Summer in the City: ; Youth Sports Programs Flourish When Kids Are Out of School
Charleston Gazette › July 24, 2006
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Other sports Other sports featured in this article are basketball (West Virginia Tornadoes), golf (Top Flite Junior Tour) and gymnastics (Mavericks). Story continues on Page 3D.
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Summer in the City: ; Youth Sports Programs Flourish When Kids Are Out of School
Paul Gilmer estimates he's seen nearly 2,300 children pass through Laidley Field's gates in the past 24 years taking part in the Capital City Striders track club.
They've come in all ages, colors, shapes and sizes and from urban, rural, low-income, middle-class and upper-class backgrounds."We've got doctors' children and lawyers' children out there," said Gilmer, who's been president since 1984. "Right now we're seeing a big influx of young student-athletes who are pr...See the full content of this document
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