New Collaboration Grants Pattonville Runners New Practice, Meet Course
Previously, the high school teams practiced through neighborhoods near the high school, the high school track or Creve Coeur Lake.
Pattonville’s boys and girls cross country teams now have more of a home-field advantage thanks to a collaboration between Pattonville and the City of Bridgeton. The two entities worked together to revitalize some trails in O’Connor Park, a 37-acre park located at Bondurante and Helmet in Bridgeton, northwest of I-270 off Woodford Way Drive. The park is on the edge of the airport buyout area in a hilly location, providing a challenging venue for runners. Aside from the new trails, the park includes a pavilion, ball field, playground, tennis courts, multipurpose field and a multipurpose court. Pattonville’s teams use the park for practices and plan to host Pattonville-sponsored meets there. Recently, the members of the boys and girls cross …
