St. Louis Shuffleboard Club

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Saint Louis Shuffleboard Club The Saint Louis Shuffleboard Club welcome players of all levels. We play year round at the Salvation Army Community Center in South St. Louis during winter months, and outdoors at Des Peres Park on Wednesdays & Fridays whenever the weather permits.

Glen VanMatre is the President of the St. Louis Shuffleboard Club, as well as the shuffleboard event coordinator at the St. Charles Golden Games, and the Missouri State Senior Games. His contact email address is: [email protected] for any questions or queries related to shuffleboard.

Today at Des Peres Park, we had 16 players. It was in the low 70's, and a great day for shuffleboard.

Today 8 members of the St. Louis Shuffleboard Club traveled 90 miles to Perryville, Missouri to compete in the Southeast Missouri Senior Games. Everyone won medals in both Singles and Doubles in shuffleboard as well as some other events. The courts in Perryville are extremely challenging. They are super fast, and have a variety of drifts. One court actually had a drift that caused the disk to move in an "S" direction.

Despite 90 degree heat and high humidity, we had 14 Club members playing shuffleboard at Des Peres Park today. Our next tournament is in Perryville, MO for the Southeast Missouri Games on August 9th. It's a nice venue, especially because some of the best home made pie is at the Park-et restaurant.

Tonight we learned that our dear friend Sal Paez has passed away. Sal and his wife Louise were among the original founding members of the St. Louis Shuffleboard Club. This is a short video made from photos and video clips of Sal. He will be missed by everyone who was blessed to know him.

In Memory of Sal Paez Along with his wife Louise, Sal Paez was one of the founding members of the St. Louis Shuffleboard Club. Besides shuffleboard Sal excelled in a variety of s...

We've had some storms recently here in St. Louis. This morning we played shuffleboard at Des Peres Park, and found this big limb next to the courts. Luckily, it fell near but not on the courts.

Here are some videos I recorded at the Missouri State Senior Games on June 15, 2024.

Videos from the 2024 MO State Senior Games Shuffleboard Unedited videos from the 2024 Missouri State Senior Games Shuffleboard events on June 15th.

We have a lot of hard workers in our Club. That's Larry Adams with the broom. Recently, a large tree has been dropping sticky sap on the court, so Larry was spreading water and then sweeping it all off this morning. It got up into the 90's today, and that's Mike Bruce, Cliff Harvey, and John O'Connor, setting up 2 Gazebo Tents to provide some shade.

Today the St. Louis Shuffleboard Club hosted the 2024 Missouri State Senior Games Shuffleboard Event at the Salvation Army Gateway Citadel. Competitors from as far away as Minnesota and Virginia joined the Missouri shufflers. Glen VanMatre, and members of the SLSC did a wonderful job with the day long event. Everyone received T-shirts, and started their day with donuts, and at lunch time pizza was provided. It was a fun day!

Last night members of the St. Louis Shuffleboard Club were at the Salvation Army Gateway Citadel setting up the courts for the 2024 Missouri State Senior Games Shuffleboard events taking place today. Under the auspices of Club President Glen VanMatre, we have added 2 additional high quality vinyl courts, giving us a total of 5 for the event. We are proud to say that Glen is set to take over the Shuffleboard Events at the National Senior Games after the 2025 season. Fellow Club member, Pat Oligschlaeger will be assisting him. Welcome to our out of town visitors, and good luck!

The St. Louis Shuffleboard Club plays at Des Peres Park on Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 10:00 AM. The exception is when our members are competing in tournaments, or the weather is bad. In the winter we move inside and play on the same days at the Salvation Army Gateway Citadel at 824 Union Rd, St. Louis, MO 63123.

We welcome players of all ages and levels. Everyone starts out as a beginner, right?