The Chicago Blaze have begun work on a new clubhouse and bar at their Lemont, Ill. facility.

The club is selling shares in its corporation, the Chicago Blaze Building Corporation, in order to raise $1 million to fund the project.

To date the club corporation has received investments from at least 16 people and has raised $150,000 - 15% of their goal (if the club fails to meet its goal it has developed dividend payment plan). The corporation has set June, 2012 as the deadline for raising the rest of the funds.

According to corporation communications, they do have the option to move forward with the plan even if they don't raise the entire $1 million through investors.

Plans are also in place to add a fourth pitch to the Blaze complex.

 Below, artist's renderings of the planned clubhouse.

The High Desert tournament is the unofficial opening of the tournament in New Mexico, as nine women’s and 14 men’s teams compete in three brackets.

Provo looks to win their third in a row as their men’s team heads up Pool B, and hosts the Albuquerque Aardvarks lead the men’s Pool A.

In the highly-competitive women’s bracket, Provo leads the way again, with Pool C providing an intriguing group of college teams in New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas A&M.

In the men’s college bracket, it’s wide open .

High Desert Brackets:

Women
Pool A
Provo
Oklahoma University Roses
Arizona Timberdoodles

Pool B
Atomic Sisters (NM)
New Mexico State Lady Chiles
Tucson Lightning

Pool C
University of New Mexico
Colorado University
Texas A&M

Men
Pool A
Albuquerque Aardvarks
Denver Rugby
Santa Fe
El Paso

Pool B
Provo
New Mexico Brujos
Las Cruces
Ft. Bliss

College Men
Pool A
NM Vatos Black
New Mexico State Chiles
Northern Arizona Landsharks

Pool B
New Mexico Tech
NM Vatos White
Ft. Lewis