The Cy–Fair Sports Association received a generous gift when local builders MacGuyer Homebuilder Inc. rebuilt a shed at the baseball complex off Queenston Road after an arsonist burnt it to the ground last September.

The fire reduced the 40-by-12-foot shed to ashes, destroying about $25,000 in equipment from baseball gloves to rakes to stripers. The tragedy occurred prior to the opening of the association's spring season, which began in February. More than 3,000 players between 5–12 years old have signed up this year, and in order to keep the little league season operating without the much needed shed, volunteers dedicated their time and efforts to provide necessary assistance and equipment.

"As we teach in our programs, adversity makes us stronger," said Scott Hunstman, CFSA president and treasurer. "We feel good about our reaction and the support we have received to bounce back in full."

MacGuyer Homebuilders, or MHI, decided to rebuild the shed as a service to the organization for all the work it has done for the children and their families in the community, said Gary Tesch, MHI president, who grew up as a member of the Cy–Fair Sports Association and who's children are active members today.

"This was an opportunity for us to help since it was much easier for us to rebuild the shed than it would have been for the Cy–Fair Sports Association," Tesch said. "We spoke with the organization and asked, 'If you could rebuild this as you would like it, what would you add?' We were able to build an office, which allows the umpires and Cy–Fair officials to have an office when hosting tournaments. In the back we installed a double-wide garage door. It is much more operational today."

Now that the facility has been rebuilt and the regular season has begun, the Cy–Fair Sports Association is working to implement a hall of fame to showcase past players who have gone on to play college or professional baseball. The organization is currently looking for pictures of players to include.

For more information, visit www.cyfairsports.org.