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Chillicothe Fall
2008 Sports Practices The start of the 2008-2009 sports year for Missouri high schools is Monday, August 11, the first allowable day for prep fall sports teams to commence preparing for their approaching 2009 seasons. Most, if not all, CHS teams will utilize that first opportunity to begin getting ready. The 2008-2009 fall sports season brings one change for CHS and one major one statewide. At CHS, after three years of existence, the boys' swimming program has been terminated due to the lack of outside-donor funds necessary to support it. Also, different this fall is that an additional round of football playoffs will be included on a 2-year trial basis. Second-place teams from each classification's districts will qualify for those playoffs. FOOTBALL (Phil Willard, head coach) - 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. (due to an FCA event that evening) on Monday, August 11; 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. August 12-15 and 18-22 at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium. SOFTBALL (Stan Baldwin, head coach) - 8-11 a.m. and 6:30-9 p.m. Players should come dressed in appropriate practice attire and should bring a water/cold drink jug with them. CROSS COUNTRY (Tim Riekena, coach) - 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at west shelter house in Simpson Park. Twice-daily practices the first two Mondays and Tuesdays. All other practices will be at 7 a.m. Practices will last about 1 1/2 hours. BOYS' SOCCER (Bill Allison, coach) - 4:00-5:15 p.m. (due to FCA event) August 11 at Danner Park field; August 12-15, 5:00-6:30 p.m. and 7:30 - 8 p.m.; Saturday, August 16, 7:30-9:30 a.m.; August 18-20, 5:00-6:30 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m.; August 21, 5-7 p.m. Bring plenty of water or sports drink. Call 816-294-9068 with questions. GIRLS' GOLF (Vickie Garrett, coach) - 8 a.m. at Green Hills Golf Course. Call CHS office or coach with questions. GIRLS' TENNIS (Amy Baker, coach) - 8 a.m. at Danner Park courts. A meeting will be held in the adjacent shelter house if it is raining. Bring an unopened tube of tennis balls and drinking water. VOLLEYBALL (Karen Jackson, head coach) - 9 a.m. at CHS gym. All CHS students planning to participate in a fall sport must have a current physical exam completed and their school citizenship form completed either on file at the school or with them for the start of practice. |
