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GENEVA – The Kane County Cougars recently announced their 6th annual 5K Run/Walk will take place Sat., June 3, at Northwestern Medicine Field beginning at 8 a.m.
The charitable event has been renamed the Cougars 5K: Honoring First Responders, presented by Planet Fitness. A portion of the proceeds from the race will benefit the Tri Cities (Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles) Police and Fire Departments, the Kane County Sheriff's Office and the Forest Preserve District of Kane County Police Department. Registration is now open for the event at kccougars.com and raceroster.com.
The 5K, which features chip timing, will take on a new course along both Kirk Road and Fabyan Parkway. Additional course details will be announced at a later date.
Those who register by March 24 can take advantage of early bird pricing with a special $28 fee. Following the early bird registration, pricing will increase to $33 until May 31 and then $38 until race day.
This year’s event will also include the “Cougars Inside the Park Dash” for children up to age 12. The roughly half-mile fun run, held inside the ballpark, will take place at the conclusion of the Cougars 5K Run/Walk for just $5 per child. Families with children are encouraged to participate as strollers are permitted on the course with a special discounted rate for participants between the ages of 5-18 years old.
Those registered by May 24 are guaranteed a commemorative race t-shirt featuring the new Cougars 5K logo while all participants will receive a complimentary ticket voucher valid for any game during the 2017 season. The top three male and female finishers in the 14 different age groups will receive a custom race medal.
Rosary to host March Madness party April 3
AURORA – The Rosary High School Sports Boosters will hold a March Madness Party for the NCAA championship game Mon., April 3, at 6 p.m. at Ballydoyle, 28 W. New York Street in Aurora. The group is also sponsoring March Madness Boards.
The event will include a silent auction, raffles, tournament boards, and the ability to watch the game from multiple locations throughout the party. Purchase a square on the $25 or $50 March Madness Boards, and your numbers are good for all 67 games of the 2017 Tournament. A special $10 board will be available for the Championship Game only.
Admission is $35 and includes a heavy appetizer buffet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and select beer, wine and soft drinks from 6 to 9 p.m. You must be 21 years of age or older to attend. The ticket price increases to $45 after the Sweet 16 March 22.
Purchase tickets or squares online at www.rosaryhs.com/marchmadnessparty. All proceeds benefit Rosary athletic programs.
Kaneland baseball and softball hosting pig roast, poker night
ELBURN – The baseball and softball programs at Kaneland High School will co-host a pig roast and poker night fundraiser at 5 p.m. March 18 at the Elburn Community Center.
All proceeds will benefit the teams' spring break tournaments and travel this year.
The cost for the dinner only, which includes meat, two sides and a beverage, is $25 for one or $45 for couples. Carryout is available.
Dinner and entry into the poker tournament is $70 per individual and $140 per couple, and poker only is $50 per individual and $100 per couple.
There will also be a silent auction with prizes that include a full pig roast event valued at $1,000, a Sharp 55-inch 4K Smart TV, hand-made Kaneland themed poker table, set sod Cubs, White Sox, Chicago Wolves and Kane County Cougars tickets, free passes for KHS baseball and softball summer camps, concert tickets and numerous gift cards.
To RSVP, contact Brian Aversa at Brian.Aversa@kaneland.org or Dawn Kuefler at dawn@advmicrolites.com.
Cougars partner with Mueller for college scholarships
GENEVA – The Kane County Cougars and Mueller: Certified Public Accountants recently announced a new scholarship that will benefit accounting college students in honor of Al Mueller, founding partner of the accounting firm Mueller & Co., LLP now known as Mueller.
Alfred “Al” E. Mueller died in March of 2016, but left a lasting legacy for his employees, clients and the local community through his many civic and philanthropic endeavors. The Al Mueller Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide five scholarships to deserving accounting college students at Mueller. Each of the honored students will receive $1,000 towards their education.
“Mueller has been a tremendous supporter of the Kane County Cougars organization,” Cougars owner Dr. Bob Froehlich said in a press release. “We are thrilled to be able to contribute to the continued education of these hardworking students in honor of our dear friend, Al Mueller.”
Kaneland Youth Football announces spring combine
SUGAR GROVE – The Kaneland Youth Football League will host its first spring combine workout from 12 to 4 p.m. April 8 at the Waubonsee Community College Field house in Sugar Grove.
The event is free and will feature workout drills such as the 40-yard dash, high jump, shadow man tackling, cheer stations, and more.
Participants are welcome at any time, but the following start times have been designated for certain age groups: Flag football at 12 p.m.; second and third grade players at 12:30 p.m.; fourth grade at 1:15 p.m.; fifth grade a 2 p.m.; sixth grade at 2:45 p.m.; and seventh and eighth grade at 3:15 p.m.
St. Charles man part of fourth place finish at national golf tourney
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – A foursome with suburban Chicago ties put together four great rounds of golf to place fourth in the Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational National Finals at TPC Sawgrass March 12.
Tom Brandstredt of Saint Charles teamed with Rudy Cecchi (Chicago), Tony Del Ricco (Orland Park), and Tony Ross (Lemont) competed against 240 amateur golfers and won the Liberty Mutual Invitational held at Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge in August of 2016.
Playing two rounds on the Stadium Course and two rounds on the Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass was a grueling test of the quartet's skills, but team scores of 63, 66, 62, and 65 for a 256 total were enough to secure a fourth place finish.
The Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational National Finals was the culmination of a series of more than 75 charity golf tournaments around the country in 2016 that raised more than $8 million for charity.