Mark your calendar, put a note in your Blackberry, save the date of Friday, June 11th so you can attend   CYC Night at the River City Rascals game at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O'Fallon, MO..  There is nothing quite like minor league baseball for family fun.  You can participate in the CYC Parade on the field at 6:30pm, game starts at 7:05.  There will be an autograph session for CYC players in attendance, and a chance to take photos of you with your favorite Rascal.  Infield Reserve Tickets are only $5 for CYC players, family and friends.  Use this as a great night to have a your softball or baseball team party!!!  Contact Buzz Swanston at 314 353-8911 ext13 or e-mail him at buzzswanston@archstl.org and reserve your ticket today.  Plus CYC players can sign-up for a drawing to see who will throw-out the first pitch and to be bat boys/girls.  First pitchers and bat boys/girls will be drawn on Monday, June 4th.     

St. Louis University Women's basketball coach, Shimmy Gray-Miller and members of her Billiken team will conduct a FREE Basketball Clinic for CYC Girls on Friday April 30th, from 6pm to 8pm at 

                        ***  There has been a change of locations due to a scheduling conflict    ***

                  The new location is the side gym at Chaifetz Arena on the campus of SLU. 

The Clinic is FREE, but you must reserve a spot.  Individual players, groups or teams are all welcome to participate.  Call Buzz at 314 353-8911 ext. 13 to reserve your spot.  The clinic is for the first 50 players that call.  You must call by Friday April 23rd!  This is a rare opportunity to be instructed by a college coach and college players for FREE.  Don't wait any longer, call TODAY!

During the South County Boys 5th Grade District Championship basketball game several league coordinators and district officials spotted multiple Random Acts of Sportsmanship displayed by Jacob Hartman.  As Jacob and his Assumption basketball team battled for the chance to move on to the Archdiocesan Playoffs, Jacob kept the game in perspective.  He played hard and did not let the chances to be a good sport slip by.  Here is how the district officials described Jacob's sportsmanship:                                                                                  

- Midway through the 2nd period of a close game, a reserve player for the opponents turned the ball over by dribbling the ball off of his knee.  The opponent was very distraught and upset with himself.  Jacob walked over to him, put his hand on the opponents shoulder and said some kind words to his opponent.  Everyone in the stands could tell his words comforted an upset player trying to do their best.

- Later in the game, an opposing player took a nasty spill, and out of no where came Jacob to help him up and make sure he was not hurt.  The two players smiled at each other and the opponent thanked Jacob for the hand.

The game eventually went to overtime, and Jacob's team lost.  However, the talk in the bleachers was as much about the sportsmanship Jacob displayed as it was about the great overtime game.  It is awesome to know that we can have good, hard fought games and still respect each other by practicing good sportsmanship. We wish every CYC game was like that.

Studio Altius, the Official Photographer of the CYC, has joined with the CYC to be part of the Random Act of Sportsmanship program in 2010.  Studio Altius will take a photo of Jacob, which we will add to this story.  We thank David Cervan and Studio Altius for putting the emphasis on SPORTSmanship in Sports, and we congratulate and thank Jacob Hartman for putting sportsmanship into action.

Archdiocesan Basketball Playoffs are starting, and all the CYC Spring Sports beginning soon, so we invite you to report outstanding Random Acts of Sportsmanship when you see them, whether it is a player, coach, referee or fan.  Do your part to encourage Sportsmanship at all CYC sporting events.  All you have to do is send and e-mail to buzzswanston@archstl.org and describe the Act.  We will take it from there.  Thank you