Jerome Guerrierro will coach! Released January 22, 2002 Coach Jerome has agreed to be the 16U coach! Way to go Jerry! Good Counsel Sale Details Released January 21, 2002 From Edison-Norwood Times Review, January 16, 2003 "Charter school eyes Good Counsel Building." go to :Edison-Norwood Times Review, January 16, 2003 For details, CLICK HERE. What about Good Counsel? Released Jan 20, 2003 It has been confirmed that Good Counsel has been purchased by the Bill Gates Foundation and will become a magnet school. ESAA is working with the new owners to obtain playing rights on the field. Wish them luck! Released Jan 7, 2003 Rumor has it that Good Counsel is  being (or has been) purchased and will become a magnet school. Since it will remain a school, one would think this ensures that the softball diamond will not be bulldozed into oblivion. Still, that is a long way from obtaining a contract to use the diamond. Released Dec 3, 2002 As you know, GS is closing forever on May 31,2003. They cannot commit to the softball field still being available in June & July. If we play there, it will probably be a last minute decision. Meanwhile, we are looking for other venues. If worse comes to worse, we will play all of our games in Niles.

We have one team, Michigan State. The team will have 15 players. The season will begin late, probably June 1 - July 31. We want the high school girls who have committed to other activities in May to be available. We will have practices, probably beginning in late April, but that's up to Jerome. We will possibly be playing on the following fields: Lincolnwood's Prosel Park (contracted) Good Counsel (contracted) Loyola University (promised) Selected Niles parks (promised) The contracted fields are shared with the lower divisions. We have an excellent team and the Spartan's will be hard to beat! If you were born after December 31, 1985 you are not too old!!!! If you are born after December 31, 1987, you are a 14U. We still don't know the exact format this league will take (what fields, how many teams, etc.). ESAA is attempting to put together a team or two of ESAA girls to play Niles and possibly other suburban girls. Leads are Tim O'Connor and Larry Kemnetz, with support from Bill Matschke. We all met with Dan Kosiba, the Commissioner of Niles Girl's Softball, on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. Dan was very receptive to a combined Niles /ESAA 16U league. The league will be recreational more than competitive. This means we will take any young lady who wants to play. Many wrinkles to iron out, but this is a start. Niles thinks they will have four teams. The season will begin late, probably June 1 - July 31. We want the high school girls who have committed to other activities in May to be available. Unanswered questions at this time: * Will we have one or two ESAA teams? * If two teams, who will coach the second team? Remember, this is a sixteen and under team so we are basically interested in high school freshmen and sophomores. Ask a friend to register with you.

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Jerome Guerrierro will coach! Released January 22, 2002 Coach Jerome has agreed to be the 16U coach! Way to go Jerry! Good Counsel Sale Details Released January 21, 2002 From Edison-Norwood Times Review, January 16, 2003 "Charter school eyes Good Counsel Building." go to :Edison-Norwood Times Review, January 16, 2003 For details, CLICK HERE. What about Good Counsel? Released Jan 20, 2003 It has been confirmed that Good Counsel has been purchased by the Bill Gates Foundation and will become a magnet school. ESAA is working with the new owners to obtain playing rights on the field. Wish them luck! Released Jan 7, 2003 Rumor has it that Good Counsel is  being (or has been) purchased and will become a magnet school. Since it will remain a school, one would think this ensures that the softball diamond will not be bulldozed into oblivion. Still, that is a long way from obtaining a contract to use the diamond. Released Dec 3, 2002 As you know, GS is closing forever on May 31,2003. They cannot commit to the softball field still being available in June & July. If we play there, it will probably be a last minute decision. Meanwhile, we are looking for other venues. If worse comes to worse, we will play all of our games in Niles.