Tickets are now on sale for the fifth annual Blackhawks TV Roadwatch Party which will be held at the Libertyville Sports Complex on Thursday, April 9.
That night, the Hawks will play at division rival St. Louis.
Tickets for the Roadwatch Party cost $10 and only 500 will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. They can be bought at the front desk at the Libertyville Sports Complex (Route 45 and Peterson Road), or by calling (847) 918-7275 and referencing event code 36411.
On April 9, the game will be shown on a big-screen TV at the Complex. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. game.
Waukegan baseball
Registration dates have been set for the Waukegan Youth Baseball program, with parents able to sign up their children on March 6-8 and March 20-22 at Hinkston Park’s fieldhouse (Route 132 and Baldwin) in Waukegan.
Registration on March 6 and 20 (Fridays) is from 5:30-8:30 p.m.; on March 7 and 21 (Saturdays), it’s from noon until 7 p.m.; and on March 8 and 22 (Sundays), it’s from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Parents also can sign up their children on tryout/draft day, which will be on Saturday, March 28, in the gym at Waukegan High School on Brookside. Players in the 9-10 age group (Mustang League) will work out at 9 a.m., followed at 10:30 a.m. by players in the 11-12 age group (Bronco League). The Pony League players (age 13-14) will start at noon that day.
The WYB website is at http://www.hometeams.online.com.
Charles Paddock is WYB president, and Teresa Fransk, Matt Foster and Eddie De La Torre are the vice presidents.
Marquette tennis
Kristiyan Trukov, a 2013 graduate of Warren, and Scott Christian, a 2014 graduate of Lake Forest, are teammates on the men’s tennis team at Marquette.
So far this season, Trukov is 14-9 in singles matches and Christian is 2-4. In a recent team loss to Green Bay, Trukov won his No. 5 singles match and also won at No. 2 doubles.
Nevolos coaching
Brothers and Warren grads Jeff and Dennis Nevolo are still involved in tennis, but now as coaches rather than as players.
Jeff graduated from Warren in 2005 and from Ball State in 2009. Though he didn’t play at Ball State, he was involved with the men’s tennis program and became an assistant coach there.
Last summer, he was hired as assistant women’s tennis coach at South Carolina, and the Gamecocks currently are ranked 20th in the nation by the NCAA.
Dennis won the state tennis title in 2006 at Warren, and he then played at the University of Illinois.
He had been playing in minor pro tournaments but was derailed by a hand injury. Currently, he’s also doing some coaching at Illinois while finishing work on his degree there.
Beach Park baseball
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Registration for Beach Park Baseball will be held on Saturday, March 7 at Beach Park Village Hall (9 a.m. until noon) and also on Saturday, March 21, at Oak Crest School (8 a.m. until noon).
There are five divisions based on age on April 1. They are T-Ball (5-6), Pinto (7-8), Mustang (9-10), Bronco (11-12) and Pony (13-14).
Parents can register their children online until March 29 at http://www.hometeamsonline.com. Information about cost, birth certificates, etc. can be found on the website.