Sports

Plainfield Girls Lacrosse Team in the Works

A mandatory meeting for parents of interested players is Thursday at Plainfield East High School.

A Plainfield mom is hoping to generate interest in girls lacrosse at District 202 high schools.

Bonnie Hughes is launching Cheetah Lacrosse, a club team open to girls at all four District 202 high schools.

After moving to Plainfield from Naperville, Bonnie Hughes said her daughter, Chasia, was dismayed to learn that District 202 has no lacrosse program.

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“She’s been playing since fourth grade,” Hughes said. “She’s actually a coach now with the Illinois Girls Lacrosse Association.”

After seeing her daughter miss out on the sport as a student at John F. Kennedy Middle School, Hughes is working to bring lacrosse to District 202.

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“Lacrosse is an emerging sport in the state of Illinois,” Hughes said, explaining that while several area districts have club teams, lacrosse is not yet an official IHSA sport. But she hopes to change that.

“I think we need 10 more teams” to make lacrosse an IHSA sport for girls, Hughes said.

Hughes is hoping to generate interest in Cheetah Lacrosse, saying she and Chasia chose the name as a nod to District 202’s history of feline mascots. The club team will be open to all District 202 high school girls, and will operate under IHSA rules.

The Cheetahs are looking to form their 2014 team. Parents whose children are interested in the sport are invited to a mandatory meeting at 2:45 p.m. Thursday at Plainfield East High School, 12001 S. Naperville Rd.

For the first few years, Hughes said there will not be tryouts to join the team. A series of summer clinics are in the works for novice players looking to learn more about the sport, she said.

For more information, contact Hughes at bhuges26.2 or following Plainfield Lacrosse on Twitter.


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