provided.
The game is sponsored by the Northern Illinois Lightning, Judson University, Fox Valley Sports Academy, Scheffler Electric, Feeny Chrysler-Jeep, and the Daily Herald.
The Judson softball team will be selling concessions, and an MVP from each team will receive an award. Ceremonial first pitches will be thrown out by Matt Schacht, one of the founders of the game, and by Judson softball coach Becky Stenning.
There is no admission charge but a 50/50 raffle will be held and donations are accepted to help defray the cost of the game.
For further information, call (847) 812-1522 or email northernillinoislightning@gmail.com.