Best of luck to former Pioneer and long snapper, Steven Wirtel, in the 2020 NFL Draft! 

Dear River Valley Youth Tackle Football League Family:

We hope that you are safe and healthy as we fight COVID-19 as a community and a country.

The River Valley Youth Tackle Football League Board of Directors are continuing to monitor and follow the advice of the CDC and public health authorities. As a board we are committed to our athletes, our League, and the 2020 season. We have been meeting virtually every two weeks, and regularly communicating with USA Football and our equipment suppliers such as Riddell. 

Your child’s health and safety are our No. 1 priority – we will closely monitor the situation and let you know if we update our schedule based on recommendations from the public health authorities. We do not have any changes to our timeline currently. 

As circumstances allow, we are still preparing for the season. When our coaches find the time in these unique circumstances, they have the opportunity to take USA Football’s national accredited coach certification to ensure a great football experience for our kids. We also encourage our athletes to stay active and continue their e-learning.

Please stay tuned for future updates and visit us online at rivervalleyfootball.com and on Facebook.

On behalf of the entire River Valley Youth Tackle Football League, be safe and stay healthy.

Best regards,

Updated: 4/17/2020 

Congrats to former Pioneer and Sandburg High School senior, Mike Bosco, on a perfect wresting season! Mike was the undefeated Heavyweight state champion! Mike will continue his academic and wrestling career at Universisty of Illinois! We wish Mike all the best at the next level!

Congratulations to Pioneer legendary QB Hayden MIkesell who will be playing football for the Western Michigan Broncos next fall. During his youth playing days Hayden was a Pioneer Award Winner having won 39 games in a row and back to back Championships.  Hayden also led the 2015 Pioneer team that was our first to win a National Youth Football Championship in Daytona FL defeating the Wichita KS Aztecs 24-13.  Hayden led the Marist RedHawks this past season to the 8A semis where they lost to eventual Champion LWE HS.  We wish Hayden the best of luck next season! 

CHOOSE to be the BEST 

JOIN US FOR OUR 44th SEASON!!!

2020 Pioneer Football, Cheer and Flag Registration

Our season runs July through November

 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

ALL REGISTRATIONS AND PAYMENTS FOR 2020 MUST BE COMPLETED ON-LINE!

Register online today!

$345 for resident Tackle
$420 for non-resident  Tackle

Football and Cheer Early Bird Discount:
Register and Submit Payment Prior to 
April 1, 2020 and Receive a $50 Discount

New to tackle football? Secure your spot on the team! Our SLW team is open to all players that will be 6 years old as of 8/31/2020
 

Here are the 2018 River Valley league average player weight:
SLW - 67 lbs
LW - 82 lbs
JV - 100 lbs
Varsity - 137 lbs

$345 for resident Cheer - Football Season Only
$420 for non-resident Cheer - Football Season Only

$530 for resident Cheer - Football and Competition
$605 for non-resident Cheer - Football and Competition
 

$175 for resident Flag


Flag Early Bird Discount: Register and Submit Payment Prior to 
April 1, 2020 and Receive a $25 Discount

Football Info
Cheer Info
Flag Info

Any questions, please e-mail them to: 

Congratulations to former Pioneer Captain and Marist Redhawk middle linebacker Colin Bohanek on signing his National Letter of Intent today to play football at Eastern Illinois University. We wish Colin the best of luck at EIU!

Congratulations to our 2019 Pioneer LW Cheer team for winning 1st Place at the IRCA State Championship! Our Varsity, Junior Varsity, and SLW Cheerleaders all took home 2nd place! Congrats to the girls and their outstanding coaches for their hardwork and dedication!

Congratulations to the 2019 All River Valley Conference Team! 

Congratulations to head coaches Todd Shelton and Chris Stefanos and the Pioneer Lightweight team on beating the New Lenox Jr. Warriors to become the 2019 Wednesday Night Football League Champions!!! Final score 13-0! The LW Pioneers finished the season 9-1! Go Pioneers!! 

CHOOSE to be the BEST 

JOIN US FOR OUR 44th SEASON!!!

2020 Pioneer Football, Cheer and Flag Registration

Our season runs July through November

 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

ALL REGISTRATIONS AND PAYMENTS FOR 2020 MUST BE COMPLETED ON-LINE!

Register online today!

$345 for resident Tackle
$420 for non-resident  Tackle

Football and Cheer Early Bird Discount:
Register and Submit Payment Prior to 
April 1, 2020 and Receive a $50 Discount

New to tackle football? Secure your spot on the team! Our SLW team is open to all players that will be 6 years old as of 8/31/2020
 

Here are the 2017 River Valley league average player weight:
SLW - 67 lbs
LW - 82 lbs
JV - 100 lbs
Varsity - 137 lbs

$345 for resident Cheer - Football Season Only
$420 for non-resident Cheer - Football Season Only

$495 for resident Cheer - Football and Competition
$570 for non-resident Cheer - Football and Competition
 

$175 for resident Flag


Flag Early Bird Discount: Register and Submit Payment Prior to 
April 1, 2020 and Receive a $25 Discount

Football Info
Cheer Info
Flag Info

Any questions, please e-mail them to: 

Flag Cheer, LW, JV and Varsity all took home a 1st Place Trophy tonight. SLW advances to Day 2 and took 3rd. We are SO proud of all our cheer teams!!!

Thank you to our 2018 Pioneer Families on a great year end banquet as well as we say farewell to our President John Stefanos and Athletic Director Mark Mikesell. Thank you for so many years of leadership, volunteering and guiding our program to achive our goals in football and cheerleading. Pioneer Alumni returned for this special event to say farewell.  It was great to have them all there. 

03 Dec, 2018
A Best Friend Partnership On and Off the Field
By Pat Z. McGavin

Only connect, the writer E.M. Forster famously asserted. Those connections take different forms and shapes, at once random and peculiar and yet somehow always of a piece. About three hundred miles separate the hometowns of John Stefanos and Mark Mikesell. Their lives and careers became entwined through a curious blend of fate, circumstance and chance. Together the two have achieved considerable achievement and recognition...Read More

Congratulations to our Pioneers National Youth Football 13U Champions! The team outscored their opponents 74-0 to defend thier championship from last year! 

Below are some pictures from the tournament!

Jadon Thompson former Pioneer and Marist sophomore  starting on Varsity for the undefeated RedHawks has been selected to the 2018 National Combine by the US Army All-American Bowl selection committee! Congratulations!

Ryan Welch was chosen as The Orland Park Prairie’s Standout Student because of his academic accomplishments.

Standout Student: Ryan Welch, Jerling Jr. High seventh-grader

Former Chicago Bear and current University of Illinois head coach Lovie Smith and his staff stop by to visit former Orland Park Pioneer and current Marist Redhawk linebacker Micah Awodiran. Also pictured are Micah's parents and Marist head football Coach Pat Dunne. Micah has recently received his 28th Division 1 scholarship offer

We would like to congratulate former Orland Park Pioneer and current starting right tackle of the AFC Champion Denver Broncos #79 Michael Schofield on his trip to Super Bowl 50. We wish Michael the best of luck as he prepares for the big game. Michael graduated from Sandburg High School and played for the Michigan Wolverines before being drafted in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. 

Make sure you visit PremiumPreps.com: Your #1 new source for Chicago High School Sports News to read about our Pioneer teams this season.