Who makes up WAA?

The Wheatland Athletic Association is a non-profit parent volunteer organization which provides youth athletic programs to all residents of the District 204 school community (Naperville/Aurora) and surrounding areas.  WAA was founded in 1977 to provide T-Ball for 60 children.  Today we have over 15,000 participants and offer a variety of programs for children ages 5 – 18 as well as adult programs. 

The Wheatland philosophy is to progressively develop children's skills by offering programs for various age levels.  As they develop, the children are taught the value of good sportsmanship and teamwork.  Our intent is for the children to have FUN and to learn to enjoy the sport they play.  Many of the WAA programs are noncompetitive which provide a non-threatening and a positive experience for the children.  Competitive leagues are also available for the more skillful and experienced players. 

WAA structures programs so they are geographically convenient to our residents by establishing teams and scheduling events in close proximity to neighborhoods and schools.  Coaches attend clinics to develop and improve their knowledge and coaching skills.  WAA relies on parent involvement which makes all of our sports a lot of fun for the entire family. 

Each year we offer Fall and Spring Soccer, as well as, Girl’s and Boy’s Traveling Team Chicago Soccer, Recreational Indoor Soccer, and Adult Soccer.  Basketball is offered in summer and winter months for children in grades K-12.  Included in the basketball program is a more competitive league for boys grades 2 - 8 who are interested in playing more skilled teams.  We currently offer Traveling Wizards Basketball teams in grades 3 – 8.  We have a baseball  program which includes T-Ball, Rookie, Single A, Double AA, Triple AAA Baseball, Minors, Majors, and Ponies Competitive Leagues, Recreational Softball for girls 1st - 7th grades.  Our Travel Ducks Baseball Program is for U10 through U15, and Travel Spikes Softball is for U10 through U16. 

For further information about Wheatland Athletic Association please call 630-978-2855 or check our website www.waasports.org.  Our office is located at: 2323 Liberty Street, Aurora, IL 60502.

Lawrence R. Gentile, D.D.S.
President, W.A.A.

Past WAA Board Members

WAA Directors, past and present, at the 2007 annual board meeting held in February at Neuqua Valley High School.  (1st row, L-R) Jeff Lang, Greg Alvarez, Don Evans, Hudson Fortune, Bob Trivett, Larry Gentile, Jeff Hutchison & Phyllis Ellam. (2nd row, L-R) Bob Diller, Jeff Wicklund, Greg Ristau, Ken Zielke, Leo Sfikas, Ken Gaul, Randy Briesath, Bob Donohue & Doug Atkins.

WAA Directors at the 2006 annual board meeting held in February at Neuqua Valley High School.
  (1st row, L-R) Bob Trivett, Hudson Fortune, Bill Balke and Greg Alvarez.
 (2nd row, L-R) Larry Gentile, Lynne Mullany, Mike Philipp, Don Evans, Greg Ristau and Phyllis Ellam.
(3rd row, L-R) Randy Briesath, Brad Wessman, Ken Zielke, Bob Donohue, Ken Gaul and
Doug Atkins.

Photos from 2005 Annual Meeting

Baseball Director Pat Grady
 Retires From Wheatland!

WAA President Larry Gentile and Pat Grady (right) with his
retirement plaque during the 2005 annual WAA meeting.

   
(Photo left) Rich Janor, Grady & Gentile with the "Pat Grady" traveling majors
championship baseball trophy in honor of all his hard work for the WAA baseball
program during his 7 years of service.  (Photo right) As a joke, Wheatland's Myra
Ristau and Mary Kay Lang present Grady with a soccerball signed by the office staff.

Wheatland Directors/Volunteers at the 2005 annual board meeting