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Forest Park residents and coaches pitch 'Warriors United' youth sports program, seek city fields and support
Summary
Local volunteers and Wynton Woods coaches asked the Forest Park City Council during public comment on March 17 for permission and support to run a youth sports feeder program called Warriors United, seeking use of city fields, summer programming and formal coordination with city sports staff.
Andre Williams, a Forest Park resident and coach, told the Forest Park City Council on March 17 that he is organizing Warriors United, a youth feeder program for Wynton Woods High School, and asked the city for help securing fields and other support. "We just wanna be in the community. I'm from here. This is my vision and this is what I want to do is bring back to where I'm from," Williams said during public comment.
Williams said the group's recent basketball season drew about 30 fifth- and sixth-grade players and that his fourth-grade team had 13 players; he added that nearly 100 children tried out at the start of the season. He said Warriors United plans to move into baseball for…
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