So you say there is nothing exciting to do during the week here in beautiful Saint Charles; wrong I say. Why not check out a high school baseball or soccer game, there is one almost every weekday, some where. “But how do I know who is playing whom (not just being fancy, whom is the objective form and who is the subjective), and where are they playing?” you ask. Fair question – and I have the answer: Right here in your First Capitol News. Starting this week we will run the schedule and results from Duchesne, St. Charles and West high school’s baseball, girls’ soccer and boys’ volleyball teams. Check out a game, you’ll be hooked, I promise. More importantly bring along a youngster. You never know which activity a child might be exposed to that can change a life. Athletics certainly has been the avenue to success for many, and it all starts with youth sports.
Speaking of youth soccer, Saturday morning a group of first grade boys from Academy of the Sacred Heart will take the field at Savvis Center prior to the Steamers match with Milwaukee.
Speaking of the Savvis Center, the Missouri River Otters, who have called the Family Arena home all season, will play their United Hockey League playoff home games at Savvis Center. The 7th seeded River Otters (42-32-6) will take on the 2nd seeded Komets (51-24-5) of Fort Wayne this Friday and Sunday on the road before returning to Savvis for 7 p.m. games Tuesday (April 19) and Wednesday (April 20). Should a game 6 be needed, it will be played at Savvis on Sunday (April 24) at 5 p.m. Scheduling conflicts at Family Arena warranted the move.
Speaking of April 20th (nice transition, wouldn’t you say), I would like to wish a happy 7th birthday to my oldest son Joseph Conway McMurran. It seems like just yesterday when his birth announcement appeared in Bernie Mikilitz’s column. It really did, check the archives.
Lastly, the fifth annual Gateway Athletic Conference Baseball Classic will be played at T.R. Hughes Ballpark this Friday and Saturday. Locally, St. Charles West will take on Holt on Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. On Saturday Duchesne plays Timberland at 10 a.m., and the Pirates of St. Charles tangle with conference rival Warrenton at 3 p.m.
