News of the week: Oct. 24-29

Practice Week of Oct. 24-29

Sadly, the Girls team is finished for the season. Team members should make sure to read the important information in the second part of this post and watch the blog for a season wrap-up post and other running opportunities that may occur.

Mon. 24th - PHS campus see Coach Simmons for times
Tues. 25th - PHS campus see Coach Simmons for times
Wed. 26th - Findley Memorial Inv.- bus to Forest park (details below) JV boys race, everyone else practice and support- estimating return to PHS 6:15-6:30pm
Thurs 27th - Middle School XC Meet at Vago Park
Friday 28th - Boys- see Coach Simmons for Instruction
Saturday 29th- Sectional 2 Meet (Details Below)

MEET INFO. for the week:
Findley Memorial JV and Freshman Invitational: Only boys will race: Sectional qualifiers will practice and everyone else will support our runners in the race.
Date: Wednesday Oct. 27
Location: Forest Park - Central fields (same location as the Forest Park XC Festival)
Time: 4:30 Freshman boys race, 5:10 JV boys race
Awards: Both races: 2 team trophies and 40 medals (top 10 awarded after race)
Return to PHS: approximately 6:45 -7:00 pm
Directions: The race course is located on the Central Ball Fields in Forest Park.
- Hwy I- 70 east
- South on Hwy I- 170
- East on Forest Park Parkway (left turn off the exit ramp)
- Follow the Lindell Exit off Forest Park Parkway
- Left on Lindell (once on Lindell look immediately to your right for Government Dr. into Forest Park)
-Right on Government Drive into the park
- quick Left on Grand Dr. cross over a small bridge and you will be facing the Central Fields. Veer left on Grand on to Jefferson… OR right on to Union and find a parking spot.

Sectional 2 Meet - only Sectional qualifiers race (Congrats Will !)
The top 30 individuals and top 4 teams advance to the State meet.
Date: Saturday, October 29
Location: McNair Park
Time Schedule:
Varsity Girls 11:00
Varsity Boys 11:45
Awards Ceremony 12:45 (30 medals in each race, team plaque for 1st place)

Driving Directions to McNair Park:
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.

Pattonville Middle School Cross Country Meet- Vago Park - Race start 3:45
On thursday October 27 we are hosting a cross country Meet for the Pattonville Middle Schools. There will only be 1 race of combined boys and girls. PHS team members should make it a point to be there to give back to the sport, support the middle school program and help recruit for our team by helping out. Coaches and PHS athletes can car pool to Vago for the meet. Please see your Coach to arrange transportation.

Upcoming Dates of Importance:

Saturday, November 5th - Missouri State Championships Meet - Oak Hills Golf Course, Jefferson City (only for qualifying teams or individuals)

Monday, November 21st - PHS Cross Country Awards Night 6-8pm (details in next weeks post)

Saturday, December 17th - Community Service Opportunity - building trails: 9:00am Creve Coeur park (details below)

Other Announcements:

-Team picture orders were delivered late last week. If you ordered pictures please see you Coach to pick them up.

- Uniforms and sweats should be clean and turned in directly to your Coach by November 11th. They must be in a bag with a tag clearly identifying your name. DO NOT leave them in one of our rooms laying around if we are not there.

- Team Members and Parents - Soon it will be time to assemble a slide show for the Awards night. We will gladly provide a disc or flash drive if anyone has photos from the season they would like to share . We could also use some music suggestions (unless ya like Coach Fader's "old timey" stuff, and I think Coach Simmons likes Disco) Thanks to those parents who have already given us some great photos!

- Team members- don't forget to put together a "special award" for the teammate you selected. Coaches may be able to help if you need ideas. Also, If you can not attend the awards banquet please notify your Coach so we can arrange to have your person still receive a special award.

- Team Members - Community Service Opportunity- Give back to your sport and community by helping out with trail building at Creve Coeur Park on December 17th beginning at 9:00am. You can also earn community service hours at school for your help. Mark your calendars now and watch the blog for more details as the date draws nearer. Just think how cool it willbe to run on trails that you help build and maintain. See Coach Fader if you have any questions.