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Photo by Brett Auten The Dardenne Prairie Athletic Complex features three renovated baseball/softball fields with new dugouts, four pickleball courts, a walking trail, and an enlarged and paved parking area.
The new $3 million Dardenne Prairie Athletic Complex brings significant upgrades to the busy youth sports venue By Brett Auten Few things are more Missouri than the ping of a bat followed by the familiar sounds that reverberate from a dusty ball diamond. Memories that span decades and indelible life lessons are also part of the package that is youth sports. Dardenne Prairie is making sure it will foster these moments for years to come, just like it has the decades prior. A new $3 million athletic complex will host more than 100 local teams beginning this spring and through the summer. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Dardenne Prairie Athletic Complex will be held on April 12, beginning at 5 p.m. “There has been youth baseball in Dardenne Prairie since the 1950s,”
Dardenne Prairie Mayor David C. Zucker said. “There are people I run into who coached baseball as a young parent who are now watching their grandkids play. We’re delighted that we will be able to continue this long tradition.” The Dardenne Prairie Athletic Complex features three renovated baseball/softball fields with new dugouts, four pickleball courts, a walking trail and an enlarged and paved parking area among others. More than 30 teams and 450 players from Dardenne Prairie have registered to play at the new athletic complex, as well as teams from Lake Saint Louis, Wentzville, New Melle and Wright City. In total, the Dardenne Prairie Athletic Complex will serve more than 140 teams from the New
Horizons Youth Baseball League and nearly 2,000 local athletes. “Having an athletic complex that can attract other teams throughout the region will also be a boon to our local economy,” Zucker said. “Visiting players and their families will stop by our grocery stores to purchase snacks before the game, or will grab a bite to eat afterwards at one of our many great local restaurants.” The athletic complex was financed by revenue from a half-cent sales tax that was approved by the voters of Dardenne Prairie in 2017. According to Zucker, the complex was also made possible with support from the See ‘FIELDS’ page 2
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