News for the Week Ocotber 26- 31

Practice Schedule (2:30 - 5:20) meet at the stadium
** *Wednesday will be our last official last day of the season for all other than those qualifying for the Sectional and State meet. However, team support at the remaining meets is encouraged.

Mon. 26 - bus to Lost Valley for some trail running (assuming we get a bus)
Tues. 27 -O'Connor Park
Wed. 28 - Finn Dawg Inv. and Findley Memorial races (details below)
Thurs. 29 - High School -
Fri. 30 - Off
Sat. 31 - Sectional meet at Forest Park (details below)

Meet Info:

Saturday Oct. 31 - Sectional Meet
Location: Forest Park - Central fields
Directions: The race course is located on the Central Ball Fields in Forest Park. From PHS take HWY 70 east to Hwy 170 south, then go east on Forest Park Parkway. You can take the Parkway all the way to Forest Park and enter just as you cross over Lindell. Once in the park make a quick left on Grand (over a small bridge) and you will be facing the Central Fields. Veer left onto Jeferson OR right on to Union and find a parking spot.

Bus: be at the high school at 9:50, bus leaves at 10:00 Team members not running are welcome to ride along.

Race Times: Boys Race 11:30am, Girls Race - 12:15pm, Open Race 1:00pm

Awards/Qualifying: ceremony at 1:30, 30 medals, Top 4 teams and top 30 individuals advance to State Championships

Note: Sectional Championship t shirts will be for sale. short sleeve for $13.oo, Long sleeve for $15.00

Congratulations to Sectional Qualifying Individuals

Despite an extremely close race for a team spot to Sectionals and an outstanding effort by the girls varsity team, the district 4 meet became the end of ours Varsity team's regular season. However, several individuals have qualified for the Sectional meet at Forest Park next weekend. Congrats to Jalisa, Hannah, Geri and Sean for earning a spot in the next big race! While we won't be running with you in the race, the team will still exist in support and spirit.

Also, don't forget we also have one last meet for the rest of the team this Wednesday at the Finn Dawg Invitational for the girls and Findley Memorial Inviatational for the boys.

Run Hard!

News for the week October 19- 24

Practice Schedule (2:30-5:20 unless otherwise noted) Meet at the stadium
Mon. 19th - bus cancelled- rescheduled to Creve Coeur Falls
Tues. 20th - drive to Vago Park
Wed. 21st - bus to McNair Park
Thurs. 22nd- High School
Fri. 23rd- Varsity only- finished by 3:30
Sat 24th - Class 4 District 4 Meet - only Varsity race
Sun 25th- off

Meet information for District 4 Meet
Date: Saturday October 24
Location: McNair Park
Time Schedule:
Bus leaves PHS stadium at 8:30 am (be there by 8:20am)
Varsity Girls 10:00
Varsity Boys 10:40
Awards Ceremony 12:00 or as soon as possible
Return to PHS about 1:00 pm

Driving Directions:
I-70 west
Take the First Capital exit and turn right off the exit ramp
Left on West Clay
Right on Droste
Follow Droste until you see the park entrance on the right.

General Announcements and upcoming dates of importance:

- Lost and Found- The coaches have come across a couple team shirts and various sweats that have been found at meets. If you are missing something please check with us.

-**Any team members (other than Varsity) who have decided not to continue with the season until the meets on the 28th should turn in their sweats and uniform immediately. Also, please don't forget to create the special award for the team member you have chosen. If your stuck for ideas the Coaches may be able to help.

Wed. Oct. 28 Finn Dawg Inv. Kirkwood Park (Girls) (Sectional qualifiers excluded)
Wed. Oct. 28 Findley Memorial at Forest Park (boys)
Saturday October 31. Sectional meet (qualifiers only) Boys 11:30am Girls 12:15pm
Saturday November 7 - State Meet in Jeferson City(qualifiers only)
Tuesday November 24 - 6-8pm Cross Country awards and slideshow

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Varsity Girls and JV Girls teams for capturing the team championships in their respective divisions at the Suburban North Conference Meet. Outstanding work Girls! Let's carry that winning team effort with us into the District meet and beyond..

Slice of Pie run this Saturday Oct. 17

With the rain out of the Apple run last week and the sudden change of date for the Conference meet, we have decided to make the best of our new schedule and use Saturday morning for an optional fun run. It will be a bit too cold and late in the season for apples, so the plan has been altered to running the trails at Pere Marquette State Park and then follow that up with some tastey pie from My Just Desserts in Alton.
Interested teammembers should meet at the stadium at 8:30 am Saturday morning (Oct. 17). The Coaches will then drive everyone over to Illinois for our morning adventure. Bring warm clothes for after our run and a few dollars for pie etc. I believe a slice of pie is about $3.50. We should return just after noon.

News for the Week October 12-17, 2009

Practice Schedule
2:30-5:25 (unless noted otherwise)meet at the stadium

It looks like it might be a bit chilly this week and possibly a little wet. Make sure you have sweats, hats (gloves optional), and dry clothes for after practice.

Mon. Oct. 12 - bus to Hamburg trail for some downhillin'
Tues. Oct. 13 - drive to Oconnor Park
Wed. Oct. 14- bus to Koch Park
Thurs. Oct. 15- Coach Fitz's Team Builder Special -stay on campus, don't dress out, meet in room E209 at 2:20
Fri. Oct. 16 - SNC Conference Meet (rescheduled from original date of saturday 17th)


Suburban North Conference Meet Info. (Please note that due to scheduling conflicts with the hosting school the date, times and location have been changed from our original Meet schedule)
Date: Friday Oct. 16th 2009
Time: meet at high school stadium at 2:30 - immediately after school
Race times:
4:00 pm Varsity Girls
4:40 Varsity Boys
5:15 JV( boys and girls will run together and be sorted in the chute)
Location: McCluer North High School
Directions:
- take I-270 North/East
- Exit at Washington/Elizabeth Exit 28
- turn sharp left onto N.Elizabeth Ave./Washington (continue to follow Washington)
- turn Right on Lynn Meadows Ln.
- turn Right on Derhake Rd.
-turn Left on Waterford Dr.
McCluer North High School will be on your left, 705 Waterford Drive
ALternate route which is probably more direct than the mapquest generated one above:
Take I-270 and exit at New Florissant Rd. and go North 1.3 miles
turn Right on St. Catherine go 1.1 miles to Waterford, McCluer North is on the left.

Upcoming Events:
Oct. 24 District meet at McNair Park
Oct. 28th Finn Dawg Inv. at Kirkwood Park (Girls) and Findley Memorial Inv. at Forest Park(Boys)*** These will be the last races of the season for all JV, Sophomore, and Freshman runners.
Oct. 30th Sectional Meet at Forest Park - qualifying Varsity only
Nov. 7 State Meet in Jefferson City- qualifying Varsity only
Nov. 24 Cross Country Awards Night 6:00 - 8:00 pm (details will be posted soon)

Great fun at the Middle School Cross Country Meet

How many runners can you find in the picture above?

Congratulations to the Pattonville Middle School runners and their Coaches for good times and hard running at the first official Pattonville Middle School Cross Country Meet. Eigth grade runners from Heights, Holman and Remington schools competed against each other in a girls and boys race. The morning was full of Cross Country goodness with cool temps, heavy fog and a course with just enough sogginess to make it fun. Excellent job Middle schoolers. Keep on running and we hope to see you as part of our team next year. We will be in touch ;-)

Special thanks to Mr. Schnatmeier for arranging an excellent meet and for starting a middle school cross country program. Thanks also to Coach Brown, Coach Lancaster, and Coach Walker for building and training your respective middle school teams. Nice work to all!

Finally, I also want to thank our own cross country team for arriving early on a saturday , helping run the meet and then following it up with a quality workout. Your work was greatly appreciated and I hope you enjoyed the "other side of a meet" as much as I did. Today you made an investment in the team in more than one way.

Apple Run Cancelled

Due to the past 24 hours of rain and the current 100% chance for rain until noon today the Apple run will have to be cancelled. I will be at the high school at 7:00 am to meet anyone who doesn't get this message and I plan on doing a run in the rain if anyone wants to join in.

The plans for the Middle School meet have not changed and the weather looks to be much more favorable. I will see you at the stadium at 7:15 Saturday morning. Be prepared for a workout following the meet as mentioned in practice.

XC Photos

Ms. Willingham has generously offered to share some photos of the season thus far. You can check them out at http://phscc2009.shutterfly.com

News for the Week - October 5th -10th

Practice Schedule 2:30-5:25pm unless otherwise noted. Always meet at the stadium.

Mon. 5th - Drive to Creve Coeur Falls
Tues. 6th - Drive to Appletree Park
Wed. 7th - Creve Coeur Upper level by tennis courts.... finished by 4:15 activity bus
(parent/ teacher conferences)
Thurs 8th - practice at PHS...finished by 4:15 activty bus (parent/teacher conferences)
Friday 9th - No School - (optional special practice) "Apple Run" - meet at PHS at 7:00am -Coaches will drive all to Pere Marquette State Park for some trail running and hills of epic proportion. Distance will be adjusted based on ability level. After our run we will drive to nearby Eckert's Orchard in Grafton and enjoy some post run apple picking and munching. Some apples will be purchased for all, but bring money if you wish to have some extra for yourself. We will return to the high school around noon.
Bring an extra t-shirt/dry clothes to change into after our run (there is a lodge at the park to change) and money if you wish to purchase extra apples for yourself or anything else at Eckerts.

Saturday 10th- (Required Event) Pattonville Middle School Meet on the PHS campus
This is our chance to be on the other side of the race course and support the middle school XC program. Hopefully, many of these runners may be your teammates next year. We are hosting the meet so your attendance and help is necessary. We will also have a short workout after the meet is over. Details will be provided at practice this week, but here is the time schedule:
7:15 am: Meet at the high school stadium
8:00 am : Girls competition
8:45 am : Boys competition
9:30 am : Awards
10:00- 11:30 our workout on campus

MEET SCHEDULE for the remainder of the 2009 XC season
Saturday Oct. 17 - Surburban North Conference Meet - Koch Park
Saturday Oct. 24- District meet - McNair Park
Wednesday Oct. 28 Boys and girls teams (Varsity excluded) will go to two seperate meets. Both meets will be the last race of the season for everyone except Varsity runners who have qualified for Sectionals.
Boys - Findley Memorial JV and Freshman XC Invitational - Forest Park 4:30pm
Girls - Finn Dawg Invitational - Kirkwood Park 4:00pm

Saturday Oct. 31 - Sectional meet - Forest Park
November 7th - Missouri State Cross Country Meet - Oak Hills Golf Course, Jefferson City