Key Dates for 2022 Season
August 8 - Tackle football practice 5x week begins
August 12 - Team assignments completed (could take longer for lower level teams)
August 15 - Flag football teams begin practicing 2x per week
August 22 - Tackle football teams practice 3x per week, flag football teams practice 2x per week
August 27/28 - Tackle football games begin
September 3 & 4 - There will be tackle football games over Labor Day weekend
September 5 - Flag football begin practice 1x per week
September 6-9 - Picture days during practices
September 9 - LWYS Night at LHS
September 10 - Opening Day! Flag football games begin
September 25 - Flag games will play at LHS
October 1 - LHS Homecoming Parade
October 2 - Tackle games will play at LHS
October 22 - 1st round flag football playoffs for Bantam & Feather levels
October 25 - 2nd round flag football playoffs
October 29 - Flag football championship games
October 29 & 30 - 1st round tackle football playoffs
November 3 - LWYS Cheer Showcase at LHS
November 5 & 6- 2nd round tackle football playoffs
November 7 - First day to turn in tackle equipment
November 12 & 13 - Tackle football championship games
November 14 - Last day to turn in tackle equipment
About Libertyville Wildcat Youth Sports (LWYS)
- Formerly known as the Libertyville Boys Club, the organization was originally established as a boxing club and has proudly served Libertyville and surrounding communities since 1933
- Official Football and Cheerleading feeder program for Libertyville High School
- In 2019, more than 400 athletes across 27 teams participated in LWYS programs
- The travel tackle program hosted more than 1,500 athletes and their families from more than 20 communities across Lake, McHenry, Cook and DuPage counties last season
- Volunteer-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
