Athletic Association
The mission of St. Michael’s Athletic Association is to promote and inspire life-long physical activities that build a healthy spirit, mind and body.
St. Michael’s Athletic Association has been serving the St. Michael Parish and Shrewsbury community for more than 50 years in conjunction with the St. Louis Catholic Youth Council (CYC) to teach the fundamentals of soccer, volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, golf, track, baseball, softball and t-ball.
Team sports can help participants develop an understanding of God’s continuing love for them and their value as an individual. Through our teams we try to cultivate a spirit of trust and concern for others. Our approach is based on respect–respect for self, respect for learning, and respect for each other.
Board Members
President – John Odenwald
Vice President – Keith Peters
Treasurer – Erica Rankin
Secretary – Rob Wilson
Sergeant at Arms – Bill Moeller
Sports
Baseball & Softball
Lay Director: Dan Schreckenberg, schreck08@gmail.com
Baseball and softball are offered to all children, kindergarten through 8th grade, who live in the St. Michael Parish boundaries or are registered members of the parish. Exceptions may be made if a team is in need of additional players. Baseball/Softball season is March to May with games on various days of the week.
Basketball
Lay Directors: Joe Moore, Mike Tabash and Joe Porter, stmikebb@yahoo.com
Basketball is offered to all children, 3rd grade through 8th grade, who live in the St. Michael Parish boundaries or are registered members of the parish. Exceptions may be made if a team is in need of additional players. Basketball season is November – March with games on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Lacrosse
Lay Director: Jon Givens, jon.s.givens@gmail.com
Lacrosse is offered to all children, 5th grade through 8th grade, who are registered members of a HCA Parish or are a student in an HCA school. Exceptions may be made if a team is in need of additional players.
Boys will register with Seven Holy Founders. Girls will register with St. Michael.
Golf
Lay Director: Mark Schulte, goannunciationgolf@gmail.com
Golf is offered to all children, 2nd grade through 8th grade. Any HCA boundary players will register with Annunciation for this program. Beginner golf players are welcome. Each player must have their own golf clubs.
Soccer
Lay Director: Jim Klosowski, Jimklosowski@yahoo.com
Soccer is offered to all children, grades Pre-K through 8th grade, who live in the St. Michael Parish boundaries or registered members of the parish. If your son/daughter attend a Holy Cross Academy (HCA) family of schools, sign them up at your parish of residence or registration.
Volleyball
Lay Director: Marc Langhauser and John Odenwald
Volleyball is offered to all children, 3rd through 8th grade, who live in the St. Michael Parish boundaries or registered members of the parish. If your son/daughter attends a Holy Cross Academy (HCA) family of schools, sign them up at your parish of residence or registration. Exceptions may be made if a team is in need of additional players. Volleyball season is August – October with games typically on Saturdays or Sundays.
Tournaments
All parents whose children participate in a St. Michael sport must commit to volunteering at the two major fundraising events that support all of St. Michael’s sports programs. These tournaments are biggest fundraisers of the year and are what help keep our athletic fees among the lowest in the area. Volunteering typically includes working a shift in each tournament typically in the concession area or as assigned.
Streib Company Soccer Classic
The Streib Company Soccer Classic is a pool-play soccer championship for grades K-8. Championship matches are played for grades 5-8.
The tournament is open to all CYC teams (please, no tournament teams) – 1st through 8th Grade. 1st through 4th grade will be 8 x 8. 5th through 8th grade will be 11 x 11.
4th Grade Holiday Basketball Tournament
The 4th Grade Holiday Basketball Tournament happens during the first weeks of December, before the formal start of the CYC schedule.
Good sportsmanship is always expected at all times and we do our best to make sure all of the players, coaches and fans have fun at our tournament.
Bill Schicker Memorial Basketball Tournament
Bill Schicker was instrumental in starting this tournament and worked tirelessly throughout the St. Louis area with many charities, including St. Vincent de Paul. The Schicker family has always been a strong supporter of St. Michael Athletics.
The Bill Schicker Memorial Basketball Tournament hosts 8th grade boys and girls team in a bracket-style tournament. The tournament traditionally runs in the last weeks of February into the first weeks of March.