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**Aviston has numerous areas and pavilions to host a reunion or picnic. Call the village hall to book a pavilion for your event.

**Aviston Community Park also has numerous teams/clubs that you could watch, play on, or   possibly join.  

Below is a list of activities and teams that play at our community parks.

bulletAviston Elementary baseball, basketball, softball, volleyball, and cheerleading. 
*Updated Aviston Elementary Sports Scores and Records
 
bullet Aviston Express Senior Legion Baseball
*Composed of the best young baseball talent in the area, this team competes against other teams from around the country and its members are 19 years old or younger.  Post 1239 is in the 23rd Illinois American Legion District.
2006 Express
39-5 (23rd West District Champions & 5th Division Runner-up)
2005 Express
28-11(23rd West District Champions & 5th Division Runner-up)
 
2004 Express
25-7  (2004 College World Series Sr. Legion Tournament Champions)

 
bulletAviston Aces Baseball Team
*15 League Championships since 1992 & 20 in the their long history that dates back to 1945.
*21 league pennants
*11 playoff championships (1960, 1961, 1975, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2005,  2006,  2007, & 2008).
 *10 regular season championships (1960, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2006, & 2007)
*The first game is the Sunday after Mother's Day.
*This team is in the very competitive Clinton County Baseball League.  The team plays on some Wednesdays and every Sunday throughout the summer months.

 
bulletAviston Aces Win the 2008 CCL Playoff Title-With two straight victories over Centralia in the championship series, the Aces claimed their 4th straight title tying a CCL record.

Aviston Aces Win the 2007 CCL Regular Season  and Playoff Title-The Aces won their 10th CCL regular season championship pennant with their victory over Trenton and their 10th playoff championship with a 2-0 sweep of Beckemeyer in the championship series
2006 Clinton County League Regular Season & Playoff Champions (14-4)
The Aces repeated as the 2006 CCL playoff champions on Sept. 3rd at Centralia's Fairview Park.  The Aces  defeated Centralia 8-5 in game one at Aviston.  In game two the Aces won 5-2 while Roger Freeze was named the playoff MVP.

 2005 Clinton County League Playoff Champions
The Aviston Aces claimed the 2005 CCL Championship on Sunday, August 28th at Aviston Comm. Park.  The Aviston Aces defeated Bartelso in game 1 of the championship series 2-1. They then lost game 2, 6-5 at Bartelso.  Game three ended with a 2-0 victory as Josh Lane threw a shutout and picked up the play-off MVP award. 
 
bulletAviston Youth Programs include soccer, baseball, softball, and football.
Aviston Youth League Chairman-Robert Auer (Baseball/Softball)
 
bulletAdult Softball League and Teams-The Wednesday Night League has been a fixture at the Aviston Park for years.  Aviston also has many competitive women's teams that play on Thursday and men's teams that play on Friday. Contact Jason Von Hatten for more information.
 
bulletClinton County Basketball League-Many local establishments sponsor clubs in this Sunday league during the winter months.  The league plays at local high schools.
 
bulletVolleyball League-This league is played throughout Clinton County at many of the local elementary schools.  The
games are played on Fridays and usually start in January.

Aviston Community Park District-The Aviston Community Park is guaranteed to be one of the best community parks in Southwestern Illinois.  The park features many items listed below.    The park was created in 1967 and first became a taxed district in 2004.

bulletOver 40 acres of land
bullet2 lighting ball diamonds (baseball and softball)
bullet2 large outdoor pavilions for community use or gatherings
(Call the village on office hours to rent)
bullet2 lighted tennis courts
bulletPlayground equipment and swings
bullet2 concession stands
bulletOpen areas to play
bulletPicnic benches to read and enjoy the shade
bulletWonderful lighted walking path
bullet2 soccer fields (under construction)

Aviston Community Park was est. in 1967

Part of the beautiful vast walking path.
Lower pavilion, bridge, and stream.
Stream that flows through Aviston Park.
More room to roam.

West pavilion (above), playground, batting cage, and tennis courts
Baseball diamond and concession stand.
Baseball diamond   
New soccer fields under construction.
Softball diamond
New lights erected at Kopff Park on Sat. June 4, 2005.

The Aviston Park Board maintains the park.  They meet the last Monday of each month.

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Jason Rakers, Aviston, Illinois