About Us
Our mission is to develop competitive female student-athletes and promote lifelong qualities of sportsmanship, teamwork, commitment, leadership, respect, and integrity. Originally founded in 1990 as the Crystal Lake Tidal Waves and later rebranded as CTW, the organization operates as Tidal Waves Girls Fastpitch under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. CTW is a premier girls fastpitch organization in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. We are proud to have 20 teams.