In the April 28th News-Leader, an article details the athletic facility improvements Springfield Catholic will be making to its east Springfield high school campus. Nearly $13 million will be spent on a new main gym, secondary gym, and locker rooms. Also, the article states (very clearly, if you read between the lines) that Catholic will step up its recruiting in the area to get the best athletic talent possible. They want to be on the same level as the Catholic private schools in St. Louis, Kansas City, and southeast Missouri. Due to Catholic High School being right in Glendale's back door, I think this makes improvements in the athletic facilities at Glendale even more imperative than ever before.
While the new field turf, bleachers/press box, and locker room have put us (Glendale) back in the game as far as football goes, we've fallen way behind in the basketball/volleyball/wrestling arena. Even Provance Field needs a new press box/concession stand. The current one might have been nice in the early-1990's, but that was twenty years ago. Anyway, I hope the basketball booster club can put a committee together to keep SPS informed of our needs, wants, and desires in this area. Yes, current student athletes won't get to use any new facilities that may be constructed in the future. However, we need to make sure this is done right...when it's done! That means many years of planning.
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